The term "gluten-free" comes up frequently in conversation lately, since many of us have discovered that some of the physical discomfort we may be experiencing after eating stems from what we're eating.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck from ABC's "The View" has written a book, called The G-Free Diet, about her experiences living with Celiac disease, helping to spread awareness about the disease and how it can be treated by changing what one eats.

Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye and triticale, and very negatively affects many people. The American Dietetic Association says that one in 133 people in the U.S. have celiac diesease, and most of them don't know it. It affects children as well as adults, of course.

From UTHSCT:

How likely are you to develop breast cancer? What are some practical steps you can take to lower your risk of developing breast cancer, the second most common cancer among women?

You can have your questions answered at “Breast Cancer: Do You Know Your Personal Risk Factors?” a free seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at the Potpourri House, 3320 Troup Hwy in Tyler.

The “Dine with our Doctors” seminar is sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and will include a free dinner.

With more than 20 years of experience in breast cancer research and treatment, presenter Edward Sauter, MD, Ph.D., knows that the key to surviving breast cancer is understanding your personal risk factors and how to lower them.

Dr.

Released by Kilgore College: 

Kilgore College, the Longview Economic Development Corporation and the Longview Independent School District are pleased to announce the development of an Associate of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts at KC.

Working closely with these entities and an advisory committee, KC officials designed curriculum to meet training needs in the Longview area. 

The courses will be taught at the Longview High School commercial kitchen located in the recently expanded Technology Building.

This new degree at KC provides high school students additional opportunity for dual credit courses.  These students will also enjoy a seamless transition into a degree program in culinary arts at KC.

Culinary Arts course offerings will begin the fall semester of 2012 on the campus of Longview High School.  The educational partnership between KC and LHS is twofold in that not only will high school students bene