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Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N

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  1. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Is Depression Really a Chemical Imbalance?"
    Celiac.com 06/06/2020 - Patients with depression are told they have a chemical imbalance. If someone else in their family is also depressed, the “gene card” is played. “Your depression is genetic”, they are told. I have been in...
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    More information about "The Osteoporosis—Gluten Intolerance Connection"
    Celiac.com 01/02/2020 - Osteoporosis is the 11th leading cause of death. 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men is affected. We sometimes think of our bones like the walls in a room - they hold things up but we consider them rather inert....
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    More information about "Preventing Autoimmune Disease: How Healing the Gut Can Help"
    Celiac.com 06/20/2019 (originally published 07/12/2010) - Autoimmune diseases taken together are the third leading cause of death in the US. The list of autoimmune diseases is long and varied—M.S., type 1 diabetes, lupus, Hashimoto’s...
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    More information about "Type 1 Diabetics Frequently Have Undiagnosed Celiac Disease"
    Celiac.com 03/01/2019 - About 30,000 new cases of type 1 diabetes are diagnosed annually in the US, typically in children. If a serious disease affected up to 10% of all type 1 diabetics, wouldn’t you agree that it’s time to sit up and...
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    More information about "CNN Gets it Wrong: You Can’t Cheat if You’re Gluten Sensitive"
    Celiac.com 12/08/2018 - Recently CNN published an article entitled “Will a Gluten Free Diet Improve Your Health?” Honestly there were a lot of plus-points to this article. But unfortunately the negatives could very well outweigh them if ...
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    More information about "Gluten Intolerance Affects Hormonal Balance"
    Celiac.com 03/29/2018 - Fatigue is the most common symptom plaguing a majority of patients. Trouble sleeping, weight issues, PMS, headaches, fertility or libido issues, and achy joints are also very common and can all be affected by hormonal...
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    More information about "The 10 Most Common Mistakes People Make When Dealing with Gluten Intolerance"
    Celiac.com 02/22/2018 - I am writing this article hoping to help those who have been diagnosed with gluten intolerance but who are still not feeling well, as well as for those who need to be diagnosed or will be in the future. Just to...
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    More information about "Is Your Gut Creating Nervous System Trauma?"
    Celiac.com 11/25/2017 - We have long known that gluten intolerance, both celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, are highly associated with neurological symptoms. Migraines, ataxia (unstable gait), seizures, schizophrenia – the list is l...
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    More information about "A Gluten-Free Diet Helps Type 1 Diabetes"
    Celiac.com 10/27/2017 - It has long been understood that two autoimmune diseases, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes are related. They share common genes and the incidence of celiac disease is higher among type 1 diabetics. There have...
  13. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Should You Put Your Child On A Gluten-Free Diet?"
    Celiac.com 09/22/2017 - I run into many parents who are in quite a quandary about instituting a gluten-free diet for their child. A typical scenario is that one of the parents is gluten intolerant and is highly suspicious that their child...
  14. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Does New Drug Promise Cure for Celiac Disease?"
    Celiac.com 06/23/2017 - Dr. Alessio Fasano from the University of Maryland's Celiac Research Center published a paper in Clinical and Developmental Immunology last month. It focused on a new drug developed by Dr. Fasano that has shown...
  15. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Keeping Your Infant Healthy Could Prevent Celiac Disease"
    Celiac.com 05/25/2017 - No parent likes to see their child ill. This is most especially true of a newborn. The baby feels sick, perhaps has a fever, and often all they do is cry, look miserable and no one gets any sleep. So while we can...
  16. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Can IBS be Reversed?"
    Celiac.com 02/23/2017 - IBS, also known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, is a miserable condition. If you've ever had food poisoning or experienced Montezuma's revenge from travel, you have a good idea of how someone who suffers from IBS may...
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    More information about "How Gluten Sensitivity Can Cause Obesity"
    Celiac.com 01/19/2017 - When celiac disease was originally described, one of its hallmark presenting signs was extreme underweight. Along with diarrhea, digestive pain and bloating, the severe weight loss was understood to 'always' be...
  18. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Can Non-Dietary Sources of Gluten Make You Sick?"
    Celiac.com 12/14/2016 - Just when you think you've heard everything, something brand new enters the arena. When it comes to non-dietary sources of gluten, I think of things such as lipstick (it's not a food but we still eat some of it...
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    More information about "Is Gluten Causing You Numbness or "Pins and Needles"?"
    Celiac.com 12/06/2016 - Neurological problems are a very common effect of gluten intolerance. Whether you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, there is research showing that gluten can cause nervous system problems in affected individuals...
  20. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Do You Know Anyone Who Suffers?"
    What is eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)? Let's break it down: The esophagus is the long tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. What goes through your esophagus? Food and drink. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that increases...
  21. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Have Celiac Disease? Try a Little Hookworm with that Pasta!"
    Celiac.com 07/26/2016 - What a gross title–it bothers me and I wrote it! It wasn't my idea originally. The research paper the data came from was entitled, "Experimental hookworm infection and gluten microchallenge promote tolerance in c...
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    More information about "New Laboratory Tests for those with Gluten Intolerance"
    Celiac.com 11/26/2012 - I speak to many people from across the country, and internationally, who contact me requesting help. The issues they face are summarized into three categories: individuals with celiac disease who do not...
  23. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    The only event of its kind... this is where people come together to learn information about gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, speak to international experts in the field, and sample a variety ofgluten-free foods. Let me tell you...
  24. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    More information about "Female Hormones and Autoimmune Disease - the Connection"
    Celiac.com 05/16/2011 - Nearly 75% of the 24 million Americans suffering from autoimmune disease are women, according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA). Women appear to mount larger inflammatory responses...
  25. Dr. Vikki Petersen D.C, C.C.N
    This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2010 edition of Celiac.com's Journal of Gluten-Sensitivity. Celiac.com 12/06/2010 - The hazards to health created by celiac disease and gluten sensitivity are well understood. From...
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