Tag: gluten

ARTHRITIS CULPRIT IS LECTIN NOT GLUTEN

On: By: Philip Wake
I recently went back to having my two poached eggs on toast daily at 4pm but this time with gluten free bread to avoid the arthritis in my knees effect. However, after a couple of weeks I noticed my knees were hurting again. I ran out of gluten free bread a few days ago and noticed today that my knees were hurting a lot less. It would therefore seem it's not gluten that I'm allergic to so I looked around for another culprit which turns out to be lectin! Some lectins leak from the gut and cause the Read more [...]

Diary 2016-07-02: Road rage and the customer is always right isn’t he!

On: By: Philip Wake
I decided to drive into Gosport to have a chat with the nice lady in David Seymour about the logistics of my impending move from house ownership to flat rental I took my usual route which avoids all the traffic lights: Station Road Right into Brockhurst Road Right into Anns Hill Road Left into Carnarvon Road Right into Whitworrth Road becomes Gordon Road Left in Bury Road Left into Stoke Road becomes Walpole Street and Park at Morrisons. and as I was driving slowly down Read more [...]

Bread is off the menu again – the arthritis in my knees came back!

On: By: Philip Wake
I thought it was safe to have a couple of slices of toast a day after giving up bread altogether for a year but after a few months the arthritis in my knees has come back again. This is bad news for a guy who lives for salsa dancing so I had no choice but to give up bread again and within a couple of days the arthritis in my knees has totally disappeared.  I don't know if it's the gluten or the raising agent in bread that does it to me.  If the latter I may be able to have the occasional pizza Read more [...]