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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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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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Q & A with Dr. Vikki: Suspicious Family Medical History But No Clear Answers

posted on May 20, 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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Tagged: ADHD, Amino acid test, anemia, Ask Dr. Vikki, Celiac Disease, chronic constipation or diarrhea, citrulline, depression, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Dr. Vikki Petersen, fibromyalgia, HealthNOW Medical Center, Help, hypothyroidism, intestinal biopsy is a poor indicator of celiac disease, liver disease, lupus, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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

2010 Celiac and Gluten Sensitivity Forum DVD

posted on February 12, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

I recently received a complimentary copy of the 2010 Celiac and Gluten Sensitivity Forum DVD from Dr. Vikki Petersen and it had such a profound impact on me that I simply must tell you about it. In this video, four renowned experts (Cynthia Kupper, R.D., founder of the Gluten Intolerance Group, Dr. Rodney Ford, M.D., […]

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Dr. Rodney Ford and…A Gluten-Free Planet?

posted on August 23, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

Dr. Rodney Ford has a few new videos posted on his YouTube channel and I want to share them with you! The first video had me in stitches, Dr. Ford has a fantastic funny bone! What made the first video even funnier for me is the fact that my dad is from Minnesota, so I […]

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Understanding Conflicting Celiac Test Results

posted on May 23, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

I want to do a followup on a recent post I made where I shared some of my own gluten sensitivity journey, including some of my son’s. Toward the middle of this post there is some important information regarding the interpretation of intestinal biopsies that I urge you to read. I had Sam first tested […]

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Celiac disease, Autoimmune Disease and A Little Piece of My Journey

posted on May 11, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

I want to share a few videos that really struck a chord with me because of my own personal journey through the land of autoimmune disease and undiagnosed gluten sensitivity. *I am not a doctor or any other trained medical professional for that matter, so please keep that in mind. My blog is a personal […]

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Blue Horizon Fish and Chip Bites, a Gluten-Free Vinegar Odyssey and Valuable Lessons Relearned

posted on April 12, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

I have been sitting on this post for about a month now (researching one thing has led to another and yet another), so some of the information in this post is a bit outdated (the ingredients and labeling of the Blue Horizon GF Fish & Chip Bites have been changed since I first bought them). […]

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Zevia All-Natural Diet Soda Review, with some added “food for thought”

posted on April 8, 2010 by Adventuresgfmom

I have found myself with a bit of spring fever lately and cannot seem to get myself back in the kitchen. Although I haven’t been outside as much as I would like because the New Mexico winds can be rather ferocious in the spring time! I have lived here for 12 years, and I still […]

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