Gluten

Elisabeth Hasselbeck On Going Gluten-Free

EatingWell | Posted 05.06.2012

EatingWell

When she's not co-hosting her Emmy Award-winning ABC talk show, running or playing with her three young children, you can find Elisabeth Hasselbeck in her kitchen.

Gluten For Dummies: Real Tips From a Nutritionist

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN | Posted 04.12.2012

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN

Try all of these alternatives and see how gluten-free works for you. It might make you feel fuller, healthier, and refreshed. But don't let it rule your life.

Miley Cyrus Talks Gluten-Free Eating, Gets A Few Things Wrong

Posted 05.23.2012

Miley Cyrus took to Twitter yesterday to refute claims that she's suffering from an eating disorder. Instead, she says, her weight loss is due to a sh...

BUSTED: 7 Diet Half-Truths, Explained

Robert J. Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.12.2012

Robert J. Davis, Ph.D.

Hardly a day goes by without a headline trumpeting what we should or shouldn't eat. But often these snippets about diet and nutrition are only half true: They're partly supported by science, but overall they're misleading because they come with big caveats.

How Hidden Food Sensitivities Make You Gain Weight

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.03.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

No doubt, a severe food allergy is scary. But it's also relatively rare. A much more common scenario is an adult with a low-grade food allergy to say, gluten, who never pinpoints the cause of his misery.

3 Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Gain Weight (And Its Other Serious Health Problems)

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 04.19.2012

Mark Hyman, MD

My personal hope is that together we can create a national conversation about a real, practical solution for the prevention, treatment, and reversal of our obesity, diabetes and chronic disease epidemic. Getting off wheat may just be an important step.

Still Counting Calories? Think Again

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P. | Posted 03.07.2012

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P.

At one time or another, we've all been promised this: "If the amount of calories we eat is less than the amount of calories our bodies use, we will lose weight." I'm sorry to say that this promise is false.

Catherine Pearson

Lax Labeling Poses Risk For The Gluten-Sensitive

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.24.2011

For many people with gluten sensitivities, grocery stores are full of potential pitfalls with serious health consequences. Because there are curre...

The Public Health Crisis No One Is Talking About

Sasha Cagen | Posted 06.19.2011

Sasha Cagen

Imagine there is a food additive that slowly poisons you and can even kill you. Now imagine you have no way of knowing whether it is in your foods. Three million American celiacs and I find myself in this situation.

Judging If Gluten-Free Is Right For You?

health.com | Carina Storrs | Posted 06.15.2011

Sarah Cooper was a new mom in her mid-20s, busily juggling her family and a career as an electrical engineer, when everything came to a halt. ...

Gluten: Friend Or Foe?

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 05.31.2011

LIVESTRONG.COM

Gluten is the common name for the proteins found in specific grains, and it is found in all forms of wheat.

Does Going Gluten Free Really Make You Healthier?

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.

Will going on a gluten-free diet improve your health or help you lose weight?

How Gluten Impacts The Brain

David Perlmutter, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

David Perlmutter, M.D.

Gluten sensitivity can be primarily and at times, exclusively a neurological disease. People can manifest gluten sensitivity by having issues with brain function without any gastrointestinal problems whatsoever.

Is There A Cure For Autoimmune Disease?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Mark Hyman, MD

Is there another way to treat the causes of autoimmune disease than powerful immune suppressive drugs that put patients at increased risk of infection and death?

Hip Hip Hooray for Food Allergies!

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Elizabeth Gordon

It sounds ridiculous, but I live in NYC and hang with a foodie crowd, so sometimes it feels unfair that I've been dealt this egg-free, wheat-free hand. But on the flip side, sometimes I think that I'm pretty lucky.

Surviving Travel With Food Allergies

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Elizabeth Gordon

I'm all for traveling. Or at least I was before I was diagnosed with food allergies. I have devised a plan to help you travel safely and reaction-free no matter where your adventures take you.

Whipping Up Happiness With Gluten, Dairy (Casein), Soy, Nut And Egg-Free Whipped "Cream"

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Elizabeth Gordon

I was marginally afraid to try the whipped cream, but as I have eaten cookies that taste like cardboard, raw desserts that look much like vomit and tasted vegan cheese that is just plain wrong, I thought again.

Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Mark Hyman, MD

If you eat cheeseburgers or French fries all the time or drink six sodas a day, you likely know you are shortening your life. But eating a nice dark slice of whole wheat bread--how could that be bad for you?

Ins and Outs for 2010

Julia Plevin | Posted 05.25.2011

Julia Plevin

The first thing I do everywhere January 1 is review the INs and OUTs for the new year. Someday my insights will be really valuable, but for now I offer them to you for free.

Learning To Live With Food Allergies

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Elizabeth Gordon

I never imagined that the birth of my child would trigger adult onset food allergies, and that I would never eat eggs or gluten again. The transition has been hard, but it has also been a blessing.

Why Common Foods May Hurt Your Health

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Jon LaPook

There's a disease that American doctors are absolutely terrible at diagnosing. It's estimated that three million Americans have celiac disease, and only a small percentage of them know it.