Is Gluten Making You Fat?
It’s a bright new year and perhaps you started yours with some resolutions. For many Americans, at the top of the list is losing weight. January is a busy month at gyms and weight loss clubs. But alas, by February the “glow” has worn off and attendance wanes. But just because resolutions don’t frequently result […]
The Myers Way Diet: One Editor’s Experience in Trying It Out
Christine Boyd, after interviewing physician and author Amy Myers, M.D., reports on her own four-week trial run on “The Myers Way Diet.” Recently I had the privilege of interviewing functional medicine physician and author of The Autoimmune Solution, Amy Myers, M.D. In her book, Myers details a four-pronged plan—rooted in the tenets of functional medicine—to […]
Gluten Free Better Than Waldorf Chicken Salad
A classic Waldorf Salad is made with apples, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise and is served on a bed of lettuce. It is somehow simple and elegant at the same time.
This recipe originated somewhere around 1893. The original recipe apparently did not call for
Getting Started – The Right Mind Set
New to a gluten free diet? Trust me, I know how you may be feeling at this moment; confused, overwhelmed, and reeling from the enormity of lifestyle change you are about to undertake. After over 15 years of being gluten free, the lifestyle is second nature to me now. But I do recall vividly how […]
Triumphant Transformation
I grew up the fat kid. I don’t mean that to sound self-deprecating. It’s just who I was. My father is German – born and raised in Pforzheim – and along with the genetic blond hair and green eyes came the strong legs, 5’ 7” largeframe, and broad shoulders. I was not mistaken for the […]
Cheater, Cheater, Gluten Eater
I was diagnosed with celiac disease in April of 2005. I tried as hard as I could to be gluten-free, but always foundan excuse to cheat. I would go off, I would go back on. I have atypical symptoms (meaning none of the obvious gastrointestinal ones), so I figured since gluten didn’t really make me […]