When I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2008, I had no idea how deeply it would affect my entire world. Not only did the diagnosis change my life, it also changed the lives of the whole family. Once the words gluten free entered my daily vocabulary and I realized my doctor knew as little […]
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Meet The Cheeky Celiac’s New Teen Chef
November 10th, 2015 
GFKimAZ 
Posted in Food Allergies, Gluten Free & Dairy Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Misc., Product Reviews, Product Reviews for Gluten Free and GMO Free Items 
Tags: advocate, allergies, autoimmune, baking, blogger, celiac, celiac disease, celiac support, conference, dairy free, food allergy, food sensitivy, gf, gf diet, gfree, gluten free, gluten free food, gluten intolerance, ncgs, recipes 
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McKendra’s Story – Celiac disease diagnosis may have been life saving
May 17th, 2014 GFKimAZ After my unexpected celiac diagnosis, I was lost. It had taken me seemingly forever to find a doctor with any knowledge of celiac disease but he lacked the ability to help me maintain a gluten free lifestyle. So I did what came naturally to me, I located the closest gluten free support group and jumped in […]
Posted in Helpful Resources and Blogs, Interesting Articles, Misc., Stories of Diagnosis, Uncategorized Tags: advocate, allergen, allergy, autism, autoimmune, bloated, celiac, celiac disease, celiac support, cramps, delayed development, failure to thrive, food, food allergies, food allergy, gluten free, gluten intolerance, illness, poor growth, wheat 2 Comments »Recap of the Phoenix Gluten and Allergy Free Expo
March 2nd, 2014 GFKimAZ Imagine our excitement when we learned that the giant GFAF Expo was coming to the Phoenix, Arizona area. I was honored to be able to attend the event as an official blogger. It was quite refreshing to be able to attend a huge gluten free event within driving distance from Tucson with the knowledge that […]
Posted in Expos and Conferences, Food Allergies, Gluten Free Experiences and Product Expo's, Helpful Resources and Blogs, Product Reviews, Product Reviews for Gluten Free and GMO Free Items, Uncategorized Tags: advocate, allergen, allergies, autoimmune, blogger, blogging, celiac, celiac disease, celiac support, conference, dairy, dairy free, diabetes, expo, food, food allergy, food sensitivy, gfaf, gluten, gluten free, gluten free allergy free, gluten free food, gluten intolerance, intolerance, ncgs, non-gmo, nongmo, nut free, organic, top 8, top 8 free No Comments »February’s Gluten and Allergen Free Expo to be held Arizona
February 6th, 2014 GFKimAZ Have you heard about the incredible Gluten and Allergen Free Expo? This fabulous event is heading to the Phoenix, Arizona area February 22 and February 23, 2014. We couldn’t be more excited to have the opportunity to attend as “Official Bloggers” without flying to a different time zone. During previous years we’ve traveled to Dallas and […]
Posted in Expos and Conferences, Food Allergies, Gluten Free Experiences and Product Expo's Tags: allergen, allergen expo, allergies, allergy, autoimmune, blog, blogger, blogging, celiac, celiac disease, celiac support, conference, dairy, dairy free, food allergy, food sensitivy, gluten, gluten free, gluten free food, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, ncgs, wheat No Comments »Food Allergy Bloggers Conference 2013 #FABlogCon
November 10th, 2013 GFKimAZ There are simply not enough words to express the immense gratitude we feel towards Jenny Sprague and Homa Woodrum for planning and executing the phenomenal Food Allergy Bloggers Conference. I came across a quote by Melody Beattie that sums it up better than I ever could as these ladies not only united food allergy […]
Posted in Expos and Conferences, Food Allergies, Helpful Resources and Blogs, Travel Tags: 504, advocate, allergen, allergies, asthma, autoimmune, blog, blogger, blogging, celiac, celiac disease, celiac support, conference, disability, food, food allergens, food sensitivy, foodie, gluten free, gluten free food, iep, intolerance, learning, peanut allergy, school, wheat 12 Comments »“The Gluten Glitch” book review
March 31st, 2013 GFKimAZ As the mother of 3 children, two of which are gluten and dairy free, I often wonder about my children advocating for themselves when it comes to school and other events where I am not present. When I came across this book at an expo, I read it right at the author’s table. The Gluten […]
