Are grains healthy for humans ? On the one hand, they are the basis for a vegetarian or vegan diet. On the other hand, sympathizers of the paleo diet avoid cereals, claiming that they have appeared in our diet relatively recently. In addition, there are objections related to modifications (including genetic) that aim to maximize their industrial production. How is it with these cereals ?

In the second episode of the DGD Health Academy series together with Grazyna Pajak the doctor of biology science, we take grains for workshop. Which grains can harm us and why ? What cereals and pseudo-cereals are an excellent component of our diet ?

And returning to the question posed at the beginning, are the cereals healthy for humans ? As usualy in life, the answer is: it depends.

• Are cereals/grains harmful to humans.
• What whole grains are harmful and why.
• Which grains contain gluten.
• What causes gluten and in which situations it should be eliminated.
• Which grains can be included in our diet.
• Why we should not eat rice wafers.
• What have in common maize, soybean, canola and wheat.
• How to reduce the amount of phytic acid in cereals.
• How to cook grains so that they are healthy and tasty.
• How to choose bread and pasta.
• How to make bread from buckwheat.