Before I was a social worker I was a researcher, specifically in the field of youth perception/cognition and later Autism Spectrum Disorders. I’ve done everything from set 6 month olds up with touch screens to see how they view the world, to sexuality surveys with adults on the spectrum, to blood collection and processing. And Read More …
Hello faithful readers, a researcher needs our help with a research study so I am asking for your help! PhD candidate Rosie at the University of Birmingham in England reached out to me because she is studying with a friend, and is seeking individuals with Celiac Disease to partake in a study looking at eating Read More …
Happy Easter and Passover weekend everyone! Have you seen my Gluten Free Passover and Easter Recipe Round up? There is still time to sneak in a delicious gluten free meal! Here is this week’s GF News! Is Wheat Breeding Really Driving Higher Rates of Celiac Disease?This is a topic I’ve already touched on, but I love 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 …
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 …
Five Years Later: Still No FDA Rule on Gluten free Food LabelingThis is appalling news for the gluten free community and really the title serve it’s own justice. In 2004, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCP) gave 4 years to the FDA to determine gluten free labeling laws and it has been 5 years since Read More …
These past two weeks have been crazy, and stressful, to say the least. Following Hurricane Sandy the Northeast got smacked again by a Nor’easter that the Weather Channel dubbed Athena and was were left under a blanket of about 9 inches in my town on Long Island. It took down more powerlines and trees, and Read More …
Breast Feeding Could Decrease Risk of Developing Celiac DiseaseMy cousin who is a certified Doula and birth blogger sent me this article from the Science Daily which I find very intriguing. Breast Feeding is linked to many benefits to newborns that can be beneficial through life. These are of course linked to the microorganisms that exist in Read More …
Good morning everyone! On Saturday’s I finally have time to sit down and spend some time in front of the computer relaxing and reading up on all the news and blogs I have missed over the week. Today there were three interesting gluten free/celiac disease articles that caught my eye. I figured I would share them, with Read More …
A new study being done is looking at if adding gluten to an Infant or Newborns diet by 4-6 ages can result in the prevention of future celiac disease. Take a look at it for yourself. I am not sure now I feel about this idea for two reasons. First, from what I know about Read More …
