The First Day of the Rest of My Life...

Recently, my father informed me of a diagnosis he had received: he was the lucky winner of a genetic strand of Celiac's disease. Since then, I have booked a blood tox screen and been researching gluten-free diets. I have spoken to waitresses, friends and family, other people with allergies to gluten. Most say the same thing, there a lot of alternatives out there but none of them taste as good as the real thing. I am excited to begin trying out flour combinations and searching out bakeries that cater to the gluten-free. Regardless of the results of my blood test, I will from now on be adopting a gluten-free lifestyle! Mostly out of solidarity, but also out of curiosity, I am setting myself a challenge: 3 months without gluten, documented through a journal of some medium or other, in order to evaluate the changes I'm sure my body will register. While I realize this will be a major culinary paradigm shift, I am excited and a little in awe of people who do it everyday!