by Brenda Watson | Dec 5, 2014 | Celiac Disease, Diet, Gluten, Parasites
Celiac disease is a serious digestive disease that involves degradation of the intestinal lining in response to gluten. People with celiac disease must vigilantly avoid gluten in order to steer clear of severe digestive symptoms and intestinal damage. A strict...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 18, 2014 | Brain, Celiac Disease, Gluten, Mental Health
Celiac disease is a condition that involves damage to the small intestines as a result of an inflammatory response to gluten from the diet. People with celiac disease commonly report that they experience brain fog, which can include difficulty concentrating, trouble...
by Brenda Watson | May 16, 2014 | Adults, Celiac Disease, Diet, Digestive Health, General, Heart Disease, Heartburn, Inflammation
A new study has discovered a link between celiac disease and heart disease, a previously unknown relationship that will likely change the way doctors treat celiac patients. The study found that those people with celiac disease—even people under 65 years—were at...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 22, 2013 | General
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive condition in which the body’s immune system damages the villi (fingerlike projections) of the small intestine in response to the presence of gluten, found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. This intestinal damage prevents the...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 18, 2013 | General
The rapidly increasing interest in the gluten-free diet has been labeled by many as a fad diet. I disagree with this assumption. Fad diets tend to be weight loss diets, for the most part, or detox diets (which are usually promoted as weight loss diets). The gluten...
