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Monday, December 14th, 2009

I, Tina Turbin Share a Recent Real Story as a Celiac

I am sharing my story open hearted with everyone here.

I want you to know I get nothing for writing this. This is simply my recent success as a celiac:

I was diagnosed celiac many years ago and despite being off of gluten I still lacked “something.” I was on vitamin B injections to help get more nutrients in my diet and these helped me loads but did not totally handle the occasional changes in my digestion.

I am a children’s author and travel a lot on Tours as well as visits with my books here and there. I need to eat out quite a bit as a result. I have a hard time eating out as many celiacs yet bring my own dressings, bread etc. to help myself the best I can. I still seem to get the cross contamination here and there and the set-backs can be a bit rough. Some days it will take a few days to get the digestion back to normal. This has been going on for years since the diagnosis. As long as I was off of gluten, I am good but not thriving physically as I knew I could and should be. This all changed on my recent book tour up in the New England area.

I also need to mention I take a lot of supplements to try and get the nutrients I felt I lacked. On top of this as a celiac, I am never 100% sure with all the fillers what I am getting. The hunt is always on for a more pure herb, vitamin or mineral without fillers to ease the digestion of the supplements themselves.

While on my Book Tour in New England I walked was into a Whole Foods and looked in the vitamin section, as always. (I had had a rough three previous days due to getting gluten in a salad that the chef said was not gluten, and he knew nothing about gluten after all) I saw this Bio-K product in the refrigerated section which I have seen often yet never took as it had dairy. As a celiac I am like many who do not tolerate the casein or dairy. Today I saw something I had not seen before, Bio-K Plus, DAIRY FREE. Wow, this was interesting and for some reason it was one of those things that sort of jumped out and I ‘knew” there was something right about it. I took one little bottle in my cart and proceeded down the aisle. About 10 minutes later, still shopping I decided to taste the Bio-K and my world has not been the same since!

I took a little sip and my body went “zing!” I mean my stomach felt great, then a short bit later my intestines felt soothed and I felt like this was doing something real good for me and to my body. I went right back to the refrigerated section and grabbed up the rest of what they had. I knew I would need and want this for the remainder of my Book Tour.

Every day I drank a half to a whole little 3.5 ounce of my Bio-K plus Dairy-Free bottle. Every day I felt better and better. I felt like my food was starting to absorb, I felt healthier, I felt like my wonderful additional supplements which I placed in my shakes were rapidly absorbing and going right into my every cell. The Bio-K was healing my small intestinal lining (I know it) and giving me the good intestinal flora I could not maintain as a celiac.

I went back to my home town after the tour. The changes have been phenomenal. No I can not eat gluten, that is a given. Yes, I am stronger; I have gained a couple pounds, actually muscle. This is another issue I must mention. I have not been able to gain muscle. I had lost weight over the years of not being diagnosed properly and lost tremendous muscle tone. I was an avid athlete as a kid and very strong and vibrant and had terrific muscle tone even through three children. When I started later as an adult having symptoms I ended up with a different body. As a woman, so many of us love to be skinny in fact so many strive to be. It was sort of nice to have no weight problem, be tiny and all that but still I could not get a muscle for the life of me.

Since the Bio-K has been a part of my life for now just about 3 months I can honestly say I feel this product can help a celiac heal and get back to normal. I know many celiacs who do not look like pictures of health still. I feel that any adult or child diagnosed should give this a good try. I was amazed and I will keep on using it.

I am now hooked on the taste too!  I believe I have fortified my body so well now and that it has helped me to absorb two other incredible products I could not absorb and they too have helped me gain in health and strength. I feel as good as before I was ever diagnosed with celiac. I NEVER thought I’d ever say that.

Thank you to everyone at Bio K Plus Pharma!

Tina Turbin

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Thursday, November 19th, 2009

As Gluten Awareness Grows, So Does Variety of Gluten-Free Treats

You’ve just been diagnosed with celiac disease or you’ve discovered you have a gluten intolerance. Now what?  You’re going to have to be on a gluten-free diet from now on, your doctor informs you. But wait. Before your disappointment at the thought of diet restrictions starts to set in, take note that there are some exciting new gluten-free recipes you can enjoy.

In the past, this diagnosis may have been disheartening news for you, as a gluten-free diet represented not being able to eat the foods you love. However, times have changed. As a gluten-free and celiac researcher as well as a mom who loves to cook, I can attest that there are a variety of delicious foods, and even desserts, that you can indulge in while still avoiding gluten.

