Whether you are eating gluten-free because of celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity or because it just makes you feel better, the goal is to live better, feel better and wholeheartedly embrace life. Eating healthfully is one component on the spectrum of wellness. Incorporating other dimensions of wellness allows you to live your life with ease,…
4 Habits of Happy People Alex Korb, a neuroscience researcher at UCLA has found that certain emotions and behaviors stimulate centers in the brain and body causing increased happiness. Gratitude Gratitude can be an antidepressant. Feeling grateful can activate the brain stem region that produces dopamine. Pharmaceutical antidepressants, like Wellbutrin, are used to boost…
Depression, SAD and Winter Blues have many similarities and are often experienced by people with Celiac Disease. The fall and the holiday season, especially, seem to trigger these symptoms. Check out this great article from the Chopra website about defining these symptoms and how to prevent or lessen their effect. Let us know what works…
Do you ever find yourself saying, “Did I just eat 5 GF chocolate chip cookies?” It’s so fun having sweet, yummy, comfort foods that are GF too! Often times people who eat a gluten-free diet feel deprived of certain favorite foods. When these same foods you thought you could never eat again appear on grocery…
Benefitting your health with positive actions, what a concept!! Jumping on the “compassion” bandwagon may help you derive a healthy advantage. When you live with health-related issues like celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, IBS, allergies, and other health challenges, your life seems to revolve around taking medications, intensely focusing on eating the right food or…
After successfully arresting the digestive nightmare we discovered six years ago when she was diagnosed with celiac disease, I’m happy to say that our beautiful daughter, Chelsea, found her Mr. Gluten-Tolerant. The dating scene is primarily rife with food and eating out as central forms of socializing. Chelsea was pretty frustrated with the amount of…
Are you gluten-free and looking for a mate? As internet dating becomes more common, online match-up sites are becoming more particular. So it should come as no surprise that an entrepreneurial minded, gluten-free gal came up with the notion of pairing gluten-free folks with each other. Marcella Romaya co-founded GlutenfreeSingles.com because she saw many of…
You’ve just been told by a healthcare professional that your child has celiac disease (CD) and should be following a gluten-free diet or you have made the choice yourself to have your children be gluten-free; either way it’s a lifestyle change. Lifestyle changes can be daunting but after a certain amount of time anything can…
Being diagnosed with a disease or disorder by a physician or a healthcare provider typically means getting a prescription to treat the problem. With celiac disease (CD) or gluten sensitivity, however, there are no pills. The only treatment is to completely avoid gluten. No-brainer, right? Read the pamphlet you got from your doctor, maybe do…
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