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Raising awareness on Celiac Disease

Raising awareness on Celiac Disease

May is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month. When I think about gluten-free and what it means to me, the word awareness strikes a chord. It seems more and more of my friends are discovering they need to go gluten-free. Recently I’ve encountered quite a few people asking me if I thought the gluten-free “fad” would [...]

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Living Gluten Free Means Helping My Autistic Son with His Digestion

Living Gluten Free Means Helping My Autistic Son with His Digestion

Up until about a year ago, I had never even considered gluten free living. It wasn’t even on my radar to tell you the truth. If you would have asked me then what living gluten free even meant, I likely would have shrugged my shoulders and given you some answer like “doesn’t that mean you [...]

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Oat-Free Crispy Maple Granola for My Gluten-Free Friends

Oat-Free Crispy Maple Granola for My Gluten-Free Friends

My first real exposure to the concept of gluten-free was over five years ago when several gluten-free / dairy-free mix companies (think muffins, cakes, and cookies) contacted me to review their products. Always up for something new, I agreed, but kept my expectations low. Surprisingly (at least to me), I loved the baked goods that [...]

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A decade of gluten free living

A decade of gluten free living

I became aware of celiac disease over 10 years ago when my mother-in-law was diagnosed with it. In her 70s, her condition was the result of a bout of salmonella poisoning treated with some very heavy duty antibiotics. The salmonella either triggered an immune response or the antibiotics wiped out her intestinal villi. Either way she [...]

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Friends educating friends on gluten free

Friends educating friends on gluten free

What does gluten free mean to me? Hmmm….this is a tough one. When it comes to stomach issues, I’m one of the lucky ones. As my Mom would say, I have a stomach of steel. I’ve never had heartburn, I’ve always been regular, and no matter the situation – even if I’m sick as a [...]

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