EP121: All About Gluten and Food Sensitivities with Connie Curtis

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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