All About the Specific Carbohydrate Diet with SCD Lifestyle Do you feel like the standard gluten-free diet just isn’t enough to resolve your health and gut issues? I know many who feel the exact same way and end up spending years spinning their wheels in the mud without getting anywhere. Two choices are presented, either…
As you may recall, my article questioning whether mushrooms are gluten-free and safe for those with celiac and gluten sensitivity caused quite a stir. (CLICK HERE to read it.) The folks at The Mushroom Council got wind of my article and finally agreed that it was time to get mushrooms tested because of the troubling details I…
Are you new to being gluten-free? Do you wish you could ask someone like me or any number of other folks who you follow on the web for advice about how to do it? Imagine this: You just found out your diagnosis of celiac disease or gluten sensitivity and you’ve no idea what to do.…
After traveling in Costa Rica during the summer of 2008, I came home to find that despite being gluten-free for 4 full months, I felt horrible. I knew that I wasn’t getting glutened because I cooked everything at home and yet I was having horrible, unexplainable bouts of diarrhea, gas and bloating. It was a…
Did you know that you have more bacteria living in and on you than human cells? Though some folks might find this idea to be gross (which isn’t entirely shocking considering the germophobic culture in which we live), bacteria can be extremely beneficial to good health. As a population of digestively-challenged folks (celiac, leaky gut,…
Have you ever been served a dish that you were told was gluten-free, but really wasn’t? Case in point: A lovely woman I met through my local cooking classes (we’ll call her Anna) told me that her sister made her a special gluten-free cheesecake and served her a slice to try. Upon closely examining the…
That’s the question I was left with after watching his truly astounding interview with Jennifer Esposito. If you are in the dark about the backstory of why he was interviewing Jennifer, here’s your quick recap: Jennifer has celiac and was an actress staring on CBS’ Blue Bloods TV show. She was hired to act in…
Counting down the days until Turkey day, holidays like this can make you cringe. Maybe you get nervous about what you’re going to eat. Maybe you worry that someone in your family will accidentally contaminate every single dish making you a victim of being glutened (even in your own home!). Or perhaps you fear getting…
There are times when I’m irked to no end about the problems and pitfalls that lie in plain view of anyone going gluten-free. Though you might not see them, I do (all the time) because of my work through Gluten Free School. I’m often annoyed when attending celiac events at the immense focus on…
Do you feel confused about whether your sweet tooth is actually a more significant problem? Are you kidding yourself about how bad your cravings for sugar, chocolate and/or carbs might be? I have a quick and easy way for you to find out exactly where you are in relation to being a gluten-free sugar addict.…
