Sales of Gluten Free Products Rise 74%

Christophe Boisvieux
Japan, 1998
French Photographer

The latest shocker? According to the Neilson Company, “the sales of gluten free items has risen 74% from 2004 to 2009.”

What does this dramatic rise indicate? That more and more people are getting sick and having to adhere to a gluten free diet, not because it is the latest fad, but out of necessity.

(Please note that the article is incorrect by saying that you must eliminate buckwheat from your diet. Buckwheat is in fact gluten free.)

If you have been following me for some time now, you will also know that the latest environmental studies have also proven that the by-products of plastics are the leading cause of “most auto-immune disorders, including ADD, ADHD, autism, cancer” and celiac disease. The theory is that over time, these toxic by products have built up in our genetics, creating genetic aberrations that are just now beginning to actualize themselves. The most efficacious treatment for each one of these ailments is a gluten free diet.

Further proof that we must collectively make the effort to cleanse ourselves from the over exposure to plastics by drinking filtered water, storing our foods in glass containers and buying as much of our foods at organic, local farms.

Sadly, plastics can be found in nearly all seafood, especially the bottom feeders, making it toxic to eat. The only way we can hope to repair ourselves and salvage the life of our oceans, is by living more consciously of these very real facts. People, let this be your alarm call. Plastics are destroying us from the inside out and the outside in.

So what can you do? First and foremost please recycle your plastic food containers, say no to the single use plastic bags at the grocery store when you are buying your produce or when you are checking out. Buy these awesome reusable produce bags and no longer buy plastic water bottles. Filter your water and carry a stainless water bottle instead. Not only will you save money-you’ll be making a huge, positive impact on our fragile environment.

Frederic Edwin Church, 1826-1900
Niagra, 1857
Oil on Canvas
Corocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
American Landscape Painter