Have all of you been to Trader Joes?  I asked the clerk if these were sale prices and she said they don't have sales.  Soooo, WOW!  They have gluten free mini cupcakes, a dozen for $3.99.  That is so cheap and they were delicious!  Of course, you know, I bought them for the grandchildren so how would I know they were delicious???? 

They also had frozen chicken patties with cilantro and lime and no bad additives.  They were a delicious fast lunch with some added fruit.

They had their brand of several kinds of gluten free breads/buns.

Thanks to Gary for sending new information using nanoparticles to treat and possibly cure Celiac Disease!  https://apple.news/Aqj0lkyyoRJqlHwFgVbKfEQ. 

We just went to Silver Dollar City.  Either the restaurants have gotten really good about not giving me gluten or my microbiome has healed due to  altering my diet for 19 yrs.  Either way I am so thankful!
A big part  of my recovery has been to try to prevent using antibiotics!  A new study this year claims that if you take antibiotics your first year of life and have the celiac gene you will probably develop it.  I had pneumonia at age 3 mos., Mom said.  It was very traumatic for her so she really remembered it.

I have actually gotten Strep Throat in August in the past due to ragweed allergies.  This year, I started  the silver spray at the first sign of sore throat and I take Olive Leaf Extract capsules if I start to get respiratory symptoms.

The Celiac Scene News- Oct. 2019 has a current article about a bill being introduced to make pharmaceutical companies tell us if their products have gluten.  A few years ago I had a tooth pulled.  We arrived at a pharmacy to get the pain pills filled and the pharm. company was closed.  So, I had to take a pain pill that I didn't know if it had gluten in it.  It must have been all right.  But, I had to take a chance.  Please sign up on this site to deliver our wish for this bill to pass.

After having severe dry eyes for years, I finally have my answer!  I saw several doctors but none of them mentioned Vit. A.  They all wanted me to take expensive prescription drops that made my eyes burn like fire!  Vitamin A is fat soluble which is only one of the vitamins celiacs have trouble absorbing.  I  was desperate and had 24,000 Beta Carotene that we take if we are around a sick person.  My eyes felt so much better!  I took 3 days and then thought I should have the blood level checked.  It was a great number: 77.  Normal is 40-100.  So, the level is good and I felt at least 90% better!  I read that a lot of celiacs need 10,000 per day so I am taking that nearly every day.  I will get retested later in the fall when I recheck Vit.D.  The doctors that know about nutrition are saying low Vit. D can lead to dementia as well as many other problems.  It is good to test it in the fall before all the dangerous germs hit people.

I haven't made any new posts for quite awhile due to my brothers' sudden death.  I thought he would outlive  us siblings.  He became suddenly sick, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and died about 6wks. later!  A lot of the gastrointestinal cancers are related to celiac disease.  I wonder how many blood-related  families get tested after the first person gets diagnosed with celiac.

Someone tried a new Wichita doctor and related a family history of celiac.  This young doctor said we don't  test for celiac unless the patient has stomach pain!  I guess that leaves out all of you with:  migraines, joint pain,  skin problems, liver problems, learning problems,  in fertility etc.  There are 300 symptoms now associated with celiac.  As patients that have to live in our bodies, we need to be educated in spite of our doctors not knowing the symptoms.  I guess I was lucky that I had the classic belly problems.  I am sure if I was still eating gluten these last 19 years I would have been disabled or not even alive!