Patients with depression are told they have a chemical imbalance.  If someone else in their family is also depressed, the “gene card” is played.  “Your depression is genetic”, they are told. I have been in practice for over 20 years and I find the above data to be false.  Consistently we find patients who are suffering from depression and anxiety to be gluten sensitive.

For the first time, medical researchers have shown that an activation of the inflammatory response system accompanies major depression and that pro-inflammatory cytokines and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) may trigger symptoms of depression.

BMC Psychiatry 2005, 5:14 Celiac.com 05/09/2005 – Past studies have linked depression and b

Psychosomatics 45:325-335, August 2004 Celiac.com 07/30/2004 - Past studies have reported a higher

The Journal of Psychosomatic Research Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages 573-574 (December 2003) Celiac.co

Addolorato G; Stefanini GF; Capristo E; Caputo F; Gasbarrini A; Gasbarrini G Institute of Intern

Celiac.com 11/24/2002 - The following is a Medline abstract on a study conducted by Italian researc

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 18:(2):299-304, 1983 Mar. Authors - Hallert