Giving Up Gluten
Gluten withdrawal? What are the symptoms? When Deb Nevergall quit gluten, she felt worse before she felt better. Deb Nevergall had just purchased an old Victorian home for her special-occasion tearoom and was working on the menu, which included cucumber sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and petits fours, when health troubles hit. First, Nevergall’s teenage […]
Answers from a Gluten Doctor – Part 5: Gluten Symptoms & Diet Cheating
With a holiday weekend coming up some of us may be tempted to stray from our gluten-free diets. What is it about holidays that make us think we can do or eat things we would not ordinarily do or eat? Read what Dr. Vikki Petersen has to say about how this affects us and answers a […]
Answers from a Gluten Doctor – Part 4: What About Dairy?
In part 4 of our series, renowned gluten sensitivity specialist, Dr. Vikki Petersen answers the question of consuming dairy for the gluten intolerant.
I can tolerate dairy fine but you still had me go off of it for 6 weeks in the beginning when I first went off gluten. Why? Is this something you would recommend to others?
Gluten Free Chocolate Bowls Recipe
Spring has sprung! It is popping up all over around these parts and after suffering through the coldest winter in recorded Floridian history (mind you, Floridians are the same people who can’t vote properly and who call 911 to take them to bars so who knows how accurate those records really are) it is nice to see the sun
Answers from a Gluten Doctor – Part 3: Now What?
Continuing on in our series of questions answered by renowned gluten doctor, Dr. Vikki Petersen, is the answer to the question “What now?” – just eliminating gluten from the diet and home is not enough as you are about to discover in Dr. Vikki’s answer. Once one has determined they have gluten sensitivity or celiac […]
Answers from a Gluten Doctor – Part 2: Diagnosis
Continuing with our discussion from highly acclaimed pioneer in the treatment of gluten sensitivity, Dr. Vikki Petersen, we tackle the often confusing subject of diagnosis.
Q. I recently had a blood test (ordered from another doctor) and he proceeded to tell me I tested negative for gluten intolerance. As we know, I have tested positive many times in the past and the simple truth is