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ABC’s of Gluten Free Living: Probiotics, and the Courage to Just Do It

Monday, March 8th, 2010

In this most recent episode from the ABC’s of Gluten Free, find out what Probiotics are, why you should care about them, and learn some downright amazing tidbits about their essential role in both individual and cultural survival.

Here is just one factoid that I love to share: only about 5 to 10% of the cells in and on your body are “self” cells… The rest are micro-organisms! Just click here to listen to this thrilling (if I don’t say so myself) episode, premium members only… But remember if you are not a Premium member yet, you can register for two weeks of free access and start getting in on the gluten-free goodness now.

J is for “just do it!” Ah, what a perfect tagline. Not one of ours, but we did spin off this in our recent episode “J” in the ABC’s of Gluten Free series. This audio is free to all members. Click here to listen to this short and inspirational audio. Perfect for anyone on a gluten free diet, or anyone with food intolerances in general.

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Fertility and Celiac Disease

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Many people have Celiac Disease or celiac intolerance, and few know that it can affect their attempts at conception. It is an autoimmune response that manifest when gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley, is ingested. It often takes many years for a correct diagnosis to be made, and, until then, individuals can suffer from chronic diarrhea, constipation, acid reflux, and other digestive disorders, as well as a whole host of seemingly unrelated symptoms. It can also affect fertility. In men with Celiac Disease, it can lead to low sperm count, and women may experience troubles conceiving.

Studies from various countries indicate that fertility problems are indeed more common in women with untreated Celiac Disease, compared to women who do not have it.

The risk of suffering other gynecological and obstetrical problems like miscarriage or preterm birth is also higher for those with Celiac Disease.
Joseph Mercola, “Why Haven’t Infertile Couples Been Told These Facts?”, 2/23/2010

Follow the link to read more about what Dr. Mercola has to say about Celiac Disease and its affects on fertility.

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Chef to Plate Celiac Awareness Project

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

May is Celiac Awareness Month!

The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, one of the foremost leaders in America supporting folks with gluten intolerance and Celiac and raising public awareness of these topics, unrolls their 2nd Annual Campaign. The Chef to Plate Campaign helps spread awareness of Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance to restaurants through dining. They estimate this simple campaign reached 1.6 million people last year! Ways you can participate:

  1. Send the GIG restaurants with gluten-free menus you frequent and trust. They will send them an invitation to participate. Click HERE to sign up your restaurant. Or send complete information to rebecca.powell@gluten.net to recommend your favorite restaurants with gluten-free menus.
  2. Help distribute the campaign materials to restaurants in your area. GIG will send you all the information and the participating restaurants. All you have to do it hand-deliver the materials to the restaurant before May 1st. Click HERE to sign up.
  3. Spread the word about this campaign to the public.

Restaurants loved participating last year. Please help the GIG spread awareness about gluten intolerance.

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L is for Listening to Your Body

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

What does it mean to “listen to your body”? With “alternative” and “complementary” medicine becoming more commonly accepted every day, this phrase is also pushing up against cliche. But what does it actually mean? In this next episode of the ABC’s of Gluten Free, Megan and Tiffany talk about balancing external knowledge with our internal messages and explore what it means to understand the signals the body gives in relation to the food we eat. Click here to listen to the L is for Listening to Your Body podcast.

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Gluten Free Flours and Fillers

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

There are plenty of online resources for gluten-free flours, but just so you don’t have to harvest them from a dozen different sites, I’ve included them here.

This is not an exhaustive list, but these are the ones you’ll most commonly find. For a discussion of the pros and cons of various flour as well as ideas on how to use them, please visit my podcast series with Tiffany Pollard at: http://community.eatingforevolution.com/articles/?ac=dg4h6rib

If you’re having trouble with gluten, you can still enjoy:

  • Almond flour
  • Amaranth
  • Arrowroot
  • Baking soda (most)
  • Baking powder (most)
  • Bean flour
  • Brown rice flour
  • Buckwheat flour
  • Chickpea flour
  • Corn flour
  • Corn starch
  • Cornmeal
  • Date flour
  • Fava bean flour
  • Flaxmeal
  • Green pea flour
  • Guar gum
  • Hazelnut flour
  • Harina
  • Lecithin
  • Mesquite
  • Millet flour
  • Polenta flour
  • Potato flour
  • Potato starch
  • Quinoa flour
  • Sorghum flour
  • Sorghum gum
  • Soy flour (can be irritating to a compromised bowel)
  • Sweet rice flour
  • Tapioca flour
  • Teff (make sure it’s not blended with wheat flour)
  • White rice flour
  • Xantham gum

These are the flours you’ll want to avoid:

  • All-purpose flour
  • White flour
  • Wheat flour
  • Enriched flour
  • Bleached flour
  • Whole meal flour
  • Barley flour
  • Graham flour
  • Oat flour
  • High protein flour
  • Durum flour
  • Semolina flour
  • Kamut flour
  • Triticale flour
  • Rye flour
  • Soba flour
  • Spelt flour
  • Wheat gluten and “vital” wheat gluten
  • Starch and “modified food starch
  • Malt anything
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