Apr25
EP121: All About Gluten and Food Sensitivities with Connie Curtis
Gluten Got You Down?
IN THIS EPISODE:
On today’s podcast with Connie Curtis, the founder of Gluten and Food Allergy Specialist.com! Connie is a women’s empowerment leader, speaker, author and self-love expert who helps women transition to a true gluten-free lifestyle with ease by developing healthy, and sustainable habits. She turned her own diagnosis of gluten intolerance, food allergies, thyroid, and celiac disease around by shifting to a true gluten-free lifestyle. Aaaand even if you think you know how to avoid gluten already, what Connie has to say with surprise you!
(Spoiler alert: wheat, barley, and rye ARE not the only foods you should be eliminating to stay truly gluten-free!)
Here are some of the awesome tidbits you’re in for:
- Connie’s story: 2:59
- Is gluten sensitivity on the rise? 6:43
- The sensitivity test that is better than the rest: 08:09
- The difference between food allergies and food sensitivities: 15:49
- 3 surprising “health” foods that contain gluten: 17:37
- Only barley, wheat, and rye contain gluten?: 17:37
- How to navigate cross-contamination: 25:19
- The truth about gluten-free certification: 27:52
- Common gluten-containing ingredients to watch out for: 29:08
- Gluten in baking products: 31:10
- Gluten-free baking powders that don’t spike your glucose: 33:25
- Is quinoa gluten-free?: 35:48
- The baking staples that contain gluten: 38:58
- Can you be sensitive to refined sugars: 40:43
- Common off the wall food sensitivities: 47:13
- Connect with Connie: 48:28
- And MUCH more!
SHOW NOTES:
- Connect with Connie: http://glutenandfoodallergyspecialist.com/
- Like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlutenandFoodAllergySpecialist/
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