Gluten-Free & Food Allergy News

plus Links 

Breastfeeding mothers warned about food allergies-"...nursing mothers may pass peanut proteins in breast milk to their infants." (CNN): April 4, 2001

 Steven Edwardson has written a fascinating paper on the benefits and possibilities of buckwheat-especially its apparently superior nutritional qualities.

Buckwheat: Pseudocereal and Nutraceutical

(Edwardson, S. 1996. Buckwheat: Pseudocereal and nutraceutical. p. 195-207. In: J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.)

 

Links

ANDI™-Autism Network for Dietary Intervention. Providing Help And Support For Families Using A Gluten & Casein Free Diet In The Treatment Of Autism And Related Developmental Disabilities.

Allergic-Child -Allergicchild.com is the creation of Robert and Nicole Smith, the parents of two children with allergies. Their pre-school age son has life threatening peanut, cashew and shellfish allergies.

Canadian Celiac Association

Celiac Sprue Association CSA/USA On-Line

Clan Thompson's Celiac Site- "Providing News and information for the celiac community. We provide a range of printed booklets and software products."

The Coeliac Society-UK

dietarycard.com-"Let us take the ordeal out of ordering for you. www.dietarycard.com offer personalised, discreet, quality cards articulating your dietary needs to waiters and chefs for use in hotels and restaurants. "

The Gluten Intolerance Group-"Our Mission is to increase awareness by providing current, accurate information, and education, as well as support, to those with celiac disease/dermatitis herpetiformis, their families, health care professionals and the general public. "

Index of Food Recalls- Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Recalls and Safety Alerts-(Recent : Past 60 days):US Food and Drug Administration

Special Allergy Alerts-features free Email alert service.

GFCF Diet/Gluten Free Casein Free-"The GFCF Diet Support Group has put together a comprehensive support packet for parents who implement the GFCF Diet. Included in the package are three separate books (a total of over 230 pages) contained inside a large notebook binder. "

Gluten Free Brewing-An exploration by Sean Sweeney into homebrewing beers that contain no gluten.  Specifically for sufferers of Celiac Disease.

Gluten Free T-Shirts-"A Great way to Raise Awareness of Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet."

Linda Blanchard's Wheat-Free Zone

Gluten Free Kitchen with Lucy Shriver. "We have information and recipes for individuals who have Celiac Sprue."

Club Celiac- (childrens site). "Club Celiac is a great place for kids with Celiac Sprue to trade helpful hints, recipes and/or simply to just have fun chatting with each other."

www.GFlinks.com - The Gluten-Free Page -A comprehensive guide to Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance Web Sites compiled by Don Wiss.

Gluten Free In WNY- "Working to increase awareness and aid People with Celiac Disease, Dermatitis Herpetiformis and  provide support for others on a Gluten Free Diet in the Greater Buffalo and Niagara Falls NY area. "

Celiac-Canada -Welcome to Celiac-Canada, an electronic mailing list service...

Canadian Celiac Association (C.C.A.) Edmonton Chapter-"At this web site you will find information about Celiac Disease, how to cope with Celiac Disease, activites of the Edmonton Chapter, useful publications and much more. "

Christian Chefs Fellowship-Began in 1997 as an offshoot of the campus Christian club of the Culinary Institute of America. Has gluten-free links under Special Diets. Also links to Diabetic, Egg-Free and Vegetarian sites.

Living Without -"A lifestyle guide for people with food and chemical sensitivities. Our primary focus is celiac disease. The magazine is published quarterly, and is available nationwide on newsstands in major health food stores such as Whole Foods and Wild Oats. Living Without is also available by subscription."

1-888-Inn-Seek.com-GF-Friendly Lodging. To our knowledge, the only list of U.S. GF-friendly inns and B&Bs. Site owner is a fellow celiac and can personally recommend places to stay.

#1 at Losing Weight - Easy Weight Loss Diets from Kat's Herbs-"Products for healthy living, weight management, nutrition, personal care, beauty and more. Weight Loss Products and Weight Management Programs. The delicious, nutritious, easy way to lose weight. GREAT PRICES too! "

The Gluten Free Exchange-"While being a great source of Information about Celiac Disease, this not for profit company offers products to increase Awareness of the condition and the issues surrounding it. They have sweatshirts, t-shirts, and more with catchy slogans."

Herbalife Independent Distributors Directory-"Helping you find an Herbalife Independent Distributor near you!"

Living Well With Celiac Disease: Abundance Beyond Wheat and Gluten by Claudine Crangle
"A delightful, accessible and indispensable set of tools for managing life without wheat or gluten."-Bev Ruffo, Past President, Canadian Celiac Association

Mac Maven's-"We've recently designed a witty & fun line of peanut allergy-awareness clothing & accessories to help remind caregivers to keep kids safe. "

Miss Roben's- "Miss Roben's is an exclusively gluten-free, wheat-free mail order business. MANY products are also free of dairy, nuts, eggs, soy, corn & yeast."

Nutballz, LLc-"We are a snack food company that keeps in mind many people's special dietary needs, but we have heard that our products taste so good that even junk-food junkies love them! "

ÖKO Planet- German site with online shop for allergy products. Also a section on hotels and inns in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that cater to people with allergies.

Pleasantville Cookie Company-"Low Carb Cookies.com is the home of low carb, sugar-free, wheat free, gluten free cookies and bake mix for Diabetics, Low Carb Diets like the Atkins Diet, and those with wheat and wheat gluten allergies."

Recipes HQ Everything Recipes, from African Recipes to Wings Recipe.

Soycoffee.com-"Soyfee is the amazing coffee alternative for people with discriminating tastes."

Special Diets Resource Guide-"The mission of SDRG is to feature a  comprehensive directory of extremely useful products, suppliers, services, web sites and other resources that are valuable to those living on a restricted diet due to choice or medical condition. While the site is currently mostly for Celiac's Disease, other conditions that are closely related, such as Dermatitis Herpetiformis, food allergies/intolerances, Crohn's disease, Autism, Candida, and Diabetes, just to name a few, could benefit from many of the listings."

Special Needs Family Friendly Fun- - Enhancing the quality and fun of family life with special needs.

 

 *Disclaimer: Please note that these links are only offered for your convenience. Buckwheat Pete can neither guarantee nor be held liable for the accuracy of the information these sites may contain. Thank-you.


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