Hello world, part deux! The Gluten Freak is back and this time I’m imparting the wisdom or 16 years of trying to live a gluten free, lactose free, sucrose free, fructose free, soy free life all the while trying to be a functional adult in a society and food culture that looks awfully different since…
Category: About the Gluten-Freak
Things just got a bit more interesting…
Some claim that muscle atrophy, chronic joint pain and other physical ailments accompany people who suffer from severe gluten intolerance or full-blown Celiac’s disease. When people ask me if I have experienced any of this during my childhood I…
The Impossible Continues
Well it is Day 4 of my Gluten Free, Sucrose, Lactose and Fructose Free diet. Today I had an omelet with grilled chicken and portabello mushrooms and then for lunch I had the chicken and mushroom dish that I had prepared yesterday to last me into the weekend. -Even though this is out of necessity…
Hello world!
The gluten-freak is here! Celiac is the biggest thing in the food game right now. Celiac disease (CD) is a genetic disorder. In people with CD, eating certain types of protein, called gluten, sets off an autoimmune response that causes damage to the small intestine. This, in turn, causes the small intestine to lose its…