Domino’s and Chuck E. Cheese’s both announced the launch of gluten-free pizzas in May 2012. The timing of their decisions makes sense. May is Celiac Awareness Month, and if you’re going to make a splash in the gluten-free market during the year, it makes sense to take advantage of the additional publicity gained during the month.

Well, additional publicity may not be what Domino’s wanted here. Many in the gluten-free community are up in arms over Domino’s gluten-free pizza launch. Chuck E. Cheese’s on the other hand, has taken a more thoughtful approach to their launch. Hopefully it’s not too late for Domino’s to learn from their fellow pizza-making friends.

Gluten-free products and companies are (thankfully) appearing all over the place today. Subway and Domino’s are two of the latest companies to test the market, and it appears that we’re entering a “Golden Age” for gluten-free consumers.

Our culture’s romance with gluten is finally on shaky ground, but it hasn’t always been that way. Only in the past decade or so have we started to reverse our infatuation with gluten. In fact, the history of gluten in the human diet spans 10,000 years and includes key characters like the Roman Empire, the Great Depression and even the U.S. Government!

We found the history of gluten interesting, so we thought you would to…

May is not just the month when wearing white comes back into style and everyone’s firing up the barbeque. The month of May is also Celiac Awareness Month, a time period during which extra public attention is drawn to this vastly underdiagnosed disease that affects 1 in 133 Americans.

Celiac Awareness Month was pioneered by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), a national organization focusing on educating the public about celiac disease. Well, they’ve done a pretty good job because now you can find Celiac Awareness Month being celebrated across the entire country!

With all of the exciting promotions and events going on during the month, you’re probably wondering where to get started. Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up 5 ways to instantly get involved right from your computer!

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, which means the body has a damaging and abnormal immune response to a substance that is normally either present in the body or can be digested by the body.

Like most autoimmune diseases, our genes play a large part in determining which of us develops celiac disease. After many years of research, celiac disease has come to be considered a genetic disease, according to the National Institutes of Health.

It is very common for people with celiac disease to also have other autoimmune diseases, in particular the following conditions...

We have experienced a dramatic increase in public awareness about gluten-free diets and celiac disease. However, as awareness of gluten sensitivity has risen, so have the number of products on the market that claim to help aid in the digestion of gluten.

Most of these are found in the supplement aisle of your local health food store or in online specialty stores, but there have also been reports about the development of vaccines and pharmaceutical medications to “cure” celiac disease.

With all of these products on the market, how can a celiac separate fact from fiction, and hype from hope?