Celiac

Still having that occasional slice of bread? Can’t resist having that cookie “just this one time”? Have you convinced yourself that a “gluten-removed beer” is just as safe as a “gluten-free beer“? Well then step right up. You’re now officially a prime candidate for […]

Hostess has announced that they are looking into making gluten-free Twinkies. And I ask. Why? When I was a kid, I loved Twinkies. My Mom? Not so much. She wouldn’t buy them. This is why kids have parents. It may be decades too late […]

I’m in my first blogging rut in the 20 months since I’ve started this blog. I haven’t written a post in 7 days. I’ve dropped off the social media radar a bit. I’m not responding to my emails like I used to. I’ll admit […]

Last Wednesday, Mrs. Dude walked into my home office, took one look at me and said “You’re struggling, aren’t you?” And so began the latest episode of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Gluten Douche”. The day before, I had just written a glowing post about […]

A fellow celiac sent me the below rant and since it’s a long (and very important) read, I will waste no more time. Here you go: ———————————————————————— On June 22, 2013, on the CNN website I read that the American Medical Association is going […]

Stimulus. Absorption. Effect. Response. Back in my wildly unsuccessful acting days, I kept the above words in my wallet and before each audition, I read them to remind myself to slow down; to not just read the words on the script, but listen to […]

Having celiac disease is difficult. I do not want to minimize that. But the next time we complain because we can’t enjoy a New York bagel. The next time we complain because we can’t enjoy our favorite IPA. The next time we complain because […]

For those of you who may not be aware, May is officially Celiac Awareness Month. Naturally, the U.S. Senate declared a National Celiac Day in September. Yeah…I know. Don’t ask. So I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with a unique way […]