On Wednesday I attended a networking event at a local catering hall that had an entrance fee, as passed hors’ d’oeuvres and two hot dishes were included. Being the Celiac that I am I had expressed me dietary needs in advance, and upon entering introduced myself to who I knew was that event’s manager: The lone Read More …
For October’s Potluck Dinner Club get together the theme was Italian, an ethnic style full of gluten but also easy to modify to gluten free. Gluten free pasta is one way to omit the gluten, but another is substituting vegetables for pasta in general. Some examples of this include three such dishes offered at this Read More …
This post is getting out a bit later than I wanted, as yesterday I was in the city all day for a collaborative meeting between Social Justice Solutions (my other writing job) and a few other organizations. But, better late than never. Doctors Say Changes in Wheat Do Not Explain Rise of Celiac DiseaseThis is Read More …
Today is National Celiac Awareness Day here in the United States. It’s a day to spread awareness of the disease at full force, and a day to recognize the efforts (and Birhday) of the man who first accounted the link between CD symptoms and gluten: Dr. Samuel Gee. Happy 174th birthday Dr. Samuel Gee! I Read More …
Head trauma linked to slight increase in celiac disease riskThis large scale study looked at almost 30,000 subjects with Celiac Disease, and compared them to over 100,000 controls to determine if early head trauma had anything to do with a CD diagnosis later in life. They found a slight increase in the likihood of being Read More …
I came across this Infographic online, and thought that it was a great reminder of the costs (monetarily and beyond) of chronic diseases such as Asthma, Heart Disease, and Diabetes. Although, as discussed in the infographic, our extended life expectancy has part to do with our growing risk of developing a chronic disease I personally Read More …
My group of friends had our second Potluck Dinner Club get together on August 1st at another friend’s house, and the theme was Southern Style cooking. People seemed to have more difficulty with this theme, asking more questions about what could count as southern as well as what could be made southern style and still Read More …
Schar’s Quality of Life Questionnaire Although not so much news, I felt it was important to share this. This survey from Schar is assessing the use of Social Supports in those with Celiac Disease, as well as their overall quality of life. This, to me, is a very important area of research needed for those Read More …
The last year of my Master’s program in Social Work I interned with Healthy Schools NY, a program dedicated to improving access to healthy foods, and physical activity and physical education, within local school districts by improving buy in from all members of the school community and developing effective health policies. A big part of Read More …
Those of us who are gluten free know that gluten free labeling is not a consistent thing, and find frustration in the grocery story trying to navigate the problem and determine what we can and cannot eat. The issue? There is no defined standard for labeling something gluten free. It can be anything from containing no Read More …
