Three days in Barcelona is not enough time to visit all the beauties that this marvelous capital has to offer, but it is enough to sweeten both the soul and the stomach until the next trip. When I first visited this city 18 years ago, there were no gluten-free apps or Facebook groups, and there weren’t as many gluten-free restaurants as there are today. I…
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What is celiac?
Celiac disease has long been considered a rare disease, which is actually the classic form. The classic form is accompanied by severe inflammation of the digestive tract, severe malabsorption of nutrients, low body weight, sideropenic anemia, retardation in physical and psychological development and is generally observed immediately after birth. But due to the increasing amount of gluten in wheat grains (agronomists say that it is…
Gluten free in Egypt
Sometimes a trip to a neighboring town or a nearby mountain is enough to fill you, refresh you, and give you extra strength to continue with everyday life, which you will admit can sometimes be very depressing and exhausting. Escape to another world, another culture, and a different way of life is not always so simple, especially not for someone who has a different diet….
Cookies for babies 9+
Introducing solid foods into your baby’s diet can be very stressful sometimes. Every mother has thought at least once that she no longer has any idea what to prepare for a baby who is still not allowed to eat a lot of food. The best rule is to listen to your baby and be very simple in preparing food. Babies do not have a developed…
Anaemia during pregnancy
Anaemia stands for a lower number of red blood cells mostly caused by an insufficient amount of iron in the body. Iron is an important element in creating haemoglobin which, in red blood cells, transfers oxygen. It has been known that people with Celiac disease have great predispositions for anaemia. Moreover, anaemia is often the main indicator that one has Celiac disease. It gets complicated…
Figaro wafers
Figaro oblatne, Grilijaš, a neki ih nazivaju i karamel štanglice. Brz i jednostavan recept sa samo par sastojaka, gotov je u 30 minuta. U bezglutenskoj varijanti postaje još draži!
Where to eat in Budapest
Budapest – The capital of Hungary and the main political, industrial, commercial and transport center of the country. The most populated city in Hungary and one of the largest cities in the European Union, with a population of over 1.7 million inhabitants. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum. Buda and Pest developed as separate…
Yeast free gluten free bread
In most cases, people with celiac disease have a problem with the immune system, which often manifests as general exhaustion. The causes are different, most commonly is anemia (iron deficiency in the bloodstream), overgrowth of candida fungus (candidiasis), Thyroid disruption, … Candida is also found in a healthy organism, but its level is controlled. If the candida level in the body starts growing, its toxic…
Celiac disease – the way of living
“Celiac is not a film shown in theatres only this May, celiac disease is a way of living- every single day.” May is the month dedicated to Celiac disease. Month in which we talk about Celiac in public, a month when people who suffer from Celiac disease gets more media attention. Or at least it should be this way. On the other hand, from…
How to teach your kids to love vegetables?
From the first day when they try to eat solid foods, children should learn to love fruits and vegetables. It is not always easy to recognize if a child really can’t eat something or he uses his sweet little tricks to avoid what he does not like. While they are growing, they understand more the world around them and what they like or dislike. My son is…
Living with a Celiac person
Celia, what? I will never forget the day I met her. Bunch of people gathered in a small apartment to celebrate 2015 New Year’s Eve. Besides my brother and a friend not many I knew. Shaking hands with them took a lifetime until I shook hers. I can’t say it was love on the first sight but at that moment time dimension changed, hours became…
Go and make a gene screening to your baby – Gluten-free mama
Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.” Elizabeth Stone Being a parent is the most precious gift one can get in a lifetime. All the beauty of the world woven in a human being you created. This is a new beginning and at the same moment an end…
Which foods to avoid during pregnancy – Gluten Free mama
Which foods you need to avoid Women got the privilege and with it a great responsibility to carry a baby inside them for 9 months. From the moment you get the information about being pregnant, this feeling about taking care of someone awakes. All physical problems which will occur are nothing compared with being responsible and taking care for your baby. Every single responsible mother…
Gluten free pregnancy
You have morning sickness, your menstruation is late, you feel somehow weird like you suddenly woke up in a movie where your role is not very clear. You may be pregnant. The beginning of my pregnancy was a bit traumatic. Feaver, all symptoms of cold, sickness … and so for two weeks. I went to the doctor, took aspirins, anti-cold medicines, removed the temperature, bathed…
Gluten free in Beijing
无麸质 – WÚ FŪ ZHÍ – gluten free (Travelogue from Beijing) Beijing – The Northern Capital, is the capital of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the second largest Chinese city, after Shanghai, with around 20 million inhabitants. Beijing is also a political, cultural and educational center of China, a city with many traditional, cultural and historical monuments. I highly recommend visiting Forbidden City…
Things you need to know about celiac disease
Gluten free diet is not a trend, to some people, it is the only way to a healthy normal life Many people are not aware how much Celiac disease is serious illness unless it is controlled. Not so few people feel some of the symptoms of celiac disease, but often due to the chameleon nature of the disease, they have difficulty finding the right…
Gluten free bagels in Vienna – Where to eat and how to make them
The idea for gluten free bagels occurred to me during my visit to Vienna. I spent a few days there and every morning I was going to Blue Orange Coffee & Bagel for a breakfast. That is one bright and cozy cafe/restaurant where beside the regular food, they also serve a vegetarian and gluten free sandwiches and bagels. The bagels are warm and specially packed. My experience with…