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The Early Warning Signs of Celiac Disease

By on Jul 26, 2016 in Celiac Disease, Dieting, Health, Relationships, Talking to Doctors | 0 comments

The early warning signs of Celiac Disease are a mixed bag of ailments that do not necessarily point to any one concrete diagnosis. Most people that are diagnosed with Celiac have had test after test run, missed diagnosis, or even had their symptoms dismissed by a doctor as ‘normal aches and pains.’ For Julie, the signs were not obviously related to Celiac disease, nor were they even related to one another. From physical ailments to focus issues, there was always something that got in the way. Diet not working? One thing that stood out among her sisters was that her body type was different. She was slightly overweight for her height, but the weight on her hips was disproportionate to the weight everywhere else. It made her self-conscious about wearing bikinis and short shorts.  She worked harder than most to keep the weight down and her strength up, but as she got older, it...

Independence Day and Celiac Disease

By on Jul 5, 2016 in Celiac Disease, Gluten Free, Health | 0 comments

Independence Day has a special meaning to a lot of Americans. It’s the day our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, which itself was an incredibly brave endeavor. But that was after years of suppression by the king, who sought to punish the freedom-seeking colonials. He went so far as to block American trade ports and consider all American vessels ‘enemy vessels’. This was a very aggressive approach at a group of people that were considered rebels, misfits, and degenerates by the king. This left the people living in America subject to harsh conditions, fear and distrust for the king.  But the outside world would argue that the line ‘All men are created equal’ had a mixed message coming from an America that tolerated slavery. Gluten Independence Day Contrasting the Declaration of Independence, an analogy can be drawn between the...

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