At age 10, Lily Bailen started experiencing constant stomach aches and cramping. She dropped weight, felt tired all the time and that scared her. "I was terrified," says Lily. "I didn't really know what was happening to my body." It took a series of blood tests and an intestinal biopsy to cement her celiac disease diagnosis. Celiac disease can develop at any age after … [Read more...]
Gluten-Free Not Just for Celiacs
If you want to continue feeling sick, then continue eating the Standard American Diet (SAD). If you want to feel better and you have autoimmune Hashimoto’s, you’ll need to say a permanent goodbye to gluten. Someone emailed recently saying she had Hashimoto’s and wasn’t feeling better even though she was 90 percent gluten-free. When you have Hashimoto’s that’s like being 90 … [Read more...]
Eight Naturally Healthy Remedies
Have you noticed that it’s almost impossible to discuss the power of natural remedies with someone who has been brainwashed by allopathic medicine? Even if you talk your friend, neighbor, relative or co-worker into mustering up the courage to ask their MD about a particular holistic option, their pill-pushing doctor will quickly discredit the remedy and then prescribe some … [Read more...]
Gluten can find its way into your body through your cosmetics
Stomach pains, digestive problems, and headaches are just a few symptoms of what most people would characterize as gluten intolerance. But, did you know that your skin, or even your hair, could be trying to tell you something about a possible food allergy, as well? You got it—shampoo, hairspray, mousse, eye shadow, mascara, and blush all could contain some form of gluten, … [Read more...]
Create Younger Skin by Avoiding These Foods
Certain foods can sap moisture and steal much needed nutrients, damaging skin and make you look much older. Here are some foods to avoid for a better-looking future. Greasy fried foods are often filled with trans fats and saturated fats, that can lean to inflammation, says Kristin Hoppe, a nutrition consultant and natural chef in San Francisco. Hoppe recommends swapping bad … [Read more...]