The 2013 annual conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America is April 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine (La Jolla, California). It’s a wonderful conference to hear all the latest research on anxiety and depression. The focus of the conference is primarily therapy and medications with some presentations and posters on exercise, nutrients, guided imagery, yoga and one topic on gluten (mine!)
I’m doing a poster presentation Friday, April 5, 6:30 – 8pm, “Evidence-based Research On The Serious Effects Of Gluten On Mental Health, With An In-depth Look At Testing And The Gluten-free Diet.”
This poster will identify what gluten is, where it is found and if the gluten-free diet is a fad or very real concern for those with mental health disorders. The following will be explained: gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, and wheat allergies. Evidence-based research will be reviewed, showing the serious impacts of gluten on various mental health disorders: anxiety, social phobia, panic attacks, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Here are a few examples of some the research that will be reviewed:
- “gluten sensitivity remains undertreated and underrecognized as a contributing factor to psychiatric and neurologic manifestations” (Jackson, Psychiatric Quarterly 2011)
- Spectrum of gluten-related disorders: consensus on new nomenclature and classification (Sapone, BMC Medicine, 2012)
- Celiac disease, wheat allergy, and gluten sensitivity: when gluten free is not a fad. (Pietzak, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2012)
- Gluten-free diet may alleviate depressive and behavioural symptoms in adolescents with coeliac disease (Pynnönen , BMC Psychiatry 2005)
- Social phobia in coeliac disease (Addolorato, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2008)
There will be an in-depth discussion of the various testing options and the many associated health problems that may be associated with gluten intolerance. This session will clearly define gluten-containing versus gluten-free foods when it comes to eating a gluten-free diet.
I love that you are presenting research-based poster sessions and talks to other professionals. This WILL be the wave of the future.
thanks Sue – I love this: this WILL be the wave of the future! awesome!
This is such important information, I’m so glad that you are sharing it. So many people do not realize just how much they are affected by gluten. Having science-based information for them to help educate them on why this is something to consider as part of their nutritional plan is really critical to helping them achieve better health both physically and emotionally.
Yes Mira, I am so pleased to be bringing awareness about this very important topic which should not be overlooked
Wow this sounds wonderful! Trudy I hope you are able to sway many of the medical profession to not only understand the detriment of gluten but to get them to recommend going off gluten to their patients.
Great that you bring awareness to these and many other food and mood related issues Trudy – I was recently tested and came up positive for quite a few food allergies and intolerances. Gluten wasn’t one of them but wheat, dairy, eggs, strawberries, corn and cocoa were. It is a constant re-education process
Gluten seems to be good for “gluing” but not much else! Thanks for this!
Love, Katherine.
Congratulations on being a presenter. Your research is so in depth that you really bring to light a complete understanding of the affects of what we put in our bodies.
Trudy,
Good for you! Great exposure.
We have continued to go more organic and gluten-free
to just do it. When we go ‘off’ it is amazing how we find ourselves to be a bit more tired or sluggish. So we are
more careful and think twice before going ‘off’.
Mitch
I wish I could attend! I have several friends who have turned gluten-free, and I’d really like to better understand their situation and choice. Any chance you’ll be in the UK any time soon? 🙂
Yay Trudy! So glad you continue to get out there and get the word out. Nothing makes me crazier than when I hear people discussing ‘gluten intolerance’ as a fad. As if I could turn it on or off!
So true Terry!
Trudy,
The work you do is so important. Visual support to teach your material has even more impact. I love to see how you are changing the way people view food and mood on a global scale.
Write on!~
Lisa Manyon
Where can I find more information about the various testing options you discussed?