Good luck to all those running the London Marathon on Sunday to raise money for Coeliac UK: Ali Gregory Fiona Hampton Adrian Parry Jason Pitcher Peter Merrick Michael Dawson Adrian Ford and Ian Hodge. Trevor Cummings, who had also planned to run, has had to withdraw from the London Marathon due to a broken metatarsal, but will be … [Read more...]
Big decisions for Coeliac UK
Sarah Sleet, CEO of Coeliac UK, came to speak in our area recently, and although much of what she said was motherhood and apple pie stuff, there were a few really significant points. The first was that there are 900 new members of Coeliac UK per month. Per month! The second was that it costs around £25 per member to keep this charity going … [Read more...]
Not just a fad
The Sunday Times has an article today explaining that coeliac disease is not just a fad diet, but a serious disease requiring proper diagnosis and treatment by gluten-free diet. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune problem, which means that the body produces antibodies to itself when gluten is eaten, eroding the villi in thesmal intestine. It isn't … [Read more...]
