10 Tips for a Healthy Gluten-Free Diet The gluten-free diet has become the national punch line in cartoons and late-night comedy. As a result, people who have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity encounter skepticism about their need to follow a gluten-free diet. The…
Have You Been Glutened?Can an “at-home” test provide the answer? Got ” glutened”? An at-home test claims to help you determine whether or not gluten is the cause of your symptoms. Current tests don’t work for small exposures The tests currently used to diagnose…
Supplements To Digest Gluten Are the enzyme supplements to digest gluten safe? Do they work? Can we use them? Is there any risk? Many variations of these products are being offered, and people are buying them. However, we will examine how marketing’s power often…
Testing For Celiac Disease And Gluten Intolerance How do you test for celiac disease and gluten intolerance? The information on this topic can be dizzying. Let’s simplify it. Celiac Disease Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that occurs in 1/100 people. Gluten is a…
The Danger Of Vitamin Toxicity On A Gluten-Free Diet By Amy Burkhart MD, RD A gluten-free diet can lead to vitamin deficiencies. This is well known. But what about vitamin toxicities in a gluten-free dieter? Why would this happen? Vitamin D, iron, B vitamins,…