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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Eating Wheat Causes Symptoms in Some People Who Don't Have Celiac Disease — from Whole Health Source

Eating Wheat Causes Symptoms in Some People Who Don’t Have Celiac Disease — from Whole Health Source

This is a great article by Stephan Guyenet from Whole Health Source. This has been a topic that has been of specific interest to me lately and I’ll keep on reporting what I find. – – – Irritable bowel syndrome...
The Grain Manifesto from the Whole9

The Grain Manifesto from the Whole9

I’ve been intrigued by the Paleo diet for the better part of the last year and one blog in particular that I’ve been following has been the Whole9 by Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Urban. I’ve yet to hear of any...
Is Gluten-Free Good? Video from ABC's Nightline goes a bit too far with unhealthful claims

Is Gluten-Free Good? Video from ABC's Nightline goes a bit too far with unhealthful claims

Did you see this episode of Nightline last week? It’s questioning if the gluten-free diet is really good for people that DO NOT have celiac disease. It brings up the fact that many of the gluten-free foods that are available...
Cooking Gluten-Free for Celiac Family or Friends? Please read this first!

Cooking Gluten-Free for Celiac Family or Friends? Please read this first!

Below is a fantastic article that is being re-posted in its entirety with permission from Amy Leger of The Savvy Celiac. It’s a very timely list of questions and tips for non-celiacs to think about before attempting to prepare a...
Petition: IN-N-OUT Burger and a Gluten-Free Bun

Petition: IN-N-OUT Burger and a Gluten-Free Bun

IN-N-OUT Burger has long been a favorite of the gluten-free community for its no-nonsense menu and the limited potential for cross-contamination in the preparation of their food. While eating a Double Double “protein style” is a wonderful, healthy (or healthier)...
Do you like to cheat on your gluten-free diet? You might think again once you've heard of refractory celiac disease

Do you like to cheat on your gluten-free diet? You might think again once you've heard of refractory celiac disease

In a recent study (via medpage Today) by Christopher Hammerle, MD, and Sheila Crowe, MD, of the University of Virginia, it is believed that more patients with celiac disease may have refractory celiac disease, which means their bodies stop responding...
Udi’s and their cult like following

Udi’s and their cult like following

Gluten-free loaf bread (followed closely by gluten-free pizza) seems to be the gold standard on which a dedicated GF bakery is judged. It’s one of the first gluten-free products most newly diagnosed celiacs will purchase and surely is one of...
Naturally gluten-free vs. packaged gluten-free processed (junk) food — you decide

Naturally gluten-free vs. packaged gluten-free processed (junk) food — you decide

I’ve been writing about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet in various ways since 2004. Mostly through the Celiac Handbook Website and more recently, this blog. I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1999 and have seen a revolution in...
Subway: A way forward for a gluten-free submarine sandwich (and countless happy celiacs)

Subway: A way forward for a gluten-free submarine sandwich (and countless happy celiacs)

For the last couple of years, I’ve continually heard rumors that Subway is working on a gluten-free menu, but I’ve yet to ever see anything come of this. To be honest, I couldn’t imagine a way that a restaurant like...
Top 10 (gluten-free) things that make me happy

Top 10 (gluten-free) things that make me happy

Overall, I consider myself pretty easy to please — I’m not the type to complain about something unless it’s really bad, and I lead a fairly simple life. It’s the small things in life that truly make me happy —...
Who is "gluten-free" really for?

Who is "gluten-free" really for?

I’m a little frustrated at the moment. This morning, I walked into a local bakery that had a sign in their window that said, “gluten-free pastries now available”. Once inside, I saw that they indeed had a nice selection of...
Gluten-Free Blogs — Best of the Best

Gluten-Free Blogs — Best of the Best

I look at dozens, if not hundreds of posts on “gluten-free this” and “gluten-free that” every week (and deeply enjoy doing so). I look at recipes, travel tips, celiac research and every other imaginable topic that could possibly be related...