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    Good Food

    Celiac Disease and the Struggle for Diagnosis

    Heather Abel was almost thirty years old when she was diagnosed with Celiacs disease even though she'd be struggling with the issue her whole life.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Dec 19, 2014 • 1 min read

    Heather Abel was almost thirty years old when she was diagnosed with Celiacs disease even though she'd be struggling with the issue her whole life. In her Slate Article "Stop Mocking the Gluten-Free Fadists" and her Kindle Single Gut Instincts: Dispatches from the Wide Open Space Between Sickness and Health, she shares her struggle to find a diagnosis and her search for a cure that has no easy pharmaceutical answer.

    The full episode

    5 of 7
    The Gluten-Free Backlash, Kosher Fish, Baking with Buckwheat
    1. 0:35Can Kosher Fish Be Sustainable Too?
    2. 10:33The Rewards of Home-Baked Challah
    3. 18:42The Baking Queen Shares Her Favorite Kitchen Tools
    4. 26:57Naturally Gluten-Free Flours
    5. 36:06Celiac Disease and the Struggle for DiagnosisYou’re reading this
    6. 46:23Callahan's Restaurant to Close after 68 Years
    7. 51:21Jonathan Gold Visits the Ace Hotel
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 7
    The Gluten-Free Backlash, Kosher Fish, Baking with Buckwheat
    1. 0:35Can Kosher Fish Be Sustainable Too?
    2. 10:33The Rewards of Home-Baked Challah
    3. 18:42The Baking Queen Shares Her Favorite Kitchen Tools
    4. 26:57Naturally Gluten-Free Flours
    5. 36:06Celiac Disease and the Struggle for DiagnosisYou’re reading this
    6. 46:23Callahan's Restaurant to Close after 68 Years
    7. 51:21Jonathan Gold Visits the Ace Hotel
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