Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I'm motoring along with the test reviews for you. It's quite fun, actually; I like to feel I'm on top of what's best for us! I've completed the new Gluten Tests page for us today. Have a peek - and I hope it helps you through the maze of how to test - properly - …
A nice reminder arrived today in my inbox from Dr Osborne at the Gluten Free Society. He's referencing a very old study (2009) but I recall it was one of the first studies I read that kicked off my foray into why many coeliacs don't get better on a gluten free diet. Complete recovery of …
Continue reading "Feeling Better on Gluten Free Diet But Are You Actually Healing?"
Interesting piece from the IFM today for you - I would have said it is pretty obvious that infection is involved somewhere, if 'only' in causing immune dysregulation: Is a Virus Responsible for Celiac Disease? The rise in autoimmune conditions in the developed world has led to questions about whether subclinical infections could play a …
How many of these can you count, then? I got six originally and nowadays have one - the pounding headaches/migraines. This is often one of the most difficult symptoms to get rid of, I've found, and others I talk to say the same. Not nice at all, I can tell you. I could actually say …
Continue reading "9 Signs You Might Have A Gluten Related Disorder"
Lovely list of gluten free 'fakeaway' recipes for you today. Yum Yum. http://ow.ly/XVUP0
Female coeliacs can present with non-gastro symptoms far earlier than men. What clues come up most?
Well, yes and no. Let me explain. In fact, let SCD Lifestyle explain as they've just done a useful post on it, so it saves me time! Their post was about a webinar which has now gone, but some of the points in the post are useful anyway.  I have been asked my views on it …
The body can easily confuse other foods that look structurally similar to gluten and give gluten sensitives and coeliacs the same gluten reaction. Here is a reminder list of the gluten cross-reactive foods for you (requested by J today so thought it might be useful to have it on here and searchable) and I have also …
At last, I have come to the final part of the Gluten Summit series: the summary! What are the main conclusions? What can help us most practically in our day-to-day gluten lives? Have a read of the round-up piece here: Â Gluten Summit Summary: What Have We Learned? In this report, I have picked out the …
Interesting study recently in Gastroenterology journal where people given gluten protease enzymes were found not to develop mucosal (villi) injury when given a small amount of daily gluten in trials. Now, before we get all excited, you have to note that the product on test was made by the same company who sponsored the trial …
Continue reading "Could ALV Enzyme Protect Against Coeliac Injury?"