Recent diagnosis of Celiac; i.e., 23and me

[Patricia A Jones]

This is new for me.  I grew up in agriculture area or farm.  Gramps, (deceased) had his own grist mill. Most our food came from the farm.  I am also a survivor of acquired brain traumas, the worst was in 1952.  Essentially, family, extended family and relatives, JW's were my brain retrainers.  However, in the past three years, I found through 23andme, I have the celiac disease.  It seems like it is getting worse, have been treated at the hospital for this celiac, plus more.  Do they have a store that a person can order gluten, non-gmos etcetera food?  TY PJ

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, @Patricia A Jones!

Could you explain the term "acquired brain traumas"? Would this be like brain injuries from things like strokes or aneurysms? And what do you mean by your " . . . relatives, JW's were my brain retrainers"? JW's? Jehovah's Witnesses?

Concerning your question about where you can order gluten-free, non-GMO foods, your best bet is Amazon. Many speciality food companies prefer to market these days through Amazon and you will often get better prices by buying their stuff through Amazon than through the individual company stores.

In addition, most larger grocery chains these days have a gluten-free isle if you want to buy local.

Having said that, it is not that difficult to eat gluten-free while still purchasing mainline grocery products and it is much cheaper than buy dedicated gluten-free foods. But doing so does require educating yourself about how gluten can be hidden in the food supply in unexpected ways. I'm including this link to help with that: