The Microbiome and Celiac Disease by Amy Burkhart MD, RD Your Gut Bacteria Play An Important Role In Your Health The gluten-free diet may not be all that is needed to treat celiac disease. What role do the gut bacteria/microbiome play? Can probiotics help?…
The Link Between Gluten And Back Pain By Amy Burkhart MD RD The Link Between Gluten and Back Pain: What You Need to Know For most people, the idea of gluten being connected to back pain doesn’t cross their mind. While it’s true that…
The Gluten Free Label RuleClarifying GF labeling By Amy Burkhart MD, RD Explaining the gluten-free labeling rule The FDA’s gluten-free labeling rule has a significant impact on the ability of people with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity to safely choose products at…
My Celiac Disease is “Contagious”Reasons The Number Of People With Celiac Disease Is Increasing By Amy Burkhart MD, RD How can celiac disease be contagious? It is an autoimmune disease. You can’t “catch” celiac disease, but the number of people with celiac disease is…
Pesticides In Wheat: A Connection To Gluten SensitivityAnd Their Role In Inflammation By Amy Burkhart MD, RD Pesticides in wheat are now blamed for some cases of gluten sensitivity, and inflammation. And, we aren’t talking about the pesticide “Round-Up”. A Cause Of Gluten Sensitivity…