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I really want to try supplementing with biotin for hair loss. Does anyone have recommendations of gluten-free biotin supplements (that are available in Canada)? Please help! Thank you! I did come across Naka Pro Biotin, but it only says "no added gluten" and there's no contact number.

I have high TPO antibodies indicative of Hashi's, but my TSH is pretty much always in range - except for a period of time when it was in the high 4s. For the last while it's been in the range of 1 something. I've seen some people say that anyone with Hashi's should be on thyroid replacement, but even if your TSH is okay? All the doctors I know would only...

I need to be both gluten-free and low-carb, and a lot of those recipes call for almond flour. What brands of almond flour are gluten free? I know many of you order from nuts.com but I live in Canada and I think the shipping would be a lot? I get other flour from Bob's Red Mill, but a popular low-carb blogger said BRM almond flour is actually almond...

I've had people say strange things about celiac to me lately... Like someone said, "Oh I'm just a mild celiac so I don't have to worry about cross-contamination." And then someone else said that they're celiac but things have calmed down now so they can have a bit of gluten here and there. And I told my doctor that back in 2014 I thought I had been gluten...

Hello, I purchased Bob's Red Mill coconut flour (marked gluten free) to do some low-carb baking. Are their flours safe for celiacs? I thought there was some controversy lately with that company but I don't know if that was about their gluten-free oats or something? Thanks

I was just wondering if hemp seeds/hemp hearts are safe? I thought I read once that hemp seeds are grown by wheat so they are never safe, but I really have no idea if that's true or just more circulating misinformation, so I thought I'd ask here. Are there any safe brands of hemp seeds?

Yeah I could be reacting to something else in it...it might not even be related to this supplement. I just never know with supplements, like if it says free from gluten, is that enough? What about cross-contamination in manufacturing?

Has anyone taken the supplement New Nordic Hair Volume? The website says "This product is free from sugar, salt, gluten, yeast, soya and dairy products and is formulated without the use of preservatives, flavours or colours of any kind. Manufactured in the EU, under pharmaceutical control of purity and content" Also on amazon.com it says " Hair...

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I'm been experiencing hair loss over the last couple of months that seemed to start out of nowhere. I've been gluten-free for 13 months so I don't know what's happening now?? I've had hair loss due to low iron in the past but my most recent ferritin was 69 (in Dec 2015). I thought it could be my thyroid because I have high TPO antibodies, but my...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure how much fat I'm having, I will check. That could be contributing. Yup I do know about the link between Type 1 and celiac. But when it was first discovered my blood sugar was high, my insulin was tested and it was high...actually it was double the normal amount. C-peptide was tested too and I don't remember exactly...

So I have celiac disease and also Hashimoto's thyroiditis (but not on meds because it's apparently "not bad enough" yet...). When I was still on gluten, I had chronically high cortisol and also high blood sugar and insulin. And when these were high (cortisol, blood sugar, insulin) I had constant hunger. Like I was starving all the time, and eating didnt help...

Oh ok so were you already on medication for Hashi's and then later on your TSH became more erratic, and then going gluten-free eventually helped stabilize? I am not on any medication and it's sort of frustrating because every time my TSH lowers for a time my doctor says my thyroid is perfect and we don't need to do anything. And then I'm like, well what...

I seem to have fluctuating TSH levels. In 2014, my TSH was 4.4 and my TPO antibodies were 393. Then my TSH came down to 1.7 and stayed near there for a number of months. Then Oct 2015 it was 4.1 and Dec it was 4.7. My doctor was just about to try me on a low dose of thyroid medication but he wanted it tested once more first, and now TSH is back to 1.7. Are...

Has anyone had Prana raw nuts and seeds? If so, did you have a problem with them or were they ok? Under their FAQs it says this: "All PRANA products under the supervision of the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), a program to inspect products and manufacturing facilities for gluten, are certified gluten-free (to 10 ppm gluten or less...

Thanks for your reply, cyclinglady. I need to go back to my endo about other things anyway, so I will talk to him about my thyroid then. If he's not receptive, hopefully I can find another one who is, but it seems like many doctors don't want to treat until TSH is out of range :/ My grandma's TSH was 7 something and her doctor reluctantly put her on synthroid...

Last year my TSH was around 4.4 and I had elevated TPO antibodies of 400 (range was 0-35). My endocrinologist essentially said my thyroid was fine, it's within range, and lots of people are walking around with thyroid antibodies but it doesn't necessarily mean anything. This seems odd to me - why would you have thyroid antibodies unless there was an autoimmune...

I was tested for Cushing's last year. My cortisol was at the high end of the range. It was out of range in a 24 hour urine test. Then I did the dexamethasone suppression test which suppressed my cortisol, meaning that I do not have Cushing's, according to my endocrinologist. I'm not sure how to explain my symptoms when I eat. I guess it's like a surging...

I'm following up with my GI to see if I'm getting repeated cross-contamination so this could just be a symptom of that. HOWEVER, I wonder if anyone knows of what could cause high cortisol when I eat. It's like I can feel my cortisol rising when I eat, and it's not in a normal way whatsoever. It's like food/eating makes my cortisol surge. I mean i have high...

I have not intentionally consumed gluten since mid September 2014. However there have been some instances of cross-contamination with kitchen equipment. My question is, if I had an endoscopy done now, would it show if I'm getting cross-contaminated? Or would the damage from cross-contamination be too patchy? I've been having a return of symptoms and I just...

Bexbex, hi, yes I did have issues with high cortisol!! I haven't heard many others talk about that so it's interesting to hear someone else mention it, but mine appears to be related to celiac, and also Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I was actually referred to an endocrinologist and tested for Cushing's, which was negative. While testing other things, he found...

Update - I phoned the eatery I went to, which recently merged with a bakery that has both gluten-free and gluten baked goods. It is a shared kitchen with the bakery. They use separate equipment and wash the dishes separately, but it is a shared space. So flour flying around, etc. is going to be happening. They do their best to minimize but can't guarantee...

Oh I eliminated the colander months ago. Yes, at that time, I also went through my kitchen and got rid of cutting boards, plastic things, toaster, etc. I just mentioned that because when I eliminated those things, my high cortisol started improving. Now several months later, the cortisol seems to have gone up somewhat, that's why it suggests I may be getting...

I was doing really well, kept getting a bit better each month but now I feel like things are declining somewhat, as though I've been getting glutened in tiny amounts repeatedly over a period of time...? I'm not sure... In the last month/month and a half, I have changed a few things I guess. I got a bunch of different samples of moisturizers and bb creams...

Hello, so I know that stainless steel pots and pans are okay to use even if they were used for gluten in the past, as long as they are cleaned properly, right? But is there any special way to clean them, or just soap and water and a cloth is fine? What about if your stainless steel pots have scratches though? I was just looking at my pots and I can see...