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Glutenzyme is a relatively new product being marketed by BioCare, a high-quality UK supplements company from whom I buy quite a few vitamins and food supplements. As the name suggests, Glutenzyme is supposed to digest gluten in the stomach before it reaches the gut where the damage is caused. I should say at this stage that the … Read more
Motivating yourself to follow your gluten free diet can be a challenge and requires you to acquire knowledge and develop some mental toughness. Initial reaction after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease can be a mixture of emotions, from relief and self-pity, to helplessness and anger. The upside is that following a gluten free diet effectively … Read more
Tips For Maintaining Your Gluten Free Diet and Relationships With Friends and Family A day in the life of a Celiac trying to maintain a gluten free diet… We’ve all been there… The mother-in-law has worked many hours over a hot oven to make her speciality dish and you’re too *proud/shy/scared to make a fuss … Read more
A Simple Guide To Gluten Free Eating For Celiacs / Coeliacs What does a gluten free diet consist of? This is the million dollar question. There are so many gluten free food lists out there and advice on what brand of this you can eat and what brand of the other that you can’t eat. … Read more
What is Celiac Disease? Celiac Disease is an intolerance of gluten. People with this are therefore unable to eat foods that contain gluten. Gluten is a protein present in a certain number of cereals: wheat, rye, oats and barley. Foods containing these cereals or their derivatives, such as flour, starch, bread, pasta, biscuits and cakes, … Read more
Haven Gluten Test Kits – what we’ve all been waiting for? Several years after my first attempt with the Tepnel gluten kit (see below), I decided to try a bit more research to see if things in the home gluten testing world had progressed any. Out of several companies I contacted, I only heard from … Read more