If you’re one of those people who have experienced uncomfortable symptoms after eating gluten containing foods, but don’t have Celiac Disease (CD), take heart!! People who don’t have a diagnosis of CD, but still experience a range of symptoms after eating “gluten” are often dismissed by the medical community. Some of the symptoms that are…
Presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz recently pledged that if he becomes president and commander-in-chef, there would no longer be gluten-free MRE’s for soldiers serving in the US Military! MRE’s are Meals Ready-to-Eat that are supplied to soldier’s in the field. While aboard the USS Yorktown and appealing to military voters in South Carolina, Cruz said that…
There may now be an easy way to go out to dinner and feel safe that you are truly eating gluten-free. Nima, an invention by 6Sensor Labs, is a small, portable sensor that consumers can use to quickly detect whether or not the food you’re about to eat contains gluten. Scott Sundvor and Shireen Yates,…
With the arrival of November we get elections, Thanksgiving, and the advent of cold and flu season. Not to worry. Take preventative action and keep a positive attitude. According to Karen Ansel, RD, with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, you can increase your body’s defense against infection from colds and flu by making healthy…
Food manufacturer, General Mills, issued a recall on October 5, 2015 of 1.8 million boxes of GF labeled Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios, produced at their Lodi, California facility. During a specific 4 days of production of Cheerios and 13 days of production of Honey Nut Cheerios, wheat flour was inadvertently introduced into their gluten-free…
Starting school or going back to school for kids with celiac disease (CD) or non-celiac gluten sensitivity takes planning and good communication skills with those caring for your child at school. This is an excerpt from another article called Parenting a Child with CD. This section deserves specific attention at this time of year when…
Flour in your eye shadow, wheat protein in the bronzer, mysterious grain compounds in the mascara – aack! – what’s a gluten sensitive girl to do? Going bare-faced is simply not an option, not if we don’t want to scare the neighbors. So get out the reading glasses and turn on the makeup mirror lights…
If you have belly problems – bloating, gas, pain – and your doctor doesn’t know why, you may be in luck. A simple breath test can help determine the cause of your gastrointestinal symptoms. Ruling out common intolerances like lactose, gluten and glucose and bacterial overgrowth can set you on a path to the proper…
Reconsider that anti-bacterial gel you keep in your purse – a few germs may actually be good for you. Swedish researchers found that children raised in homes where dishes are washed by hand had fewer allergies and fewer skin rashes than children growing up in homes with a dishwasher. Scientists suggest that the bacteria remaining…
A recently published Australian study reports that an online program like GlutenFreedomProject.com can help people with celiac disease improve adherance to a gluten-free diet. Conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney, the study randomly divided 189 adults – all who had biopsy-confirmed celiac disease – into two groups. The first group was given access to…