Be Gluten Aware – May is Celiac Awareness Month
Celiac disease affects 3 million Americans, yet 95% of sufferers don’t know they have it. If you do not know someone now that has Celiacs, chances are you will in the future.
Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the lining of the small intestine and… Continue Reading
Prebiotics and the Gluten-Free Diet
Reprinted from the December, 2010 issue of NFCA Celiac Central Newsletter
Awareness of celiac disease and gluten intolerance is growing. We physicians and gastroenterologists now have the message that these problems are very common and that we need to be more diligent in testing for and treating any gluten-related conditions.… Continue Reading
Gluten Intolerance and No Celiac! Wow! It Is Real and Now Proven!
We in medicine have long struggled with the concept of gluten intolerance in the absence of celiac disease. We have had patients that say it occurs but we could find no proof of it. Up to now. Now we have proof and it is very startling. It is presented in… Continue Reading
Celiac, Gluten, Gliadin and the gut Microbiota
It was not even a year ago when I stumbled upon information buried in the medical literature that wheat supplied 70-80% of the prebiotic fibers in the North American diet(1). Prebiotcs, of course, are those beneficial and very specialized food fibers that promote the best growth and healthiest of bacteria… Continue Reading
Do You Still Have Symptoms On A Gluten Free Diet?
It May Be Your MICROBIOTIA
The word microbiota is a fancy medical word. It means the vast numbers of bacteria that inhabit the digestive track. These bugs, most of which were once thought to be only a nuisance or worse, are now known to be a very important part of… Continue Reading
