What if you had control over whether or not you developed an autoimmune disease? Would you jump at the chance to change the course of your health? Tracy Konoske, MS, RD joined me to shed light on how you can stop autoimmune disease before it even starts. This is not a pipe dream, my friends.…
Are you afraid to eat fat? I was until I began learning more about the benefits of filling my plate with healthy fats. Though I still feel like a “bad girl” for eating so much fat (especially the saturated kind), I’ve found some real benefits to a gluten free high fat diet (also known as…
Bread just never tasted the same as the ‘normal’ wheat loaves. And gluten free bread is darn expensive whether you make it yourself or buy it at the store. As a former breadoholic, I spent quite a bit of time contemplating my options when I went gluten-free back in 2008 and decided I was better off…
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,…
For a long time, I was a supporter of eating whole grains like brown rice. It seems like the first most obvious go-to health food that people diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity run toward. It’s non-offensive, easy to find in the grocery store, and pretty widely liked as far as grains go. But…
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…
“What’s Wrong with the Gluten-Free Diet” with Samantha F. Grant, CN Have you ever wondered if the Gluten-Free diet is really all that healthy? Personally I have a lot of gripes about how it’s been presented by many out there, both from the professional and non-professional sides. I mean… have all of your issues actually…
“The Ancient Greeks described inflammation as the ‘internal fire’…which suggests that our understanding of inflammation hasn’t increased that much over the past 2,000 years!” ~ Barry Sears, Ph.D. from Toxic Fat Got inflammation? I’m willing to bet that you’ll answer ‘no’ to this question and most likely you’re wrong. Dead wrong. The reason I…
