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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    Just wanted to pass this along- Chef Gerstenecker of Park 75 makes some of the best gluten-free cuisine in Atlanta and is a great supporter of the gluten-free movement. If you will be in the Atlanta area mid-April, this is worth checking out. Park 75 at The Four Seasons is offering a gluten-free dinner menu every night during the week of April 14-19...
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    So I found this link, titled, What's Up with 'Gluten-Free Food'?" on the homepage of AJC.com today. It leads to a blog entry "Got Gluten?"by a registered dietitian, of all people, who I felt has a real lack of understanding about gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease. I left a (long, okay very, very looong) response to try to help set the record straight...
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    That is such B.S.! It amazes me sometimes how people are so nosy. It's one thing if she saw smoke coming out of the toaster, but to go "tattletale" on you over something she simply didn't understand is ridiculous. For what it's worth, the same thing has happened to me at work, in the community break room. I have my toaster bag in the toaster and someone has...
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    Thanks- I wish that job was available, I would apply in a heartbeat! I actually do restaurant reviews for a local alternative paper. They don't know I'm gluten-free, so luckily I get to pick my own restaurants, otherwise I might get stuck reviewing a bakery and really be in a bind.
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    Over New Year's I stayed in Asheville, NC for a few days. It has kind of a hippy, organic vibe to it, so I figured it would be gluten-free friendly, and did some Internet research beforehand. I stayed at the 1900 Inn on Montford, a bed and breakfast. I indicated on their online form that I needed gluten-free meals, but apparently that transmission did...
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    I totally agree...for me it was wanting what I couldn't have. I've always preferred wine over beer, though I was becoming a budding beer snob before the celiac disease kicked in. Still, it was really just about the only thing gluten-free out there that I hadn't tried so that made the anticipation even greater.
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    I just wanted to follow up on what floridanative said, as far as Redbridge beer in the metro Atlanta area. It is now available (at least as of 12/20/06) at Mac's in Midtown. I bought a six-pack last night there and it was fully stocked in the refrigerated case. It was buried in the middle with all of the regular beer so you kind of have to hunt for it. It...
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    Just to avoid any confusion, the product itself is gluten-free. Should you use it? Not in the way the original poster was inquiring. What it might help with are accidental glutenings. I have been taking these for the past month or so, anytime I'm going out to eat at a restaurant, or at some function where there could potentially be cross-contamination...
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    I received a large sampler gift box from this company last year for Xmas. The cinammon flavored variety was definitely my favorite. I wasn't so into the chocolate ones. The texture is quite nice, probably some of the best I've found, but I did note a distinct "beany" flavor in many of the varieties, which of course is to be expected since some form of...
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    ARCHIVED Dizziness

    kimjoy24 replied to casnco's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Oh yes, I had really bad dizzy spells. At first the docs thought it was low blood pressure (they put me on a high-salt diet made me so sick!) I finally was diagnosed with BPV (Benign Positional Vertigo). Mine bothers me most when looking up, but for awhile it was constant when I was sitting in front of my computer at work (I work on the computer all day so...
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    I honestly don't know, as I have never used my own Kaiser insurance for Celiac-related tests. I just wanted to caution any Kaiser members out there that once they get over the initial hurdle of actually convincing their dr. that they need the test performed, make sure to check with member services that it will be covered. Members can also refer to their...
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    As I mentioned in another thread about Kaiser, I work for them paying insurance claims. Kaiser does use Quest for some lab services, but this could differ from region to region. Also, what's covered depends a lot upon the diagnosis code provided and the particular member's benefits. Even though I work for them, I still went to an outside source (Enterolab...
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    I agree not too many people understand that being severely underweight is an actual health issue. I don't have any specific answers for Anne, but would just like to give a glimmer of hope. When I was at my worst, I dropped down to 105 lbs (I'm over 5'8" tall). All of my clothes just sagged on me, I had to wear a belt with everything, for fear that my pants...
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    I ordered the sampler pack. It arrived on a particularly hot (about 100 degrees F) day here in Atlanta and sat in my mailbox probably an hour or two. They claim to not melt, but one flavor did (I can't remember which one). These were extreme conditions and I just threw it in the fridge and it was fine. I really liked the taste. The texture takes getting...
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    Most people react to the egg whites, not the yolk, from what little research I have done so far tells me. Therefore, some people can eat the yolk even if they have a true egg white allergy. I guess the issue of separating the two would depend upon your level of reaction to the egg whites. I also do not know if egg allergies can cause long-term internal damage...
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    I just polished off a package of these myself (no- not all at once!) They are quite delicious, no real noticeable aftertaste.
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    I unfortunately had the same negative experience with Optimum. I posted about it on here a couple of months ago. I waited I believe twelve weeks in total, and had to fax a threatening letter to them, stating that I would report them to the BBB if I did not receive my results, before the results finally surfaced. This was after numerous phone calls and emails...
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    I just wanted to let anyone in the metro Atlanta area know that I found the gluten-free peanut butter whoopie pies at the Starbucks at Peachtree and 7th in Midtown Atlanta, right across the street from the shiny new Spire high-rise condo building. The cashier checked with the manager who verified they are gluten-free (there was no tag on it in the display...
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    When I went on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet before going gluten-free (the SCD being way more strict than gluten-free diet) I lost almost 10 pounds in about a week. I was down to 105 pounds and I'm 5'8. I agree with the others that posted the initial weight loss may be because your wife has removed all or most of the junk food from her diet, and is eating...
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    Thanks for the recent visit review on The Real Chow Baby. I had a good media lunch there last year, and actually sent an email to the culinary head to ask about gluten-free sauces and stuff, and they told me they would have to research it but never got back to me. Also, that's great about the "allergy stick" thing- I was concerned about recommending them...
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    I've used it and never had a reaction.
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    ARCHIVED I Hate Kaiser!

    kimjoy24 replied to flxmanning's topic in Doctors

    I have a unique perspective- I actually work for Kaiser (non-medical role- I process claims). I've worked for them for six years. I also was born at a Kaiser facility and went to their facilities while growing up. I am not posting to defend them. I haven't even went through Kaiser to deal with my Celiac disease, opting to do the stool/blood tests...
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    I recently did the 96-food panel test with Optimum. I reported in another thread about my disappointment in how long it took to get my test results. They advertise 4-6 weeks, but it actually took 12 weeks to get my test results, after numerous emails, phone calls, and one nasty fax letter. So I finally get the test results, and the food item that I...
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    So after quite a wait, I finally received my test results back from Optimum Healthcare Resource. Happily, I showed "no reaction" to gluten/wheat, so I must be doing pretty well on the gluten-free diet. Surprisingly, dairy only registered a "low" response. In another thread, I discuss how just this past week I reacted quite badly to a product that had...
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