The first big trip I took after being diagnosed with celiac disease was to Vietnam. I had only been gluten-free for a year, and I worried about how I would be able to communicate my dietary needs in a foreign country where I could not speak a word of the language and the writing … [Read more...] about Travel Dining Cards for Gluten Intolerance and Food Allergies
Gluten-free diet leads to remission of fibromyalgia in new study
In 2008, I wrote a post theorizing the connection between fibromyalgia and gluten. At that time I could find no published medical evidence of this connection, but comments from readers (over 200 of them) confirmed my belief, that many people with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) … [Read more...] about Gluten-free diet leads to remission of fibromyalgia in new study
Mariposa Baking Co. in San Francisco – Gluten-Free Goodness
I can't believe it's been 6 years since I first wrote about Mariposa Baking Company At that time (2008), they were located only in Oakland, CA, and the next year made the move to a kiosk in the historic Ferry Building of San Francisco. Now they reside in a permanent spot in the … [Read more...] about Mariposa Baking Co. in San Francisco – Gluten-Free Goodness
Gluten-free fig cookies – new from Pamela’s! Enter to win!
Did you grow up eating Fig Newtons? I did. They are one of those nostalgic cookies for me, like Nutter Butters and Circus Animal Cookies. I never did look at the ingredients panel until recently, and... yuck. Besides the fact that Fig Newtons are gluten-ous, they also contain … [Read more...] about Gluten-free fig cookies – new from Pamela’s! Enter to win!
Gluten-Free Valentine’s Chocolates
Do you love someone (yourself included!) who can't eat gluten? Yes, flowers are nice and gluten-free, but sometimes a box of chocolates is just, well, delicious! I have some good news and some bad news regarding the most popular brands of Valentine's Day chocolates. Do you … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Valentine’s Chocolates
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