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 | Jun 30, 2014 | Children, Diabetes, Gluten, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Type I diabetes, once called juvenile diabetes because it usually shows up during childhood, is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Type I diabetes is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes...
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...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 7, 2012 | 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...