๐พ May Is Celiac Awareness Month
Holistically, Realistically! with Laura Williams breaks down what that really means Celiac Awareness Month exists because millions of people are living with symptoms they canโt explain such as fatigue, bloating, brain fog, skin issues, nutrient deficiencies & many never realize the root cause is gluten. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐: Celiac is NOT an allergy. Itโs an autoimmune disease. But explaining it like an allergy is often the only way people grasp how serious it is. When someone with celiac eats gluten, their immune system doesnโt just get โupset.โ It attacks their small intestine, damaging the villi that absorb nutrients. Over time, this can lead to ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐, ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐, and ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. This is why awareness matters ~ because the symptoms are real, the damage is real, and the diagnosis is often missed for years. ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐. ๐๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ~ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฟ Thereโs a spectrum of gluten reactions: โจ Celiac Disease: autoimmune, intestinal damage โจ NonโCeliac Gluten Sensitivity: immune activation without villi destruction โจ Wheat Allergy: IgEโmediated allergic reaction ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต: Nonโceliac gluten intolerance can be just as lifeโdisrupting as celiac. The i๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป, and ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ด can be severe ~ even if labs come back โnormal.โ Your symptoms are valid. Your experience is real. And you deserve answers. ๐พ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐? ๐พ Because the gluten weโre eating today is not the gluten our grandparents ate. ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป: โข hybridized for yield, not digestibility โข processed with additives โข sprayed with glyphosate before harvest โข milled into ultraโfine flour that spikes blood sugar โข added to foods that never traditionally contained wheat ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: โข has lower gluten content โข is grown under stricter chemical regulations โข is processed differently โข is often tolerated better by sensitive individuals