Welcome to Wendy Bottrell, Lifestyle Transformation From The Inside Out!
Welcome to Wendy Bottrell, Lifestyle Transformation From The Inside Out website! We first started blogging here to share info about Gluten Free Living and today we have expanded our topics to include ideas that will help you with a lifestyle transformation from the inside out!
Wendy believes that we have outsourced our health, body, mind, spirit, abundance and now it is time to begin the journey back through a lifestyle transformation from the inside out! This is exactly what Wendy did so many years ago. She outsourced her eating habits to the closest fast food joint, her thinking to her boss and oh so much more. Change is a process and Wendy’s journey has been an interesting one. One this site if you are living gluten free we provide, tips, ideas, coaching, education and real food recipes for mind, body,spirit and abundance! Let us know how we can help you with your lifestyle transformation and what has been especially valuable in your journey!
Things you did not know about gluten free living!
Welcome to Wendy Bottrell, Lifestyle Transformation From The Inside Out. I feel that the best place to start is to share this video the Top 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Gluten, with Dr. Tom O’Bryan. Hopefully you see the value in learning about gluten and how it might just be the problem for your health.
Now I really find Dr. O’Bryan very informative. I came across Dr. O’Bryan while listening to the Paleo Summit last year. Super informative if you have an interest in understanding the benefits of Paleo!
So in this almost 12 minute super informative video you will learn:
- the connection between headaches, gluten consumption and dead brain tissue – New study ” Should we be concerned about Gluten”
- Skin may be the only manifestation of gluten sensitivity -
- Energy – “The most common symptom of allergies of any kind”
- Gluten is difficult to stop consuming – it is the most common food daily
- Suicide rates – 40% likelyhood in Celiac child than the child that is not – Staggering numbers
- And at 8:49 – Dr. O’Bryan talks about Children who are living with Celiac Disease – you will want to be sure to listen – “Why kids diagnosed with celiac disease are three times more likely to die early in life with or without a gluten-free diet”.
What was one of the things you didn’t know about gluten that may be especially useful as you begin your lifestyle transformation?
For me prior to learning how to have a success at this lifestyle transformatio called gluten free living I didn’t realize any of the “symptoms” I had been struggling with most of my life were related to this health issue! Not one practitioner ever had suggested that gluten might just be a health problem for me. It would be super to hear what one thing you might not have realized about how gluten has been a challenge in your life?
You might be interested in The Gluten Summit, that Dr. O’Bryan hosted in the Fall of 2013. It was a remarkable event, so much information to help you with your personal lifestyle transformation in gluten free living! Check out my Health Summits page for all the Summits I have attended and learned from!
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I’ve experimented with reducing gluten in my diet but have never gone fully gluten free. I wasn’t aware of how headaches are related to gluten sensitivity. I thought it was all in the gut. Thanks for this valuable information.
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Experimenting is really important and the best experiment to know if gluten is a problem is a 30 day gluten free eating strategy. On day 31 eat gluten and see how you feel. This is what I did in February of 2011. In the first few days I began to feel like a different person. More energy, thinking better to name just a few benefits. Let me know if I can help and be sure to register for the Free Gluten Summit https://gg110.infusionsoft.com/go/tgs/wendybottrell/ The learning is going to be spectacular! Thanks for connecting. Wendy
Thanks for connecting and commenting! Dr. Tom O’Bryan says this about gluten ” No human can digest gluten” people just do not realize how they are being challenged by gluten.
Kudos to working on your home page! I just love designing and I’m sure you’re having lots of fun. Now the more I hear about how our diet can be so harmful to our temple. I have never gone gluten free.. though I have gone on raw food challenges and I love it. It’s just hard to eat like that consistently… for me anyway. Thank you for the information.
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This is vital information. The whole world needs to hear it. Thanks for posting. I’m not totally gluten free myself, but its something I know that I should work on.
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Thank you for your positive comment. Yes it does seem vital that more must hear about the negative health problems related to gluten. Let me know if I can help.
I have a lot of family that is gluten free. I’ve been toying with severely limiting my family’s intake . . . maybe not quite eliminating it . . . just to see how we all feel.
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If you or your family members have an issue with gluten not quite eliminating it will not be beneficial. Dr. O’Bryan talks about an 1/8 of a finger nail amount of gluten can cause real long term health problems. If you are feeling it might just be an issue if you are like me you may want to experiment with a 2 week test. Eliminate all gluten, wheat and grains for 2 weeks and then have something like a bagel. How you feel after will tell you if gluten is an issue. Let me know how I can help. Best Regards, Wendy
Like you, I didn’t realize that the stomach issues I was experiencing was actually because I might have a gluten allergy! I might have to reduce gluten this year to see if it makes a big change.
