Yesterday I took down the artificial Christmas tree and moved it to the attic. This morning my husband and I lugged a 1…
celiac disease
Drinking from the Nutrition Fire Hose: First Steps at Learning the Gluten-Free Diet
At the Massachusetts of Technology, where I work and teach, there is a well-known expression in our community about how …
The Surprise and Relief of a Celiac Disease Diagnosis
For more than a decade — and possibly longer, but a decade is about all I remember — I have been diagnosed a…
“Have Respect For Bread; Bread Is Older Than We Are.”
As someone who is diabetic and on a gluten-free diet, living in a foreign country for a year will present a whole new se…
In Search of a Gluten-Free Matzah
The only way to treat celiac disease is to go on a gluten-free diet, eliminating all wheat, rye, and barely from your di…
A Blessing in Disguise?
A friend of mine recently happened to run into a woman she hadn’t seen in a long time. The other woman had lost weight, …
The Lesser of Two Evils?
Eating can never be a mindless pleasure when you have diabetes. First, there is the physical pain of every insulin injec…
