When Renee Brown began breaking out in small, itchy blisters on the tops of her hands and on her scalp, she didn’t know what to make of it. Neither did the physicians she saw in pursuit of a diagnosis. “The doctors had no clue what was going on,” said the 59-year-old retired college counselor, who […]

Having or living with someone who has coeliac disease can often provide many expenses you wouldn’t expect. Despite the rise in popularity of gluten free packaged food products over time, they are often far pricier than their regular counterparts, sometimes multiple times the amount. Why is this? A lot more care has to be taken […]

‘My wife has just been diagnosed with coeliac disease.  I do most of the cooking for the household.   How can I make sure she’s getting what she needs now she’s gluten-free without making everything boring?’ Kath Fouhy, Coeliac New Zealand chairwoman (2018) and Senior Performance Nutritionist for High Performance Sport New Zealand, answers: Although the […]