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When I finally realized if just might be gluten that was causing many health issues for me I decided the easiest thing was to eliminate all wheat, grains and gluten for 30 days. Within the first few days I began to feel like a different person. Thinking clearer, more energy, sleeping better. For you to see if gluten just might be the problem for you reducing it won’t be of benefit. At least 2 weeks gluten, wheat and grain free, then have something like a bagel. Very quickly you will see if it is gluten. Let me know if I can help. Best Regards, Wendy
This is such a great post, and it is very informative. My boss is not able to have glutens, and neither is her daughter. So I often find myself making and eating gluten free things especially when I am at work. I wish I could go all gluten free because it is so much better for you, but I love carbs to much. Thanks for sharing this great post.
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Thanks for connecting! Glad to hear you have some experience in a gluten free eating strategy. Loving carbs is simply a sugar issue! And today we know that too much sugar is directly related to health issues, weight issues. Let me know if I can help. Best Regards, Wendy
Thank you so much for sharing this information. I had no idea that headaches were related to gluten. I suffer from chronic headaches and honestly I can’t stand taking pills. I’m definitely going to give gluten free a try. I know I’ll start slowly, but it’s better than not starting at all. Happy New Year

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My pleasure! When going gluten free as a test to see if you feel any different it is suggested to commit to at least 2 weeks of complete gluten free living (no wheat, grains or gluten) and then have bread, pasta to see how you feel with it. Remember gluten is in so many products today including personal care, make up, many sauces, spices, packaged products. This is how I began this journey. I went 30 days eliminating all wheat, grains and gluten. Within a couple of days I felt like a different person. Let me know if I can help. Best Regards, Wendy
Glad to hear your grandparents had such great success! It is good she had a doctor that realized her issue. Most doctors are way behind when it comes to gluten health issues or nutrition in general. If someone feels gluten just might be an issue doing a 2 week test is a great way to see if in fact it is causing problems. Thanks for connecting. Wendy
I’ve often thought about eliminating gluten to see if it would have an effect on my three children with learning disabilities. We have ADHD, ADD, and an undiagnosed (suspect aspergers). Thanks for sharing!
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After listening to many experts talk about how gluten, wheat and grains can totally cause issues like ADD, ADHD. It may be worth a 30 day trial period to see how they do. This is what Dr. Tom O’Bryan suggests. He hosted the Gluten Summit which was really amazing information. Let me know if I can help
Thanks for this post! Very informative!
I know that I should at least TRY to go gluten free but I think I’d starve. I don’t like veggies that much, but I love carbs, fruits and the like. I would sooo miss my breads and pastas!
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The reason I went gluten free, wheat free and grain free was for my better health! What I have found making this change is in fact I am healthier, have lost over 25 lbs, eat the most amazing tasting food, have had the opportunity to try veggies I would never have thought of 5 years ago! It is the best thing I have ever done for my better health. I was ready, and completely made it easy for myself because the first year my success strategy was experimenting for 30 days, then the next 30 and so on. Each 30 days I felt better and as I felt better it never occurred to me that I was missing anything! It can be challenging in the beginning so let me know if I can help when you are ready! Thanks for connecting.
Such great info-thanks!
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I am not a gluten free eater. I have been reading a lot about it lately though.
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wow, thats a lot of information I didn’t know.
Thanks and let me know if I can help
Let me know if I can help.
Gluten free has piqued my interest, of late. I think I’m ready to give it a whirl.
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If as you say you are going to “give it a whirl” the most effective thing to do is go gluten free, wheat free and grain free for at least 2 weeks. Then have some to see how you feel. Let me know if I can hep.
This year one of my resolutions was to ‘watch what I was putting in my body’ I thought about becoming gluten free but I think that I need to do more research on it ; ex. recipes, nutrition, etc… I appreciate this article and I know that it has helped me understand it a little bit more.
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Experimenting for 30 days is the easiest way to find out how gluten if making you feel! This is what I did and found within a couple of days I was beginning to feel better. Let me know if I can help
I have an aunt that was recently diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. She went gluten free and even lost 100 lbs. Guess it’s my turn to go get tested as having a blood relative with it means I’m more likely to be sensitive too!
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Yes getting tested would be a good idea. You may want to experiment with a 30 day test of eliminating all gluten, wheat and grains for 30 days then have some to see how you feel. Let me know if I can help
Well, I learned something new. I didn’t know that human’s couldn’t digest gluten. I’ll be coming back to learn more. I’m glad to have found your site!
So glad you learned something new while here! Let me know if I can help
Our son has autism and a gluten free diet has really helped him. We stated the diet about a year ago and have noticed his symptoms and outburst have gotten fewer and further between.
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So great to hear that your sons symptoms have gotten fewer since going gluten free! Let me know if I can help
My sister is on a gluten free diet. She was getting terrible migraines. The doctors had her on some powerful drugs that left her feeling terrible. She decided to try this diet and she hardly ever gets headaches! Thanks for sharing. Visiting from #sitsblogging.
Although I never suffered migraines I do feel like a different person since I eliminated gluten, wheat and grains from my daily food intake. Glad to hear your sister is feeling better from a gluten free diet. Thanks for connecting
I went a year without gluten to see if it would help my intestinal problems and my system seemed to run so much better. I’m not allergic, but I knew I was eating way too much wheat, wheat, wheat.
