I have been neglecting all of my online presence lately, and with reason. Five years ago I was diagnosed with celiacs, an auto-immune disease. I was glad, because even with all the difficulties of having a strict medical diet for the rest of my life, I would be able to feel good again, I could finally participate in life! Last… Read more »
After coming back from our Swedish holiday, I noticed I had a lot of energy again. I was doing great, both mentally as physically, and really felt like myself again. After a couple of weeks, and getting my vaccines, I was a total mess. Low energy, often cranky, hiding away again. Something was wrong. Was it the result of the… Read more »
Something I struggled with when having to start my medical diet was what to do for breakfast? Lunch seemed easy to switch (even though that is now my most hard meal of the day) but what I could do for breakfast took me a while to figure out. Now that I am two years in I rather enjoy my breakfasts…. Read more »
Up until recently, I never baked cookies in my life! Which is weird, because I did like cookies. I often used to eat a whole pack of them when I had an upset stomach or felt generally bad. This was of course when I didn’t know yet that these cookies would make it even worse… In the gluten free diet,… Read more »
After last years trip to Sweden I got ill again from my celiacs. It was the first time after starting my diet and being well for a long time, that I made a gluten mistake which took me out for months. It was hard for me to get back into shape afterwards. My mental state didn’t permit me to do… Read more »
When I discovered I have celiacs disease (now almost two years ago) and cut gluten from my diet completely I finally started to feel human for the first time in my life. The constant bloating and stomach ache disappeared (I didn’t even KNOW these feelings weren’t normal!), my face started to clear up and heal, my migraines vanished and most… Read more »