Food Allergies Take a Holiday (pt. 1)

• Rose, thanks for the list of GF gift ideas. I do have one little comment in regards to Theo - last time I checked, they manufacture all their chocolate on the same equipment and many of their bars contain gluten. I only know this because a) I went on a tour there in my pre-GF diagnosis days and b) I miss eating their chocolate. Unless they've seriously changed their facilities, I don't think anything from Theo is advisable for someone suffering from a gluten allergy.

• You know, I think it is the mindset... awareness here is high, so we aren't afraid to talk about it, and a lot of resources have become available allowing us to take part in the normal, every day social scene. Most of my friends who can't eat gluten live in different areas of the country, and do not get nearly as many opportunities to share meals with their friends. Probability says you've known people with "gluten problems" before, but either a.) you haven't known it, or b.) they haven't known it. Most people with Celiac Disease, for example, typically get incorrect diagnoses and treatments for several years before somebody things to test for CD.

• I find it interesting that the only people with gluten problems I've ever met (and I've lived in several states and have friends spanning the country) are in the Seattle metro area. Is it the water here or the mindset?

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