I have been hearing and reading lately that the gluten free fad is detrimental to those of us who are Celiac, or have a truly uly diagnosed by a MD, illness that is remedied by removing wheat. I don’t understand this thinking. I for one want EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, to stop eating wheat/gluten. Gluten is not…
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Mandatory Option-Go Gluten Free
My co-op electric company that un-co-oped a few years ago has finally had to let us choose our own electric. Which is really a good thing, this coop has had a bit of a monopoly going for years, and we have literally paid for it. Thus the needed de-regulation. We HAVE to pick a new…
The Wonderful World of Magnesium
I used to get migraines with hormone fluxes, and food triggers, then I started getting dehydrated easily and started getting migraines with that. That is when I found that drinking a ‘sports drink’ would make it go away. (IV hydration too) I have found NUUN optimal hydration tablets, are my favorite cure. Sports drinks have magnesium,…
A Gut Reaction
I heard a commercial for yogurt make the statement that 70% of our immune system is located in our gut. In all of these almost 30 gut wrenching years of Celiac awareness, I have never heard this. Experiencing how absolutely EVERYTHING that goes wrong with my body, seems directly related to ingesting wheat. It makes…
They Don’t Know, But YOU Do
Last week I heard three different instances of misdiagnosis or refusal to diagnose celiac/gluten intolerance by doctors. As always the person(s) involved say the doctor said the tests don’t show the celiac, though the patient has felt better being off of wheat. The majority of doctors, labs, pathologist, the medical world still does not know…
Delete Wheat with Christy Petty 