A diet free of foods containing gluten doesn’t have to mean a boring diet. Wheat free recipes shouldn’t require a dozen obscure ingredients that you’ve never heard of. A lot can be done with only two: rice flour and xanthan gum. Rice flour can be found very cheaply in the Asian food sections of many [...]
The vast majority of wheat consumed in the world today is either common wheat (also called bread wheat) or durum wheat (used to make semolina). But these forms are relatively new, historically speaking. Several species of ancient wheat plants are making a bit of a comeback as people become more concerned about their own health [...]
10. It’s not normal to get “food poisoning” (cramps and diarrhea) several times a month. 9. Two-day-long migraines don’t have to be a weekly occurrence. Who knew? 8. There’s a difference between feeling full and satisfied, and feeling sluggish and bloated. 7. Your early thirties is a bit (okay, a lot) young to have arthritic [...]
You may have seen the ads online or in magazines– “Use These Pills and Eat Wheat with No Problems!”. The product in question is marketed as “glutenase”, and the implication is that it is a special enzyme which breaks down gluten in the digestive system and makes it harmless to those with wheat intolerance. So… [...]
Wheat intolerance is basically a catch-all term for any negative reaction to wheat which is not celiac (also spelled coeliac) disease or wheat allergy. Those two conditions are diagnosed through blood tests or biopsies which show positive results for antibodies to gluten or other wheat proteins. However, someone can test negative for antibodies and still [...]
It’s almost Thanksgiving– a day which can be a nightmare for those trying to follow a gluten-free diet. If you have wheat intolerance, celiac disease, or wheat allergy, don’t be caught unprepared! Check out this great Gluten-free Thanksgiving Guide. Celiac.com’s Best Ever Gluten-free Thanksgiving Guide! via Celiac.com – Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information Since [...]
The classic symptoms of celiac disease are bloating, diarrhea, and vomiting. Weight loss and fatigue are common, as is failure to thrive and grow normally in children. However, not everyone who has celiac disease or gluten allergy shows these symptoms. Many may only suffer from fatigue and anaemia, and some have no symptoms at all. [...]