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Monthly Archives for June 2010
Gluten-Free Summer Camp
Summer camp is a cherished summertime tradition for children. Just because your child eats gluten free doesn’t mean he has to suffer without summer camp this year. There are actually some camps that specialize in the gluten-free diet, which you can find online; other camps specialize in other restricted diets, such as for diabetic children. You don’t have to choose a special camp for your child, though, as he may want to go to the same summer camps as his friends. Just as you had to meet with your child’s teachers and school administrators regarding his diet, talk …
Write Your Goals Down
Writing your goals down on paper (or on your computer in this computer age) is essential. A recent study was conducted recently to find what made Harvard’s most successful graduates so successful. It turns out that the common denominator among these prosperous alumni was writing down their goals. Luckily, you don’t need a degree from Harvard to do that. Tina Turbin
Understanding the Link between Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease
Medical researchers have noted for quite some time that osteoporosis and celiac disease commonly appear together. If you have either condition, it’s important to understand this link and to know what symptoms to look for. Being informed on this subject can have priceless health benefits. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes the bones to be less dense than they should be, making them more fragile and more likely to break. Many people with osteoporosis don’t realize they have the condition until they break a bone. Sometimes the fractures are major breaks, or there can be dozens or hundreds …
More Studies Support Health Benefits of Friendship
Other research suggests the health benefits of social support. One study, published in the journal Cancer, followed 61 women with advanced ovarian cancer. The women with lots of social support had much lower levels of a protein linked to more aggressive types of cancer, and higher levels of a protein that boosted the effectiveness of chemotherapy. In 1989, David Spiegel, MD, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, published an influential paper in Lancet, showing that women with breast cancer who participated in a support group lived twice as long as those who didn’t and reported much less …
Finding Great Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes to Bake with Your Celiac Child
Baking cookies goes back a long way in my family, and I was quick to establish it as a Turbin family tradition with my own kids. When I was diagnosed with celiac disease and adopted a gluten-free diet, I began accumulating gluten-free recipes for cookies and other baked goods so the tradition could carry on. I now publish a wealth of gluten-free recipes online, on my gluten-free website as well as on my gluten-free blog. There are plenty of straightforward, delicious gluten-free cookie recipes for everyone’s favorite cookies. Gluten-free doesn’t mean sugar-free, so the kids will enjoy the …