Gluten Free Jenna Company Profile

GlutenFreeJenna.com is a site designed to help newly people recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease learn how to live a gluten free lifestyle. Celiac Disease is an auto-immune disorder that is triggered by consuming gluten which is found in wheat, rye and barley (and oats through cross contamination). What contains gluten? Pizzas, pastas, breads, cereals, baked goods and more non-food related products like makeup, lotions, shampoos, etc. Each time a person with Celiac digests (through eating or cross contamination) something containing gluten, it damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. Left untreated, people with Celiac Disease can develop further complications such as other autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, thyroid disease, and cancer. When a doctor tells you that you have Celiac Disease, it can seem like there is nothing left in the world that you can eat. Gluten Free Jenna is an attempt to share recipes, stories, product and restaurant reviews and more that can make living gluten free a little less expensive, a little easier, and a little more enjoyable.