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3Binaural Therapy - a Solution for Adrenal Fatigue?
Chronic stress can lead to several problems and has all sorts of effects on our lives on a day to day basis. Though it can lead to many things, I will be discussing one very important aspect of it that is extremely common amongst individuals in...
8False and Illegal gluten free advertising from Pizza Hut in Australia
Within the last few years, many Australian pizza chains (both large and small) have been jumping onto the gluten free bandwagon from all corners. First, we started off with Pizza Capers, followed by Crust, then Domino's followed by Eagle Boys. About...
2A 'Wise Alternative' to Sickle Cell Anaemia and Coeliac Disease?
Celiac Disease and Sickle Cell Anaemia are very serious conditions and can have dramatic repercussions on people if not well managed. They are both genetic in nature, but have notable differences. I was very interested in seeing whether there was a...
3Celebrating a Soy-Free Easter with Amedei Chocolate
Amedei is a fairly new chocolate manufacturer based in Tuscany, Italy. Although their exquisite hand-made chocolates have been around for some time in all sorts of forms from chocolate bars to blocks to drops and even boxed assortments, very few...
6Coeliac Disease Cure Concerns - Drugs and More
In today's society, many people are developing digestive, skin and even neurological problems upon ingestion of foods containing gluten. A number of these individuals who react violently to this 'addictive' protein (found in wheat, rye, barley and...
10Kellogg's Australia - Gluten Free Rice Bubbles Please?
Breakfast has been, and continues to be, the most important meal of the day. From cereal to toast, most of the essentials we need lie in whole grains - foods that tend to contain at least a wheat, rye, barley or oat ingredient. Many of us know that...
13False Gluten Free Advertising from Pizza Pizza in Canada
Pizza Pizza is a Canadian pizza franchise which begun in Ontario several years ago. It is quite a destination for a variety of Canadians and is one of the country's favourite pizza outlet. Through the years, it has spread to other locations and when...
14FALSE Gluten Free Pizzas from Fuel Pizza
I have recently been researching some businesses in various parts of the United States of America that offer gluten free fare for individuals like myself who are affected by celiac disease. One notable place near where I plan to travel in the next...
3Gluten Free Specials at ALDI (April 21, 2011)
Gluten Free foods always come with the burden of cost. Whether this cost relates to quality, price or size; there is always a compromise. Many of our gluten free foods have yet to rival wheat alternatives and as many flours and mixes on today's...
5Urban Burger - A GREAT Gluten Free Destination for Coeliacs
Whilst I am out to take many businesses that 'falsely' promote their foods as gluten free (i.e. using the gluten free term and adding a disclaimer that the product 'may have come into contact with...') to task, I try not to stick on the negative...
2Carrabba's Italian Grill - False Gluten Free Menu (with a DISCLAIMER?!)
As I soon plan to, once again, travel to the United States of America, I have been looking up a number of gluten free restaurant destinations that may be worth stopping by. So, I took a moment to search for (google) restaurants that offered gluten...
8Grill'd Gluten Free Burgers and Buns - NOT Gluten Free!
Grill'd is a fairly modern burger franchise that offers a range of burgers and buns. They are situated at various locations throughout Australia including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. There is plenty of variety to choose from and the staff...
6Gluten Friendly - an ILLEGAL label!
In the past couple of years, many food service and restaurant-type businesses have been mindlessly jumping on the so-called 'gluten free' bandwagon, particularly within Australia and New Zealand! Much can be said about this (both good and bad) as...
13Ninety Nine (99) Restaurants - FALSE Gluten Free Menu (with a DISCLAIMER!)
So, it appears as though NINETY NINE (99) RESTAURANTS now offers a GLUTEN FREE MENU. Located in various states along the Eastern side of the United States of America; including Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode...
8Nairn's Pure Oats? NOT gluten free!
It appears, after having been involved in recent discussions regarding the gluten free status of oats, that some companies just do not seem to be aware of some of the issues they could be thrusting upon individuals with Coeliac Disease. Nairn's is...
4Gluten Free Goodies at McDonald's McCafe - NOT!!
McCafe is just that, a cafe located at many McDonald's restaurants throughout Australia! It is a place where various Rainforest Alliance coffees as well as treats, frappes, cakes and other goodies are sold. I personally quite like McDonald's...
2Soy Free Diet - Cooking Convenience Items for All (Cooking Spray, Margarine, Gum, Chocolate, etc.)
In today's society, it is becoming more evident that food allergies are on a rising trend. Much of this is likely occurring for a large variety of reasons. These may include genetic manipulation of particular foods, over-exposure to food products,...
7False 'allergen free' labelling on Frito Lay products
Frito Lay is a mainstream snack food company based in North America. They sell a large variety of products including potato chips, corn chips, grain chips, and more. Their comprehensive product range consists of products described on the Frito Lay...
11ZEFFIRELLI - Gluten Free Menu (with a DISCLAIMER?!)
