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Intro to Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks ingested gluten, and, by mistake, also attacks the intestinal lining. The damage to the intestines can cause a number of symptoms including:
- Abdominal pain
- Bloating
- Gas
- Cramps
- Diarrhea and/or constipation
Celiac disease can also cause nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition. Long term deficiencies of iron, folic acid, and vitamins B12, D, and K can lead to anemia and osteoporosis.
Detecting Celiac Disease
On occasion, most people will experience some form of gastrointestinal distress, but a person with celiac disease will likely experience it on a daily basis. In some cases, the connection between gastrointestinal discomfort and gluten intolerance is missed, and celiac disease may go undetected.
Focus on Whole Grains: Quinoa
Quinoa (keen-wa) is called the mother of all grains and for good reason. It has the highest protein content of all the grains along with high levels of phosphorus, magnesium, iron, linoleic acid, lysine, methionine, and cysteine. Typically, lysine and cysteine aren’t fond in high quantities in whole grains. When quinoa is paired with other foods, all of these help make a more complete protein.
Quinoa, Mother of all Whole Grains
Quinoa is also great because it
A Nutritionist’s Take on Whole Grains
What Are Whole Grains?
A grain can be called a whole grain when it still contains its original composition of a bran, germ, and endosperm. It can be processed in terms of rolled, cracked, or cooked, but still needs to have the word ‘whole’ in the ingredients.
How do You Know if You’re Buying Whole Grains?
Hypoallergenic Cookbook: Quinoa Summer Salad
Quinoa is a seed – not a grain – with a similar taste and texture to couscous. It is a great choice for complex carbohydrates for those with wheat or gluten intolerances. Quinoa is a good source of manganese, magnesium, and many other vitamins and minerals.
Quinoa Summer Salad
Hypoallergenic Cookbook: Bison Black Bean Chili
Another recipe from our hypoallergenic meal plan.
Bison Black Bean Chili
Food Allergies & Weight Loss
You may have a hidden food allergy that is making you fat (or at least making weight loss more difficult).
Food allergies can make weight loss more difficult
Hypoallergenic Cookbook: Baby Portabella and Buckwheat Sauté
This is another recipe from our hypoallergenic meal plan.
Baby Portabella and Buckwheat Sauté
Hypoallergenic Cookbook: Zucchini and Lentil Summer Salad
This recipe comes from our upcoming hypoallergenic meal plan. It is free of any shellfish, dairy, eggs, wheat/gluten, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Zucchini and Lentil Summer Salad
The Benefits of Bod Pod Body Fat Testing
Throw out – well, recycle – your bathroom scale because your body weight is meaningless. Why? Because it doesn’t tell you anything other than how much you weigh.
Ok, that might sound dumb, but think about it. Your body weight doesn’t say anything about how you look or feel, how fat or muscular you are, or how likely you are to end up with heart disease or diabetes.
Toss your bathroom scale. You know you want to!
5 Real Ways to Lose Weight
No fluff. No BS. No telling you that you’re unique and special and fine just the way you are. There are REAL reasons why you want to change the way you look, so here are 5 REAL ways to make it happen.
