The benefits of adopting a gluten-free diet are well documented and include the easing of digestive symptoms, a reduction of chronic inflammation, and a boost of energy, as well as the bonus of promoting weight loss. For wellness enthusiast Nicole Cogan, adopting a gluten-free diet was an absolute game-changer.
After being diagnosed with gluten allergy when she was only 19, Cogan had to make the proper adjustments. But adopting a gluten-free lifestyle in a gluten-minded world proved to be a challenge. And so, she found herself looking for gluten-free options in restaurants and in stores.
Her research would end up as the very foundations of her now highly successful food blog, Nobread. “When I first started NoBread my goal was to find gluten-free options in restaurants and in stores, and to make the gluten-free experience easier for those who had to follow the diet,” she shared in an interview with Sweety High. Her Nobread dining guides began in New York City where she was living at the time, and have since expanded to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, DC, and London.
This was only the beginning. Having attracted a following online, Cogan would expand her platform to include anything from gluten-free recipes, to promoting gluten-free products, health, and wellness tips, and even travel hacks. Her motto? “Just because your life has to be affected, doesn’t mean your lifestyle has to be.”
According to Cogan, the key to wellness is balance—a truism we can all get on board with. “True wellness also means living in balance,” she stressed. “It’s allowing yourself to live and indulge, while also maintaining overall wellness philosophies and goals.”
Based in Los Angeles, when she isn’t promoting a balanced lifestyle, Cogan can be found near the beach, in a cafe, or tasting a gluten-free, dairy-free treat from one of LA’s many GF bakeries. We recommend following her on Instagram for a tasty, gluten-free treat.
