Blog Party

I am going to be participating in this awesome blog party, hosted by the ladies from 5 Minutes for Mom.

Click on this link to find out how to enter.

The Ultimate Blog Party

The Blog Party will be from April 9th - April 16th.

If you want more traffic for your blog, come join in on the fun.

Lots of prizes to be won.

There is a few days left for my Namaste Foods Giveaway. Ends April 10th.

Do you have a giveaway going on? You can link it to my Link Your Giveaway Thursdays

on my other blog.

Have a good rest of the week, the weekend is almost here, yay.
Lisa
http://www.lisasglutenfree.com

What are the benefits of a gluten-free diet?

Someone asked me this question a few days ago.

What are the benefits of a gluten free diet?

 

First I think we should look at the symptoms of gluten sensitivity.

 

• Abdominal pain and distension


• Bloating


• Diarrhea


• Greasy, Foul smelling, floating stools


• Vomiting


• Acid reflux


• Constipation


• Gas and flatulence


• Nausea


• Weight loss or weight gain


• Loss of appetite


• Fatigue and weakness


• Headaches and migraines


• Depression, irritability and mood disorders


• Fuzzy brain or inability to concentrate


• Dental enamel deficiencies and irregularities


• Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)


• Respiratory problems


• Lactose intolerance


• Rosacea


• Hashimoto's disease


• Hair loss


• Bruising easily


• Muscle cramping and muscle weakness


• Swelling and inflammation


• Vitamin and mineral deficiencies


• Joint and bone pain


• Infertility


• Abnormal menstrual cycles


• Seizures


• Ataxia (bad balance)


• Canker sores


• Eczema and psoriasis


• Acne


• Early onset osteoporosis


• Night blindness


• Hypoglycemia, low blood sugar


• Nosebleeds


• Elevated liver function tests (AST, ALT)


• Lack of motivation


• Hashimoto's disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune disorders


• Irritable bowel syndrome or spastic colon


• Inflammatory bowel disease


• Chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia


• Lupus (an autoimmune disease)


• Unexplained anemia


• Pyschological issues (hypochondria, depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, neurosis and mood disorders)


• Food allergies


• Parasites or other infection


• Gallbladder disease


• Thyroid disease


• Cystic fibrosis (respiratory disorder)


• Diverticulosis


• Diabetes


• Thyroid Disease


• Dermatitis Herpetiformis (skin rash related to celiac disease)


• Peripheral Neuropathy (tingling or numbness in arms and legs)


• and many more conditions

Symptoms in children

• Inability to concentrate


• Irritability


• ADD/ADHD or Autism and Down Syndrome


• Failure to thrive (infants and toddlers)


• Short stature or delayed growth


• Delayed onset of puberty


• Weak bones or bone pain


• Abdominal pain and distension


• Nosebleeds


• 
  

If these symptoms are not put under control like being on a gluten free diet, they can turn into more serious conditions. Like Heart Disease, Lung Disease, Addison's Disease, the list goes on and on.

 

Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder.

The best way to tell if you have gluten intolerance or celiac disease is to have your doctor test you for celiac disease (note: You need to keep eating your gluten filled diet, in order for the doctor to determine weather or not you have celiac disease).  Even if your celiac test shows up normal, you could still could have gluten intolerance.  And I would suggest having a food sensitivity test done by a nature path.

 

The cure: stay away from gluten and any other foods that you are sensitive to.

Many people have reported feeling so much better after staying off gluten. And many people have lost weight eating a gluten free diet.But there have been people who have gained weight,you just have to be careful not to eat too much of a good thing.

 

So what are the benefits from being on a gluten free diet?

Well for one, you feel so much better, you have more energy and your stomach doesn't hurt anymore. You don't feel swollen. You don't feel sluggish anymore, You actually feel like you can function again. And best of all you have improved digestion, which means you are absorbing the nutrients in your food again. And your health improves.

 

Here are some of my related posts:

What is gluten intolerance or celiac disease?

Food Intolerance

ADD, ADHD and Autism Resource

People with Celiac Disease can declare thier gluten-free food as a tax deduction

How to eat healthy and gluten free

How I learned that I am gluten intolerant

Gluten Intolerance Group

 

Here is a couple of great resources from Wikipedia.

Gluten-Free Diet

Celiac Disease

 

I hope this has helped to explain the benefits of a gluten-free diet.

Have a wonderful week.

Lisa

http://www.lisasglutenfree.com/

Happy Easter

Here is wishing you a very Happy Easterfrom Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living.
Have a Blessed Day.
I appreciate all my reader's and follower's.Thank-you,Lisa

Beef Vegetable Soup

Gluten-Free Beef Vegetable Soup

Brown 1 1/2 - 2 pounds of Hamburger meat in a frying Pan.

