Was hoping some members here are doing this, or have done the gluten free diet in the past.
For medical reasons, I am going to give it a go and I'm confused! I've been reading articles online and blogs and stuff and all I can deduce is that Gluten is a wheat protein found in just about everything that tastes delicious!
I have Hashimoto's disease [where my body produces antibodies that attack my thyroid, kidneys, adrenal glands and anything foreign in my body [such as when I get pregnant] I was reading that people with autoimmune diseases also generally have a higher than average NK cell count in their body...
Supposedly, the antibodies thrive on gluten and that by cutting it out of my life, I may be able to stop miscarrying every time I get pregnant; to be honest, I've been envisioning it as by cutting out gluten, I'll be starving the antibodies and they won't have the energy to attack my body! lol
I'm a HUGE fan of bread and cookies and cake [but who isn't? lol] So I know that this is going to be hard, but I am excited about reaping the benefits that come with living gluten free.
How do you substitute? I know rice is ok, but that soup stock isn't. Is there a way to make soup stock on your own?
Do you have any good recipes or meal idea's?
How do you deal with eating while you're out and fast food is your only option?
How do you feel on the diet? Better? Worse? The same?
Any tips, tricks or stories would be 100% greatly appreciated. All of this reading I've done, is making living gluten free seem much too easy to be true! Ha ha ha
For medical reasons, I am going to give it a go and I'm confused! I've been reading articles online and blogs and stuff and all I can deduce is that Gluten is a wheat protein found in just about everything that tastes delicious!
I have Hashimoto's disease [where my body produces antibodies that attack my thyroid, kidneys, adrenal glands and anything foreign in my body [such as when I get pregnant] I was reading that people with autoimmune diseases also generally have a higher than average NK cell count in their body...
Supposedly, the antibodies thrive on gluten and that by cutting it out of my life, I may be able to stop miscarrying every time I get pregnant; to be honest, I've been envisioning it as by cutting out gluten, I'll be starving the antibodies and they won't have the energy to attack my body! lol
I'm a HUGE fan of bread and cookies and cake [but who isn't? lol] So I know that this is going to be hard, but I am excited about reaping the benefits that come with living gluten free.
How do you substitute? I know rice is ok, but that soup stock isn't. Is there a way to make soup stock on your own?
Do you have any good recipes or meal idea's?
How do you deal with eating while you're out and fast food is your only option?
How do you feel on the diet? Better? Worse? The same?
Any tips, tricks or stories would be 100% greatly appreciated. All of this reading I've done, is making living gluten free seem much too easy to be true! Ha ha ha