If you are gluten sensitive or coeliac, you will probably recognise this problem: that tell-tale expansion of the waistband for no apparent reason. You can wake up with it, put your best 'thin' trousers on and 5 minutes later have to undo the button. You can get it before meals, during meals, after meals, when …
#Coeliacs – Overweight Not Underweight
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 …
#Coeliacs – Overweight Not Underweight
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 …
#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 …
Miss Roben’s Mixes
You may remember I wrote about these allergen-free mixes a while back. Today, I wrote an extensive post about them on the trulyglutenfree site for grain-free people, but I am sure a lot of you will fancy trying some of these so have posted it here too for you. This is a fab range of …
TrulyGlutenFree Site Launches!
Hoorah! Today, I have launched the new site dedicated to all of you who are truly gluten and grain sensitive at http://www.trulyglutenfree.co.uk. I have had so many queries and questions since I launched the TrulyGlutenFree ebook and wrote the No Grain: No Pain article to introduce the subject that I felt it needed its own site. …
Gluten Gene Tests Positive
Just thought I would let you know that the first batch of gluten genetic test results have come through this week - and all are positive! It looks like I have stumbled upon a BIG hidden health issue here. This basically shows that these people have an auto-immune gluten disorder where gluten can attack tissues …
Gluten: No Grain, No Pain
Just to let you know I have just had an article published by the lovely allergy specialist people at Foodsmatter.com on the whole subject of grains and gluten. Read Gluten: No Grain, No Pain here and, if you need more, check out the ever-growing resources page on the clinic site where there is now a …
New Warburtons Gluten Free Range
Clare just let me know she has tried the Warburtons new GF bread: "Brown loaf by Warburtons, new in. Good taste & texture for both toast & bread." Warburtons have launched a whole new free from range. Based on maize starch so not OK if you are corn intolerant (no GF bread I have found …
Miss Roben’s Carrot Cake Breakfast
Miss Roben's is a dedicated allergy-free bakery range from the US and now available in the UK. I posted about them here and they were kind enough to send some samples to try. I started with the carrot cake (well why not?) and accidentally developed a fab fruity breakfast! On a day when I was …