Sept. 15 meeting

Hi Everyone,
Pasting the email I just sent to the group. Email me at GIGgainesville@gmail.com if you'd like to come, please, since the deli asks for a rough head count. Thanks!

Janet

Hi Folks,

Wow, you snooze you lose. Jason's Deli had nearly every evening in Sept. booked, so I had to go with Monday, Sept. 15 at 6:00.  Let me know if you can make it, please, and we'll catch up with what's been going on with everyone and have some chow. I heard something on their hold music that was some announcement about chicken nuggets for kids that are gluten-sensitive. I wonder what that means, or how it's cooked?

Anywho, there was a request to discuss some of the associated conditions that go along with celiac disease like issues with thyroid, candida, etc. and strategies people use for coping with that. A good chunk of us have something other than issues with gluten...should make for good discussion and maybe we can come away with new ideas, or at least fresh perspective on the frustrations.

Please tell me if you think you can make it, and hope to see you there! I figure we can squeeze in one more meeting before the holidays too, even if it's just a dinner out somewhere.

Hope everyone's summer is wrapping up well!
Janet

Zoe's Kitchen

Hello All,

Summer's been a bit slow, but we just had a dinner meeting, and I'm pasting a portion of the summary email I just sent to our group. Kudos to Zoe's Kitchen!

"Just a few of us were able to make it to Zoe's Kitchen, but it was a fun time covering things ranging from the ridiculous and uninformed things that GI docs in our community are still saying (sigh) to plants that are edible, to dreams and plans for communities of sustainable and healthy living! Food was not bad, and I must give props to Zoe's Kitchen staff. I called midday to see if they'd set a table aside for us, and was told they didn't do that. However, manager said they would, and indeed they did. But they'd also coached all their staff to change gloves for our orders, and generally seemed interested in trying to help and offer the best service. Pretty cool! "

We'll be looking at a Fall meeting sometime soon... in the meantime, if you have not visited www.TheDr.com, the amount of information and presentations that Dr. O'Bryan is part of is staggering. A great resource; one of the biggest gluten free advocates. Of course there are many more, but his seem to show up in my inbox more regularly than anything else!

Happy what's-left-of summer! Back at you soon, hopefully.
Janet