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Company Review: Michael’s Naturopathic Programs
While on my fall East Coast book tour, I was traveling from city to city, eating food here and there while doing my ultimate best to stay away from gluten, as I’m celiac. In Whole Foods I decided I wanted to supplement my diet with a good nutrient-based product. I was so pleased to find […]
The TODAY SHOW- Gluten-Free Video
Get a bit educated and get some help now. You can get some questions answered in just a few minutes. Dr. Alessio Fassano at the Center for Celiac Research ( I quote him on my home page) speaks well and simply to help you. Tina Turbin www.glutenfreehelp.info
How Useful Is the iPhone App “Is This Gluten-Free?” – Here’s What You Had to Say
After testing the Is This Gluten-Free? iPhone app, I asked what others in the gluten-free community think of the application. Here’s a summary of the feedback I received: – Usefulness can depend on location. One app-user said that when he lived in Minnesota, the app wasn’t helpful at all, as it didn’t seem the […]
Food and Company Review: Omega Smart
(I am not paid or given any incentive to write one way or the other. What you are about to read is from me to you, my honest opinion.) Omega Smart Nutrition Bars are made with figs and flax with health and skin in mind. They are really nutrient dense and most definitely made with […]
Gluten Enzymes
The body has its own digestive enzyme for gluten known as dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPPIV). When this enzyme is supplied, it greatly assists in the hydrolysis of propy peptidase assimilating proline-rich proteins. “What’s this?” you ask? Read on: Now this may all sound like a foreign language to you but let me clarify what it all […]
Pro Cycling Team – Gluten-Free
Dr. Allen Lim, the former exercise physiologist for the renowned Garmin Transitions Pro Cycling team and their CEO, Jonathan Vaughters, placed the team on a gluten-free diet. What were their reactions and changes? Well read on. The first reactions were of shock. With a full day of training these guys burn an easy 8,000 […]
Gluten Intolerant, Gluten Sensitive & Celiac- Explained by Ron Hoggan, Ed. D.
The phrase “gluten intolerant” is a rather nebulous term which is why I try to avoid using it. I prefer to use ‘gluten sensitivity’. The sub-groups of gluten sensitivity are: gluten sensitive enteropathy (otherwise known as celiac disease); non-celiac gluten sensitivity; neuropathic gluten sensitivity, etc. Gluten sensitivity is the term recommended by the world renowned […]
Ben & Jerry’s – Gluten-Free Flavor List
We all love ice cream, especially when it’s gluten-free right? Well folks, the following list makes it very easy for you to enjoy some of the best ice cream in the world: BEN&JERRY’S Gluten-Free Flavor List: Ice Cream Butter Pecan Cherry Garcia Chocolate Fair Trade-Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Chocolate Macadamia Chunky Monkey […]
Can Do Kid- A Terrific Gluten-Free Company
Do you like children, delicious food, and supporting a terrific cause? Well, I’ve got quite a food company to share with you! The name is Can Do Kid. Can Do Kid founder and owner Deb Luster supplies tasty, gluten-free nutrition bars all in the hopes of satisfying hunger before it strikes in those little […]
Real Life with Celiac Disease by Daniel Leffler, M.D., M.S. & Melinda Dennis, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.
A new book from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Real Life with Celiac Disease, offers truly practical knowledge on celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. This book will arm those who are undiagnosed as well as those living with the disease with the knowledge to enable them to achieve much better health than they ever […]
What on Earth is Celiac? by Diane Jacobs
Author Diane Jacobs is ensuring people become well-informed about “What on Earth is Celiac” through her eBook of the same name. With a complete, downloadable reference guide containing informative chapters on the history of celiac disease (CD), children with CD, symptoms, and much more, anyone can have the fruits of Diane’s labor, research, and […]
Up Close and Personal with Public Speaker, Celiac and Author, Diane Jacobs
Please tell me how you became interested in the area of celiac disease. I became interested in celiac disease because I became a statistic. Even my gastroenterologist seemed at a loss…calling my diagnosis of this disease “quite rare.” Did you know anything about this auto-immune disease before you were diagnosed? Absolutely nothing. It […]
Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide and MORE-2 other books too!
How would you like to be able to shop in any grocery or health food store and know what you could buy if you needed gluten-free, or gluten and casein free or even gluten, casein and soy-free? Well, two authors have been gathering information for consumers in need, to be able to shop worry free. […]
Gluten Whiplash Explained by DR.O (VIDEO TOO!)
Going gluten free can be a saving grace for many. However; a common clinical manifestation called Gluten Whiplash occurs for many who do not go TRUE gluten free. Gluten Whiplash typically occurs 3-6 months after starting a gluten free diet. Let me explain. When one initially goes gluten free, a state of dietary distress and […]
Food and Company Review: Enjoy Life Foods
Enjoy Life Foods® is not a company unknown to most gluten-free consumers, but there were things about the company that I didn’t know. Enjoy Life Foods® (ELF) was founded in early 2001 with a purpose to support a product line free of gluten as well as the 8 most common allergens: wheat, dairy, peanuts, […]
Chef to Plate International Awareness Campaign
In my work as a children’s author, researcher, and humanitarian, I am always looking for ways to help people with celiac disease or who are gluten-sensitive by raising awareness and making the gluten-free diet easier to maintain. Therefore, I’m incredibly excited to announce the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America’s 2010 campaign, which you […]
Celiac Resource Guide by Julianne Karow
Author Julianne Karow’s husband was diagnosed with celiac disease, opening their eyes to a world unknown to them before the shocking day of the diagnosis. Walking out of the doctor’s office without guidance, living in a small town with no active celiac groups, Julianne was at a loss. She was the cook and grocery shopper […]
Gene Research May Lead To Celiac Drug Search
Studies on the genetic links to celiac disease are leading to more research and new and more effective treatment, an exciting prospect for celiacs who may want to enjoy some gluten now and then! David van Heel, a gastrointestinal genetics professor at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, headed a group of […]
Starbucks Adds Gluten- Frappuccinos
I loved knowing that Starbucks was going to carry gluten-free treats for those on a gluten-free diet, gluten intolerant or who have celiac disease. I am celiac. I also love how they will accommodate you by allowing you to read ingredients as well as substitute soy milk for milk in case you are dairy, lactose […]
The Gluten Effect: How “Innocent” Wheat is Ruining Your Health by Drs. Vikki & Richard Petersen, D.C., C.C.N.
Drs. Vikki and Richard Petersen, D.C., C.C.N., a husband-and-wife team of chiropractors and certified clinical nutritionists who founded the HealthNOW Medical Center in Sunnyvale, California, have co-authored an extremely valuable and informative book, The Gluten Effect. Anyone with gluten intolerance or sensitivities knows that gluten causes widespread problems for many people. The list of conditions […]
