On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:56 AM, helena_hastingspress
<hastings.press@virgin.net> wrote:
> Hi Heather! This is all kind of "academic" as they say, because I have no intention of ever eating grains again.
If you feel great, then it is academic. But if you actually have an
immune reaction, TINY amounts of the stuff will set it off. Kinda like
just being around a cat can trigger a cat allergy. It drove me nuts
for months, trying to figure out where my reactions came from, until I
figured out that stuff baked in an oven that had previously baked
bread was a problem, or the wheat in soy sauce, or the leftover crumbs
on the cutting board, or holding my kids hands after they ate French
Bread. Your roommate should know the drill. Anyway, if the reaction is
set off, zonulin is produced, and that leads to autoimmune problems
(see below).
> "leads to rogue proteins getting into the blood. Which trigger stuff like arthritis, and also damage the liver and pancreas. Which can lead to insulin problems."
>
> Can you tell me where you read that, please, because I would really like to read more: I always wondered what damaged my pancreas.
Dr. Fasano's study revealed that zonulin is the precursor molecule for
haptoglobin 2 ‹ that is, it is an immature molecule that matures into
haptoglobin 2. It was previously believed that such precursor molecules
served no purpose in the body other than to mature into the molecules
they were destined to become. But Dr. Fasano's study identifies
precursor haptoglobin 2 as the first precursor molecule that serves
another function entirely ‹ opening a gateway in the gut, or intestines,
to let gluten in. People with celiac disease suffer from a sensitivity
to gluten.
"While apes, monkeys and chimpanzees do not have haptoglobin 2, 80
percent of human beings have it," says Dr. Fasano. "Apes, monkeys and
chimpanzees rarely develop autoimmune disorders. Human beings suffer
from more than 70 different kinds of such conditions. We believe the
presence of this pre-haptoglobin 2 is responsible for this difference
between species."
"This molecule could be a critical missing piece of the puzzle to lead
to a treatment for celiac disease, other autoimmune disorders and
allergies and even cancer, all of which are related to an exaggerated
production of zonulin/pre-haptoglobin 2 and to the loss of the
protective barrier of cells lining the gut and other areas of the body,
like the blood brain barrier," says Dr. Fasano.
===========
This is all new research, so it's not very well known yet. Google on
Dr. Fasano.
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