March GIG Mtg: Optimal Wellness - More Than Just Going Gluten-Free

Special speaker for our March Gluten Intolerance Group Meeting on March 14th, 10am to noon. 

Optimal Wellness: More Than Just Going Gluten Free!

Our March topic: Optimal Wellness: More Than Just Going Gluten Free!

Our March speaker: 

Dr Chip Halverson of Selah Natural Medicine 

Dr Halverson is the board president of Healthy Schools Network. He is a primary care physician with a special interest in managing patients with chronic illnesses, including autoimmune disease, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, neurological conditions, hormonal imbalances, allergies, integrative cancer support and environmental illnesses. 

More about Dr Halverson 

Next GIG of Portland meeting is March 14, 

10am to noon 

at Providence Portland Medical Center 

(in the hospital not the Professional Plaza),

on the lower level in HCC 2,3, a classroom. 

4805 NE Glisan St, 

Portland, OR 97213

Save the date: April 25, 2015

Gluten-Free Food Fair

10am to 3pm 

DoubleTree by Hilton

Lloyd Center NE Portland

1000 NE Multnomah Blvd

MAX stop: Lloyd Center

For the most current updates, always 

refer to our Facebook page: GIG of Portland. 

1st Mtg of 2015 - Cosmic Crumbles! Jan 10, 2015 10am to noon

Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) January Meeting

December 10th, 2015  10am to noon

Providence Portland Medical Center

Room HCC 2,3 

Cosmic Crumbles will be our guest at our first GIG of Portland meeting this Saturday, January 10th at Providence Portland Medical Center, Classroom HCC 2,3 on the lower level of the HOSPITAL. (not the Professional Plaza). 10am to noon. 

Kristy Gleason, the owner and baker at Cosmic Crumbles says: "Our baked goods can be picked up anytime at Food Front Coop Market on NW 23rd and Thurman in Portland.

In the near future, our goodies will also be available at Food Front's second location which is in Multnomah Village. Brownies, zucchini bread, snickerdoodles and lemon ginger star cookies are available. 

Our baked goods are always available via online ordering through our website www.cosmiccrumbles.com or via our email. 

In the spring and summer we will continue to be at the Beaverton Farmers Saturday Market as well, starting in May 2015. Our bakery is gluten, dairy, and soy free. "

Cosmic Crumbles Bakery 
cosmiccrumbles@gmail.com

Cosmic Crumbles ingredients list

Providence Portland Medical Center is on NE 47th and Glisan. Enter on Glisan & 49th. Free parking in the parking structure at NE 49th and Hoyt. Park on the 2nd level, on the west side and walk west to the hospital over the sky bridge over the grassy area. Go down the elevator and we're right there on the left.)

Best way to stay in touch with GIG of Portland --> Facebook!

Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings to Everyone!

The Gluten Intolerance Group of Portland's blog and website is in need of a volunteer to help maintain it up to date and post events on a bi weekly or monthly basis. 

In the meantime head over to GIG of Portland's Facebook page (click on the link HERE). You do not need to be signed up for Facebook or "on" Facebook to scroll through our page. You will need to sign in to comment. 

It's easy for GIG of Portland to post DAILY on Facebook and to keep all sorts of activities, recipes, events, research, articles and comments going on a daily basis on Facebook. Keep an eye out for everything gluten-free over there until we find a Blog Czar. :)

If you want to receive updates when an entry is made on this page, which we'd like to do about once a month, then enter your email address in the upper right corner and you'll get entered. 

If you want to receive our monthly newsletter by email, then contact Cece, our newsletter editor at ceceglutenfree@yahoo.com and in the subject line write: "add me to the GIG newsletter list." It's that easy. 

If you'd like to volunteer to help out with the Gluten Intolerance Group of Portland, please come to one of our monthly meetings and let's chat about how we can work together to get the word out to help people living the gluten-free lifestyle. 

In the meantime, our monthly meetings are every second Saturday (except every December) at Providence Portland Medical Center (hospital) in the lower level in the classroom (HCC 2, 3). Parking is free and covered in the parking structure off of NE Glisan and 47th. Park on the South side of the parking building, and walk over the covered sky bridge to the HOSPITAL (not the Professional Plaza). Take the elevator or stairs down and we're right there in a large classroom. 

Hope you're wintery days are healthy and happy and as always, safely and deliciously gluten-free, 

~ Lisa Shaver, branch manager GIG of Portland

No GIG of Portland mtg Dec 14th - Brunch Instead at The Brooklyn House

December's GIG of Portland Meeting is Brunch Out

- no December meeting at Emanuel Medical Center - 

We have had brunch in our meeting rooms in the distant past, but the past few years, we all go out to eat. This year it's a gluten-free brunch in a 100% dedicated GF restaurant The Brooklyn House Restaurant. (see previous post)

We will celebrate the holidays with a safe GF meal with NO RISK of contamination. 

Erica, the manager, has whipped up a yummy gluten-free menu safe for celiacs, gluten-sensitive, SIBO, Fodmaps, Gaps, Paleo, vegetarian and vegans. 

Haven't yet tried The Brooklyn House? Oh, you are in for a treat! Rave reviews all around. Think you have a food sensitivity that keeps you at home? Think again!! They love cooking for any and all food sensitivies: low histamine, low fructose, low iodine, etc. Friends and family welcome. 

Saturday December 14th

10am to 12:30am

The Brooklyn House Restaurant

3131 SE 12th Ave Portland OR

Buffet and everything is safe! 100% gluten-free 

$20 each plus tip, plus alcoholic beverages

Seating limited available.

RSVP on our GIG of Portland Facebook page under the brunch menu or by messaging us.
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