Archive for September, 2011
How to Take a Gluten & Wheat-Free Vacation
Whenever you’re plagued by something like Celiac Disease, where you’re gluten intolerant, it makes it hard to travel far from home. Special dietary needs have to follow you everywhere, and the only way to go and enjoy yourself is to plan ahead. You can still go on vacation and enjoy great meals and snacks without [...]
What’s the Difference Between Wheat and Gluten?
Some people suffer from allergies and intolerances to wheat and/or gluten. These allergies and intolerances can cause symptoms that are fairly mild to life threatening. But what is the difference between wheat and gluten? It seems that sometimes the words are used almost interchangeably in ingredient lists and conversations about what ails us, but there [...]
Specific Allergies That Can Cause Harm
People who are susceptible to few or no allergies are fortunate. Most of us are allergic to something that is at the least annoying and at the most life threatening. When we come in contact with an allergen that gives us an allergic reaction it can manifest itself immediately or a few hours later. It’s [...]