https://www.nomeatathlete.com/gluten-free-grain-free/ Plant Based Diet for Athletes Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/gluten-free-grain-free/#comment-48382 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:16:42 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=12550#comment-48382 I am a Gluten-free Martial artist and have been Gluten free for 10 years, I am 44 and have Celiac Disease. I just want to point out that rice and I mean any rice is gluten-free, so you don’t need to cut our rice on a gluten-free diet. I am about to go Vegetarian as a trial to see what performance gains I can get from it, I have eaten meat all my life thinking I need meat for protein to build and maintain muscle and strength, but it seems that I have been dupped and I an waking up to the fact that I can my protein from plant sources which are far better for me. My only issue is, can I get enough calories to maintain my performance, looking forward to seeing what happens.

]]> https://www.nomeatathlete.com/gluten-free-grain-free/#comment-14813 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 02:00:33 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=12550#comment-14813 My whole life up until I was 17 i had pretty terrible diarrhoea and gas, i tried eliminatimg all sorts of things, different food combining etc. Then I read ‘freaks, geeks and aspurgers syndrome’ and read people like me are often caesin and gluten intolerant. Going by the reduction of my symptoms by 2/3 when i became vegan and cut the dairy, I finished with gluten and now digestion is normal. I am no longer prone to zinc deficiency and dehydration, not to mention embarrassment. I sleep better because my stomach is no longer gurgling with gas and my muscles don’t get lactate build up when i work out as quickly. However, it does limit one’s food choices so i hope you like potatoes, rice, oats, quinoa .can’t really get any other gluten free stuff where i live. I don’t think there is any argument for going totally grain free, only gluten free if it causes you issues like it did me- do a trial 2 weeks with, 2 without. perhaps grains aren’t the best just before training as they are hard to digest and divert blood away from your skeletal muscles but some of the best runners in the world are from Kenya and maize is a staple there, and grains have sustained large populations of people for generations. I guess modern hybrid wheat is higher in gluten

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