Being diagnosed with celiac disease is a life-altering event. So much of our lives and cultures center around food. We use food to anchor celebrations, holidays and family or community traditions. We give food as gifts and use it to show our love, appreciation and support for one another. We often use it as a […]
Simplify to Heal: Why Simplify First
I’ve noticed a trend in advice columns that I find both interesting, and a little unsettling. Until recently, however, I was unclear about what exactly it was that bothered me about these particular types of questions and responses. The format goes something like this: a reader or subscriber writes in, explaining to the column expert […]
Minimalism and Celiac Disease
At first glance, minimalism and celiac disease may seem like a strange pairing – after all, the first thing most people are facing on the tail of their diagnosis is having to dramatically alter their way of eating, and let’s be really honest, their way of living along with it. For most people, that represents […]