Awhile back, while I was in the midst of frantic wedding planning, author Sibel Hodge reached out to me to see if I would be interested in reviewing her book A Gluten Free Taste of Turkey. Being a lover of new foods, especially ones with a Mediterranean flair, I was happy to have the opportunity. Read More …
Undiagnosed Coeliacs Disease a Time BombIt’s Celiac Awareness Week in Australian, and this article discusses the state of undiagnosed CD in Australia. It truly is a challenge to diagnose CD, but increased awareness helps so it’s great to see awareness being spread! Case Study: Undiagnosed Coeliac DiseaseIn theme with the above article, here is a cause study Read More …
The title of this blog makes it obvious that I am of Celtic heritage, but to be more specific I am of Irish heritage. Because of this fact as well as my upbringing, and my grandfather’s name being Patrick, I’ve always had a deeper connection with St. Patrick’s day than most. It goes beyond drinking Read More …
Do you find that you feel healthier when you cut out fast foods? What about when you limit salt? Well there just might be something to that, especially if you are predisposed to autoimmune diseases… Higher salt diets are all too common in western cultures in part due to our reliance on processed and fast Read More …
St. Patrick’s day is coming up! Later this week I’ll be posting a list of some of the better gluten free traditional Irish/St. Patrick’s Day recipes, but for now I wanted to share something that’s been missing from my blog recently- my own recipes! Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish usually consisting of potatoes and cabbage or Read More …
New Centre for Coeliac Disease Launched in SheffieldThose with Coeliac Disease, other gluten related conditions, or who are concerned they might have such conditions have a new center available to them in the UK. The center will be opening up at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Should Patients With Morbid Obesity be Tested for Celiac Disease Before Surgery?This Read More …
Being gluten free in western society often introduces us to new grains which are foreign to many westerners but not so foreign to others around the world. For me, one of those grains was Quinoa. At first its use confused me, but once I got into the hang of it it quickly became a staple to my Read More …
Happy March! March is National Social Work Month here in the United States, so happy month to all my social work readers. You can check out my other work over at Social Justice Solutions. Celiac Disease Patients Have Higher Rates of Irritable Bowel like SymptomsThe discussed study looked at the connection between adherence to a Read More …
I stumbled across this article “Envisioning an End to the Gluten-Free Diet?” thanks to Jule’s Gluten Free and truly needed to share as an elaboration to the many articles I’ve reviewed in my weekly Gluten Free New’s Round Ups. The article discusses the current research seeking to ‘cure’, or find ways around, a medically required gluten Read More …
Hello everyone, and thanks so much for entering the Rudi’s Soft ad Fluffy giveaway! There were a total of 24 eligible comments, many of which included some great edible and relaxing ways to keep cozy, soft, and fluffy during the final months of winter. Thank you to everyone who participated, but of course there can Read More …
