May is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month and we have a few days left to celebrate! Mary's Gone Crackers would like to add to the occasion by giving you a FREE sample of their gourmet gluten-free crunchy snacks!
The first 100 people to email info@marysgonecrackers.com will get a free sample of the new Sticks & Twigs snacks AND a coupon for a free box of Mary's Gone Crackers regular crackers. You must enter "CeliacChicks" in your email subject line and the email must be sent before June 6th.
In case you haven't heard, Mary's Gone Crackers partnered with The Celiac Disease Foundation and released a checklist of symptoms related to celiac disease, which affects one in 133 adults and children. This means that more than three million Americans are estimated to have celiac disease! Unfortunately, only 3% of these have been properly diagnosed.
SYMPTOMS
Some common symptoms of celiac disease include:
* Recurring bloating, gas, or abdominal pain
* Chronic diarrhea or constipation or both
* Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
* Pale, foul-smelling stool
* Unexplained anemia
* Bone or joint pain
* Migraine headaches
* Behavior changes/depression/irritability
* Vitamin K Deficiency
* Fatigue, weakness or lack of energy
* Delayed growth or onset of puberty
* Failure to thrive (in infants)
* Missed menstrual periods
* Infertility – Male/Female
* Spontaneous miscarriages
* Canker sores inside the mouth
* Tooth discoloration or loss of enamel
Anyone who can identify with one of more of the symptoms listed may have celiac disease and should consult a doctor for more thorough testing, which typically starts with a blood test. In addition, anyone who has been diagnosed or has a family member who has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome,eczema, Sjögren's syndrome, Peripheral neuropathy, thyroid disease or osteoporosis may also be at risk.
The number of Celiacs is in fact greater than those with Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease combined.
Celiac Disease is one of the most common genetic conditions in the world that often goes undiagnosed because it is a multi-symptom, multi-system disorder. Symptoms vary and are not always gastrointestinal.
ABOUT MARY'S GONE CRACKERS
Mary's Gone Crackers was founded in 1999 by Mary Waldner and Dale
Rodrigues. Waldner was inspired to create Mary's Gone Crackers after
she was finally diagnosed with Celiac Disease and had scoured store
shelves for tasty foods that she and her son could enjoy. Mary's Gone
Crackers is a line of delicious, gluten-free gourmet snacks that unite
great taste with satisfying
nutrition. Loaded with a variety of exotic whole grains and nutritious
ingredients, Mary's Gone Crackers are organic, Kosher and gluten-free
and contain no added oils, trans-fats, sugar or dairy. Current products
include the original snack crackers in five delectable flavors as well
as the new Sticks & Twigs, delicious stick-snacks that will be
available this summer. Mary's Gone Crackers are available in natural
and grocery stores nationwide. Mary's Gone Crackers are also available at Costco stores within the Pacific Northwest. For more information, please visit www.marysgonecrackers.com.
Celiac Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to shed some light on
this widespread condition, and we are pleased to help educate people
that there may be a name for the symptoms they thought they had to live
with. I spent years trying to find the source of my digestive pain and
fatigue and my son's migraines. I want others to know that they can
achieve real health when
they avoid gluten containing foods. - Mary Waldner
Mary's Gone Crackers is a proud sponsor of the Celiac Disease Foundation.
THANK YOU, MARY!
***If you'd like to meet Mary, she'll be at the NYC Fancy Food Show June 29th. She invites you to stop by and say, "Hi!"***
