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Q & A with Dr. Vikki: Testing for Food Sensitivities Beyond Gluten (and The Modified Elimination Diet)

posted on August 26, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

The timing of today’s question for Dr. Vikki Petersen is absolutely perfect, especially since I just published a rather comprehensive post discussing the test (and our results) that Dr. Vikki speaks of below, Cyrex Labs Array 4: Gluten Associated Cross-Reactive Foods. Dr. Vikki, To keep it very brief, I am wondering who you recommend for […]

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Tagged: Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom, ALCAT testing, Ask Dr. Vikki, Blood Tests, Dr. Vikki Petersen, Food Sensitivities, gluten intoerance, Healing, IgG, Leaky Gut, Medical Tests, Modified Elimination Diet, Testing for delayed food allergies

Cyrex Labs Array 4: Gluten Associated Cross-Reactive Foods

posted on August 21, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

Heads Up: this is a long post (it’s been 5 months in the making) but it is packed full of great information so if you can’t read it all now, please come back when time allows, or read it in sections (I’ve added a link at the bottom of the page for a printable version […]

Filed in: Featured, Healing Leaky Guts: Our Trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, Heidi, Luke, Medical Stuff, Medical Tests, Our Story, Research Articles, Resources, Sam, Videos
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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 […]

Filed in: Food Allergies and Gluten Sensitivity, Medical Stuff, Videos
Tagged: 2010 Gluten Sensitivity & Celiac Forum, Autoimmune Disease, Causes of, Celiac Disease, Dr. Alessio Fasano, Dr. Vikki Petersen, Gliadin, Gluten, Graves' Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, HealthNOW Medical Center, Leaky Gut, lupus, Medical Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sjogren's syndrome, The Gluten Effect, Type 1 Diabetes, videos, zonulin

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: Diet and a Leaky Gut

posted on May 13, 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 […]

Filed in: Ask Dr. Vikki, The Questions
Tagged: Ask Dr. Vikki, Autoimmune Disorders, Celiac Disease, Chronic Fatigue, diet, Dr. Vikki Petersen, fibromyalgia, gluten intolerance, Healing, HealthNOW Medical Center, Leaky Gut, Migraines, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, NSAIDS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, video

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 […]

Filed in: Celiac Disease, Food Allergies and Gluten Sensitivity, Healing Leaky Guts: Our Trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, Heidi, Luke, Medical Stuff, Medical Tests, Our Story, Research Articles, Sam
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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