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Bringing Your Own Food to Restaurants: What You Need to Know
When diners treat “gluten allergy” like a preference, it undermines people with celiac disease and confuses restaurants. Here’s what the ADA actually requires—and what it doesn’t. Continue reading
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Three Standby Gluten Free Recipes I Use All The Time
These three gluten-free recipes are my personal go-tos for quick, budget-friendly, and delicious meals. Each one has taught me a new trick I now use in my kitchen. Continue reading
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Hives, Swelling, and Celiac – Really?
I was diagnosed with idiopathic urticaria with angioedema—hives and swelling with no clear cause. Could this be connected to my celiac disease? Continue reading
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Crying in the Grocery Store after Celiac Diagnosis
My first gluten-free grocery trip ended in tears. Celiac disease ripped away my comfort foods, but I’ve learned how to shop, eat, and live gluten free. Continue reading
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Movie Theater Popcorn Drama: Why Social Media May Not Be the Best Place for Advice
When social media debates about gluten free living get heated, I try to step in with facts – is movie theater popcorn safe? Continue reading
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What Is the Number One Thing I’ve Learned About Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease doesn’t define me. I push through, smile, and refuse to let it take more from me than it already has. Continue reading
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Top 10 Things I Learned about Celiac Disease – Part 2
Second in a three-part series on what I’ve learned about celiac disease. We explore why “gluten free” means different things, why symptoms aren’t a reliable guide, and how celiac affects whole families. Continue reading
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The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned About Celiac
Mass screening studies are uncovering thousands of undiagnosed celiac patients — many without “typical” symptoms. Learn how the image of the celiac patient is shifting, why emotional and mental health support is essential, and why awareness from gluten-free fad dieting… Continue reading
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Cross Contact in the Kitchen: Protecting Against Gluten Exposure
Teach cross contact with the raw chicken analogy—wash hands, separate tools, and prep gluten-free first to keep your kitchen safe for celiac disease. Continue reading
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Risky Behavior in Celiac Disease?
Responses from those diagnosed pre-2000 show a more pragmatic view of celiac disease. This post explores silent celiac in teens, gluten experimentation risks, and my own ongoing allergic reactions—because nearly everything in my life still connects back to celiac disease. Continue reading
