Food Issues

Tune In to a Live Gluten-Free Cooking Class

03.10.2011
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If you are new to the gluten free diet, a veteran or know someone who eats gluten free you will want to tune into this.  Kinnikinnick Foods is hosting a gluten-free cooking class broadcasting on UStream so you can watch and learn from the comfort of your own home. Taking place tomorrow evening (October 4, 2011) at [...]

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Gluten Free Myth: Spelt

27.09.2011
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Myth:  Spelt is safe for people with celiac disease Truth: Spelt is NOT SAFE for people with celiac disease I am not sure where this myth started or why there are still medical professionals who believe this myth but spelt is not gluten free. It is a species of wheat – also known as Triticum spelta [...]

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Increased Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Women with Unexplained Infertility

03.09.2011
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The May-June 2011 issue of The Journal of Reproductive Medicine published a study where 191 females with unexplained fertility were evaluated to find the prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease and unexplained infertility. Click here to find out more about the results and what this suggests for undiagnosed celiac disease

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Media: Get Your Facts Straight Before Talking About Gluten Free Living!

24.08.2011
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Today a very popular Canadian television show CityLine had 2 segments on their program today talking about gluten free.  Focusing on gluten free baking (making cookies and a fudge cake) and then later another segment on gluten free pasta. I always get both excited (for the awareness) and weary when media has coverage on gluten free without [...]

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Yes I Trick My Kids But It’s Good For Them, Honest

11.08.2011
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If you are a parent or in charge of making kids eat you will feel me when i say it can be really hard and frustrating to get them to eat what you want them to eat. My kids – particularly Big P has always been a very picky eater. He likes what he likes [...]

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BlogHer, Gluten Free and Traveling to the USA

10.08.2011
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This past weekend I attended the BlogHer conference in San Diego. It was my second year attending and my first time in San Diego (which is beautiful, seriously – go!) and overall i had a fantastic time. I met some people I have been dying to meet, had the best roommates a lady could ask for and [...]

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Could You Benefit From The Gluten Free Diet?

29.07.2011
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Gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease affect a lot of people – the current statistic being 1 in 133 people have celiac disease {and a majority of those people are not diagnosed or misdiagnosed}.The truth is many more people have un-diagnosed gluten intolerance/gluten sensitivity with an estimate of it affecting up to 10-15% of the population. [...]

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No Avoiding What’s Staring Me Right In The Face

30.06.2011
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This has been a very eye opening week where I think I have finally accepted what I have known for some time.  For me to make a change that might not be easy there needs to be something huge that ‘hits me in the face’ so that it will be worse for me if i [...]

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Canadian Food Labels About To Get Much Simpler For Food Allergic, Intolerant & Celiac Disease Consumers

19.05.2011
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On February 16, 2011 Health Canada published amendments to the Food Allergen Labeling Regulations and with it means big things for those of us with celiac disease (as well as for people with one or more of the major allergens as well as sulphite sensitivities) when it comes to purchasing safe pre-packaged foods. The Food and Drug Regulations require that most prepackaged foods [...]

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