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Finding Green Gluten and Corn-free Cosmetics and Personal Products

April 22, 2008 by Caryn Talty Comments18 Comments »

makeup.jpgIf you have issues with sensitive skin, and especially if you have recently been diagnosed with allergies or intolerances, you may want to take a long look at your soaps, deodorants, perfumes, and cosmetics bag and perhaps do a little purging this weekend. Many favorite name brand cosmetics and personal products are full of common allergens and known cancer causing toxins. After having had a few strange reactions after using popular drugstore brands over the years I finally switched to high end cosmetics only to find that even those irritated my skin. I soon became an occasional makeup wearer, but now there are better options available for women with sensitive skin and known allergies. Not only will your complexion improve, and your confidence, but you may actually feel healthier too. …continue reading »

If Your Baby Can’t Tolerate Milk, Soy, or Hypoallergenic Formula it may be a Corn Allergy

August 19, 2007 by Caryn Talty Comments154 Comments »

Breast milk is best for a variety of reasons, but sometimes your baby weans early or the mother’s milk doesn’t get firmly established and supplementation is necessary. You resort to feeding your baby formula, and you are racked with guilt by this because the pressure to breastfeed is so strong. It is not so rare to have a baby exhibit colicky behavior when switching to formula, …continue reading »

Shopping Tips for the Gluten and Corn free Diet

August 8, 2007 by Caryn Talty Comments7 Comments »

How to get safe products for your gluten and corn free diet

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Shopping for gluten and corn free products is tricky. With the increase in gluten free convenience processed foods many celiac sufferers have also noticed that they have developed a new intolerance to corn. It is found in a majority of gluten free baked goods because it helps to hold gluten free breads and crackers together nicely. That is because corn also contains its own type of gluten, which many people in the celiac community are surprised to learn. If you need gluten and corn free products for your gluten and corn free diet, there is a much shorter list of available items. Hopefully the tips here will help you find what you need to make your favorite recipes without the ingredients that are known to make you sick.

When I first began converting my kitchen for my son’s gluten and corn free diet I searched countless websites and found many focused on celiac’s disease, corn allergies, or combined celiac and milk intolerance, but I could not find a site that focused specifically on avoiding both gluten and corn allergies.  It is difficult to stick to a gluten-free diet, but for those who also have to avoid corn as well, eating can become a real problem.

I have devoted a special section of this website for people allergic to both wheat and corn, hoping to spawn a community of readers that will interact together with tips and recipes to share. Please check it out. The links are found at the bottom of this post. …continue reading »