garden of life products, primal defense, fyi

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to know what people think of this letter

from Garden of Life. Their Primal Defense product and

FYI (For Your Inflammation) have wheat and barley

grass juice. I'm not sure I believe that these

products are safe for celiacs. Anyone else know for

sure?

Thanks, Alice

" Dear Alice,

Thank you for contacting Garden of Life. Safety is our

primary concern.

We grow our raw materials using strict guidelines to

maintain

consistency and ensure our end products do not contain

allergens;

however, it would be extremely difficult for any

company that uses

grasses in their product to provide a 100% guarantee.

We cut the

grasses

when they are young before the gluten head forms; we

don't include

gluten in our products, however we can't guarantee

that our products

are

gluten-free. There may be trace amounts due to the

large number of

suppliers we handle. For those that are extremely

sensitive to

allergens

such as gluten, they need to be cautious with any

product they consume.

I hope this information is of help to you. Please let

me know if I can

be of any further assistance. Have a blessed day.

For new and current product updates, sign up for our

Free Extraordinary

Health monthly e-newsletter, please click on the

following link:

http://www.gardenoflife.com/eh_signup.shtml.

Wishing you health and wellness,

Joy

Garden of Life, Product Support

www.gardenoflife.com "

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I've read a number of posting from people who seem to get symptoms when they

use these. Many call them " die-off " symptoms but they are the same ones

that I get when I know what the cross contamination was (looking back). I

won't consume anything that was anywhere near gluten, never mind actually

has the plant (whatever parts) in it. I just don't know how one really

knows that the leaf never has any protein that the seed has in it - I don't

understand how that would work.

Connie

-----Original Message-----

From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Alice Yoon

Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:33 PM

Subject: [ ]garden of life products, primal defense, fyi

I just wanted to know what people think of this letter

from Garden of Life. Their Primal Defense product and

FYI (For Your Inflammation) have wheat and barley

grass juice. I'm not sure I believe that these

products are safe for celiacs. Anyone else know for

sure?

Thanks, Alice

" Dear Alice,

Thank you for contacting Garden of Life. Safety is our

primary concern.

We grow our raw materials using strict guidelines to

maintain

consistency and ensure our end products do not contain

allergens;

however, it would be extremely difficult for any

company that uses

grasses in their product to provide a 100% guarantee.

We cut the

grasses

when they are young before the gluten head forms; we

don't include

gluten in our products, however we can't guarantee

that our products

are

gluten-free. There may be trace amounts due to the

large number of

suppliers we handle. For those that are extremely

sensitive to

allergens

such as gluten, they need to be cautious with any

product they consume.

I hope this information is of help to you. Please let

me know if I can

be of any further assistance. Have a blessed day.

For new and current product updates, sign up for our

Free Extraordinary

Health monthly e-newsletter, please click on the

following link:

http://www.gardenoflife.com/eh_signup.shtml.

Wishing you health and wellness,

Joy

Garden of Life, Product Support

www.gardenoflife.com "

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

When I started seeing a nutritionist last year, she told me that wheat and barley grass, if from a reputable supplier, should be gluten free. I always try to use organic supplements so I won't react to the pesticides and herbicides and did not react to " Amazing Grass " wheat grass (which I found at Whole Foods) and I am super sensitive!

On 5/24/06, Alice Yoon <ecilanooy@...> wrote:

I just wanted to know what people think of this letterfrom Garden of Life. Their Primal Defense product and

FYI (For Your Inflammation) have wheat and barleygrass juice. I'm not sure I believe that theseproducts are safe for celiacs. Anyone else know forsure?Thanks, Alice " Dear Alice,

Thank you for contacting Garden of Life. Safety is ourprimary concern.We grow our raw materials using strict guidelines tomaintainconsistency and ensure our end products do not containallergens;however, it would be extremely difficult for any

company that usesgrasses in their product to provide a 100% guarantee.We cut thegrasseswhen they are young before the gluten head forms; wedon't includegluten in our products, however we can't guarantee

that our productsaregluten-free. There may be trace amounts due to thelarge number ofsuppliers we handle. For those that are extremelysensitive toallergenssuch as gluten, they need to be cautious with any

product they consume.I hope this information is of help to you. Please letme know if I canbe of any further assistance. Have a blessed day.For new and current product updates, sign up for our

