Gluten Free SA

23/11/2018

Le Chocolatier... Handmade Artisan Chocolate... different kinds... please check yourself before use... this one was marked Gluten Free. Bought it at Spar.

23/11/2018

Staffords.... check there products before use, this one was marked Gluten Free. At P&P and/or Checkers. (Packed in a factory that uses tree nuts.)

12/03/2015

www.glutenfree-sa.co.za OUR NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS!!! Sorry, our website address was JUST taken...and it seems that .co.za and my website providers can not get it back...I am still hoping though...in the meantime this address is available. Please share with others, to help them SEE me on the NET. We help for FREE!!! We share for FREE with ALL South Africans and would like to continue to do so. Thank you in advance!

Gluten Free South Africa one stop shop for gluten free products and information on gluten related issues

26/02/2015

Slow-Mag Capsules are marked to be ''gluten and preservative free''.

Slow-Mag HELPS TO: ''improve energy levels, reduce fatigue, reduce irritability, anxiety and panic attacks, reduce insomnia, improve muscle recovery after exercise, ease and prevent muscle cramps and muscle pain, ease and prevent menstrual cramps and symptoms of PMS, ease and prevent pregnancy related leg cramps, increase insulin sensitivity (by decreasing insulin resistance) - IN MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY''

''Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate is 2-3 times more bioavailable than other forms of magnesium, resulting in greater absorption and is well tolerated by the body.''

WHO COULD USE IT: ''Sports men and women, People who are run down & stressed, Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, People with active, busy lifestyles.''

PLEASE TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR & get the right advise.

26/02/2015

I had a stressful time last year with just too much to deal with in life. This had a great effect on my health. It just comes to show you that stress is NOT good for Celiacs. If you have extra stressful times in your life, you HAVE to make sure that you look after yourself with extra caution - make sure that you sleep ENOUGH, you eat CORRECTLY (meaning all the correct nutrition!) & REGULARLY, do moderate exercise to get rid of the stress in your muscles & organs, use warm packs on your muscles or take a warm shower or bath, USE your supplements if your body depends on it (those with absorption issues!) & don't be ashamed to go to a doctor for help! DON'T BE PART OF THE STORM- keep your head out, stay positive, smile, stay among loving friends & family, tell yourself this will pass & life will get better! Learn how to dance in the rain...TALK if you need to, make music if you can, sit in silence if it has a positive effect for you, wright a book or an article for yourself - add good things to your life, work on/use your talents!!! Start a herb, vegetable, berry and fruit garden for yourself! - do something positive...get more organized, teach something, enjoy life...then you could look back afterwards and say, I've tried, but more importantly, I did not waste precious time...while feeling sad for loosing a loved one I did something good too to remember, while for instance I did not have a work, I fixed stuff at home, helped a neighbor, spent more time with loved ones, started that project I always wanted to do, etc...felt sick for example, red a book to better my life or educate me more in a direction that I was interested, watch comedies & hear yourself laugh out loud...USE THE TIME GOOD!!!

26/02/2015

Make your own chutney before the specific fruit season ends! Peach chutney, pear chutney, apricot chutney, mango chutney, etc. Remember that vinegar could also contain gluten, some apple vinegars too! I don't use vinegar as a rule, but I do use Safari's WHITE grape vinegar only if I have too. (Their ingredients are grape vinegar & sulphur dioxide with a 5% acidity.Check the label!) there are other vinegars available on the market. Fresh lemon juice is better! (Sulphur dioxide could destroy the good bacteria in your small intestines, so do use sparingly.) OR bottle and save the fruit for later! GFSA greetings!

26/02/2015

Packaged curry from the east are not always pure as we used to buy them at the shops! Please read on the back as gluten can be used as a filler, to enhance taste and/or as a preservative in spices. For those with Celiacs, remember the contamination issue: if a provider/producer have more than one product and some of their products do contain gluten, you will have to phone them to make sure that their ''gluten free'' marked product started and ended in gluten free circumstances! With no gluten contamination, because of hidden ingredients and/or sharing spaces with other gluten products, for example at a packaging area.

26/02/2015

Curry for the winter - get ready, start preparations! Carthright curry used to say ''gluten free'', but not any more!!! Read the labels of your food EVERY TIME, they could change without you knowing! Make your own perfect curry from your own curry tree in the back yard (could also be potted, need full sun, grows more or less 2m high, better to buy a tree) ! It is not a plant, it is a tree with ''large'' leaves. The leaves are available throughout the year & could be used straight from the tree ! Combine with for example: onion, fresh ginger, garlic, tomato & chilli to taste.

26/02/2015

One of my favorite plants is ROSE GERANIUMS (Pelargonium graveolens) ! Now is the time that you visit your friends and family to search who has a plant, ask them for a small piece and plant it directly in a sunny or semi-shade position. It grows easy in well drained soil. The small light purplepink flowers are edible and could be added to your salads or desserts. The rose flavoured leaves can be used to flavour your drinks! It goes nice with vanilla or ginger flavoured foods. Teach the children to rub their fingers on the plant's leaves and let them smell the rose flavour! You will see a smile! Enjoy! (There are many kinds of geraniums, if you are not sure, check it out at your nearest nursery!) GFSA Greetings!

26/02/2015

Fresh lemons, fresh ginger & honey - add to water & ice = Healthy drink! Enjoy !

26/02/2015

Snacks that are quick and which carries me through:
1. A thin apple & gf cheese slice OR any fruit & gf cheese
2. Plain gf yogurt with pure honey & nuts
3. A small ripe (not green, nor over ripe) banana sprinkled with cinnamon and/or honey (for the sweet tooth!)
4. Buy a berry tree for your garden & eat from the tree. We have blue berries! (Do your homework, you can grow them in a pot!)
5. ...please share your quick snack with us...thank you...

07/02/2015

According to an article: If you have an auto-immune condition, menopause could start earlier...Ladies, maybe you are in normal situations, if you feel different and you are worried, an affordable blood test requested through your GP, could help determine if you are part of life's changes and/or if the changes in your body are due to other medical issues. Check it out with your practitioner!!! Get the facts on your health status! :)