From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Celiac Disease: Neither a Food Allergy nor an Eating Disorder

July 25, 2009
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I was surprised to discover the opinion piece, “Food Allergies are the New Eating Disorder,” published this week by the Huffington Post. The author of the article, Charlotte Hilton Andersen, reveals her past struggle with eating pathology and the ways she justified food avoidance. She goes on to state that a current trend in popular [...]

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101 Simple (Gluten-Free) Salads

July 22, 2009
First tomatoes

I was so excited this morning when I saw this New York Times article, 101 Simple Salads for the Season. Finally, a bunch of super easy recipes that will not only use up all of my CSA veggies but that are also both gluten-free and healthy! I think that I’ll start with #21:
Dice cucumbers (if [...]

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Gluten-Free Burrito Bowl

July 19, 2009
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There is a terrific little Mexican restaurant chain in the Midwest called Panchero’s that makes fantastic burritos. Before I was diagnosed with celiac disease, Drew and I would stop there after work to grab a quick dinner. The restaurant’s slogan is “it’s all about the tortilla” because they hand press a homemade tortilla for each [...]

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Starbucks to Discontinue Gluten-Free Cake

July 16, 2009
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According to Examiner.com, Starbucks plans to discontinue its gluten-free cake. It’s disappointing, but apparently they will replace it with KIND bars, which I love. The cake was very good and certainly a nice treat, but it was more of an indulgence than something that you could eat on a regular basis. I generally eat more [...]

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Origins Gluten-Free Lipstick and Gloss

July 13, 2009
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In an effort to update and expand our gluten-free cosmetic list, I have been contacting a lot of cosmetic companies. I heard back from Origins today, and I have posted the results on our gluten free cosmetics list.
Origins products are paraben- and pthalate-free, and many of them are also organic, which means that you don’t [...]

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End the Fight Against Celiac Disease

July 9, 2009
Empowered

“Fighting Celiac Disease” was recently published by a news outlet in Michigan. We fight against cancer, we fight against AIDS, we fight the war on drugs, and it all seems futile to me, particularly in the case of fighting celiac disease. According to Eckhart Tolle, fighting against something, whether it’s drug trafficking, depression, another person [...]

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Clinique’s Gluten-Free Lipstick and Lip Gloss

July 6, 2009
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In an effort to update and expand our list of gluten-free cosmetics, I have contacted several companies to gather information. Today I received a response from Clinique about their lipsticks and lip glosses, and they are posted on our Gluten Free Cosmetics List.
The customer service representative also sent along the following disclaimer that I have [...]

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Understanding recent research on the increasing prevalence of celiac disease

July 5, 2009

A recent study by physicians at the Mayo clinic revealed that the prevalence of celiac disease has increased over the last 50 years. Some of the articles reporting on this finding have been somewhat confusing and has glossed over important details of the study. Today I read the original research article, and I have summarized [...]

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Gluten-Free Vitamins and Supplements

July 3, 2009
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Research suggests significant vitamin deficiencies in individuals with celiac disease, even among those on a gluten-free diet. This may be related to recent findings that many people with celiac disease who were diagnosed as adults do not demonstrate full intestinal recovery. However, it may also be caused by cutting wheat out of the diet leads [...]

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