15 Vegan Living Quick Tips

Here is a handy quick tip post based upon many of the requests for recipes and veganism questions I have received over the past couple of years.

Vegan Pancakes The batter is easy to make with just a bit of coconut milk, hemp milk, or soy milk instead of the dairy milk. Vegan Margarine [...]

7 Reasons I Have Heartburn Even After Going Gluten-Free

Extreme Acid Reflux and Heartburn Symptoms Unrelated to Gluten

Tons of foods are not the best thing for heartburn. Stopping acid reflux and heartburn is not always as easy as eliminating gluten from your diet. For some people spicy or fatty foods will cause heartburn symptoms. Other people may find a wine and [...]

Finding the Best Vegan Shoes (or Any at All)

Brick and Mortar Vegan Stores

Finding a pair of vegan runners or any vegan shoes can be difficult. If you are lucky enough to live in an area that has a vegan store in it, they will often have a vegan product section even if it is mostly a specialty food store. The staff [...]

Best Sources of Vegan Protein

Ancient Whole Grains

Writing about gluten-free products and recipes has also given me a new perspective on vegan protein and vegan supplements. Even after cutting out all of the animal products, many people still fail to really expand their diet beyond the truncated menu that remains after they remove meat and dairy. So many [...]

Dealing with Lactose Intolerance on a Gluten-free Diet

Unfortunately for people you suffer from gluten intolerance, other food intolerances can be looming around the corner. Some people continue to develop food sensitivities life falling dietary dominos. Many of these become food intolerances that may require a lifelong complete avoidance of the new food in question, in addition to gluten. Not all [...]

Does Gluten Cause Heartburn Symptoms

Some people would say that if you experience just heartburn and no other symptoms then gluten is unlikely to be the cause. On the other hand, your symptoms may be gluten-related if you experience some of the signs and symptoms of heartburn or connected to acid reflux:

Gas and bloating Abdominal swelling Burping/ belching [...]

12 Tips for Publishing a Successful Gluten-free E-book

 

Include the standard sections about the gluten-related conditions, definitions and causes. Leaving these parts out will just be presenting yourself as less of an authority than your competitors. Read the books that are already out there: You don’t have to read every one, but by seeing what parts are in all the books, [...]

The Key to a Successful and Free Elimination Diet.

Beginning and successfully completing an elimination diet is not as easy as it might initially appear. Elimination diet recipes do not have to be ultra low calorie. Starving yourself is not a necessary part of the game plan. The essential thing is to complete a careful step by step process that allows you to [...]

A Reason to Buy a Kindle for Gluten-free Books: Unique Social Proof

The really important thing that I tell people about whether they are on day one or day 1000 of gluten-free living is that being well and feeling good requires a long-term commitment. It took me 5 years to feel really well even though I read and study like a mad person. Granted, I am [...]

The Complete Guide to Surviving Employment Despite Suffering from Food Intolerance

In the first part of this two part article on all of the ins and outs of working with, or in spite of a food intolerance, I covered the social angles, including how it is similar of different to other social situations where you might feel compelled to “out” yourself regarding your food intolerance. [...]