Free ExtraordinaryHealth monthly e-newsletter, please click on thefollowing link:http://www.gardenoflife.com/eh_signup.shtml.Wishing you health and wellness,

JoyGarden of Life, Product Supportwww.gardenoflife.com " __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Remembering that 70% of the people with CD

don’t have noticeable gut reactions to full on gluten products, I still

don’t understand how the parent plant (wheatgrass) could be completely

free of a protein that is found in the seed. It just doesn’t make sense

to me. Nor does it make sense that I would want to use this plant when there

are other, unrelated plants (like algae or kelp) that may well have the same

positive effect. Eating grass is usually something that only starving people

do, it is not a traditional food

item in any country – even where people eat pretty much anything and even

where people eat insects.

Connie

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Criss

Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:33 PM

Subject: Re: [ ]garden

of life products, primal defense, fyi

When I started seeing a nutritionist last year, she told me that wheat

and barley grass, if from a reputable supplier, should be gluten free. I

always try to use organic supplements so I won't react to the pesticides and

herbicides and did not react to " Amazing Grass " wheat grass (which I

found at Whole Foods) and I am super sensitive!

On 5/24/06, Alice Yoon

<ecilanooy@...> wrote:

I just wanted to know

what people think of this letter

from Garden of Life. Their Primal Defense

product and

FYI (For Your Inflammation) have wheat and barley

grass juice. I'm not sure I believe that these

products are safe for celiacs. Anyone else know for

sure?

Thanks, Alice

" Dear Alice,

Thank you for contacting Garden

of Life. Safety is our

primary concern.

We grow our raw materials using strict guidelines to

maintain

consistency and ensure our end products do not contain

allergens;

however, it would be extremely difficult for any

company that uses

grasses in their product to provide a 100% guarantee.

We cut the

grasses

when they are young before the gluten head forms; we

don't include

gluten in our products, however we can't guarantee

that our products

are

gluten-free. There may be trace amounts due to the

large number of

suppliers we handle. For those that are extremely

sensitive to

allergens

such as gluten, they need to be cautious with any

product they consume.

I hope this information is of help to you. Please let

me know if I can

be of any further assistance. Have a blessed day.

For new and current product updates, sign up for our

Free Extraordinary

Health monthly e-newsletter, please click on the

following link:

http://www.gardenoflife.com/eh_signup.shtml.

Wishing you health and wellness,

Joy

Garden of Life, Product Support

www.gardenoflife.com "

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

On May 25, 2006, at 6:41 AM, Connie Hampton wrote:Remembering that 70% of the people with CD don’t have noticeable gut reactions to full on gluten products, I still don’t understand how the parent plant (wheatgrass) could be completely free of a protein that is found in the seed.  It just doesn’t make sense to me.  Nor does it make sense that I would want to use this plant when there are other, unrelated plants (like algae or kelp) that may well have the same positive effect.  Eating grass is usually something that only starving people do, it is not a traditional food item in any country – even where people eat pretty much anything and even where people eat insects.Connie,I agree completely. I completely avoid wheat grass as a conservative measure. Since it offers me nothing I believe that I require, I feel no sense of loss either.Like you, I find it incredible that anyone would choose to eat or drink anything that comes from a plant they know can harm them unless careful scientific studies have demonstrated it's safety.  I'm choosing caution in this case.Steve--http://SensibleCeliac.com/

[Guest guest]

I don't quite understand why a company representative would WANT someone with CD to use wheatgrass, assuming his or her thorough commitment to the customer's best interest.

H.

[Guest guest]

I use garden of life products, to great and helpful effect. Never had any problems with them. Sue

----- Original Message -----

From: flatcat9@...

Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:25 PM

Subject: Re: [ ]garden of life products, primal defense, fyi

I don't quite understand why a company representative would WANT someone with CD to use wheatgrass, assuming his or her thorough commitment to the customer's best interest.H.