Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. In other words people that have this disease cannot tolerate gluten which is a protein in wheat. So people who have this cannot eat anything with wheat in it. This includes all breads, pasta, pastries, and a lot of other foods. If people have this disease then when they eat gluten the villi (small finger-like protrusions) lining the small intestine get damaged or destroyed. If this happens then a person can become malnourished and food in the small intestine will not be absorbed properly. Some symptoms include abdominal bloating and pain in stomach area, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss.
I have Celiac disease, and I had to change my diet to gluten free. The reason that the doctors found I have this is from my sister. My sister has had stomach problems for a long time and so she went to the doctors. They ran a bunch of tests and finally found that she had Celiac disease. Then the doctors told us that my whole family had to get tested for this because it is hereditary. So that’s how they found out that I have it too. Four to 12 percent of an affected person’s first-degree relatives will also have the disease. If you want more info you can go to: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/#what

Soy a Superfood?

Soy in a way is a super food because it helps fight many diseases and cancers. It also is an organic way to help fight these diseases. Some people prefer organic than poping pills. Personally I think that soy milk and other product are kind of gross but my sister likes them, so it would be good for people like her.
There are many reasons why some people think that soy is bad for us. One of them is over 90% of soy is genetically modified and it also has one of the highest percentages in contamination by pesticides of any other food we eat. But most processors have been trying to find a way to make soy more healthy. When babies were put on a formula of soy milk they found that the estrogen equivalent was if someone had given them at least 5 birth control pills everyday that they drank the milk. So the soy does have some worry for people getting to much estrogen like males. So men might not want to have to much soy in their diet because they might have some hormone issues. If anyone wants to see more about soy go to http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/soy.htm to find out more.

Farming

I think farming has changed a lot because you used to buy it right from the farm. You did this because it was healthier than getting it at the store. But now everyone buys food at the store and I think food is getting less healthier because it is processed so much. Like white bread it is not really healthy anymore, and wheat bread is now the bread you should be eating. Also a problem with the food today is that the farmers put a lot of fertilizer on the plants when they are growing, and some of the fertilizers are not healthy for you. The fertilizers are also not healthy for the environment. Some of the pollution that we are putting into the air are not good for the plants and sometimes the plants don't grow. The price of food has also gone up, and growers are starting to not put so much of the product in one thing. I think the farm market has done this because they are thinking about the money and not really thinking about the people. There are also not a lot of farmers anymore today, and that is also a reason why the price of food has gone up so much. People in communities might have to start taking action by growing their own food, doing something about the pollution, and changing what goes into food to make it more healthier.

Wellness 10

Hello, my name is Christine Wilson. My blog address is christinewilson12. My interests include ice skating and reading. I am blogging for Wellness class. It is not my first time blogging, but I only have done it for classes. I never really had my own blog. I like how you can talk about anything you like when you are blogging. You can tell how you feel about all kinds of subjects. I think blogging is alright if you like to talk about different kinds. But I would not make a blog unless I had to. Blogging is not for me but I think its kinda cool that other people have them. I would like to read some of them but I would not make one myself. In this class I really don't want to learn about drugs. I want to learn about something interesting, so hopefully we will learn some cool stuff. I am not really sure what my life goals are. But some of my ideas are being a vet, a chef, or doing something with ice skating. I do want to go to college though.