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Micki Rose is a natural health consultant and writer specialising in allergy and intolerance. She has used knowledge gained as a sufferer herself and 20+ years in clinical practice to create this specialist gluten site.
Category Archives: Supplements
Digestive Mix for Enzyme Production?
Check out the post I just wrote about the new Digestive Mix on the Purehealth blog. I wonder if this might be a good way to stimulate our digestive acid and enzyme production? Not checked out how it is made … Continue reading
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Viridian Acerola Cherry Contains Corn
After my message to you the other day about Viridian’s error in assuring us their Bromelain was TGF safe, we thought we had better check their Acerola Cherry product again, which some of you are taking. Lo and behold, exactly … Continue reading
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Malabsorption and Truly #Gluten Free Digestive Support
Well, we have been led a merry dance with these enzyme products, haven’t we? Suffice to say, I have abandoned recommending vegetable enzymes grown on aspergillus (itself fed with corn usually) as most of you cannot seem to tolerate them. … Continue reading
Posted in Expert Reponses, Supplements, Tests, Treatment
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Bromelain Contains #Corn Maltodextrin
With massive thanks to Carolyn, we have discovered that the Viridian Bromelain is processed using corn maltodextrin, despite the company telling me twice that it didn’t! I am gnashing my teeth about it, but we are used to getting wrong … Continue reading
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New Nutrient Level Test
As promised, here is the next of the new tests. Hot on the heels of the new Malabsorption Test comes this one: the Nutrient Level Test, a way of finding out how your levels of the various vitamins and minerals are doing. Again, … Continue reading
Posted in Supplements, Tests, Treatment
Tagged celiac, coeliac, gluten sensitivity, malabsorption, vitamins and minerals
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New Vitamin D Guidelines
Many Coeliacs and Gluten Sensitives malabsorb as part of the very nature of the conditions, and one of the key nutrients missing is often Vitamin D. My recent research putting together the TGF protocol shows just how important a nutrient … Continue reading
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Tagged celiac, coeliac, gluten, gluten sensitivity, Supplements
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Malabsorbed Selenium & HypoThyroid
Following on from the post about magnesium, another study has confirmed that the malabsorption of selenium caused by gluten sensitivity contributes to many gluten sensitives developing thyroid problems (I have seen both hyper and hypo, much more commonly, in GSs). … Continue reading
Importance of Magnesium
When I trained, one of the most important differences in my nutritional learning to other types was the levels of magnesium and calcium in the body. In most cases, nutritionists will give you a ratio of 2:1 calcium to magnesium … Continue reading
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#Gluten Timing – And Another Thing!
Blow me, just as I sent that last post about the importance of timing when a baby is introduced to gluten, the next report I read was on a similar similar subject! In this one, researchers were trying to work … Continue reading
Posted in Research & Evidence, Supplements, Treatment
Tagged celiac, coeliac, Corn Free, gluten, gluten sensitivity, Supplements
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Grain & Corn Free #Supplements
Just to let you know the lovely people at Foodsmatter.com have published an article from me on the subject of trulyglutenfree supplements. Have a read here. Hope you find it useful.
