Attack of the gluten intolerant sex addicts, Mark Morford

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96. My favorite was when he wrote this:

"Hey, it feels good to be sure of something, no?"

...after an entire diatribe of stating with absolute certainty that people he's never met don't know shit about their own bodies and how they react to eating and eliminating certain foods. Not sure what that article was aside from smug self-certainty. Plenty of problems wrong with his argument (not least of which is that particular total lack of self-awareness), but I always find interesting the lack of thinking through the "it's only in your head" arguments. As if people haven't tried other medications, treatments and/or dietary and exercise regimes and fully believed in them to work, only for them to fail. If it all comes down to the "placebo" effect (a non-explanation explanation if there ever was one), why would it be - for some people - so strong in the case of eliminating wheat/grains? If it is that strong, wouldn't that make it an effective treatment in and of itself - "placebo" or not? Why the amazing health turnarounds from people who might not show up as celiac or gluten sensitive on a test result? When you eat a certain food that causes you problems, there is just no denial of headaches, gas cramps, diarrhea, fatigue, etc... - regardless of a test result. Morford, like so many others, do a great job of confusing the map with the territory.

There are plenty of problems with modern wheat aside from gluten - from the grain itself to the way it's processed. Not worth delving into as these arguments can become incredible time sinks. Will just end by saying what I should've limited my reply to - your post was great.