About Me
Hi,
I’m Lisa and I’m allergic to gluten and most grains. 
Boy, sounds like I’m in a recovery program, doesn’t it? Actually, I’m sensitive to a lot of other foods as well, but the grains are really wicked for me.
When I eat wheat and corn I start getting headaches. If I continue eating them, the headaches progress to migraines, which really ruin my day. I also start to wake up at night with reflux. I’ll wake up to find myself standing upright, gasping for breath, chest burning from stomach acid. Trust me – it’s not good and is scary as heck. Plus, it hurts.
My joints ache and I get bloated – even my fingers swell with edema so much that my rings start to hurt. It’s a good day if I can twist my wedding ring on my hand.
You would think that any sane person with these kind of symptoms would stay as far away from the offending foods as possible. The problem is that they are very addicting. And mainstream. I try, but it’s tough. Especially with a family to also feed. I have good days and bad days. They all seem to get lumped together. The key is to start stringing more and more good days together. And never, ever give up.
Please feel free to comment and ask questions. The more I know of what troubles you, the more I can help. We can do this together.
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I have just arrived at the conclusion that I need to eat as you do. I found a great relief at first by eating a modified Atkins diet, but over the years I have gradually had to admit that I feel best with no grains at all. This is a major bummer because while giving up wheat and corn was doable, the prospect of eating no rice is scary! My symptoms vary from muscle and joint pain so awful I would surely have been diagnosed with arthritis and/or muscular dystrophy to skin conditions, Mouth sores, headaches, moodiness and depression. The worst is, as you described, that it is extremely difficult to eat as I SHOULD when I have a family to feed and a long history of being able to eat anything I wanted (or so I thought). I liked what you said about stringing more and more good days together. I wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you have done by creating this website, and I’m thankful for this resource.
I just found your website. I have a sensitivity to gluten, dairy, and a few other ingredients. I understand that being “sensitive” to gluten is not the same thing as having Celiac disease; however, I find that going gluten free and dairy free does help my IBS symptoms. I struggle knowing what to eat each day that will leave me full and satisfied. I also have reactive hypoglycemia so sugar and simple carbs effect by body as well. My biggest frustration is that I can’t seem to find one diet that meats all of my dietary requirements. Do you have gluten free and dairy free recipes? Do your recipes require expensive ingredients that are hard to find?
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I would like to know if the recipes in your grain free breakfast recipes book contain a lot of sugar.
I do not use granulated sugar in any of the recipes. Some of the sweeter recipes do use either Splenda or Agave syrup. If you do not like to use either of these, you can use the sweetener of your choice!