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It’s been ten years since I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that I don’t actually have. Going through all that was an insane, insightful journey. It’s one that I can only feel grateful for today, despite everything that’s happened.

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Just like you, we actually wish we’d never heard of the phrase “gluten free.

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You say, “I could never give up cheese.” Yeah, that’s what I used to say. And then I did. You ask, “Where do you get your protein?” The same way elephants do — plants. You say, “Chili without meat is not real chili.”

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“Buy me a beer? BUY ME A BEER?! “

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It sucks for a week. But it gets better.I FELT better. My skin got brighter. I woke up earlier and didn’t feel tired.

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“Are you eating gluten-free for health, or by choice?”

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Dietitians’ cautions aside, has a single celebrity come out in support of this lowly protein? Has a single telethon in the name of gluten been held? Has ‘Save the Gluten’ been the byline in a single OpEd piece?

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12. If he identifies as a member of an art collective