Ep 95 Celiac News October 2019 Roundup
Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –
In our monthly roundups of things topical in the celiac and gluten free world, Ellen Bayens and I chat about a variety of articles, studies and online conversation. This is the special link I mentioned to get to Mona’s Facebook page for those looking for celiac support in Arabic –
This week Ellen and I tackle the following articles that appeared on www.TheCeliacScene.com –
• Association Between Gluten Intake at 18 Months and Type 1 Diabetes
• Don’t Blame Wheat Breeding For Celiac Disease
• Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Children May Predict Celiac Disease
The Facebook post raised a number of issues – people being diagnosed with bipolar when they had CD.
See https://www.facebook.com/theceliacscene/posts/10158807617288012
• Chicken or Egg? Are Celiac Disease and Eating Disorders Related?
The Facebook post drew a lot of feedback –
https://www.facebook.com/theceliacscene/posts/10158806336483012
SOCIAL MEDIA DISCUSSIONS (Scene Facebook Page)
The New Un-Bun – ingredients
Water, Almond Flour, Egg White, Flax, Coconut Flour, Psyllium, Whole Egg, Apple Cider Vinegar, Paleo Baking Powder (Cream of Tartar, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate).
The Celiac Scene Welcomes the Art of Slow Food
Sue’s Websites and Social Media –
Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com
Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com
Facebook – @acanadianceliacpodcast
Twitter – CeliacPodcastCA
Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com
Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com
Instagram – @suesgfbaking
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL
(search Sues Gluten Free Baking)
Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com
Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com
My Thoughts –
Ellen always says something that makes me think about how her words relate to my life and thoughts. She spoke about our relationship with food. For me, as I’m sure for many of us, my relationship with food is complicated one. Definitely a love/hate relationship.
Often the issues are complicated by things over which we have little or no control. For those of us with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, avoiding gluten must come first. If it was only about the gluten, my eating life would be somewhat simple. Between other autoimmune conditions effected by the foods we eat, to allergies and intolerances, to healthy weight loss and weigh management, any relationship with food is complicated.
I went through decades of my life feeling guilty about my food choices from a caloric and fat standpoint. Weight management did (does) not come easily to me. The complication of gluten free did alleviate some of the pressure on the caloric/fat side of the equation, but added the burden of knowing all the ingredients in everything I eat. It made it easier to say “no” to some “fattening” foods, but I completely lost my resistance when something was yummy (fattening) and gluten free.
A later in life onset allergy was totally unexpected and in some ways is more consuming than avoiding gluten. My violent allergic reaction to flax seeds is always on my mind when I eat anything away from home. Nowadays, gluten free is often lumped together with vegetarian and vegan. In vegan baking, a slurry of ground fax seeds and water is often a substitute for eggs. Although we accept that celiac disease is triggered by more than 20 parts per million of gluten, my flax allergy, like other allergies, is more sensitive than that. Now I must question the ingredients in anything that is gluten free.
My relationship with food is something that is never far from my mind. I know there are many of us who can’t consume gluten who also must avoid other foods. Life is complicated, I guess my relationship with food is just one part of that.