Gluten, which is commonly found in grains such as wheat, rye, barley and oats, has been found to cause severe health problems in people who are intolerant to it. Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction—a severe, sudden-onset allergic reaction—to the protein called gluten. There is no doubt that a gluten-free diet can relieve people of the painful symptoms of gluten intolerance and celiac disease.  Gluten intolerance can have a slower onset than celiac disease and may be hard to diagnose due to the broad range of symptoms and causes. Many of the symptoms are similar to celiac disease.

The good news is that as awareness for gluten intolerance increases, so does the number of delicious gluten-free recipes. After I discovered that the source of my painful physical symptoms was celiac disease, which took years of running around in circles with doctors who had no clue, finally driving me to research my symptoms on my own, I devoted myself to raising awareness about gluten intolerance. On my gluten-free website, I make sure to present a variety of easy, tasty recipes. Many health-conscious and gluten-free companies, doctors, nutritionists, researchers, and advocates support this website, as well as gluten-free restaurant and bakery owners. I’m also putting together a much-anticipated cookbook of gluten-free recipes.

Some of the delicious recipes that have been compiled on my website are Gluten-Free and DELICIOUS Filled Pastries or “Tarts,” Gluten-Free, Easy Chocolate Dream Pie, and Quick and Delicious Gluten-Free Crepes with Raspberry Sauce. There are also child-friendly recipes available, such as Kids Fun “Ice Cream-Sicles.” Kids will also love the dessert items, such as Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.

As part of my campaign to raise gluten-free awareness, I throw popular monthly cupcake parties. The one I threw in September 2009 with much success was sponsored by Pamela’s products with proceeds being donated to the NFCA, the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. The press coverage was terrific, and I’ve been requested to host more of events like this in the future.

According to health officials, about one out of every hundred Americans suffers from celiac disease. Currently, that total number stands somewhere near three million. With there being such a large number of gluten-intolerant people, it is fortunate there are already so many tasty gluten-free recipes and foods available, and surely the number and variety will only grow in the future as more and more people are correctly diagnosed.

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Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Resounding Success at the Sesame Street Halloween Concert!

Between the terrific press coverage and the wonderful turnout and the lovely musical performance, the Sesame Street Halloween Concert at Pasadena City College was a resounding success! (Please see blog entry from 10/27/09 for full details about the Concert).

View a sample of our press coverage here at one of the many news sites that covered the event.

I’m so thankful to have been able to participate in such a fine event and performance.

More news to come about our upcoming projects for our Danny the Dragon DREAMS CD (audio version of my children’s book, profits of which are donated generously to Dr. Peter Green’s Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center), as we are gearing up to launch an exciting promotional campaign.

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Friday, October 30th, 2009

Sesame Street Halloween Concert – Tonight is our Big Debut!

Orchestra pic another one

Today is the big day and we’re absolutely thrilled to be a part of the Sesame Street Halloween Concert!

To have this opportunity to introduce my Danny the Dragon children’s series (new audiobook/CD entitled: Danny the Dragon DREAMs – profits from the CD are donated to Dr. Peter Green’s Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center) and provide the audience a special sneak preview of our latest creation: Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy on DVD, is such a pleasure.

If you haven’t already, be sure to read the Sesame Street Halloween Concert press release.

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Tina Turbin to Raise Celiac Awareness at the Sesame Street Halloween Concert!

Orchestra

As many of you know, I will be participating in the “Sesame Street Halloween” Concert (performed by the Pasadena City College Orchestra) at Pasadena City College on October 30th 2009, at which I will also be raising awareness about celiac.

At this point the excitement is indeed mounting as this is Pasadena City College’s biggest and most prestigious concert of the year!

Not only is this a big debut for my children’s book series Danny the Dragon, but this also marks the official release of the accompanying Danny the Dragon DREAMS CD and audiobook, profits of which are donated to Dr. Peter Green’s Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center.  It is an honor to be able to work closely with such a reputable organization.

We will also be providing a sneak preview of the Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy DVD with sign-language interpretation, profits of which go to the Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf.

Read the full press release here.

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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Tina Turbin to Announce her Cause at Pasadena City College Orchestra Concert

Sexson auditorium

John A. Sexson Auditorium - main performing arts venue on the campus of the Pasadena City College.

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the distinguished conductor of the Pasadena City College Orchestra.

On October 30th, as part of a very special “family” concert that the Orchestra will perform to an audience of 2,000,  we will be releasing the Danny the Dragon DREAMS CD and the “Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy” DVD (sign interpretation for the deaf).   The CD which also features the “Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy” audiobook, is composed of beautiful classical music, and one of the classical pieces will be performed live for the first time ever at the concert.

Profits from the sales of the CD will be generously donated to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, to support Dr. Peter Green’s research and efforts to raise celiac awareness.

Profits from the sales of the DVD will be donated to the Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf.

The concert promises to be a wonderful event.  It is the Orchestra’s most sought-after and prestigious concert of the year.  More details to come!

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