A Canadian Celiac Podcast

During my recent conversation with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com , she introduced me to Karen Joseph who works for ASSE, an international student exchange program based in the US.  One of Karen's responsibilities is to find host families for incoming students who require a special diet for health needs.  Karen is uniquely qualified for this task as she is the mother of a now adult son with Ty...

The beginning of September means I have the opportunity to chat with my friend Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com .  On this episode we talk about strategies for parents and teachers to be on the same page about the celiac student and their needs during the school year.  Ellen has some great suggestions.  We also talk briefly about a student exchange program and the person in charge of the special...

I'm thrilled to speak with Ann Campanella about her book Celiac Mom .  Ann's daughter was diagnosed at the age of 5 many years ago.  Ann reflects on her struggles as a parent of a celiac.  Her flair for story telling is often vivid and pulls at our heart strings.  Being a parent of a celiac child, we often find ourselves very protective.  This approach can take many forms, so each family's story i...

Let's start the blog with the show notes for this Episode – On this episode, I again speak with Ellen Bayens of The Celiac Scene.  We talk about the articles she has presented to us this past month.  I have attached links below.  I also mentioned my recipe for Cauliflower Pizza, which you can find at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPS07XMdtwk&ab_channel=SueJennett   NEWS FROM THE CELIAC SCENE • ...

On this episode I speak with Dave Savage of Daiya Foods.  Daiya Foods is a Canadian food producer based in BC and supplying both Canada and US with gluten free, soy free, dairy free and vegan products.  Recently, Daiya Foods set up an allergen food pantry in a food bank in Toronto to be able to supply allergen friendly foods to clients who require it.  If you require the services of a food bank, o...

On this episode I speak with Ellen Bayens about articles, topics and science that has been published over the past month about celiac disease and the gluten free diet.  We talk about why a new drug treatment study was abandoned in the Stage 3 phase, as well as research into how science will eventually tackle and treat celiac disease.  Artificial intelligence is being prepared to help doctors diagn...

As a follow-up to Episode 148 I speak again with Dr. Diana Mager from the University of Alberta as she and her team have formulated a gluten free food guide for children that more meets their specific needs.  Currently they are recruiting families of newly diagnosed children (less than one year, and between the ages of 5 and 18) to participate in a study to look at the effects of the enhanced food...

It's time for a deep dive into everything we can learn about our food from the packaging and labelling, that isn't just the ingredients.  I speak with Nicole Byrom, RD for the Canadian Celiac Association about how to read a nutrition facts label, including serving sizes and vitamin sources.  Nicole explains the mystery around best before dates and when not to buy or use a dented tin.  Sometimes we...

Ever since I sat in on a virtual presentation from the Canadian Celiac Association featuring Christine Nesbitt, I've been anxious to have a longer conversation with her.  Christine was an elite speed skater who won numerous medals for Canada over a very distinguished career.  After many years of suffering unexplained digestive issues, Christine was diagnosed with celiac disease.  She explains how...

On this episode I'm at the Gluten Free Garage, which is large food show in Toronto.  I've attended the show previously with the podcast, but this year, I was helping at the booth for the Canadian Celiac Association.  The CCA booth was a place for attendees to drop off gluten free food donations.  This is something that was done in previous years by Jessica Danford, but she wasn't able to be at the...

I speak on this podcast with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about the articles, studies, and interesting stories she has presented to us this past month.  We spoke about a family who had one child suffering with IBD and a second diagnosed with IBS.  This conversation became about the differences between the two conditions and how the diagnosis and treatment of IBS and IBD have advanced substan...

Iron deficiency or anemia is more complicated that I realized.  The Canadian Celiac Association recently presented a webinar on celiac disease and iron deficiency.  Dr. Frances Scully gave us information on the treatment of iron deficiency, along with other medical and scientific information.  Nicole Byrom, Registered Dietitian with the CCA spoke about how iron deficiency related to celiac disease...

