Archive for April, 2010
GFF Podcast: Interview with Marlisa Brown, author of “Gluten Free, Hassle Free-A Simple, Sane, Dietician Approved Program for Eating your Way Back to Health”
Marlisa is multi-talented: she knows her way around a kitchen and packs as much goodness into her gluten free recipes as is humanly possible. She also educates individuals in how to maximize nutrition and live safely gluten free. Her recipes leave celiacs and non celiacs happy, nourished and always asking for seconds.
The Tale of the Clear Heels-the Gluten Free Princess takes the Stage
I’ve been a little absent this week. As some of you know, I had a date to be on a stage with a fake tan and wearing clear heels yesterday. Get your mind out of the gutter Yesterday I competed in a figure competition-kind of a fitness modelly type of competition that requires a bit [...]
30 Days to a Food Revolution….
Are you familiar with the Food Revolution? (Cue Beatles song “Revolution”. Yes, now it’s going to be stuck in your head all day. Welcome to my world.) Hopefully, you’ve been able to catch the TV show “Food Revolution” led by Jamie Oliver. I was really excited to see this show and shared my enthusiasm here. [...]
Part 5-Weight Management and Celiac Disease-Wrapping it Up-Gluten Free Style
There’s been a lot of ground covered over the past couple of weeks regarding managing your weight on a gluten free diet, and how celiac disease can affect weight control. In Part 1 of this series, I revealed how I was a cheater at the gluten free diet. In Part 2, we covered some physical [...]
Weighty Matters-Weight Management and Celiac Disease-Part4-How to Gain Weight on a Gluten Free Diet
Whew! Part 4 is here. As a quick recap-In Part 1 of this series, I revealed how I was a cheater at the gluten free diet. In Part 2, we covered some physical and psychological reasons why you may experience weight loss or gain with celiac disease/gluten intolerance. In Part 3, we reviewed some action [...]
Weighty Matters-Weight Management and Celiac Disease-Part 3- How to Lose Weight on a Gluten Free Diet
Weight issues. You see it everywhere. Commercials on TV “Eat pizza and still lose weight!”, in magazines “take this pill and lose fat effortlessly!”, and in life-someone telling you about the “detox and I lost 20 pounds!” The upshot is that any weight lost with a “get thin quick” scheme will be rapidly regained. Sometimes [...]
At the Crossroad-Choose to Move Toward your Goals, or Away From Them?
I wrote this post a couple days ago, and hesitated about publishing it. After all, this blog isn’t about me per se-it’s about living a healthy, happy, fit gluten free life-and I didn’t want to sound like I was whining I decided to put it out there. I hope you enjoy it, and if you [...]
Gluten Free Protein Powder Reviews
Gluten Free Protein Powder Reviews and Recommendations (or not!) Protein powder. It can be so useful, so tasty, so convenient! It can also be completely vile tasting, or worse, make us sick due to cross-contact or hidden gluten. This page is for us all to share our experiences with protein powders, so we can learn [...]
Weighty Matters-Physical and Psychological Impact-Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance
In Part 1, I told you how I was a cheater when it came to implementing the gluten free diet. Today, we’ll go over some mechanisms behind why we see weight gain and weight loss with celiac disease. There are 2 categories to take a look at-the physical, and the psychological. Both have impact on [...]
