Hi hv, if one believes they have a sensitivity to gluten, is there anyway to accurately know this without an allergy test?

This lab claims to be able to identify gluten sensitivities without blood or biopsies:

https://www.enterolab.com/Home.htm

Also, does rice bran/oat bran contain any gluten or enzyme inhibitors as found in rice or oats?

No gluten.

Rice bran and oat bran contain pytic acid, but this is beneficial, and not as harmful as some claim. Phytic acid helps to clear heavy metals and free iron from the body and is anticancer. I am not aware of any enzyme inhibitors in the brans.

Is rice bran/oat bran cooked before packaging?

No. They may steam sterilize the brans though before packaging.

Pumpkin seeds, you recommend them for their benefits, but I'm curious if they need to be sprouted and dried first to remove harmful effects, namely from enzyme inhibitors.

No, raw pumpkin seeds are not sprouted if being used to kill worms. Sprouting though would not affect the beneficial zinc in the pumpkin seeds.

Even if this effect is tolerable by most people you can't ignore that it is a negative effect and I simply want to decrease the load on my system having to deal with negative effects, like allergies to gluten, enzyme inhibitors, etc.

Also, can you explain a little about the advantages and disadvantages of sprouting seeds, do you think it is beneficial or not?

The seeds do not need to be sprouted. You can also soak them in a couple changes of water, which will also remove enzyme inhibitors. And not all sprouts are good. Alfalfa sprouts contain high levels of canavanine, which can aggravate lupus. And sprouts can be contaminated with bacteria and other pathogens. So there are pros and cons both ways. Personally I don't worry about sprouting seeds. I guess if you have a sensitivity or you are eating a truckload of raw seeds then this could be a problem. But a balanced diet would counter a lot of potential problems.

What about dehydrating?

Dehydrating food is not going to change its phytic acid or enzyme inhibitors. It is a good way to store surplus produce though.

Does ozone have a place in this process?

Ozone can be used to destroy enzyme inhibitors, but it can also reduce vitamins.

Are allergy tests (skin/blood) accurate enough to be useful in your opinion?

They are a pretty good indicator.

I think discovering all allergies to a specific person would be one of the most vital parts of forming a healthy diet. Speaking of which, I'm aware a lot of people have lactose intolerance and gluten sensitivity, and peanut (bean) allergies, however, what other 'ingested' or food allergies are common?

Milk, eggs, nuts/seeds and seafoods are all very common allergens.

I am starting to become suspicious of just about anything I 'want' to eat. Which now, is mainly sugar and sweets, since I have mental blocks to gluten and dairy.

Corn is used in so many of these products and corn is a common allergen as well. This is why the best way to deal with allergies is to get rid of them by building up the adrenals.

Also, ever since eliminating most dairy and grains from my diet (exorphins included) I've had almost zero enjoyment out of life. I suppose an endorphin rush from excercise would be beneficial but I don't have the time right now, is there a safe way to get a mild boost from food or herbs?

Trimethylglycine is great for building up neurotransmitters and you can use the amino acid tyrosine to build up dopamine. For herbs I like chamomile, sage leaf, and bupleurum.

Such as some people use alcohol, some use marijuana, what is a legal and safe alternative?

Those are actually depressants. You could also try aromatherapy with clary sage essential oil, which is a euphoric.

I know you mentioned kava kava as an alternative for alcohol, and a legal herb I can't remember that gave a 30-60 minute high, is there anything that safely works on endorphins, much like exorphins?

Kava is also depressant. I would give the clary sage and other supplements mentioned above a try.


I didn't realize it at the time, but my entire life has been a heavy gluten and dairy addiction cycle. I can't recall a time in my life where I craved things like batterless meat or eggs or vegetables, I only craved cereals, bread, pizza, milk, etc, etc. My favorite activity in the past that shapes who I am is to research on the internet, coincidentally I always eat heavy dairy/wheat products whilst doing so. Which is reasonable to believe that the exorphin reward rush associated itself with 'surfing'. I guess we don't have as much absolute free-will as we tend to think. I would still like to reward myself for these things though so I don't become another type of junkie, like a party-goer or adrenalin/excercise junkie even though those can be beneficial in social/health aspects, it's not me. Hopefully people will realize that their lives can be shaped by such things, and trying to tackle everything by willpower alone is near impossible, you need a little outside help whether it be friend encouragement, foods, adrenalin rewards, other rewards, as all of these act on the brain to push it forward. I'm starting to think we are just animals after a dopamine (reward) rush just like any other animal, except for other animals the rewards are set in stone almost, mating, food, and sometimes social status all give them rewards and desire driven personalities. But for humans it's a much more broad range of drives and rewards, especially since we have an abundant food source and various addiction sources, and I think using addictive sources in the right way, to reward behavior such as studying the same as hard work (as endorphins do) will be the next step in inspiring average peoples curiosity to knowledge, which would have various effects, the most important being more people would see the value in things like preservation of earths resources, which requires developed empathy and understanding to conceive.