Millions of people have celiac disease, but most don’t know they have it, in part because symptoms can be so varied. It is an overlooked digestive disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, is eaten.

Infertility seems to be more common in women with untreated celiac disease. Other gynecological and obstetrical problems may also be more common, including miscarriages and preterm births.

For men, problems can include abnormal sperm — such as lower sperm numbers, altered shape, and reduced function. Men with untreated celiac disease may also have lower testosterone levels.

The good news is that with proper treatment with a gluten-free diet and correction of nutritional deficiencies, the prognosis for future pregnancies is much improved.

New York Times February 3, 2010

Dr. Mercola has a lot of great information on his website about how grains cause problems in our bodies. He authored the book The No Grain Diet. Check out his website at www.mercola.com

Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Aflatoxin, and Cancer
“The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 oils is terribly important to health.”
“The worst offenders are safflower oil and peanut oil (with extremely high
omega-6 to omega-3 ratios), cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil,
and corn oil.” p. 51
“Peanuts are forbidden. They are not nuts at all; they are legumes—and
legumes contain lectins and other antinutrients that can adversely affect
your health.” p. 126
The Paleo Diet
Loren Cordain, PhD
Professor in the Health and Science Department at Colorado State Univ.
Wiley, 2002
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Aflatoxin is a mold toxin. p. 5
“Aflatoxin has been called one of the most potent carcinogens ever
discovered.” p. 5
“Peanuts often were contaminated with a fungus-produced toxin called
aflatoxin.” p. 34
Aflatoxin “was said to be the most potent chemical carcinogen ever
discovered.” p. 34
Peanuts and corn are the foods most contaminated with aflatoxin. p. 35
“All 29 jars of peanut butter we had purchased in the local groceries were
contaminated with levels of aflatoxin as much as 300 times the amount
judged to be safe in US food.” p. 35
The worst, moldiest peanuts are “delivered to the end of the conveyor
belt to make peanut butter.” p. 35
The China Study
T Colin Campbell, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University
Co-author of the largest and most comprehensive epidemiological study
ever published on human health and nutrition, the China Study.
Benbella Books, 2004