Friday, July 4, 2014

Wheatgrass?

Hello, Everyone! Happy 4th of July and all that it means for our country and those who are serving it!
Been a while; there's always a summer lull. However, I did want to share this piece of information that I'm pasting from a recent post from Dr. Tom O'Bryan, who you can learn more about at www.theDr.com. He's a huge advocate in the world of gluten free eating, celiac disease, and gluten sensitivity, and has newsletters you can sign up for. I encourage you to take a look and get on the mailing list. Everything he sends is informative and thought-provoking.

Meanwhile, I'm pasting a paragraph from an email I received this week from him:

Is it okay for a person with a gluten-related disorder to drink wheat grass juice?
Yes and no. It's generally thought that the genes for gluten proteins are selectively expressed only in the endosperm of the wheat grain and not in the vegetative tissues. As long as no heads are formed on the young wheat, then the leaves should be fine. Once heads have formed and flowered, there is potential gluten protein synthesis going on. Grass harvested before ~15-20 days after sprouting usually should be okay and not have any heading-out, but a visual inspection of the entire crop for heading is necessary.
 
So, grow your own? Yes, and harvest early. Say no to commercial wheat grass juice unless you speak with the grower and confirm the harvest age.
Now it's Janet again. Wishing you a happy summer, and more to follow! 
Janet
P.S. Those of you who are local ( and I suppose those not), please remember there is a large gluten free facebook page for Gainesville FL where people post fantastic information! It's Gluten-Free Gainesville. I don't do much with our page for the Gluten Intolerance Group Gainesville Branch because it can be accomplished through that page.