Chad Hines's Page

Birthday

April 5, 1983

Looking For

Friendship, Networking, Gluten-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Product Reviews, Whatever I Can Get

About Me

I was diagnosed with Celiac Sprue when I was just 7 years old! I was extremely sick as a child and wound up visiting a seemingly infinite number of doctors, until I was finally diagnosed with Celiac in 1989.

After the initial diagnosis, my wonderful mom researched diligently to ensure that I was maintaining a gluten-free diet. After all, there weren't as many great sources of information on Celiac Sprue back then. I went on to play basketball and water polo in high school and I also played in a band that released a few CD's (music is one of my biggest passions!). We never quite made it big, but did get the chance to play at some big venues in Southern California!

I attended the University of Southern California for college, where I majored in Policy, Planning and Development and minored in Business. Today, I am an insurance broker and also consult with small businesses to show them how to increase their sales and outperform their competition by using unusual, but proven marketing techniques. Marketing is more of a hobby than a job for me and I enjoy helping other small businesses and entrepreneurs reach their full potential!

I am also on the Board of Directors for the Celiac Disease Foundation (http://www.Celiac.org) and help the CDF raise Celiac awareness in any way that I can.

After starting a few gluten-free and Celiac websites and blogs, I began to understand the frustration and confusion that happens upon being diagnosed with Celiac. In addition, I saw the many questions that individuals have when they are first diagnosed. Therefore, I wanted to create an online community where gluten-free individuals from around the world could gather to ask questions and share information, stories and recipes with one another!

That's how Gluten-Free Faces got started and I hope that you find it to be a welcoming online community and a great resource for gluten-free information, recipes, product reviews and news.

Gluten-Free Since

January 1, 1989

Interests

- Golf
- Basketball
- Guitar
- Surfing
- Snowboarding/Skiing
- Hanging out at the Beach

Favorite G-Free Websites/Blogs

http://www.GlutenFreeFaces.com
http://www.Celiac.org (Celiac Disease Foundation)
http://www.GlutenFree.com (The Gluten-Free Pantry)

Follow me on Twitter!

http://www.Twitter.com/GlutenFreeDude

Favorite Quotes

"If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want"
- Zig Ziglar

"Every artist was first an amateur"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Favorite Gluten-Free Foods

Mexican food, Glutino Products (too many to name that are delicious), Udi's breads and muffins, Z-Pizza's gluten-free pizza, Salads...