In a Big Pot I add the rest of ingredients.
1 Box of Beef Stock or Broth (I like to use Imagine Organic Beef Broth, it has no sugar in it).
4-6 cups of Water
6 Peeled and Chopped Potatoes
1-2 pounds of chopped Carrots
1 Bunch of chopped Celery
(Optional) Add 1 1/2 cups of Brown Rice to the soup.

1 - 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Garlic Powder and Onion Powder to Taste
Oregano and Thyme to Taste
Cook till the vegetables are tender.
Then add the Hamburger.

I like to divide the soup and add more water then put half of it in the freezer for later.

Udi's Gluten-Free Foods Giveaway Winner's

Congratulations to our Three Winners!!! Udi's Gluten-Free Foods

 

Our first winner receives a sample box of Udi's Gluten-Free Baked Goods.

#103  Merrie L.

Our other two winners will receive a case of Udi's Gluten-Free Granolas.

#46  Dede from Dede Land 

#99  Liz 

 

I used http://www.random.org to determine the winners.

Please contact me within 48 hours, I will need your address and phone number for shipping.

Here is the link to the giveaway. Udi's Gluten-Free Foods Giveaway

Udi's products are: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free and Nut-Free.

They are located in Denver, Co.

Their products can be purchased on their website, Udi's Gluten-Free Foods or at your local store.

Just type in your zip code to find your local store. Store Locator

You can also purchase Udi's products on my store, Lisa's Amazon Store.

I am very pleased how the giveaway went. I had 145 entries.

Thank-you everyone for entering my contest and following my blog, I really appreciate you.

Lisa http://www.lisasglutenfree.com

 

Be sure and check out my other giveaway, Namaste Foods Giveaway.

Do you have a giveaway going on? I have just added a Linky to my other blog for people to add their giveaway links to.  Mom's Misc. Adventures - Link Your Giveaway Thursdsays

Namaste Foods Giveaway

This Giveaway is closed. The Winner is... #95 Denyse.

Namaste Foods Review and Giveaway

Namaste Foods sent me some of their wonderful gluten-free products.

• Pasta Pisavera


• Cookie Mix


• Waffle and Pancake Mix


• 3 coupons for a $1.00 off


• Gluten-Free Recipes

This is their Past Pisavera.
I just had to boil the pasta, add the spice mix and chicken.
You can add whatever you want to the pasta dish.
This dish is very delicious. My family and I gobbled it up, it was so good.

This is their cookie mix.
This mix makes 2 -3 dozen cookies.
Talk about yummy. These cookies must of been good, because they got
eaten up within a day.

Check out this pizza that I made with their pizza crust mix, it is so good.
Gluten-Free Hawaiian Pizza

I highly recommend this company's gluten-free products.
They are quick and easy to make and so delicious.

Namaste Foods makes products that are:

• All Natural


• Kosher Certified


• Outstanding taste and texture


• 18 varieties available including 8 that are sugar-free


• Great value - get more for your money


• Simple, clean, environmentally-free packaging

And Made in a dedicated facility free of: Gluten, Wheat, Potato, Soy, Corn Dairy, Tree Nuts, Peanuts and Casein. They are located in Coeur d'Alend, Idaho.

They also have a Gluten-Free Cookbook called, "Simple Pleasures".

February of this year marks the 10th Anniversary of Namaste Foods. From humble beginnings, they have grown into one of the most respected manufactures of the gluten free and allergen free foods in the United States and beyond.

Their products can be purchased at their website, Namaste Foods or at your local store.
They have a store locator on their website.

You can also purchase their products on my store, Lisa's Amazon Store.

Now for the Giveaway.

One Lucky Winner will receive a Namaste goodie bag.
(Picture located at the top of this post)

Here is how you can enter:

1. Follow me on Google Friend Connect.
2. Subscribe to my RSS Feed
or subscribe to my feed via E-Mail.
3. Follow me on Twitter
5. Twitter about this giveaway.
6. Write a blog post about this Giveaway on your blog and link back to me Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living and to Namaste Foods.
7. Grab my Button and add it to your Blog.
8. Become a Fan of mine on Facebook.
9. Add your blog to Top 100 Blogs and Websites
10. Check out my Squidoo Lens.
11. Check out my other blog, Mom's Misc. Adventures
12. Check out my husband's website, Primerica Financial Services.

That gives you 11 entries to this giveaway.

Leave one comment for each entry.
Include the Links to your Post and or Twitter.

Please leave me your e-mail address, so that I can contact you in the event that you win.

The Winner will be announced on April 10th.

Giveaway for USA residents only.

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Gluten Intolerance Group of Southwest Washington

The Blog for GIG of SW Washington is up and running.

Gluten Intolerance Group is a support group for those who are Gluten Intolerant or have Celiac Disease.
I highly recommend that you check them out, they have been a huge inspiration to me.

You can find your local support group through this link, Gluten Intolerance Group.
Just click on your state to find your local support group.

Only three days left for my Udi's Gluten-Free Foods Giveaway. (ends 3/31)

Upcoming Review and Giveaway, Namaste.