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May 14th, 2012 by
(Editor’s Note: A follow up on Domino’s Pizza Offers Gluten-Free Pizza…Sort Of)
5/8/2012 9:29 PM ET (RTTNews) - Domino’s new gluten-free pizza should not be eaten by people with Celiac disease, the company said in a statement. Apparently, the first gluten-free pizza being offered by national pizza chain is designed for people with gluten sensitivity, as opposed to those with full-blown Celiac disease.
Despite the fact that the crust are gluten free, Domino’s can’t guarantee that no gluten will come into contact with the pizza, which could be dangerous for those with the gluten allergy. (more…)
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Category: Celiac disease, Description, Diet, Eating Out, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Lifestyle, News, News, Restaurants, Symptoms
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May 10th, 2012 by Jennifer Harris
Photo credit: Celiac Disease Awareness Month
May is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, so it seems appropriate to share some medical facts about this autoimmune disease that just might shock you.
These facts come from Dr. Tom O’Bryan who is is a nationally recognized speaker and workshop leader specializing in gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. Dr. O’Bryan’s specialty is in teaching the many manifestations of gluten sensitivity and celiac disease as they occur inside and outside of the (more…)
Tags: Celiac disease, Celiac research, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, News, Research, Symptoms
Category: Celiac disease, Description, Diagnosis, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, News, Research, Symptoms, Symptoms, Testing, Testing
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April 25th, 2012 by John Libonati
The body goes through changes when people adopt a gluten-free diet. Many find their health problems melt away. But what about when they accidentally ingest gluten?
Gluten Free Works wanted to find out whether folks discover their symptoms change in intensity after they have been gluten-free for awhile, so we posed the following question on our
Facebook page…
Do you notice when you accidentally eat gluten that your symptoms are WORSE now that you have been gluten-free for awhile? Or, are they not as bad??
Tags: Celiac disease, facebook, Gluten free, Symptoms
Category: Celiac disease, Gluten free, Symptoms
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January 19th, 2012 by Randi Markowitz
Gluten Free Homemade Challah Bread
This is a quote that a lot of people are hearing these days. What happens after your doctor says these words? Here is a synopsis of my journey; if any of this sounds familiar, give it some serious thought…there may be a very simple answer.
I first heard these words while I was barely concious, in a bed at Methodist Hospital in Houston. I had become so weak and debilitated by my undiagnosed and untreated celiac disease that my life was in danger. The symptoms over twenty years included gastrointestinal problems, fibromyalgia, irritability, bone pain and more. The good news was that I finally found out what was wrong with me; the better news was finding out that the disease is completely manageable through dietary changes alone.–no medications, no surgeries, none of that stuff. Just don’t eat grains that contain the gluten protein, mainly wheat, barley and rye. That sounded really good to me.
Not so fast. While still in the hospital, I was really still very sick, and not really able to process the information. After a couple of days (in which I was already improving), it dawned on me that (more…)
Tags: Bone pain, Cooking, Diagnosis, Diet, Fibromyalgia, Gluten free, Irritability, Symptoms
Category: Bone Pain, Cooking, Diet, Gluten free, Symptoms
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January 16th, 2012 by Christie Bessinger
There are a number of nutrient deficiencies associated with Celiac and other autoimmune disorders. These occur not only BEFORE diagnosis, due to flattened villi and malabsorption, but AFTER diagnosis as well. It’s up to us to choose healthy, naturally gluten-free foods (like fruits, veggies, lean protein and brown rice) in order to feel the best we can. Even then, we may still have deficiencies.
I was diagnosed about 5 years ago. Although I have experienced dramatic improvements in my health, sleep quality, and energy level, I have still been dealing with some “weird” symptoms that I wasn’t sure were going to go away. These include eye floaters (which I’ve noticed for about 2 years now), shakiness and rapid pulse especially during the first half of the day, and carbohydrate intolerance. (Eating high carb meals have been giving me headaches). So…. I was VERY excited when I heard that Gluten Free Works was going to be offering NUTRITION TESTING. I couldn’t wait to try it out.
