Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
When I give up gluten, will that be forever? Why do I react worse now if I do get 'glutened'? Will my intolerances get better once the gluten is gone? I get asked these questions a lot. So, let's look at some answers. When I give up gluten, will that be forever? Clearly, if you …
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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 …
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 …
Just to let you know the lovely people at Foodsmatter.com have published an article from me on the subject of trulyglutenfree supplements. Have a read here. Hope you find it useful.
I have been thinking a lot about cross contamination recently as many patients report having problems with so-called gluten free grains like amaranth, quinoa etc. See Anthony's comments here, for example. I thought, then that you might be interested in this blog post from Dr Osborne at the Gluten Free Society: Packaged-food-high-risk-for-cross-contamination-of-gluten. Here is the …
I see our friends at FoodsMatter have joined in to help us with the truly gluten free lifestyle! See Editor Michelle's post with recipes for the Almond & Amaranth Bread (sent in kindly by long-term allergy sufferer Jacquie Broadway (thank you) and another for Quinoa and Beetroot 'Risotto' from Michelle. I see she has also linked to some …
Flour, flour everywhere! Literally when I cook but that's another story. I thought I would pass on some conversations I have been having with various people about flours suitable for the TGF diet and discuss a bit about cross contamination. First. Anthony, who is pretty sensitive to all things gluten (I know we all are, but some …
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 …
This lovely company sent me some samples of their chocolate powders after a patient alerted me to them. So far I have tried the 'Pure Dark Chocolate Powder, West African flavour (mellow)' as a hot chocolate drink. Even though it is 70% cocoa solids, it was indeed 'mellow' and almost milk-chocolatey in flavour. Very smooth …
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. …