Easter is coming just around the corner!!! This means Easter egg hunts, cute little bunnies and sprigs of spring popping through the ground! Yet another holiday with wonderful meaning, and of course, the requisite "candy" and food associations. Here's a lovely article from celiac.com author, Jefferson Adams for all those gluten-free eaters and especially for…
If you happen to notice a teal pumpkin this holiday, there’s a very good reason why it’s there. For kids suffering from food allergies, celiac disease, diabetes, food intolerances or other food related challenges, trick or treating can be an exercise in frustration for both parents and these special food-need kids. Gluten Freedom Project, along…
My daughter recently had a baby, if you didn’t know, and talk about barely having time to go to the bathroom, let alone cook a meal. Whether you are working out of the house, working at home, volunteering, and/or being a chauffeur, Americans are one busy people. I’s so much easier and safer to eat…
To introduce gluten at 4-6 months of age or not to introduce gluten till one year, that is the question?!!!! I recently wrote a blog about my daughter, who has celiac disease (CD), successfully giving birth to a healthy, happy, thriving baby. Phew! That alone was reason to celebrate – a beautiful new life. The…
Are you shopping for back to school clothes and classroom supplies? What a fun time of year when you can sense that autumn is in the air and all that brings: school, football games, color change and a respite from the hot days of summer. While you are out shopping, consider stocking your pantry with…
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…
I’m a new grandma! GiGi’s the name, grand-mothering is my game!!! The most awesome experience of my whole life just occurred last month when I became a first time grandparent by my son-in-law, Justin, and daughter, Chelsea, who has celiac disease. The fact that Chelsea has been on a gluten-free diet for 6 years helped…
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…
Parents trying to help their babies avoid inheriting celiac disease have fewer ways to do it, according to two new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine this fall. Breast feeding ultimately doesn't help prevent the disease nor does either introducing gluten between 4 and 7 months or after 12. None of those…
What to do when your little one is in the throes of a stomach virus – get out the ginger ale, the ice cream, the mashed potatoes – anything to get some nourishment in them? No, say experts. The most important substance a child suffering from symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain should consume…