Q. I am concerned that my 2 1/2 year old daughter may have celiac. I am 37 and my 1st cousin on my father's side has celiac disease, and my aunt (not her mother) on my father's side had lupus (she has been dead over 30 years). My daughter is about 33 inches tall and weighs 28 … [Read more...] about Ask the Doc: Blood test and stool test say different things?
Gluten Free Pound Cake Recipe
Best Gluten-Free Pound Cake Gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free (depending on flour mix used). Sent in by Karen in San Francisco, CA. Adapted from the pound cake recipe in Thoughts For Food, dated 1946. Ingredients 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 4 egg yolks 4 stiffly beaten egg … [Read more...] about Gluten Free Pound Cake Recipe
Immune system diseases increasing
A while back I wrote a post called Why are food allergies on the rise?, discussing several theories as to why this is so, including the Hygiene Hypothesis, which says that we are so used to living in a clean environment that our immune systems have nothing to attack and so begin … [Read more...] about Immune system diseases increasing
The Who Needs Martha recipe roundup
Thanks to everyone who sent in recipes for the Who Needs Martha online recipe exchange! I have decided that rather than post all the recipes at once, I am going to create a new feature on the website called Recipe Share. These recipes will be the ones that you, the readers, send … [Read more...] about The Who Needs Martha recipe roundup
Gluten and headaches
Sometimes I just want to shake people (no one in particular) and say "DUH!" I know I see things differently with my gluten-free vision (yes, I am a superhero), and things seem obvious to me. So I get frustrated. Let me explain... An article came out on the newswire yesterday … [Read more...] about Gluten and headaches
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