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Tests Show a Gluten-Free Diet Can Reduce Thyroid Dysfunction Part 1

October 1, 2009

For many years people were aware of the link between celiac disease and thyroid dysfunction but recent tests uncovered some interesting developments. In 2001, scientists conducted tests to measure the prevalence of coeliac disease in people with autoimmune thyroid dysfunction. They tested blood from 200 individuals with autoimmune thyroiditis, 50 who were found to have [...]

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Is a Balanced Gluten Free Diet Possible? Part 1

September 10, 2009

The answer to this question is most assuredly yes! It all depends upon the selection and combination of foods.
One of the biggest issues is that most people take and translate their poor pre diagnosis food and dietary choices into a gluten free version of their original unsatisfactory dietary regime and in the process often fail [...]

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Life Changing Gluten Free Diets

August 17, 2009

Gluten sensitivity can manifest itself in many different ways and a gluten free diet has brought relief to people in a range of circumstances.
In this and following posts I will share with you stories from around the world about sufferers with different circumstances whose lives changed after switching to a gluten free diet.
If you’d like [...]

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Do I have Allergy or Intolerance?

August 7, 2009

In my many years in this industry I have often listened to people’s health problems and symptoms and how they have responded to traditional medical intervention.
If I suggest they may be gluten sensitive, their response to me is often, “Does this mean I have an allergy?”
The answer is “No!”
Gluten sensitivity is not an allergy. It [...]

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Help for food allergy sufferers – GF health link guide

June 30, 2009

People with life-threatening allergies are advised to carry an adreline (Epipen) injection, wear a medic alert bracelet and have an anaphylaxis action plan.
This is downloadable from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at www.allergy.org.au
Anaphylaxis Australia provides a lot of useful information on their website, from food recalls and alerts to tips on living [...]

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Celiac, Coeliac and Food Allergies explained

June 23, 2009

What’s the difference between an intolerance and an allergy?
A food intolerance is quite different from a food allergy. Intolerance is a diverse reaction to a food that does not involve the immune system. Lactose intolerance is a good example, where sufferers lack the enzyme needed to digest the lactose in milk and some milk products.
Symptoms [...]

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How to Lead a Gluten-Free Life

June 14, 2009

This post was contributed by Kathleen Baker, who writes about a masters in healthcare online
Gluten sensitivity diseases are hardships which can afflict certain individuals around the world due to an underlying health condition that causes them to have adverse reactions to gluten.
While gluten is found in many products, it is important to be aware of [...]

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Best on Celiac/Coeliac Disease and Gluten Free Posts of the week 4 | May

May 29, 2009

There are many good people online writing about Gluten Free and health, Coeliac and Celiac disease and symptoms related to the disease.
This is one more of my weekly posts about articles I’ve been reading and I think are worth your time to read.
Tesco asks for ideas from coeliacs |
Living gluten free? Celiac or Coeliac disease? [...]

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Cure worse than the problem – Gluten and skin diseases 3

May 19, 2009

David began to develop tiny water blisters, which burst and left scabs.
Because he had been working long hours in a stressful job, his family doctor initially diagnosed stress related psoriasis.
The condition did not clear up.
For 18 years, David endured the problem, with only periodic, short-term relief.
One doctor prescribed a corticosteroid cream. This, however, was a [...]

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A 5-year+ problem – Gluten and skin diseases 2

May 12, 2009

Continuing my previous post about the relation gluten – skin disease – celiac
During the year he was exchange student in Germany, Eric ate a lot of bread and pastry. Shortly after he returned to Australia, he developed a small purple blister on his right buttock.
Within a year, the rash grew to include his other buttock [...]

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