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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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Celiac Disease 101

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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Celiac News

Quick Recap of My Conference This Weekend

16.05.2011
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This weekend I was in Ottawa to attend the Canadian Celiac Association National Conference. I had not been to one of these national conferences before so I wasn’t 100% sure how much awesome it would be – though i had some idea. This weekend was way “awesomer” then i thought it would be. My brain is tingling [...]

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Food Issues

The Conference Season Has Begun! First Up : Canadian Celiac Association National Conference

12.05.2011

I love this time of year! The weather is perfect & warming up. They days stay brighter longer & it is conference season! This weekend is my first conference of the season and I am heading to Ottawa to attend my first Canadian Celiac Association National Conference. Diagnosed 4 years ago i am very passionate [...]

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Food Issues

Embarrassing Photos: Passport Then & Now

03.05.2011

Wanna see an embarrassing photo?  Passport photos are never really any good because of the fact you cant make any facial expression. Everyone looks crazy angry at the world & that just makes them funny. This to me is extra funny because you can really see how much inflammation was in my body before going [...]

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Celiac News

Treating The Gluten Free Diet as a “Fad” is Dangerous.

31.03.2011

Seven months ago I wrote a post called “How The Media Is Making Things Worse For People With Celiac Disease“, and nothing has changed. Nothing. I know that really seven months is not a long time in the grand scheme of life and certainly don’t expect one of my posts to out-do the incredible damage [...]

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Celiac Disease 101

Celiac Disease 101: What Is Cross Contamination?

03.03.2011

Cross contamination is not an issue that only people with celiac disease have to worry about but it is an issue that sets celiac disease apart from many allergies & intolerances. Cross contamination is a serious factor that those living with celiac disease need to be aware of and one of the main reasons the [...]

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Celiac Disease 101

Celiac Disease 101: The Gluten Free Diet

24.02.2011

Treatment for celiac disease is a life long gluten free diet.  So to understand what that means you need to know what gluten is. Gluten is a protein found in wheat (including spelt & kamut), barley, rye and oats. Gluten is what gives elasticity to breads, doughs & helps it keep it’s texture and is [...]

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Celiac Disease 101: Diagnosis & Treatment

17.02.2011

The number one thing i need to mention regarding getting tested for celiac disease is that if you are already on a gluten free diet — the testing (other then the genetic markers test -HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8 genes) will all be ineffective.  So if you are wanting to get a confirmation with a [...]

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