Walking down the grocery aisle after 50 can feel like navigating a nutritional minefield. You are actively trying to make better choices, leaning toward products plastered with buzzwords like “Natural,” “Organic,” or “Gluten-Free.” Food manufacturers know this, and they use these attractive labels to create a “health halo” that blinds you to the metabolic dangers […]

Walking down the health food aisle, you will see the “Gluten-Free” label plastered on everything from breads to crackers. For adults over 50 trying to reduce inflammation, going gluten-free seems like a smart metabolic choice. However, food manufacturers are hiding a massive blood sugar spike behind that healthy label, and the main culprit is often