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Curious about Probiotics? Sign Up Today for a FREE Teleseminar with Dr. Daniel Leffler and Shelley Case to learn more

posted on January 9, 2012 by Adventuresgfmom

Join Daniel Leffler, MD, MS of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Shelley Case, RD on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8pm ET for an informative teleseminar on the role of probiotics in GI health. Click here to register today, it FREE!

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GlutenTox Home Gluten Test Kits as a Qualified Medical Expense

posted on November 21, 2011 by Emily K.

Emily at Biomedal Diagnostics in Spain I was excited to meet Heidi at the Chicago GFAF Expo way back in April, and even more excited when she and Wendy of Celiacs in the House joined forces to do a review/giveaway for GlutenTox Home shortly after. If possible, I’m even more excited now, because I’m going […]

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The Possible Role of Dairy in Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes (and some Dairy-Free Roasted Butternut Squash Soup)

posted on October 4, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

I love autumn, it’s my favorite time of the year. The crisp, cool air just begs for a mug of warm soup or hot apple cider to accompany the beauty of the surrounding fall foliage. Well, in theory anyway. My leaves are still green here in the desert southwest! You can find my recipe for […]

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Tagged: Beta-Casein, Celiac Disease, Coeliac disease, Dairy, Dairy-Free Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Dr. Vikki Petersen, Dype 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Gluten, HealthNOW Medical Center, HLA-DQ8, Recipe

“In Defense of 20 Parts Per Million” by Alessio Fasano, M.D.

posted on August 30, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

The following letter is reprinted with permission from The University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research. “In Defense of 20 Parts Per Million” A Letter to the FDA From Alessio Fasano, M.D., and The University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research In its efforts to establish a safer food environment, the U.S. Food and Drug […]

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Q & A with Dr. Vikki: Gluten Intolerance and Skin Disorders

posted on July 29, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

Dr. Vikki Petersen, a Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Clinical Nutritionist, is founder of the renowned HealthNOW Medical Center in Sunnyvale, California. She is co-author of “The Gluten Effect,” a bestselling book that has been celebrated by leading experts as an epic leap forward in gluten sensitivity diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Vikki herself is acknowledged […]

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Gluten Sensitivity Causes Autoimmune Disease

posted on June 24, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

I want to share a couple videos from Dr. Vikki Petersen of HealthNOW Medical Center that I think are extremely important for people who have any autoimmune disease to understand (click here for a comprehensive list of autoimmune diseases from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association). I will also link to some important research at […]

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Dermatitis Herpetiformis and other “Atypical” Symptoms of Gluten Sensitivity

posted on May 28, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

As Celiac Disease Awareness Month comes to a close, I thought I would share more of my personal story. I have been meaning to do this for a long time but I will be honest, taking myself back in time is emotionally difficult for me. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to […]

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Healing a Leaky Gut Part 2: Parasites, Pathogenic Bacteria and Fungi/Yeast

posted on April 3, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

Photo Credit: Scienceblogs.com How would you like to snuggle up with that lovely little creature? 😀 In this second installment of revelations from our recent trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, I will be sharing more of our results from the Metametrix GI Effects Profile test. In my first post on intestinal flora I shared information […]

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Tagged: Allergy e-clinic, Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, diaper dermatitis, Dr. Rodney Ford, EHE Coli, FOS, GI Effects Stool Profile, Giardia, Graves' Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Healing, Health Benefits of Oregano, HealthNOW Medical Center, heminthic therapy, Hookworm, Leaky Gut, Mark's Daily Apple, Metametrix Clinical Laboratories, Miralax, Multiple Sclerosis, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, pinworm, Probiotics, psoriasis, Vitiligo

Hello Flora, How You Doin’?

posted on March 9, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

In case you missed my first installment from our trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, on Adrenal Fatigue, you can read about that here. In today’s testing profile, I’m going to give you an up-close and personal view of our microbiota, a.k.a the intestinal flora, probiotics, or, the “good bugs” as I tell my kiddos. I’ve […]

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Enterolab Gluten Sensitivity and Gene Panel

posted on July 23, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

I thought I would share the results from Luke’s recent gluten sensitivity and gene panel test that I ordered through Enterolab. I realize there is some debate on the validity of these tests since Dr. Fine’s research hasn’t undergone the peer review process. Either which way, I think it is a useful tool that can […]

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