When I got my results back, I was AMAZED at how many nutrient deficiencies I still had after being Gluten-Free for this many years. I came up deficient in:
VITAMIN A (this explained the eye floaters)
CHROMIUM (I had never heard of chromium before now, but this explained my problem with carbs. I have since read that a deficiency in Chromium leads to DIABETES… so I’m glad I figured this out now, rather than later ;)
SELENIUM (had never heard of that one either) (more…)
Tags: Celiac disease, Gluten free, Nutrition, Nutrition testing, Remedies, Testing, Treatment, Vitamins
Category: Celiac disease, Gluten free, Health, Remedies, Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, Vitamins
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December 27th, 2011 by John Libonati
On December 13, I posted a question on the Glutenfreeworks Facebook page to ask people who had adopted a gluten-free diet if they no longer needed medications they had been taking. The response was incredible. Dozens of people described how they no longer needed drugs, some of which they had been taking for years or decades.
Here is my post and their responses…
“I gave a presentation to a group and mentioned a friend who had been on Zantac for 20 years. I went on to say that once she went gluten-free the acid reflux disappeared. A woman in the audience stood up and said the same thing happened to her – she had been on it since she was 10 (I’m guessing she was in her mid to late 30s.).
My question for you is what medication (of any kind) were you on, before you went gluten-free, that you no longer need to take and how long did it take before you did not need it anymore?”
Tags: Celiac disease, Cures, Diagnosis, Doctors, Gluten, Gluten free, Health, Physicians, Treatment
Category: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, Medical Fields, News, News, Symptoms, Symptoms, Testing, Treatment
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December 13th, 2011 by John Libonati
We asked people on on the Glutenfreeworks Twitter account how they felt about whether finding out earlier about their gluten sensitivity or celiac disease would have affected their lives.
Here is what they said.
Do you think your life would have been different if you had known about gluten at an early age???
@Glutenfreeworks incredibly. My senior year of high school probably wouldn’t be going so poorly if I had…. (more…)
Tags: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Gluten Sensitivity, Testing, Twitter
Category: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, Symptoms, Symptoms, Testing
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December 9th, 2011 by John Libonati
It is well documented that only a small minority of those with celiac disease are successfully diagnosed in a medical setting.
Gluten sensitivity, which we based on medical research and proposed in Recognizing Celiac Disease in 2007, has only recently been accepted as a true medical condition. So we decided to hold an informal survey to see just how people are becoming gluten-free? How are they finding out that gluten sensitivity or celiac disease are the cause of their health problems and are doctors diagnosing them or are they figuring it out on their own?
We posted this question to our GlutenFreeWorks Facebook friends and here are their answers. Were YOU diagnosed by a doctor? Leave your comments below! (more…)
Tags: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Gluten, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, Symptoms, Testing
Category: Celiac disease, Diagnosis, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, Symptoms, Symptoms, Testing
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November 29th, 2011 by Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN
Osteoporosis, or brittle bones, is a generalized bone disorder involving the slow loss of bone mass throughout the skeleton that results in diminished bone mineral density (BMD). Thinning, fragile bones maintain normal cell appearance but have a rapid turnover so that more bone is taken up and removed than is laid down. The result is bone weakness that predisposes people with osteoporosis to fractures.
Osteopenia refers to the progression of bone tissue loss in the range between normal to osteoporosis.
What are Bones?
Bones are dynamic structures made up of living connective tissue and certain minerals. Connective tissue provides the shape of bones and holds calcium phosphate mineral for hardness and (more…)
Tags: Calcium, Calcium deficiency, Celiac disease, Gluten free, Low calcium, Osteoporosis, Remedies, Symptoms
Category: Calcium, Celiac disease, Osteoporosis, Symptoms, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency
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October 6th, 2011 by Christie Bessinger
Haley is the mother of 21 month old Wyatt, who was diagnosed with Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA-1) through newborn screening. Doctors have been unable to explain why a gluten free diet seems to be making such a positive difference to his health. Here is Wyatt’s story…
Haley’s letter to Glutaric Acidemia Group:
I thought I would share some interesting news with you all, in case there is a child out there like my son. We started my son on a gluten free diet in April and since then, his glutaric acid and 3-hydroxy glutaric acid levels have (more…)
Tags: Babies, Baby, Children, Diet, Glutaric acidemia, Gluten free, Interviews, Symptoms
Category: Baby, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Health, Interviews, Symptoms
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