Holistically, Realistically! with Laura Williams breaks down what that really means Celiac Awareness Month exists because millions of people are living with symptoms they can’t explain such as fatigue, bloating, brain fog, skin issues, nutrient deficiencies & many never realize the root cause is gluten. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: Celiac is NOT an allergy. It’s an autoimmune disease. But explaining it like an allergy is often the only way people grasp how serious it is. When someone with celiac eats gluten, their immune system doesn’t just get “upset.” It attacks their small intestine, damaging the villi that absorb nutrients. Over time, this can lead to 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀, and 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This is why awareness matters ~ because the symptoms are real, the damage is real, and the diagnosis is often missed for years. 🌿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝘃𝘀. 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 ~ 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 🌿 There’s a spectrum of gluten reactions: ✨ Celiac Disease: autoimmune, intestinal damage ✨ Non‑Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: immune activation without villi destruction ✨ Wheat Allergy: IgE‑mediated allergic reaction 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵: Non‑celiac gluten intolerance can be just as life‑disrupting as celiac. The i𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, and 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗴 can be severe ~ even if labs come back “normal.” Your symptoms are valid. Your experience is real. And you deserve answers. 🌾 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? 🌾 Because the gluten we’re eating today is not the gluten our grandparents ate. 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻: • hybridized for yield, not digestibility • processed with additives • sprayed with glyphosate before harvest • milled into ultra‑fine flour that spikes blood sugar • added to foods that never traditionally contained wheat 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁: • has lower gluten content • is grown under stricter chemical regulations • is processed differently • is often tolerated better by sensitive individuals

Our Goosify girl, @Cindy Shultz, is traveling in from Ohio to Jersey this weekend!! Who's around & wants to meet up for a small hangout this Sunday (4/12)!? _______________________________________________________ I'm not familiar with the Mendham area, but I found a coffee shop called Cream & Sugar that looked perfect & is only 10 min. from Mendham. 📍 Location: Cream & Sugar 📅 Date: April 12th (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 12:30pm - 3pm 📫 Address: 1250 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, NJ 07869 🎂 Special Celebrations: Cindy Comes to NJ!!!! @Simon Hegener @Jani White @James Wheaton @Josie Ngoumou @Mat Saparito @Tonette Lawson @Nadia Quraishi @Chastity Cortijo @Dessi Schachne (just tagging some Morris County Skoolers & others who attended our March IRL event - but EVERYONE is welcome to come hang!!!) COMMENT BELOW IF WE'LL SEE YOU THERE 🤗✨👇

📍 Location: Forum Coffee 📅 Date: March 21st (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 10am - 1pm (but we can totally stay longer) 📫 Address: 256 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039 🎂 Special Celebrations: JAN. BIRTHDAYS (@Nadia Quraishi & @Simon Hegener) Forum Coffee Menu 👉👉👉 HERE What We'll Do: ✅ Meet other Skoolers ✅ Chat about our Skool communities with other Skoolers (bc they get it!) ✅ Play some fun games, spin the Skool wheel, & win some awesome prizes ✅ Celebrate NJ Skoolers' birthdays, community wins, & personal wins ✅ Participate in a collaborative video for Skool where you can showcase YOURSELF ✅ Take some fun Skool content/pics ✅ Talk about upcoming NJ IRL events ✅ Sit down 1:1 & work through roadblocks in your Skool community What to Bring: ✅ Yourself (& a friend/family member if you'd like to) ✅ Feel free to wear any/all of your Skool merch! ✅ Your laptop or tablet if you want! WE LOVE LIVINGSTON THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!!! See you all tomorrow 🫡

After 2 snow storm cancellations, WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO LIVINGSTON! 📍 Location: Forum Coffee 📅 Date: March 21st (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 10am - 1pm (but we can totally stay longer) 📫 Address: 256 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039 🎂 Special Celebrations: JAN. BIRTHDAYS (@Nadia Quraishi & @Simon Hegener) and MAR. BIRTHDAYS (@Juliana Russell, @Tara Tucci, & @Bruno Militz) What We'll Do: ✅ Meet other Skoolers ✅ Chat about our Skool communities with other Skoolers (bc they get it!) ✅ Play some fun games, spin the Skool wheel, & win some awesome prizes ✅ Celebrate NJ Skoolers' birthdays, community wins, & personal wins ✅ Participate in a collaborative video for Skool where you can showcase YOURSELF ✅ Take some fun Skool content/pics ✅ Sit down 1:1 & work through roadblocks in your Skool community WHO'S COMIN' !? 👇

we are currently in the process of planning out our events for 2026 - one thing we would love to incorporate into the NJ IRL events going forward is the Giving Games. Instead of focusing on how much money we can make, we are going to focus on how much we can give! With that said, Sam and I will be purchasing $1,000 worth of meals to go give away to the local community for our event in April. People are welcome to give as well so that number increases or even just join in passing out meals and other goodies and just spreading the giving joy! Our first iteration of this will be in April and we could not be more excited! We will mastermind for a few hours to improve our Skools and then go out into the community to improve the vibes. If this is something that energizes you and you would like be involved please lmk! Here is an example of what they did in California that we will be putting our own twist on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8LrcJv7to