Last month we had the pleasure of trying to attend the Gluten Free Expo in Vancouver. To our surprise the line up to get in was extremely long. After sometime we were approached by an organizer letting us know that we were going to be unable to get in. The cut off line started with us and certainly went through hundreds if not thousands more behind us. Although we initially felt disappointed we were also intrigued to see how the organizers grossly under estimated the amount of people who were trying to attend. To their defense they had already double the square footage and amount of exhibitors of the event from the previous year. As safe estimation in my opinion. They simply had no way of knowing that almost 20,000 people were going to show up more, more than 4 times their estimate.
Curiosity about Gluten Free Living
Simply, there are a lot of Vancouverites who are curious about the gluten free way of living. We are getting lots of information from books like Wheat Belly by author William Davies and countless blogs and magazine articles of the perils of eating today’s man made wheat. Celiac disease which is a genetic disorder affects approximately 1 in 133 people a small .75 percent of the population. New research from leading scientists states that gluten sensitivity (not disease) can be as high as 50 percent. 1 in 2 people might not even now they are experiencing brain fog, excessive eating, headaches and tiredness all symptoms of a gluten sensitivity.
Vancouver Gluten Free
A great resource I have just discovered is glutenfreeVancouver, check them out for recipes, bakeries, restaurants and all thing gluten free in Vancouver. Also, check local celebrity Reiko Mackenzie from Vancouver housewives she is a huge supporter of gluten free living.
