The Wall Street Journal reports a full 30% of Americans are going gluten-free. Is it a double protein mixture of glutelin and gliadin, or is it the root of all evil on earth? Kevin Swanson takes a look at the reasons why people look for panaceas, almost grasping at any random idea for a cure. How does mind and body work in concert to worsen a malady, and where does faith play into it? This program won't be very controversial. . .
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“ Interesting topic! ” This gluten free fad is silly but it has encouraged the production of a variety of good gluten free products for those of us that have celiac disease. For that I am thankful - now when I ask for the gluten free menu in a restaurant the waitress no longer looks at me like I come from another planet!
I agree though, most of us spend far too much time on our bodily health and not enough time on our soul.
Erin (7/1/2014)
from Midwest
“ Valid Topic ” Making healthy eating an idol is a modern phenomena that is infiltrating the church. That said, there are people with true allergies, even to gluten, and perhaps this gluten free fad invalidates those who suffer from an allergy. A blood test for our son revealed a myriad of food allergies (even gluten) at the age of two. I'm sure that he didn't mentally will himself to suffer from severe eczema from head to toe, or have his earlobes become so raw that they separated from his body from the age of one until the diagnoses at age two. Strangers would gasp and ask what happened to him. No prescriptions healed his skin until we found the root of his problems. We need to be very, very careful not to assume we know what is happening inside someone else's body based on our own experiences. Well meaning people constantly told me what we should do to heal our son based on their own experience. Well, he was made uniquely by God and we had to find a way to ease his suffering by figuring out exactly what was going on inside his little body. He is now almost four and if he "cheats" on his diet by sneaking food he shouldn't, the evidence shows up within 15 minutes.
Erin (7/1/2014)
from Midwest
“ Interesting Topic ” A few years ago I had to address how I was making healthy eating an idol...it got to the point where I was bordering on anorexia. That said, there are true allergies that cause suffering for those so afflicted. My son was two when a blood test revealed a myriad of food allergies. His reaction to the foods was severe eczema and no amount of steroids & prescription creams took it away until we eliminated those allergens from his diet. Yes, one of them is gluten. I know that at one to two years of age, he was not mentally choosing to have raw itchy skin from head to toe nor have his earlobes literally separate from his body as a result of the eczema. Strangers would gasp and ask what happened to him. I would agree that the current gluten free fad is silly and have noticed that people who don't know his history often roll their eyes when we bring his own food everywhere we go. The fad seems to invalidate true allergies. Believe me, our three year old would LOVE to be able to eat something off the dessert table at church potlucks, but we can't let him without painful consequences.
Kevin Swanson has served as elder and pastor of Reformation Church, OPC since its inception. Kevin was raised on the mission field in Japan in the 1960's and 1970's. Together with his wife Brenda, they are bringing up five children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord....
