Celiac disease is more common than you'd think, affecting 1 in 100 people in the US. Unfortunately, experts believe that as many as 95 per cent of those cases are either misdiagnosed or completely undiagnosed. This happens because most physicians continue to believe that the primary symptoms for celiac disease ...

Some nationalities have a greater disposition to celiac disease. The reason is a set of genes referred to as Human Leukocyte Antigens of HLA. A subset of this group of genes are implicated in autoimmune diseases - including the genes that predispose people to celiac disease. It's an easy genetic test: ...

They say that knowledge is power. This is even more true for someone with allergies - in fact, knowledge could be life. That's why I'm recommending the Thrive Allergy Expo to readers of my blog. Thrive is the only allergy-related and gluten-free expo in North America. (I know ...

Researchers are now looking at how leaky gut can affect the severity of celiac - and whether the leaky gut itself can be treated with drugs to help control the condition. Leaky gut is an area where conventional western medicine and alternative medicine are starting to overlap. While such a diagnosis ...