Joanne, 43, received a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism and gluten sensitivity from her functional medicine doctor. Her doctor placed her on a leaky gut diet that eliminated gluten and all grains and prescribed multiple supplements for leaky gut, and high doses of vitamin D and probiotics. The protocol resulted in modest improvements, but she still…

The Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) genetic study on oats has shown why oats could be the answer for most people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance. “We discovered that oats have fewer of the proteins that correspond to gluten in wheat, causing an immune reaction from people with coeliac disease,” said ECU Prof. Michelle Colgrave…