Posts Tagged ‘ gluten ’

Connection Heals

February 7, 2010
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Connection Heals

I woke up this morning with a pounding headache, which is very rare for me. The day before I had eaten half a bagel when I found myself at a cafe with a client, starving and light-headed,  having run out without breakfast. Poor planning on my part, and I forgot – as I sometimes do – the extent to which gluten reeks havoc in my body. Anyway, this morning as I woke up to the pain in my head I was immediately cranky. My 4-year-old daughter Gwendolyn, who was cuddling next to me, asked...

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9 Tips for Addressing Autoimmune Disease

January 25, 2010
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9 Tips for Addressing Autoimmune Disease

I’m not a fan of conventional western medicine. (If you’ve been reading my blog even casually, you know that’s a redundant statement.) It’s good for what it’s good for: acute bacterial infections, trauma, emergency care, that sorta thing, but for the treatment of chronic illnesses, it falls abysmally short. And disease prevention? Western medicine simply doesn’t put its attention there, and that’s why most doctors are so ignorant in that arena. For the most part, they don’t understand the importance of nutrition and detoxification, two absolutely essential factors in healing from any illness. I...

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Food, Inc.

December 23, 2009
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Food, Inc.

I watched the documentary Food, Inc. a few days ago with great interest. As some of you may know, I treat my illness primarily with diet and supplements, so food has become a major issue in my life these past few years. A funny thing happened when I stopped eating gluten, dairy, wheat, and sugar all at once (and learned of their ill effects). I realized that I COULDN’T EAT ANYWHERE. Our culture is built around the consumption of these foods, from five-star restaurant to corner hot dog stand. Wheat, sugar and dairy are...

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    • Karen Gordon is an author, blogger, and health coach at The Self-Healing Coach.
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