On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 9PM watch Fox News.
There are millions of individuals with Celiac Disease. There are those who think they have celiac disease, those that have gluten sensitivity ( now called Non Celiac Gluten Intolerance) and then there is
Jennifer Esposito.
When Jennifer Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease three years ago, the actress was shocked and relieved. "It was hard, but it was also the day I realized the person I once knew as 'me' was gone," says Esposito, who plays detective Jackie Curatola on the CBS hit police drama Blue Bloods.
Misleading advice and a delayed diagnosis cost Esposito precious "life" time as she searched for the reasons behind a litany of unexplained ailments, she says. Now she's determined to save others from the same pain and frustration by raising awareness of celiac disease -- also the goal during May, National Celiac Disease Awareness Month.
It is not just about not eating gluten. It is about a new way of life. It is about other allergies that need to be diagnosed. It is about gluten and autoimmune diseases. It is about how anxietry and depression can be relieved if you consider your dietary lifestyle. It is about unnecessary hospital admissions if the doctors woudl only listen to you.
Listen to Jennifer Espoisito's story on Fox News,November 18, 2012 at 9PM
Shortly after learning she had celiac disease, Esposito launched Jennifer's Way, a web site and blog to help others "learn to live again, gluten-free." She has nearly 6,500 followers on Twitter (@JennifersWayJE), and a cookbook, food product line, and bakery in New York City in the works. "This is so rewarding, the second chapter of my life," she says. "I'm grateful to be able to give something back."
The condition isn't a food allergy; eating gluten causes the body's immune system to damage the fingerlike villi lining the small intestine that allow nutrients from food to be absorbed into the bloodstream. As a result, the body is not able to take in nutrients effectively. The body is not able to make a neurotransmitter called serotonin, thus causing other areas of the brain to incerase epinephrine, and GABA. These latter two cxause insomnia and anxiety. The neurotransmitter, dopamine starts to decrease and memory fades, concentration wanders and the focus is out the door.
Listen to Jennifer's Esposito's story. With a new upcoming book and a bakery in the works, she is the REAL face of Celiac Disease.
Oh yes, I get to talk also about Celiac Disease on the show. I hope there is television in Heaven--my mom would be so proud of me !
Watch it...
Until tomorrow...
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