The Statesman Journal published a great artical in the paper yesterday on the health benefits of going gluten free.  It featured local dietitian Nancy Ludwig who teaches nutrition at the local community college.  A brief summary negative impacts gluten can have on our health include:

• Gluten affects the brain – mood and cognative processing
• Gluten causes skin rashes
• Gluten can increase pain
• Gluten affects balance (also probably tied to the impact on the brain)
• Gluten increases incidences of anemia and osteperosis through impact to our ability to absorb nutrients

To learn more and read the Statesman Journal artical go to: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20120424/LIFE/304240011/Dietitian-says-gluten-has-big-effect-health