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BUILDING R E S I L I EN C E CNZ Ambassador MORGAN MCKENZIE-MOORE shares how to STAY OPTIMISTIC in the FACE of a COELIAC DIAGNOSIS.
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change will come with challenges and setbacks, and a coeliac diagnosis is a massive life change. Food is a part of our daily life, and changing routines and habits takes a lot of physical and mental work. Research shows that many coeliacs develop anxiety around food and social situations, so it’s important that we learn how to build resiliency and learn to be kind to ourselves when adapting to a coeliac lifestyle. It’s also important to follow a strict gluten free diet, as committing to living
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gluten free for life is an important way you can improve both your long term physical and emotional health. Within the weeks that follow your coeliac diagnosis, it’s easy to feel like there is an overwhelming number of new challenges and changes to your lifestyle that you may not have considered at the time of diagnosis. Something I found extremely useful after reading Dr Simon Knowles, ‘Mind Over Gut’ free online services, is to write down these challenges and brainstorm ways to adapt to
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