Gluten sensitivity is a general term covering any sort of adverse reaction to gluten. There are important differences between varieties of sensitivity that are especially important to understand with gluten.
The three types of gluten sensitivity are:
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Amaranth is a grain replacement and is suitable for a gluten free diet. It can be used in many ways, some of which are discussed here.
Amaranth has a nutty but not particularly strong flavor. Cooked on its own, it has enough flavor to be interesting.
Although a seed, amaranth is not a grain, putting it in a different family from rice and corn as well as the problematic, for those with celiac disease or a gluten allergy, wheat, barely, rye and oats. Amaranth is therefore a pseudo-grain or pseudocereal. [click to continue…]
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Your gluten free diet can be followed in Lindsay, Ontario at QQ Sushi, as long as you follow a few guidelines, as described in this article.
The basic menu is pretty much typical all-you-can-eat sushi, and the quality is pretty good. Most choices are safe, but I will describe what to avoid. [click to continue…]
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The definition of a gluten allergy can vary, depending on your definition of allergy it self. There is a strict, narrow definition, and a broader definition which is probably more useful to most people.
There is both the definition of allergy to consider, and the definition of gluten. We will look at both. [click to continue…]
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What has gluten in it? Here is a list of foods you must avoid to maintain your gluten free diet.
The short answer to this problem is avoid anything with added wheat, barely, oats or rye. The practical answer to this problem is more complicated, since these ingredients, especially wheat, come in many forms, and many ingredients, such as malt, are derived from grains, and you just have to know the derivatives. [click to continue…]
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Gluten free ice cream is a great dessert, but you do have to be careful. Here are the three levels of ice cream when it comes to gluten free.
The top level is gluten-free ice cream: a product that is made with the celiac or gluten allergy sufferer in mind. This is not common, but does exist.
The next level is ice cream with no gluten or wheat added. While nominally gluten free and probably relatively safe, it could be cross-contaminated by other gluten-containing products made in the same factory.
The final level is ice cream with gluten or wheat added. [click to continue…]
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Saigon Boys is a Pho restaurant with gluten free options in Peterborough, Ontario.
The basic menu is typical of a Vietnamese pho restaurant: rice wraps (salad rolls), beef soup with rice noodles, rice dishes and vermicelli (thin rice noodles) dishes. It also has spring rolls, which are made with wheat, so not everything on the menu is gluten-free. [click to continue…]
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Leaky gut symptoms are extremely hard to pin down. Although there is no definitive way to detect leaky gut from symptoms alone, the approach listed here will help.
First I will briefly describe what leaky gut is, and then list some of the symptoms to watch out for. [click to continue…]
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Does gluten allergy have a link with Ibuprofen? If you are a heavy user of ibuprofen, there could be a direct link, as explained here.
One of many possible gluten allergy causes is a leaky gut. Read this comment by Rosemary, one of our readers, to get some context:
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Spelt is sometimes touted as a safe alternative for a wheat-free or gluten free diet. In this article we look at why this is and how true it is.
Spelt is considered an “ancient grain”, which is assumed to be better than modern, highly developed varieties. There is some truth to this, but if you have a gluten allergy or celiac disease, watch out!
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