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夏至，可不是夏天到來。（往下抽有機小麥種子⬇️）
這一天來臨時，夏天已過半囉！帶你一次了解你所不知道夏至的秘密：
1、夏至時太陽剛好到達黃經90度，陽光直射北回歸線，所以北回歸線上正午時分的太陽會在頭頂正上方，萬物之影皆會消失。
2、由於夏至恰好是小麥收成時節，以麥製成的麵食，成為此節氣自古來的飲食習俗。
3、但「夏季吃苦」才是在炎熱氣候下健脾強胃、降火去暑的養生法。

🌟我們推薦的新節氣飲食：夏日小麥草果汁🍹🌿。小麥草即是小麥的幼苗🌱，是含有極高人體常缺乏的纖維素、豐富礦物質及酵素的超級食物。帶著微苦味的小麥草可搭配甜味的鳳梨和蘋果製作成清甜的夏日果汁。吃苦的同時，也承襲了古代流傳食用小麥的習俗，為大家健康加分。

<<夏至抽獎活動>>
一年中最漫長的這一天，你打算怎麼消磨多出的白天時光？ 快在底下跟我們分享吧～
只要標記「@urban farmer 城市小農」與「#我的夏至時光」即有機會抽中有機小麥草種子哦！

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Photo credit: Beyond Celiac

Biggest Nutrition and Food Myths Busted

“Anyone can benefit from a gluten-free diet: it can give you more energy and even treat autism.”
With more and more gluten-free products cropping up in supermarkets, it’s easy to think their benefits might stretch beyond the audience for whom they’re intended: people with celiac disease and gluten intolerance. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the body can’t digest gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley; it’s marked by damage to the small intestine that leads to deficiencies because nutrients can’t be absorbed. A blood test is used to diagnose celiac disease. Gluten intolerance, on the other hand, may be diagnosed when abdominal distress, and sometimes fatigue, regularly occurs after consuming gluten—and celiac disease has been ruled out. If you don’t have a medical reason for following a gluten-free diet, “there’s probably no benefit,” says Tricia Thompson, R.D., a Massachusetts-based dietitian and founder of glutenfreedietitian.com.

When people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance go gluten-free, “they do feel better and more energetic,” adds Thompson, “but that’s only because they were feeling so sick before.” Those without a medical need to avoid gluten shouldn’t expect such results, she adds.

(If you suspect you have trouble with gluten, don’t self-diagnose. It is much more difficult to get a definitive medical diagnosis of celiac disease if one stops eating gluten.)

When it comes to autism, however, the case isn’t so clear-cut. Many children with autism have gastrointestinal problems, and some parents report that their children’s autism symptoms improve when they follow a gluten-free diet that usually also eliminates casein, a protein found in milk. (The son of celebrity mom Jenny McCarthy is perhaps the most famous example.) But objective clinical studies haven’t shown that the diet works. Most recently, in May, University of Rochester researchers reported the results of a well-designed (double-blind, placebo-controlled), four-month study of 14 preschoolers with autism. They found that a strict gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet had no discernable effects on autistic behavior patterns, attention, sleep and other symptoms.

Indeed, a consensus report published last year in the journal Pediatrics noted that “available research data do not support the use of a casein-free diet, a gluten-free diet, or combined gluten-free, casein-free diet” for people with autism spectrum disorders. But that doesn’t rule out trying diet therapy, says Timothy Buie, M.D., a pediatric gastroenterologist at Harvard Mass General Hospital in Boston and lead author of the report. “At the minimum, these kids merit a nutrition consultation with a registered dietitian to determine if there’s an underlying problem.”