Having celiac disease I have to be really careful about what and where I eat. It really limits the places I can go that have a dedicated gluten-free menu. Surprisingly, some of the best restaurants are pizza places. Fired Pie just happens to be one of my favorites. Fired Pie is a local Phoenix-area chain in the style of Chipotle. You can design your own pizza or pick from a few of the pre-designed menu Read more
As you may have read in my last post, I had my first glutening and it took me out for the entire week. Since I wasn’t able to get my runs in it got me thinking about celiac disease and marathon training. I was out for a full week; I was able to walk towards the end but for about five days I couldn’t do anything. I went to work, came home and crashed. I Read more
I had my first glutening this week and I hope to never have it happen again. Of course this will be next to impossible unless I shun the outside world and ban gluten from my house. Sunday night I went to have gelato and reused the ice cream scoop. I rinsed off the scoop but didn’t wash it. I didn’t realize that my boyfriend used the scoop on ice cream that had gluten in it Read more
My first gluten-free baking attempt was awful. I knew it was going to be a disaster as soon as I went to stir the chocolate chips into the batter. The batter was just the wrong consistency. It got worse as I was spooning them onto a cookie sheet. The chocolate chips were sinking to the bottom; stirring seemed to make it worse. Once on the cookie sheet the batter started to spread out way too Read more
May is Celiac Disease Awareness month. I was diagnosed with celiac disease in March. Celiac disease requires a gluten-free diet. It can be a challenge but I am feeling so much better. Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease that affects the small intestines. It’s genetic and affects about every 1 in 100 people. There is no real treatment; a gluten-free diet will ease the symptoms and help heal the small intestines. There are so many Read more
The last two weeks I have been slacking. I have barely done any running and strength training has been hit or miss. I need to get back on the horse, so to speak. Since I didn’t run this morning I read about it instead. It’s the same thing right? I plan to get back it at tomorrow. If you would rather read about running here is what I’ve been checking out lately: I can totally Read more
Well, April is now over and so is the Wego Health Activist month of prompts. I started late, missed a week and skipped a few prompts that didn’t really appeal to me but I am glad I took a shot and did the month. I think I got a few good blogs and a few new people to follow on twitter. My favorite blog I wrote was Get Excited. It is always nice to reflect Read more
I was diagnosed last month with celiac disease. When I really start to think back I realize celiac disease has been an issue since at least high school. I thought I was lactose intolerant. I would get sick and stop eating cereal with milk and feel better. I felt sick after eating things like pizza and pasta with cheese. I thought it was dairy. Around 10 years or so ago my mom was diagnosed with IBS. At the Read more
My (current) favorite health-related product is my Fitbit Surge. I got it a couple of months ago and am still going strong with it. I had been searching for a gps watch with wrist heart rate monitor for my runs but was having a hard time deciding. I had a tomtom on my wish list for months but couldn’t pull the trigger. I didn’t intend to buy a Fitbit. But then a few months ago Read more
Well, that tittle makes me feel like I should be part of S.H.E.I.L.D. I wouldn’t mind joining S.H.E.I.L.D. but I am not sure what I would bring to the team. But a las I am just using the letters to represent my health activism. H – Hemp. This is what I’m using as my current protein powder. I am always trying to get more protein and I love throwing this into a smoothie. E – Eating! Read more