Does anyone else wish there was a happy medium between having your condition be the topic of every social gathering and people forgetting you have a lifelong condition and saying, “but you look fine!” Yeah, me too. As celiacs, social situations often feel like a paradox where we either encounter unwanted visibility or the effects…
All posts by Maya Rose, MS, CNS
Stress and Gut Health: How it Works and How to Check-In
This year has been a historically stressful one, to say the least. Many of us have felt it in our gut. Literally. That’s because stress has a significant impact on gut health. The medical literature continues to confirm that the gut-brain axis is very real. Chemical messengers are traveling back and forth all day long…
Dreamy Sweet Potato Vanilla Frosting
This frosting is pure happiness. Silky, creamy, vanilla-y, and perfectly sweet, without refined sugar or dairy! Sweet potato is the base but coconut cream, coconut oil, maple, and vanilla help to transform it into something amazing. No powdered sugar. No butter, cream cheese, or other dairy. No palm oil or shortening. No artificial colorings. And…
3 Reasons to Love Ghee
Ghee, sometimes called clarified butter, is made by a heating process that removes the milk solids and water, concentrating the fat. There are so many reasons why I love ghee and always have it as a cooking fat in my pantry, but these are my top three: Great for High Heat Cooking Ghee is a…
Creamy Celeriac and Kabocha Squash Soup
More delicious Fall flavors coming your way, this time in a soup that includes two of my favorite and generally under-appreciated veggies: celeriac (otherwise known as celery root) and kabocha squash. Although celery and celeriac are basically the same plant, celeriac is cultivated for it’s bulb (instead of the stalks). The celery flavor is a…
Does activated charcoal work after being glutened?
Activated charcoal has been trending for some time now, and many take it after being glutened, but does it actually work? Activated charcoal has its time and place, but after gluten exposure isn’t really one of them. It’s useful for binding toxins, but has not been shown to effectively bind gluten protein. While it won’t…
Celiac vs. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: Different Conditions Both Worth Respect
I’ve experienced living on both sides of this diagram. For many years, before I finally got a celiac diagnosis, I thought I had non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) (sometimes referred to as gluten intolerance). I remember countless times being in restaurants, requesting a gluten-free menu, and the waiter asking “is this an allergy? or celiac?”, me…
Fall-Inspired Quinoa Breakfast Porridge: 2 Ways!
If you’re someone like me who doesn’t do well with oats (even gluten-free ones), or if you’re just looking to mix up your breakfast, quinoa porridge is a great oatmeal alternative. Quinoa is unlike other grains because it’s actually not a grain at all; it’s a seed! It is one of only a handful of…
It’s about time we bust this myth about weight in untreated celiac.
The most infuriating and sad thing a client has ever told me was, “it took me so long to get diagnosed because my doctor said overweight people don’t have celiac.” At best, this is utterly untrue. At worst, it’s a damaging assumption that dismisses the individual and prolongs or prevents them from receiving care. Weight…
Banana Coffee Smoothie: A Pick-Me-Up For All Seasons
Happy Fall, everyone! So many things to look forward to this season… In my top 5 are: Crunchy leaves Puppies running through crunchy leaves Flannel Soup and hot drinks Pumpkin and winter squash I’ll definitely be sharing more Fall-flavored things (yes, Fall can be a flavor!) coming up, but for now I’ll leave you with…