Sep 3, 2018
S01 Episode 17
Erika Demmer from Celiac and the Beast
Erika was diagnosed in 2009. She is a full-blown Celiac with a
sprinkling of gastroparesis, osteopenia, hypermobility disorder,
endometriosis, thyroid shenanigans, and a whole host of other
health issues. She didn't realize that cosmetics could have wheat
as the main ingredient, but when she realized that most of her
cosmetics contained wheat, she threw out most of her shampoo,
conditioner, body wash, and cosmetics and started with new, fresh
gluten-free cosmetics.
Erika doesn't love cooking (aka she throws a lot of my failed
dishes out). To eat, she uses a lot of gluten-free products. Erika
is always looking for the newest gluten-free food item to review on
her website.
She says she lives with a "great dude" who is super into the
gluten-free lifestyle – even though he is not
gluten-sensitive
In her past life, Erika's career landed in the PR,
advertising, and corporate market, research. In this life, Erika is
part of she knows.comexperts program, is the managing
editor for Gluten Free and More Magazine, subject matter expert and
lifestyle speaker, she has appeared on live promotional tv spots,
is a member of the New Hope Blogger Network and writes her blog on
her website celiac and the beast.comThis year alone, she
appears in 7 different cities to speak on the topic of being
gluten-free and living the gluten-free lifestyle.
We talk about food shaming, what it means to be celiac, and
how Erika has found her special someone who takes care of her
through thicker than thin! What it takes to find a significant
other who accepts you for all you're worth and all the wrong times
you can have from celiacs (and another sickness too!).
Have you read her book Celiac and the Beast? If you are Celiac
and you haven't, check out this link to grab yourself a copy to
read and enjoy! You should also check out her website Celiac and
the Beast and her blog post-2018 Gluten-Free Back to School Guide
If you are near a Legal Seafood, Erika highly recommends that you
eat there! They can make anything their menu gluten-free
and dairy-free!
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