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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Podcast - Cosmetology School
I don't have all the technology to make an official podcast so I had to make it into a movie in order to upload to the internet and put it on my blog. I hope you enjoy and get a kick out of my podcast.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Living with Celiac, a gluten free lifestyle
Celiac disease. What is it you may ask? Celiac is what someone has when they say “I can’t eat, cake or pizza.” In other words they can’t eat gluten.
So what is gluten? Gluten is a protein found in most grains including: wheat, barley and rye to name a few. Gluten is what gives bread it’s elasticity and makes the final product chewy.
For those with celiac disease they can’t eat gluten or it can destroy the villi lining in your intestines making it so you can’t absorb any nutrients.
A gluten free life may sound like a nightmare to those who have grown up eating foods with gluten in them. For Elana Barrow it’s been hard having to change her lifestyle to gluten free after living half of her life eating gluten.
For others it’s easier. Andy Cochrain was diagnosed in his junior year of high school. Living with celiac for 6 years he’s been able to accommodate his life to his condition earlier.
More and more people are being diagnosed with it with many others going undiagnosed. To learn more and hear what Elana and Andy have to say about their experiences watch this brief video.
The idea for this story came when my teacher used it as an example. After he mentioned it I thought about an article that was written in our school newspaper about how the campus should be more accommodating to those with celiac disease. I decided to interview Andy who wrote the article and is on the newspaper staff with me.
Also my husband’s grandfather and uncle have celiac disease. I would talk with grandma explaining how I made a quiche crust with potato skins in place of the flour and gluten. My mother-in-law was just diagnosed with celiac disease about two months ago. My husband and I were with his parents fro Thanksgiving and it was fun and interesting talking with his mom about the changes she’s going through with having to live a gluten free diet.
I’ve really enjoyed learning about celiac disease and it’s given me a positive perspective on a gluten free life style. With my husband having celiac in his family I’m worried he may be diagnosed with it one day. But now that I know more about it I’ll be more prepared to change to suit our needs.
Related links to story:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319
Monday, December 5, 2011
The Blessing of Children
I was inspired by a fellow students blog post where she took a talk by President Thomas S. Monson and put it to music with clips of other students holding signs of what they were thankful for. I did the same and put music to Elder Anderson's talk with clips of my 2-year-old niece and 10-day-old nephew.
I hope you enjoy the video and remember what a blessing children are in our lives.