By Jane Wolkowicz, Delight Editorial Assistant If you already love the taste of cinnamon in your gluten-free baked goods and sprinkled on your morning coffee, you may want to consider moving this spice out of the kitchen and into the medicine cabinet. Used as a natural medicine in many parts of the world, health experts are starting to take notice of the benefits of consuming small amounts of cinnamon on a daily basis. In addition to the antioxidant boost it offers, studies have shown cin...

Eat More Kale! By Sally Pickle, Delight Associate Editor Are you health conscious and looking for nutritionally sound gluten-free snacks? Rather than a quick stop at a vending machine, plan just a bit ahead and chow down on a leafy green super food: kale.

Healthy Living at a Healthy Price By Casey Manning, Delight Editorial Assistant Eating healthy on a budget can seem daunting at first. You know you should eat more vegetables, but a stroll through the produce section can produce some serious sticker stock. But by avoiding the $5.00 box of salad mix, $7.00 tray of organic-fed ground beef and $10.00 plastic canister of wild rice, eating healthy can be much cheaper than you’d think.

Introduce The Gluten-Free Diet to all Members of Your Family By Sally Pickle, Delight Associate Editor var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; You’re on a gluten-free diet. Does this mean your pets should be too? Just like people, animals can also suffer from a sensitivity to gluten.

By Daniel Baumstark, Delight Contributor  What do cooking, working on an assembly line, playing tennis, and writing an article for Delight Magazine have in common? All are activities involving repetitive actions and demanding sustained bodily postures. Sustained activities have the ultimate effect of wreaking havoc on our health: overuse injuries in the form of tendonitis, osteoarthritis, and even spinal disc herniations can be the price paid for hours spent whisking, sautéing, or lifting h...

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Carlson Laboratories just released its newest flavor of Norwegian cod liver oil for kids. The bubble gum flavor (from natural fruit flavors) is the same formula as the existing Carlson for Kids Cod Liver Oil, providing 250mg of DHA and 200mg of EPA per serving.   “We are very excited to launch the new flavor of our Norwegian Cod Liver Oil for Kids,” said Carlson President Carilyn Anderson.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; A Doctors Personal Medical Journey leads to a Line of Nutritional Supplements for Celiacs By Dr. Christine Doherty of www.glutenfreevitamins.com Celiac disease, a brain tumor, heart racing, low thyroid function, infertility, immune failure, migraines, gestational diabetes and psoriatic arthritis are just a few of my diagnoses. I have had six surgeries, five since I started practicing medicine in 1999.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; It’s Easy Being Green! Today we celebrate Earth Day, a day observed nationwide to promote awareness in making our planet a better place to live.  There are many ways we can each make a difference. One of which is buying naturally gluten-free fruits and veggies as close to your home as possible.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Oats: Nutritional Benefits, Safety in Manufacturing, and Favorite Recipes By Vanessa Maltin Weisbrod, Delight Executive Editor Whole grains are really good for you. In fact, the most recent studies from the Whole Grains Council suggest that eating whole grains can reduce the risk of stroke by approximately 30%, reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease by 25%, and help maintain a healthy body weight.   For people on ...

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Healthy Living: An Ode to Tofu By Kate Morin, Delight Contributor Stay away from the imitation tofu dogs, sausage, and cheese. Steer yourself back to that bland-looking block of plain tofu, and take a good look—it’s about to become your favorite nutritional powerhouse. In fact, one half-cup serving of tofu holds a whopping 10 grams of protein and weighs in at less than 100 calories.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};   Fiber Fabulous: Does Your Gluten-Free Diet Contain Enough Fiber? By Vanessa Maltin Weisbrod, Delight Executive Editor There’s a lot of confusion out there about fiber. Many people on a gluten-free diet think they can’t get enough because they’ve eliminated wheat from their diet.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; Wheat Grass: Super Food or Super Lie? By Caroline Doernhoefer, Delight Editorial Assistant While perusing the aisles of your favorite specialty grocery shop, it’s not likely that you’d find the same product with the word “wheat” in its title also displaying a prominent “gluten-free!” label on the front, right? Well, think again.

var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; The Kosher Conundrum: When Another Diet Clashes with Gluten-Free By Andrea Neusner, Delight Contributor They say you are what you eat, but we all know you are also what you don’t eat. For example, vegetarians don’t eat meat. Observant Jews don’t eat pork or shellfish.