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    Michael Douglas Calls Gluten-free Diet Key to Post-Cancer Health Recovery

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    Michael Douglas. Photo: CC--Deauville_2013
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    Celiac.com 08/07/2015 - Actor Michael Douglass is making gluten-free celebrity news with his recent disclosure to ITV's Lorraine Kelly that he is eating gluten-free, and that he views the diet is an important part of his post-cancer health regimen.

    Michael Douglas. Photo: CC--Deauville_2013The 70-year old Oscar-winning actor says he feels "great," and credits the gluten-free diet with boosting his memory and transforming his health five years after cancer battle.


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    Douglass recommends the diet and says it has helped him recover and maintain his weight after dropping over 40 pounds in his battle with throat cancer.

    The American actor, who stars in the superhero film Ant-Man, set for release this week, also spoke with Kelly about his past battles with alcohol and his marriage to Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.

    Douglass revealed that he views a gluten-free diet as a key factor in his improved health and well-being.

    The gluten-free diet has proven popular among celebrities and athletes, including Gwyneth Paltrow, 42, and this year's Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, 28.

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    Guest Catherine

    Celiac patients are not the only ones who must eat gluten free. I have Hashimoto's Autoimmune Disease and most people with Hashi's also eat gluten free. Eating gluten free is hard at first but worth the effort.

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    Guest dappy

    Perhaps not in Michael's case, but in most cases, the celebrity adherence to gluten-free is just another fad they get involved in. It lends no credence to the strict regimen that celiac sufferers need to follow.

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