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Gluten Free Life – 3 Years On
This week marks my three year anniversary! It’s gluten free cake time! Three years ago this week my doctor told me I had something called celiac disease. Three years ago this week I found out I could never again eat gluten. Three years ago this week I went from Laura, the Scottish chick who travels
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‘Being Celiac Really Sucks’ Days
We all know that being celiac isn’t easy but honestly, most days I’m fine. I’m not excited about the limitations being gluten free places on my eating life but in general I know what I can and what I can’t eat and if I’m not sure about something I know what to do to find
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How Gluten Free Trusting Are You?
I trust John 100% when it comes to him cooking us a gluten free meal. He has been with me on my gluten free journey from day one and he is as thorough as me when it comes to checking and cleaning. My heart tingles with love when I hear him asking someone if he
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Are You 100% Gluten Free?
A few days ago I was speaking to my friend who happens to have another friend with coeliac disease. Whilst we were cooking dinner together she noticed how careful I was being and how much attention I was paying to everything. I scrubbed every pot, pan, knife and spoon before we used them and checked
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Gluten Free Fad Diets
In recent months there has been a lot of mention of gluten free dieting. Gluten free living is certainly becoming more heard of but for what reasons and at what price for those of us who actually have to stick to a 100% gluten free diet because we suffer from celiac disease??
6 Great Things About Being Coeliac
Let’s face it, there are lots of things about being Coeliac that suck! 🙁 Let’s think much more positively though and talk about the good things that come with requiring a 100% gluten free diet…and yes there definitely are a few! I’d be interested to find out whether fellow gluten free travellers agree or disagree
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My First Year Without Gluten
It’s been one year since I was diagnosed as Coeliac which means it’s been 365 days since I’ve eaten gluten. I must say, it hasn’t been an easy transition, in fact it’s probably been the most difficult thing that I’ve ever had to deal with. There have been times when I felt so angry that
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Gluten Free….5 months on
I’ve now been living gluten free (or at least trying to) for five months. Throughout these five months I’ve gone through quite a few different emotions, both good and bad, in my discovery of the changes I must make to my life… Relief, loss, excitement, health, acceptance, more loss and so this continues…