Bev Gunter's Blog (6)

Journal of Family Practice, Dec 2006 volume, pps.1088, 1090, 1093, Clinical inquiries: What blood tests help diagnose celiac disease?Reddick BK, Crowell K, Fu B. Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Histological confirmation of infiltrative lesions via small bowel biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing celiac disease. Four serum antibody assays may serve as a first-step diagnostic tool to identify biopsy candidates: immunoglobulin A tissue trans… Continue

We had a great turn-out on TH as Nancy helped to fill-in-the-blanks with many answers to questions posed. She lives in Seneca and has a Greenville office. Call her @ NuCommunity, LLC--(Work/Mobile) 864-888-2535. She might be just the health practicioner to set your G/F diet right in line! Her rates are $20 for every 15 minutes.(which means you could have a weekly menu sample examined by her and tweaked for a mere $20.) Her husband has been a celiac for over 27 years and this is her passion! Hope… Continue

We definitely were in for a treat having Dianna Ivey, Health Coach, present at our June meeting. No one left at the end of the first hour--in fact, people kept asking questions for another hour!!! We had fun with door prizes, heard of future events, but were all encouraged to take personal responsibility for our own health! More will be posted re: Dianna's presentation as it REALLY benefited all who were present. Be sure to tune in soon for future event postings as well! Bev Continue

I have to tell you that we had a fun time trying out all of the recipes that arrived at the party!! We had 17 members come, including some new friends. It was a time of celebration and fun. Besides giving us all some new "ammo" for the upcoming holidays, I think it gave us a shot in the arm. THIS THANKSGIVING, I AM THANKFUL FOR THOSE IN MY LIFE WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO KEEP TRYING NEW RECIPES ETC. That means, Linda, and Leta, etc. Who are you thankful for this holiday season? I hope there's so… Continue

If you really want great gluten-free food, visit Lieu's Chinese Bistro off Woodruff Road in Greenville. Our Greater Greenville Celiacs went to Lieu's for the "Dining Out-Gluten-free Style" meeting this month, hosted by Paul Pimentel. The food was tremendous and the service impeccable. It was difficult to believe that all eighteen of us were served with accuracy in such a very short amount of time. We had many new people and all felt inspired to keep spreading the word--GREATER GREENVILLE CELIACS… Continue

With attendances of 8, 6, 9, and 3 for our first few meetings, it was very exciting to see 19 people who walked through that meeting door this past Thursday! I hope you're encouraged with the new friendships you've made...and I hope you plan on joining us in helping others deal with CD. This is what we've been aiming for--an ACTIVE GROUP IN THE GREATER GREENVILLE area that'll make a difference. At the 5K walk/run on Sat., Oct 25, you may have little interest in the actual walk, but you could be… Continue