7 Reasons You Should Not Use Gluten Free for Weight Loss

Many people think that by going gluten free they can lose a little weight.  I mean, why not, it worked for your friend.  Here are a few things about the gluten free diet that makes it not so great for dieters.  I have ended up on this rant because I had a loaf of gluten free bread snatched out of my hands by a 700lb Jabba the Hut who needed the bread for "her diet".  She and many others seemed to think that going on a gluten free diet will magically make the weight fall off of them.  It really doesn't work that way.  

IgA Deficiency ranges

After being gluten free for over a year and a half I got some great news.  My IGA numbers are up from the 40s or 50s; my last test had my Serum numbers at 70! OK I am still below the 81 needed, but that is an improvement... As I said in a prior post the ranges can vary by test but here are the ranges by age

Here are the normal ranges by age!

Reasons to take your Vacation

Vacations are important for many reasons.  They help maintain the health, they reduce work related stress, they increase productivity, and vacations improve job performance.  Each one of these reasons alone is a good reason to start taking your vacation time.  However, you may feel that you are too busy to be able to properly take the time they are allotted. Here are the benefits of taking your vacation time. 

Vacations maintain health: Vacations can allow a person the rest they need, allow them to catch up on sleep and help stave off depression.  By allowing the worries of work to not be the first thing they think of this will allow the officers much needed relax and recoup time.  By letting them sleep better you are allowing yourself to recharge your immune system. This boosted immune system means that each person will have fewer sick days.