I have recently been researching some businesses in various parts of Australia that offer gluten free. One notable place is ZEFFIRELLI (aka Canberra's No.1 Italian Restaurant). Situated in three suburbs; Belconnen, Dickson and Manuka; this...
14COELIACS BEWARE: Gelatissimo Gelati/Gelato are NOT Gluten Free!
Gelatissimo is an Australian ice cream retail chain with parlours existing at various shopping centres all around Australia (mainly in state capital cities). The quality of their ice cream here in Australia is virtually unsurpassed by any other...
19Walkers Crisps - Suitable for Coeliacs - NOT!!
I have been aware of Walkers crisps (labelled 'suitable for coeliacs') causing adverse reactions in many individuals with coeliac disease in many past instances. However, coming from Australia, I have been locating and taking to task businesses...
12BEWARE!! Corn is NOT 'Gluten Free'
Most of us know that gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley and oats. It is typically present in these cereal grains, which are present in many of our everyday processed foods. We do not know, at this point in time, whether corn gluten is safe...
5BURGER FUEL; NOT the fuel for gluten free!
It was not that long ago that I recently stumbled across BURGER FUEL. I have heard rumours time and time again that they offer gluten free buns! YES!!! They offer gluten free rolls that apparently not only look delicious but ARE delicious. They are...
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Beware! Gluten Free does NOT mean Wheat Free
Having come across this hub, you may be thinking I got the above statement the wrong way round. You may be confused at the above title, saying to yourself that you know that "Wheat Free does not mean Gluten Free", but that "Gluten Free...
3Sync'ing with Google on Mac OS X 10.6 (Gmail, Apple Mail, Address Book, iCal sync, OSX)
The introduction of Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) was a rather significant move with regard to synchronisation features. The additions of Gmail functionality in this operating system have greatly enhanced not only the quality of Email from Google, but...
9Gluten Free Fad Diet Dieters - GET REAL!
Gluten free fad diets are beginning to take over the sanity of our society. People adopt 'gluten free "fad"' diets for a variety of reasons, some of which cannot be explained. However many instances include wanting to be popular, seeking...
6Pure Gelato? I wouldn't call it "PURE", let alone "GLUTEN FREE"!!!
(PLEASE NOTE: THE PREVIOUS POST HAS NOW MOVED TO THIS LOCATION. A REDIRECT LINK HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE PAGE RESEMBLED FROM THE PREVIOUS LINK. YOU ARE ON THE CORRECT PAGE. CONGRATULATIONS ;) ) Pure Gelato is an Australian ice cream food...
23Fructose Malabsorption and Foods To Avoid - Fructose Friendly Diet
Defining Fructose Malabsorption Fructose Malabsorption is a food issue many of us have not heard of before. Even those with coeliac disease may have very little knowledge of fructose and foods it lies in. Symptoms of Fructose Malabsorption are...
4Woolworths FreeFrom Macro Gluten Free Range Drowns the Coeliac Market in Australia!
Woolworths FreeFrom is a brand under Woolworths, one of Australia's most powerful and popular supermarkets. Situated in hundreds of locations throughout Australia, with a large range of products it has become a large public organisation in...
20How 'Gluten Free' are YOU?
Over the past years, there has been a significant increase in the number of people adopting a partial or complete gluten free lifestyle. Whilst some of these individuals avoid it out of choice, many are required to refrain from consumption of any...
6La Porchetta - A Coeliac (gluten free) Aggravator
I see that the chain Italian restaurant "La Porchetta" is now using GF to promote their menu items to our target Coeliac market. It looks like there is some selection of fine gluten free italian food to indulge on... That is, until you read the...
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Pizza Capers Gluten FRIENDLY (NOT gluten free) Pizzas?! [What a JOKE!]
Well, I must admit that Pizza Capers was not the last business to jump on the bandwagon and offer pizzas for coeliac disease customers to dangerously indulge on. They were one of the first! And in case you don't know, they do NOT advertise their...
6Lindt Chocolate - Gluten Free Facts
Today, much of our population is aware of Coeliac Disease and the need to avoid gluten as a result. Most of us, as coeliacs, would know that even a 'little bit' of gluten should not be consumed on the gluten free diet. We, as diligent coeliacs,...
19Hungry Jack's - A Coeliac's (gluten free) no-go Destination!
EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT 8-SEP-10: LAST REVIEWED 7-OCT-10: Please note that the following information with regard to fries only applies to Australian outlets outside of Western Australia only. I have been informed that dedicated...
20Eagle Boys Gluten FRIENDLY (NOT gluten free) pizzas?! [What a joke!]
Eagle Boys does not offer a Gluten Free Pizza. It offers a Gluten FRIENDLY pizza. It is illegal to call something GLUTEN FRIENDLY in Australia.
70Domino's - Gluten Free Pizza - NOT!!!
OK folks, after reading the Sleepless Nights and Frogpondsrock blogs, I decided it would be necessary to create my OWN post on my view of Domino's Pizza and the Coeliac Society of Australia (CSoA)! After hearing of some people in fact reacting to...
