Celiac Handbook is a FREE online resource and restaurant guide by Chris Armstrong. It's for everyone with celiac (coeliac) disease who must follow a gluten-free diet or anyone interested in the health benefits of a gluten-free diet. With practice and perseverance, you will find yourself not only healthier and happier — you will undoubtedly find yourself living and loving the gluten-free life™.
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"The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About" via The Huffington Post

“The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About” via The Huffington Post

Here’s a great piece from Sasha Cagen on The Huffington Post that really illustrates the need for real gluten-free labeling laws in the United States. It’s really shocking how far behind the U.S. is compared to countries like Brazil, Australia,...
Tasting Notes: Gluten-Free Sandwich Breads from Saveur Magazine

Tasting Notes: Gluten-Free Sandwich Breads from Saveur Magazine

I’ve been following Saveur.com for quite some time now and occasionally find some decent gluten-free recipes there. With their recent sandwich issue, my mouth was watering looking at sandwich after sandwich from around the world — of course, I was...
Gluten-Free Easter Candy List from MyGlutenFacts.com

Gluten-Free Easter Candy List from MyGlutenFacts.com

Every year at the holidays there are always dozens of lists posted on Websites stating what is and what is not gluten-free. This year, I’m particularly impressed with the Easter candy list from MyGlutenFacts.com. There’s a lot  of great information...
Chef in Colorado admits to serving "high gluten flour" pasta in place of gluten-free pasta

Chef in Colorado admits to serving “high gluten flour” pasta in place of gluten-free pasta

I just wanted to follow up with the link that I shared on Facebook yesterday about Damian Cardone, the Colorado chef who believes it’s  his duty  to prove that those on a gluten-free diet have “disturbed little heads”. The outpouring...
Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs from NPR

Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs from NPR

Here’s a follow-up to my last post where I shared the opinions of both myself and Food Renegade on the fact that diet plays such a critical role in ADHD as well as just about every other modern illness. While...
Udi’s and Celiac Handbook at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim

Udi’s and Celiac Handbook at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim

The Celiac Handbook Website is something I’ve been at for about 7 years now. It started out as a hobby and has turned out to be something that takes up a huge part of my daily routine (this is a...
Study Sheds Light On Gluten Sensitivity from The Wall Street Journal

Study Sheds Light On Gluten Sensitivity from The Wall Street Journal

While the recognized numbers of people with celiac disease is 1 in 100 (most not yet diagnosed), the estimate for people with gluten sensitivity is closer to 1 in 20. These people will experience many of the same symptoms as...
Gluten-free and well-fed: When did G-free get all...sexy? from CNN's Eatocracy

Gluten-free and well-fed: When did G-free get all…sexy? from CNN’s Eatocracy

I just found this article from CNN’s Eatocracy. It’s another reference to the trendiness of the gluten-free diet. It does point out some interesting statistics like the fact that 93% of the people showing an interest in the gluten-free diet...
A review of the gluten-free sandwich at Subway from Tasty Eats at Home

A review of the gluten-free sandwich at Subway from Tasty Eats at Home

I first posted an article about how Subway could safely create a gluten-free option back in August of 2010 — little did I know they already had something in development. I also posted a news story on from CNN on...
Babble announces its Top 100 Food Mom Blogs for 2011

Babble announces its Top 100 Food Mom Blogs for 2011

Some of our favorite gluten-free mom’s made the Top 100 Food Mom Blogs for 2011 from Babble.com. Cannelle et Vanille: #8 Nourished Kitchen (not 100% gluten-free, but still a great resource): #25 Elana’s Pantry: #37 Gluten-Free Girl: #80 It’s great to see these...
New Treatment for Celiac Disease? (via WebMD)

New Treatment
for Celiac Disease?
(via WebMD)

Every so often stories come up about new treatments for celiac disease — most of the time they only talk about treating symptoms and not getting to underlying reasons of the disease. This is always a bad idea as people...
California Pizza Kitchen Announces a Gluten-Free Menu

California Pizza Kitchen Announces a Gluten-Free Menu

Now that you’ve heard that wonderful headline, I’ll let you in on the bad news; the gluten-free menu doesn’t have a single pizza or pasta dish. Their gluten-free menu (pdf file) consists mostly of soups, salads, and fish dishes as...