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Schär Gluten-Free Pizza Crusts

January 27, 2010
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Recently my sister discovered that she is allergic to gluten (but does not have celiac disease), and she introduced me to Schär, a line of gluten free products that only recently became available in the Midwest. My mom bought me some of their pizza crusts and penne pasta, which I am looking forward to trying. [...]

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Amazing Gluten Free Mixes by Breads From Anna

November 16, 2009
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A couple of weeks ago, Drew and I visited with Anna Sobaski, creator of Breads From Anna, and took a tour of her production facility. We even got to sample a new mix that she’s perfecting (in our opinion it’s delicious already). Anna shared with us some tips for gluten-free baking, her favorite recipes for [...]

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Review of Udi’s Gluten Free Pizza Crusts and Other Products

October 16, 2009
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We’re mostly do-it-yourselfers in the kitchen—we usually make our own pizza crust, bake our own muffins, and bake our own gluten free bread or make our own alternatives. We do this because we just don’t love a lot of the gluten free packaged bread products we’ve tried on the market today.
Udi’s Gluten Free Foods sent [...]

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Three Outstanding Web Resources For Well-Rounded Gluten-Free Health

September 22, 2009
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Celiac disease requires more than a gluten-free diet, it requires a gluten-free lifestyle. In an effort to cultivate a gluten-free lifestyle that is both happy and healthy, I do a lot of reading. Blogs, websites, books, podcasts, and videos provide tons of tips and ideas, but there are only a few to which I return [...]

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Our Five Favorite Gluten Free Substitutes

September 18, 2009
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We make most of our meals using naturally gluten free ingredients, but there are several gluten free products in our kitchen we just can’t go without. Here are five of our favorites (in no particular order):

DeBoles Gluten Free Corn Spaghetti Style Pasta
Betty Crocker Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix (check out how we doctor this to [...]

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Ecco Bella’s Natural and Organic Gluten-Free Cosmetics

September 9, 2009
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Recently I discovered Ecco Bella cosmetics, and I am thoroughly impressed. I received a bottle of Age Antidote Day Cream and Vanilla Herbal Body Lotion from the company to review.
I love the Age Antidote Day Cream. It is light and not greasy. It doesn’t sit on top of my face like a lot of other [...]

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What Everyone Ought to Know about the Causes and Treatment of Celiac Disease

August 29, 2009

Celiac Disease Insights: Clues to Solving Autoimmunity by Alessio Fasano contained so much terrific information that I couldn’t fit it all in one post. Today I will discuss the highlights related to the three causes of celiac disease and the cutting-edge treatment research currently underway.
The Big 3: Factors that Give Rise to Celiac Disease
Susceptibility to [...]

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Little Known Facts about the Discovery of Celiac Disease

August 25, 2009
medicine

Celiac Disease Insights: Clues to Solving Autoimmunity by Alessio Fasano, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, appeared in Scientific American this month. Dr. Fasano raised several fascinating points about celiac disease, including how it was discovered, its signs and symptoms, and its causes. My goal is to break down the [...]

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How I Ended My Struggle With Celiac Disease Using Meditation

August 22, 2009
Meditation

Sticking to a gluten-free diet can be frustrating. It has been difficult for me to pass up opportunities like going to the State Fair (the biggest junk-food-on-a-stick extravaganza ever) with my family because there was nothing there for me to eat. It was also difficult recently when I went to a restaurant that Drew and [...]

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