Jens Gluten Free Blog

Julie and I have thoroughly enjoyed hosting our guest bloggers who have responded to our question: What are Five Ways to Make a Difference in the Gluten-Free Community? We heard from Chad Hines and Jen Cafferty who gave us their unique insights with suggestions like getting to know your local restaurants and health food stores, and contacting the health editor of your local newspaper. This week we are happy to present you with our last guest blogger of this series, Jay Thurston.

In the interest of promoting gluten-free awareness and making our gluten-free lives more comfortable we have decided to conduct a forum of major gluten-free personalities and bloggers to answer the question: What are five ways to make a difference in the gluten-free community? This is the second installment in that series (if you missed our first guest blogger, Chad Hines, check out this link http://www.jensglutenfreeblog.com/gluten-free-activism/how-to-make-a-difference-in-the-gluten-free-community/).

With the proliferation of gluten-free blogs out there it is abundantly clear that there is a lot to say about celiac sprue disease and the gluten-free diet and lifestyle. Celiac sprue is a disease that is believed to affect 1 in 133 people and the vast majority of them have never even heard of it. Through online blogging and the creation of social networking sites, the gluten-free community has taken it upon itself to try to get the word out. But there are other hurdles to overcome: The inadequate availability of celiac screening, the price and quality of gluten-free food, and defining the parameters of celiac disease vs. gluten sensitivity are just a few things that still need to be addressed. These are all challenges that can and will be overcome, the question is what can we do about them?

A number of people have contacted us about how they can participate and assist in putting together a really unique, helpful, gluten-free site that will be a resource for the entire gluten-free community.  So I have been giving this some thought, as my husband begins researching products and services we can offer. 
 
What’s our goal?  To [...]