Getting Gluten-Free Pizza Crusts: Why Going Gluten-Free Matters (Continued)

Going gluten-free is a lifestyle choice.  In some cases you need to do it because of health issues.

Adjusting To A Gluten-Free Diet Can Take Some Getting Used To

But, what if you don’t have gluten intolerance or Celiac disease? Does that mean that you can eat as much gluten as you want without having to worry about any negative effects on your health? Not necessarily. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, and before the advent of agriculture, humans didn’t consume very much wheat. That means that our bodies didn’t evolve to consume gluten, it’s something that happened at a much later date. So, then wouldn’t it stand to reason that consuming gluten may not be good for us? In recent years gluten has been linked to possibly causing a wide-range of health conditions, so it may, in fact, be beneficial for all people to adopt a gluten-free diet.

When you have been eating a certain way for your entire life and then attempt to change those eating habits it can be a real challenge for you. It’s not really a physical challenge since your body can do just fine without gluten, it’s a mental challenge. If you are anything like the rest of the people in the world you probably eat bread, and pasta, and cake, and pizza, and many other foods that are made from wheat. When you adopt a gluten-free diet attempting to cut out all of these foods can put a major strain on you, but what other option do you have?

Well, you can try one of an ever-growing number of food products that are made with rice or corn flour instead of wheat, which makes them a safe gluten-free alternative for you to try. One of the most popular gluten-free foods out there is gluten-free pizza crust. Gluten-free pizza crust gives you a way to make pizza that is safe to eat as well as delicious. Pizza is often one of the most difficult foods for someone adopting a gluten-free diet to give up, but with so many gluten-free pizza crust options out there it’s no longer something that has to be off limits for you. 
Also, the wheat of today isn't the same as the wheat from 100 years ago.  Many crops today are treated with pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals that may make a fundamental change in how your body processes gluten. 
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