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I’m slowly going wheat free and definitely notice a difference when I cut wheat out of my diet. I need to explore gluten free options a bit more.
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Thanks for sharing this info. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am asked by many fellow patients if I have gone gluten free. I have tried to cut back but have not completely eliminated it. Primarily because my kids are underweight and they need the carbs from pasta and bread they love!
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I have never been tested for any gluten allergy but I feel much better when I am not eating it. I had a lot of symptoms of poor gut health and by eliminating sugar and grains it cleared up. Good info. Stopping by from SITSblogging.
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Glad to hear you have benefited by not eating grains and sugar! Thanks for connecting
Gluten is everywhere! I’ve toyed with the idea of limiting it, but someone told me you have to cut it out all together. Is this true?
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If you have an issue with gluten yes it must be eliminated! Why have you toyed with the idea of just limiting it? Thanks for connecting
To be honest, I’ve never tried to go gluten free. I’m fairly big on juicing, but that gets so darn expensive after a while. I’d love to try it, but cost is definitely an issue. So excuse the blunt question, but how costly is living a gluten free life?
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I am not really sure how you are relating “expensive”? Processed, packaged foods cost everyone in poor health! Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity are epidemic health issues in North America! You’ve heard the saying “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” ~Hippocrates & “If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” ~Unknown
We only eat real food and we buy 90% of our food directly from the farm. We find it in the long run less expensive because we eat less and the food is more nutrient dense.
I definitely need to check out the video and thank you for all the information!
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This is a lot of info on Gluten Free. I thought that people were on a Gluten Free diet because of digestive issues. I plan to research this more. Thanks for the info
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Gluten can in fact be the cause of about 200 health issues according to both Dr. Osborne and Dr. O’Bryan. Thanks for connecting
I’ve seen a lot about being gluten-free and I honestly need to do more research. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Great post with helpful information and facts about gluten sensitivities. A friend of mine went on the Paleo diet and she lost over 50 lbs. in a short amount of time. It was a huge lifestyle change for her and it worked. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from #SITSblogging!
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Yes a paleo eating strategy is very powerful. Thanks for connecting
Thanks for the info. I have never really thought about going gluten-free. Maybe I will try it for a week or so to see what I feel. Thanks for sharing. I am stopping by from the SITS girls comment love. http://www.LivingHappierAfter.com
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I’m going to share your site with my cousin whose children have to have a gluten-free diet! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for sharing this valuable information. We are not gluten free…yet. We have eliminated processed foods and all GMO foods from our diet. My entire family feels so much better it is ridiculous. My husband loves it because he is losing weight. I had digestion issues and was tested for Celiacs, but the test came back negative. Since we have changed our diet, my digestion issues have subsided. It is amazing.
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Sounds like you and your family are doing some really awesome things for your better health! Way to go and so glad to hear your success stories! Thanks for connecting
Very interesting. I definitely need to read up more on being gluten-free. Thanks!
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Dead brain tissue? Wow, that’s pretty scary! I’ve often wondered if celiac disease might run in my family. The whole gluten-free phenomenon really intrigues me!
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Thanks for connecting! If you are wondering if celiac runs in the family it would be important to find out!
Wow, really interesting info on gluten. I am looking at reducing gluten from our diet
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I’ve reduced gluten in my diet but never went full gluten free. I find it very challenging and it’s also a learning curve.
It does have great benefits just reducing it. I’ve gone wheat free because for some reason it really upset my stomach after having my first child.
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I actually just started gluten free this month and was doing really well until I had to make sugar cookies for my sons preschool and I didn’t have enough gluten free flout and had to used white flour. Needless to say I’m a sucker for fresh baked cookies and caved in.
I do think it has helped my digestive system and I’m still weighing in on whether it’s helped my fatigue and other fibromyalgia symptoms.
The hard part has been realizing that gluten can be found in places I never expected like many condiments and canned soups. I thought I was mostly giving up grains. Now I’m reading labels like a crazy woman….lol!
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I try to reduce my gluten intake to a minimum because there is something I eat that doesn’t make me feel good… Unless I eat clean, I get very bloated and my skin itches like crazy… I notice that it gets better when I don’t eat gluten, but there is always someone ordering pizza, and I love pasta too much! But I will try 30 days without gluten like you suggested in an earlier comment, and I’ll see how I feel!
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Super to hear. According to Dr. Tom O’Bryan eliminating gluten for 30 days is the way to know if it is a problem for you. Let me know if I can help
Thanks for this awesome resource.
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Oh so great to hear! Yes gluten can be so damaging and glad to hear that you have made changes that are so beneficial for you. Thanks for adding this info to the conversation. Let me know if I can help
I had no idea that no human could digest gluten!
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Yes and because gluten is in so much processed foods it can be quite an issue in today’s world.