Gluten Syndrome or Healing Your Gut

When my husband and I went grain free almost two years ago, we noticed some amazing improvements in our overall health.  I started running again and on my first day out I ran a mile without any problem.  Prior to that I hadn't run in about a year. 

Our headaches went away. I wasn't aiming for the OTC pain relievers anymore.  My husband no longer had acid reflux.  He had a large-bottle-of-antacid a week need. 

There are many benefits of going grain-free or even gluten-free.  Science Daily reported on a study done that showed marked improvement with migraines after participants began a gluten-free diet.  
A hypothesis was posed that if gluten is indeed the culprit of The Gluten Syndrome, then gut damage and nutritional deficiency would not even have to be considered.  Ford states that "Gluten-sensitivity without histological gut damage, has been shown to provoke neurological dysfunction." 

That said, I don't think that people should ignore their guts and focus on the Gluten Syndrome.  There is still much benefit to be had from healing your gut.  Additionally, Ford states,
     "The histological gut damage in celiac disease is not mediated through this neurologic system.
      It is caused by local toxicity to the bowel in susceptible people. If these people

      are not highly sensitised to gluten, then they may not experience any symptoms mediated

      through neural networks. The implication of gluten causing neurologic network damage is

      immense. With estimates that at least one in 10 people are affected by gluten, the

      health impact in enormous. Understanding the gluten syndrome is important for the health

      of the global community."

Not only for gluten sensitivity, but for many other ailments as well.  Going gluten free, as suggested for the Gluten Syndrome, does not heal the gut and help issues such as allergies and other food intolerance's.   

I think that the hypothesis of the Gluten Syndrome definitely has it's validity, but don't discredit the benefits of healing your gut first.