Majid Ali, M.D. My three simple scientific observations concerning the “gluten problem” are: First, the gluten family of proteins are wrongly blamed for diverse autoimmune symptom-complexes; Second, the prevailing thinking that “going gluten-free” will solve the diverse autoimmune symptom-complexes; and Third,  that going gluten-free and ignoring the underlying problems of environmental toxicities, gut fermentation, leaky gut state, and insulin toxicity (hyperinsulinism) pushes people deeper into the