Hallie Davis
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I am a retired Doctor of Optometry after practicing for 20 years. I have monoclonal gammopathy (paraproteinemia), limited systemic scleroderma, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, obstructive sleep apnea, beginning neuropathy, and have just been found to have the celiac HLA type: DQ8.
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Nicole, Curcumin has TNF blocking action without being unduly immunosuppressive. I wonder if it would work for ulcerative colitis?
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Seneca Crisp Onions are Gluten-free
Hallie Davis posted a blog entry in To die for Cookie Crumb Gluten-Free Pie Crust
I have bee gluten-free for at least 2 and a half years now. And I really miss broccoli casserole, and green bean casserole. Of course both those recipes use the Durkee french fried onion rings which are definitely NOT gluten free. Don't you just wish the Durkee company would wise up?!So I was absolutely delighted when I found a new product on the shelves... -
Kudos to General Mills
Hallie Davis posted a blog entry in To die for Cookie Crumb Gluten-Free Pie Crust
I say Kudos to General Mills. I used to eat Campbell's Soups, but they have told me that not a single one of their soups is gluten-free, and despite emails from me encouraging them to convert their soups to gluten-free status (any soup without pasta or barley can be made gluten-free without a significant change in taste or texture), they have refused to do... -
Gluten-Free iPod Applications
Hallie Davis posted a blog entry in To die for Cookie Crumb Gluten-Free Pie Crust
I recently learned that Triumph Dining has made an iPod/iPhone application based on their wonderful "Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide." I thought, "How Wonderful!" and promptly bought it from the iTunes.com web site. Now I have this wonderful reference with me at the grocery store without having to lug a book along.But, you know what? Now that I've been... -
Recently, noticing that the Mt. Olive pickles contain flavoring, or natural flavoring, I wrote a letter asking whether their flavoring contains any derivatives of rye or barley, even if it doesn't contain any wheat. Here's the letter I got back from them:__________________________________________Hallie, thanks for your note. Our QC folks followed up with...
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Celiac.com 10/02/2009 - My hubby and I just returned from a wonderful 5 days in Florida’s Key West, and so I want to write about it while it is fresh in my memory, for I think my experience may benefit others who are trying to stay g...
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ARCHIVED Don't Use Lawry's Products!
Hallie Davis replied to mart's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I received this letter today from Lawry's: Lawry's September 2, 2009 Dear Ms. Davis: Per your request we are sending a letter in addition to our email response, in reference to questions about your gluten inquiry. We are writing to clarify your concerns about our ingredient statements. In our initial response, our language about rye and... -
Here is a letter to me from Lawry's, received today: Lawry's September 2, 2009 Dear Ms. Davis: Per your request we are sending a letter in addition to our email response, in reference to questions about your gluten inquiry. We are writing to clarify your concerns about our ingredient statements. In our initial response, our language about rye...
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DQ8 Causes More Than Just Celiac Disease
Hallie Davis posted an article in Anemia and Celiac Disease
Celiac.com 08/18/2009 - Many of you know that DQ8 is one of the two major genes which may lead to celiac disease. You may also know that Open Original Shared Link. What you may not know is that DQ8 may be the direct cause of these other... -
ARCHIVED Alcohol Free+ Gluten Free Beer
Hallie Davis replied to Yenni's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Me too! Count me in! I'm gluten-free, but also have primary biliary cirrhosis. Would love to have beer and wine without the repercussions to the liver. -
Today I found out that wheat flour caulked barrels is not the only possible gluten contamination of wine. Some wineries add to the wine something called a "fining agent" to clarify and stabilize the wine. Wheat gluten isolate is one of the fining agents that is sometimes used! I think we need to develop a list of wineries that NEITHER use such...
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I sent a Open Original Shared Link and their derivatives in the list of Common Allergens that require disclosure in labeling. The following letter was sent by me today in response to one received from Barbara Schneeman at the FDA:Barbara O. Schneeman, DirectorOffice of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary SupplementsCenter for Food Safety and Applied NutritionHarvey...
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You may have recently seen my blog asking for comments on my FDA petition to have FDA add rye and barley to the list of most common allergens that require disclosure on food labeling. The fact that FDA added wheat to that list without adding rye and barley is total idiocy, for as we know we are all just as allergic to the gluten of rye and barley as we are...