It is a myth that most coeliacs are underweight. The truth is that you could be underweight, normal weight or overweight and still have coeliac disease. Historically, doctors would only think about testing you for coeliac disease if you presented with the classic symptoms of failure to thrive as a child, or being underweight with …
New Soya Yogurts
Check out the new green tea and apple, and lime and lemon balm soya yogurts from Provamel. Agree with FM that the health benefits of the extracts would be questionable but the flavours do sound nice for a change.
Exercise + Diet = Lose Belly Fat
Someone asked me today whether diet alone is enough to lose belly fat. The answer is no. And here's a bit of proof for you: A study at Syracuse University divided 33 diabetic women into 'diet only' and 'diet plus exercise' groups. Most diabetic women gain fat around the middle because of the insulin factor - insulin …
#Gluten Free Miss Roben’s Chewy Chocolate Brownies
Your second Coeliac Week tip: Chewy Chocolate Brownies. Today, I fancied a treat so I made up half a batch of the Miss Roben's Chewy Chocolate Brownies. I halved the oil you are meant to add and added a bit of pineapple juice I had in the fridge instead. Delish! I don't know how the …
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Eczema and Hayfever Lead Later To Asthma
In naturopathic medicine, we often take note of what is termed the 'Six Phase Table 'designed by Reckeweg. This basically shows a sort of link between illnesses and gives a clue to what may come later if the initial illnesses are suppressed or ignored. Cradle cap, colic, eczema, hayfever and asthma is one of the …
#Coeliac Awareness Week
This week is Coeliac UK's Awareness Week 2011. So, to get involved, I am going to try to post a useful fact, recipe or some other titbit about coeliac disease for the next 7 days. (In truth, that's not so hard; there is so much I could tell you!) So, here's your first one. The …
#Coeliac and #Gluten Sensitivity Testing
This is a post I wrote during Coeliac Week this year - useful rundown of testing issues. The biggest problem is that many coeliacs are going undiagnosed. Many people will be posting about the symptoms to look for (although weight loss, diarrhoea, failure to thrive are certainly not the only ones to look out for …
What is This # Thing?!
Just in case you are wondering why I have started putting this # symbol in the blog post titles, I am publishing the posts via Twitter now too. Putting the hash symbol enables more people to find tweets on that particular subject which is great. The more people find the posts, the more we get …
Trouble Taking #Supplements?
I have recently written a piece for Foodsmatter.com about the importance for some people of finding grain-, and especially, corn-free supplements. This is primarily aimed at my trulyglutenfree patients who have to avoid both, but just as I published it, I had two emails come through from new people, both asking why certain supplements might make them …
What Is This # Thing?!
Just in case you are wondering why I have started putting this # symbol in the blog post titles, I am publishing the posts via Twitter now too. Putting the hash symbol enables more people to find tweets on that particular subject which is great. The more people find the posts, the more we get …