Today I’ve been gluten free for 10 years. A decade, nearly one third of my mere 34 years of life. I’d say eating gluten feels light years away but in reality it’s only been 4 months…I went 9 years and 8 months without intentionally ingesting gluten but more on that later… More importantly, you may Read More …
Today marks my 7th gluten free anniversary, meaning I’ve made it another year around the gluten free sun without combusting or fainting from lack of gluten consumption. That’s right; if you need to be gluten free you can survive, I promise. For me, at least, I feel like it gets easier year after year. More Read More …
Let’s be honest, there’s a lot of extra steps having Celiac Disease or a Food Allergy adds to our lives. Often times we need to be on point so we don’t make mistakes, we need to find and buy more ingredients, we need to ask more questions, and so much more. All this requires a Read More …
Food, as I’ve said a thousand times over, is so much more than the sustenance for our bellies and bodied. The social quality of it influence our behaviours, personalities, relationships and even what we hold to be our traditions and heritage. Yet this aspect is often overlooked in nutrition, food, and mental health studies and the Read More …
Do you celebrate your gluten free anniversary? To me it’s my second birthday, it’s the day I started to get my health back and returned to being ‘me’. That’s something to celebrate… Like many people starting a new month I woke up March 1st 2010 feeling like I’d turned a new leaf. The gluten was out Read More …
Yesterday, before the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving weekend commenced, I woke up earlier than I needed, started the tea kettle, and slipped on my rain boots. Ice crystals were still on the patio table, and the world was just shaking awake on an uncharacteristically warm November morning as I went and opened up Read More …
Autumn; my favorite season. After the rush and the heat of the summer we can finally slow down, cool down and begin to recuperate. I find myself on edge in the summer, feeling the desire to live every moment as big and full as I can get it rather than letting it pan out as Read More …
I looked at my Celiac Disease Diagnosis as a prescription for health. Control of my health was now in my hands and I had a solution I could personally manage to live a healthier life, which is in my mind better than taking any medication. Now, this doesn’t mean that I don’t bitch and moan Read More …
This week’s featured post is about friends: We all have them, hopefully, but when you have Celiac Disease your friends tend to fall into a few categories based on how they respond to your gluten free lifestyle. Here are five of the types of friends I have, but I’d love to hear what types of Read More …
