What on Earth is a Celiac?

 


What are the main purposes
of
this website?

*To provide a service for those who are diagnosed celiacs or those who are seeking diagnosis.

*To inform and educate the public about celiac disease.

*To offer a 160 page gluten free & wheat free cookbook that is available both in book form or in a CD.



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Delicious! The Very Best
of
Gluten Free & Wheat Free Cooking

 



I LOVE this cookbook! We like the variety of recipes that are offered and I haven't tried a recipe yet that I didn't like, My kids are having a blast with the home made ice cream cones and the Disneyland Monte Cristo Sandwich! I am looking forward to your NEXT one!
- J. Seven, Virginia

 

 

"We have large family gatherings for the holidays and since my diagnosis, I had been very anxious about how I was going to manage holiday cooking, eating properly, yet not making others in my family feel "subjected" to the sometimes boring recipes for celiacs."

"I am finding that my worries were unfounded, because of the cookbook, "Delicious! The Very Best of Gluten Free & Wheat Free Cooking." The cookbook includes a complete holiday menu that includes dishes like bread or cornbread stuffing, yummy scalloped potatoes, a wonderful assortment of breads, a gluten free version of that famous green bean casseroles that the kids MUST have, and lots of great desserts and more. We, as a family, thoroughly enjoyed and have been pleased with the dishes in this cookbook".

~S. Vasquez, Texas

 

 

 

"My favorite recipes are the Southern fried chicken, tortilla and albondigas soup, the blue corn pancakes, fruit pie squares, and the Paczki sweet rolls! Yum!

My celiac kid loves the specially designated recipes that are kid-friendly. Lots of great choices and most recipes are simple to make.

Thankyou so much for this cookbook!

--C.Tust, Arizona.


"My desire was to create a cookbook that could aid in making gluten free cooking a positive and rewarding experience. In the process, I hoped that this cookbook could also assist in bringing what seemed to be missing in any celiac adult or child’s dining repertoire full circle to an abundance of choices and satisfying dishes to cook up for an individual or an entire family.

There should be nothing missing in what can be created in the kitchen for a celiac. The selection of recipes in “Delicious! The Very Best of Gluten Free and Wheat Free Cooking” covers the gamut of cooking from recipe basics in all categories: quick and easy offerings, a diverse kid’s selection, generous breads and desserts , a vast assortment of casseroles and main dishes, soups, salads, and side dishes, breakfast or brunch recipes, as well as ethnic and gourmet offerings."

Diane Jacobs, author

 

 

 

"Is candida albicans a trigger in the onset of celiac disease?"

This interesting study compares a specific amino acid sequence found in Candida cell wall protein to a gliadin amino acid sequence that triggers the immune response in celiac disease. The researchers found that the sequences are “identical or highly homologous to known celiac disease-related alpha-gliadin and gamma-gliadin T-cell epitopes,” and propose that candida is the trigger for celiac disease....Lancet. 2003 Jun 21;361(9375):2152-4.

To clarify, this research shows that a protein found in the cell wall of Candida is very simiilar to gluten. As a result, the immune system can confuse gluten found in grains for the cell wall of the candida and then mount a response against the gluten! The immune cell bound gluten then damages the small intestinal wall as in Celiac Disease."

 


Kids and Digestive Disease

Children may show signs of the impact of Celiac Sprue by the appearance of symptoms such as diarrhea and other indications of digestive disease within a few weeks or months of beginning cereals in their diet. Children will thrive and appear healthy until gluten is introduced. Chronic diarrhea can be extremely dangerous in a small child.

Children may show classic symptoms such as diarrhea
and intestinal bloating
or be irritable
and have difficulty concentrating.

 

My cookbook is now available!

From our kitchen to yours and years in the making...

(with many kid-friendly recipes)

"Delicious!
The Very Best
of
Gluten Free & Wheat Free Cooking"


by Diane B. Jacobs, B.A.

available in
Comb bound Softcover CookBook

What makes
this
cookbook
the best?



Features....

Tried and tested recipes; no more taking a gamble on Internet recipes!....

More than 160 pages & 135+ recipes!


Including tasty breads
Delicious main dishes and casseroles
Yummy appetizers
Scrumptuous breakfast dishes
Fabulous soups, salads, and sides
Fabulous desserts
Special tips and recipes
to streamline your HOLIDAY COOKING
A helpful section on flours, and more

And ALL completely gluten free & wheat free!


Live life as a celiac to it's fullest!

 

Enjoy dishes that you thought you or your celiac child could never have again!

 

Moist, flavorful and beautifully textured breads!


Holiday favorites such as:

Stuffings
Baked Brie in a Pastry
Pies and Sweet Breads
a Holiday Pumpkin Cake Roll, Cookies, Cakes
Sweet Potato Stew,
the Best Scalloped Potatoes you will ever eat,
Cranberry-Orange Relish, and more.




 


Unique & kid-friendly recipes such as:

Navajo Tacos
"Johnnycakes"
Home Made Ice Cream Cones..yum!

"Fruit Pie" Squares
Corn Fritters
GF version of Disneyland's Blue Bayou resturant's famous
Monte Cristo Sandwich

Pesto "Cheese Blossoms" appetizer
Easy Chilies Rellenos

"Pigs in a Poncho"
Reuben Sandwich

Favorites such as:

Cinnamon Rolls
Popover Breads
Potato Fritters

 

This web site is dedicated to all those
who have gone undiagnosed
and who seek answers
to their medical questions.

May you find your answers!



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Celiac Disease can also present with few symptoms and can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, anemia, osteoporosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility. Celiac disease is most commonly misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, gall bladder disease, Crohn's disease or ulcer or other digestive or intestinal disease. Learn the difference between Celiac Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS and other bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease, gall bladder disease, colitis, proctitis, various digestive disease and intestinal disease. The symptoms of these digestive diseases are very similar to the symptoms of celiac disease, another digestive disease. Celiac kids may display personality changes and celiac children may be unable to concentrate, be irritable, cranky, and have difficulties with mental alertness. Diarrhea will, at times, continue until child is extremely dehydrated and losing weight from the diarrhea. Children will frequently present with symptoms such as chronic diarrhea, bloating, and intestinal cramping. Older celiac children may show poor appetite, poor growth, and anemia. If symptoms such as diarrhea are present in children who have not yet been diagnosed with Celiac Disease, seek medical attention immediately to halt the pattern of diarrhea and severe abdominal pain . Celiac Sprue is not an allergy and those with celiac disease are gluten intolerant. Food allergies and wheat sensitivity or wheat or food allergies are much different than having celiac disease, however wheat free and gluten free cookbooks can be helpful for those with food allergies. Celiac disease is a genetic, inheritable immunologic disease which interferes with the digestion process.

All or most of these bowel or intestinal disorders can be similar to Celiac Disease and can manifest with symptoms of severe diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and weight loss, to name a few.


 
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