Dr. Tom O'Bryan has organized an on-line, free, gluten summit with 29 experts from around the world beginning Monday, November 11, 2013, and ending on Monday, November 18.

They are attempting to inform doctors and citizens alike of the dangers of gluten in relation to many health problems. You can get more information at www.theglutensummit.com.

It is necessary to register on line for this summit, but there is no cost involved. I am not connected in any way to the people putting on this event.

I'd be most interested in what Dr. Fasano and what Professor Hadjivassiliou have to say. We've discussed their research at length on Neurotalk, and for anyone interested in some depth on that subject, I highly recommend a session with JCC's The Gluten File (which can be linked to through the celiac/gluten section here).

The first series is online now. Was able to listen to three of them.

Professor Hadjivassiliou was interviewed today and talked about gluten and ataxia. I think I may have that myself, and here I was thinking my hesitency when I walk or climb stairs was because of my knee replacement.

It was too bad that the audio phone signal was not very good on the recording--between that and the good doctor's accent I had to listen to a number of parts a few times to figure out what he was saying.

Dr. H was for a long time considered an "out there" maverick for claiming that for many gluten problems took the form of neurological problems rather than gastrointestinal ones, and that such neurological presenters often had a distinct genetic immunological profile. As more and more research has been done, notably in the US and Italy, though, a lot of his ideas seem to be being borne out (one is reminded to peruse JCCglutenfree's The Gluten File for a lot of the links to papers/studies on this).

I had a hard time understanding him too. It did help that Dr. O'Bryan sorta summarized at the end of the topic. I did note that he said it takes a whole year of going gluten free for elevated anti-bodies to disappear. I don't think people want to give the GF diet that much time to work.

Going gluten free is not really necessary in many peoples opinions , unless you are Intolerant or Celiac.
In fact, many of these foods are not at all healthier, and sometimes have more sugar and bad stuff. Its just eliminating wheat, nothing else.
But when people have relentless health issues and are trying to eliminate all potential causes, it never hurts to try cutting it out for a few weeks or so.It certainly can be life changing if there is an allergy.
This is just my opinion. I worked at a health food store as a natural product advisor for years. People get caught up in the hype and often times they don't have good reason to. Its misleading to think that GF means all around healthier.

No, gluten free doesn't necessarily mean healthy; but gluten does mean unhealthy. I think you really are grossly underestimating the damage that modern wheat does. Gluten is a truly toxic substance for everyone; some people can tolerate it, and take longer to show the effects; but it is not a healthy substance. Consider that the glycemic index of table sugar is 59, and whole wheat bread is over 70. Gliadin, one of the proteins in gluten, breaches the blood/brain barrier, as well as penetrating the gut, spewing toxins directly into the bloodstream.
I know that going gluten free has become trendy, for people who seek easy weight loss, and it sounds so much better to counsel moderation. But it really is that bad, and causes a tremendous amount of destruction.

Several of the participants have suggested that 50 percent of the population may be affected by "gluten related disorders," the new term replacing "gluten sensitive" and "gluten intolerant."

Dr. David Perlmutter, neurologist and author of a new book, "Grain Brain," said during an interview on the Gluten Summit that gluten sensitivity can cause tremors. I'm not sure how to pull that thread that was started the first few days in November up to the front or I would just add this to it.