I have two friends that suffer from RA or rheumatoid arthritis. It is a scary and painful autoimmune disease where the body attacks the joints. Current treatments include immune suppressing drugs which slow the progression of...
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It is July in Chicago which means it is hot. Hot weather means that I do not have any interest in...
Read MoreEvery so often you see something in the popular press about celiac disease that seems goofy and unscientific. The whole idea that celiacs have bigger than normal foreheads seemed like one of those things. I mean really? What...
Read MoreWhen I rant about how diet can cure autoimmune conditions I am sure that I sound kind of out there. It is an outrageous theory. To say that a whole series of ailments from autoimmune arthritis to obesity to autism can be stopped...
Read MoreI have read elsewhere on the internet that “natural flavors” rarely contain gluten. This is simply not true. I am writing on this topic today because I have been rather miserably spending the evening in the bathroom...
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I love barbeque chicken, but bottled sauce is out of the quesiton. Yes, it is possible to find an...
Read MoreYou might think that you could just swap a safe vegan imitation cream cheese for the dairy kind in a frosting recipe. Unfortunately that does not seem to work. At all. Fortunately I am unwilling to give up. So after several...
Read MoreIt’s a challenge to eat out with celiac disease so I am always happy to find new places that we can eat. One such place is LYFE Kitchen. LYFE kitchen is a fast casual chain with a difference. Not only do they have no...
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It is copper river salmon season again. Time for awe inspiring salmon dishes. For those of you who...
Read MoreNeed a gluten-free, dairy-free, corn-free, soy-free, egg-free, bean-free, seed-free, nightshade-free, tree nut free, vegan dip? Want one that is ridiculously easy and requires no chopping and a five minute prep? I got this mini...
Read MoreWhen I started writing this post I was just going to write about how glyphosate interrupts microbial activity and why it might adversely impact the human microbiome. However, when I went looking for the data, I decided to...
Read MoreHaving spent the better part of my life being told that the reason for my clumsiness was a lack of effort and that my stomach pain was all in my head, I am very sensitive to any situation where a medical condition is treated...
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