gluten free foods

Listen to My NABBW (National Association of Baby Boomer Women) Teleseminar on Celiac Disease

Posted by Tina Turbin

In addition to my work as a children’s author, I am dedicated to bringing awareness to celiac disease, which is caused by an autoimmune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, leading to damage to the small intestine and a variety of serious physical and mental symptoms.

Advice, Children's Health, Cooking, gluten-free, healthy eating, Helpful Tips, women
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Chef to Plate International Awareness Campaign

Posted by Tina Turbin

In my work as a children’s author, researcher, and humanitarian, I am always looking for ways to help people with celiac disease or who are gluten-sensitive by raising awareness and making the gluten-free diet easier to maintain. Therefore, I’m incredibly excited to announce the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America’s 2010 campaign, which you can find out more information about at the following link: http://gluten.net/events.php. This campaign will help to spread awareness about celiac disease and gluten intolerance by partnering up with restaurants that offer gluten-free foods.

Acts of Kindness, Advice, gluten-free, healthy eating, Helpful Tips, humanitarian, Research
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How is Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosed?

Posted by Tina Turbin

There are several ways to test for Sjögren’s which I have added below, even though I have an Article on this very topic posted at the Gluten Free Help website.

Advice, gluten-free, Helpful Tips, humanitarian, Research, women
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Going Blind! by Sandi Star, CCN

Posted by Tina Turbin

I remember using a ton of eye drops and never getting any relief. I was finding pieces of Sclera (the white, dense, fibrous outer coating of the eyeball) inside the lids and I was getting scarring. I was working full time and going to school at night; looking at a computer screen all day and books all night made it much worse! The lights at night were a big blur and I couldn’t focus at all. My eyes were literally drying up. I was having ongoing eye infections. To say the least I was going blind and was petrified. I couldn’t wear contacts to save my life. They would pop right out or worse, get caught in the corner of my eye.