Hello,

My name is Lucy Shriver. I founded Club Celiac in 1998 and The Gluten Free Kitchen in 1996
after being diagnosed with Celiac Sprue and Dermatitis Herpetiformis. After being diagnosed,
I was told by my physician, that it was a rare disease, with little information available. I was
given two pages from a medical journal and told that I should refrain from eating whole wheat
bread. I began investigating Celiac Sprue and Dermatitis Herpetiformis. 

After a year of research and experimenting in my kitchen, I began to create Gluten Free recipes
that I could eat and that my family liked too, even though they are not Celiacs. I have created this website to help other individuals, especially children, with this disease to cope.  As you know being
a Celiac is not always easy, it is especially difficult when shopping or eating out. I urge anyone
with this disease to become a Food Label Detective. Ingredients can change from batch to batch. Manufactures often change ingredients, and you should always read the label even if you familiar
with this product. I also see a lot of information, that state it is safe for a celiac to eat out if
they follow a few basic rules. For example: I read in one publication that when you are in a
Mexican restaurant always order the beans and rice or while in a Chinese restaurant order things
in a white sauce. This is so untrue and you could have a serious allergic reaction, if you follow this advice. Let me just say, that when you were first diagnosed with this disease, you were probably unaware how many foods and additives contain gluten. If you asked the chef in a Chinese restaurant
if the white sauce on the stir fried vegetables and rice contained gluten, he would probably tell
you that it did not contain gluten. He did not realize that the soy sauce or the modified food starch contained gluten. This would be a honest mistake, but could cause you pain in the long run. Even a
little bit of gluten can make you sick. 

I hope this site is not only informative, but fun. If you have any suggestion about how to make
the site better, or have a link or information you would like to add, feel free to email me at clubceliac@yahoo.com.

I am not a physician, I am just a individual trying to cope with this disease and help others along
the way. I wish you lots of luck and if you have any questions or comments you can reach me at clubceliac@yahoo.com

Good Luck and God Bless,

Lucy Shriver

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