 We Make [Allergy-Free] Living Easy
Summer is here! Chill out with us and savor the season. The June/July issue deliciously celebrates the heat with cool recipes for outdoor enjoyment and dining pleasure. This issue sizzles with creative ideas for grilling and with scrumptious recipes of family-favorite foods -- homemade pasta salads, fresh biscuits and sweet desserts designed for picnics. Read the latest medical news and research related to your allergy. Discover the hidden additives in your favorite wine and beer. Learn important tips for safe allergy-friendly traveling. Be inspired by heart-warming stories of people like you who have found answers and hope on the other side of their diagnoses.
For a look at some of the articles featured in this issue, click on the links below. And be sure to watch for the August/September issue, which will hit newsstands and doorsteps in mid-July. Wishing you a happy, healthy summer as you live well, Living Without.
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RecipesPerfect Pasta Salads
Your favorite summer dish is better than ever, without the gluten
My first reaction to learning that I was gluten intolerant was not the loss of bread and pastries – it was the pasta. I simply could not imagine a happy life without it. Fortunately, there are plenty of tasty gluten-free pastas on the market. These products don’t perform exactly like their conventional equivalents – cooking times vary, shapes differ – but they have excellent flavor and satisfying texture. Read More Click Here
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Life Stories Medicine Man
Alessio Fasano, M.D., is making big strides for celiac disease
 Living Without’s editor
Alicia Woodward talks with Dr. Alessio Fasano, founder and medical
director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Celiac Research.
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What's REALLY in Your Drink?
Hidden additives in beer and wine may be making you sick
 Karen Lin isn't much of a drinker. Not that she doesn't enjoy the occasional glass of wine. When she does, however, the real problems begin.
"My throat closes up and my face puffs up when I drink wine or beer. It's full-out anaphylactic shock." The first time it happened, she headed to the emergency room. "They couldn't believe it had anything to do with alcohol," she says.
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ArticlesSpecial Child, Special Diet
 Autism and the miracle of a life free of gluten and casein
When my son Noah was two years old, he taught himself the alphabet. At four, he could read. He was very verbal and exceptionally bright. I thought perhaps he was gifted. But although Noah excelled intellectually, I noticed his social skills seemed lacking. In preschool, he never played with the other children.
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| Food allergies affect more than 12 million Americans, including 6 percent of children under the age of three. Allergic reactions can range from mild to anaphylaxis, a serious condition that can cause hives, swelling, nausea, closing of the breathing passages and even death. There is no cure, just the strict avoidance of the offending foods. Ninety percent of all food allergies are caused by eight foods: wheat, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish and shellfish. |
