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 […]
Green Beaver Gluten Free Personal Care Products (and a Giveaway!)
posted on July 24, 2011 by
I am very excited to share some fabulous gluten free personal care products from Green Beaver with you today. Green Beaver is a Canadian Company that believes mother nature is fully capable of helping us to take care of ourselves, which is why they rely on pure natural ingredients […]
Q & A with Dr. Vikki: Billing and Insurance at HealthNOW Medical Center
posted on July 22, 2011 by
Today’s edition of Ask Dr. Vikki question comes from a friend of mine, a fellow celiac and Graves’ disease sufferer. I met Susie and her daughter (and her mother and father) several years ago and all of them are diagnosed celiacs (and there are even more celiacs in the family). I hope to have Susie […]
Dermatitis Herpetiformis and other “Atypical” Symptoms of Gluten Sensitivity
posted on May 28, 2011 by
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 […]
Q & A with Dr. Vikki: Diet and a Leaky Gut
posted on May 13, 2011 by
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 […]
Weekly Menu Plan – Week of April 11 (and a New Addition to my Blog)
posted on April 11, 2011 by
I did pretty good following my first menu plan last week, I made almost everything I had planned on. The surprising thing to me was how much less money I spent on groceries having a plan to follow, I think I easily saved a couple hundred dollars! If saving that kind of money weren’t motivation […]
Celiac Disease vs. Gluten Intolerance: Is One More Serious Than the Other?
posted on May 27, 2010 by
I want to make one more post on the subject matter of Gluten Sensitivity before I get back to finding more fun recipes and ideas for our gluten-free kiddos. Since my diagnosis of celiac disease 5 years ago, I have been very interested in learning about my gluten sensitivity story. This interest catapulted into a […]
Is It Possible To Be Over-Weight And Have A Gluten Problem?
posted on May 7, 2010 by
Does this surprise you, like it did me at one point in time? I would love to hear your stories.
Mark Hyman, M.D.
posted on February 19, 2010 by
This is a really interesting video. Mark Hyman, M.D. wrote a book about a year ago called The UltraMind Solution that was endorsed by Dr. Oz (on the cover of my edition). If you follow the “even if only 50% of this is true” rule, this is a very illuminating video (and book) and worthy […]
Gluten-Free Living Magazine
posted on June 22, 2009 by
My favorite magazine, Gluten-Free Living has been a great source of information for me. I just received my most recent copy, Number 2/2009. In the first article, “Top 10 Most Nagging Ingredient Questions,” by Editor Ann Whelan, she sets it straight on ingredients like Caramel Coloring, Cheese (i.e.: Blue cheeses), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Low-gluten-hosts, Maltodextrin, […]
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Whether you're here looking for advice on how to go gluten free (with delicious kid-approved recipes of course!), or to read some of the latest medical research on celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity...or even to read about one woman's rise from the depths of gluten-free despair to a place of downright enthusiasm, it makes no matter. The point is, you are here now so let's have some fun!