Clarks Nutrition and Natural Foods Markets

Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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Study Examines Gluten Content of Some Probiotics

A new study presented at Digestive Disease Week, a medical conference in Washington, DC, has found that some probiotic supplements contain gluten, though most commonly in trace amounts. Researchers behind the study looked at 22 probiotic products purchased from Amazon.com and several different retail chains. They discovered that twelve of the products contained detectable levels of gluten, including eight that had “gluten-free” claims on the bottle. This might be concerning, especially for people with celiac disease who take probiotics as support for their gluten allergy. However, it is unclear, and the study did not investigate, whether the trace amounts would actually result in clinical side-effects in people with celiac disease. Further, under federal regulations the FDA allows companies to claim that a product is gluten-free if it contains less than 20 parts per million of gluten. Only four products examined by the researchers—two with “gluten-free” label claims and two without—had levels of gluten that exceeded the FDA requirements for a “gluten-free” claim. In addition, the researchers didn't release the names of the probiotics they tested, so it is (as of now) impossible to determine whether or not the probiotics were manufactured by reputable companies. Nevertheless, if someone is concerned about gluten, they should talk to their healthcare practitioner about selecting supplements from quality brands that follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Source: New York Times

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