I was able to attend the second webinar presented by the CCA during the month of May, Celiac Awareness Month. The subject of this webinar was IBS and Celiac Disease. There were two very engaging speakers, and I had the privilege of speaking with both of them for this podcast. Meghan Donnelly is a Registered Dietician who works for Dr. Schar, as Senior Manager of Nutrition Services. We know the com...

The CCA presented a webinar the first month of May, Celiac Awareness Month, about Neurology and Celiac Disease.  Nicole Byrom introduced the two guests for the webinar, and now, I have been able to record a podcast with both of them.  I first speak with Sonia Jones, who was also featured in an article in the Canadian Celiac Magazine. Here's the link – www.celiac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CCA-M...

It's May, which means it's Celiac Awareness Month.  On this episode I speak with Julie Greene and Nicole Byrom RD, both, of the Canadian Celiac Association about events for this busy month. There will be webinars and light up events, as well as two limited attendance cooking sessions. To find out more or sign up for the cooking sessions with Nicole, visit the CCA events page at www.celiac.ca/news-...

It's time again to chat with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com . Ellen brings us great articles and tidbits about celiac disease and the gluten free diet all month long and this is our opportunity to discuss.  First, we talk about an article that tries to define the differences between food allergies, intolerances and sensitivities – it's a big and somewhat confusing job. Easiest to note that Cel...

I've been working on a bit of theme lately looking into different aspects of food security as they relate to those on a gluten free diet.  On this episode I speak with Cinde Little the Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet.  Cinde has a tremendous website with lots of great ideas for main dishes, side dishes, salads and desserts.  The photos on the website make everything look delicious. Cinde talks us thr...

The topic of Food Security is one that I speak about often with others in leadership roles in Canada's gluten free community.  I thought I'd bring some of those conversations to the podcast.  First, I speak with Jessica Danford who has devoted a great deal of time and energy into getting gluten free food into the hands of those who need it, but are not able to afford it.  Jessica explains how to w...

Ellen Bayens of The Celiac Scene.com is back for a lively and informative discussion of the regulations which form the basis of the obligations and responsibilities of food producers, and specifically gluten free food producers.  Have you wondered why some products in a grocery bakery don't need ingredient and nutrition labels and some do?  What is the regulation concerning labelling foods being s...

On this episode I speak with Ellen Bayens of The Celiac Scene.com about things that have been of interest in the celiac and gluten free world over the past month.  Ellen and I have a discussion about bloating – something that was never really a symptom for me, but as a symptom it should be talked about more.  Ellen tells us of the recent product recall from Cavendish Farms, along with details of t...

This week I chat with someone who is almost a part of our family.  My daughter Deanna's boyfriend Adam has learned a great deal about celiac disease and the gluten free diet over the past few years. His perspective is from someone who has no eating restrictions.  We often wonder how the rest of the world sees us, and how we can best help them to cope with our eating restrictions.  Adam takes us th...

On this episode I'm welcoming an extraordinary individual, not only for what she has accomplished, but for the simple fact that she's still alive.  Kathlena is The Allergy Chef, mostly because her list of allergies is so long that she had to come up with recipes to make meals from the foods she could eat.  Kathlena went on to set up a powerful website to serve the multi-allergy community.  Among h...

I'm welcoming back to the podcast Dr. Melissa Ing who is a well accomplished dental educator with a specific interest in celiac disease.  Dr. Ing shares with us the information she presented in two lectures at the recent Chicago Midwinter Conference.  Her first lecture was titled "Celiac Disease, Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Your Dental Patients".  The second lecture was about nutritional inf...

Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com has given us some great articles to look at this month.  Somehow, she found an article written on the issues of cross contamination in restaurants in Malta.  It's amazing to see that celiacs in another part of the world with a very diverse cuisine from ours have the same issues ordering food in restaurants.  As well there is an interesting study that was done rec...

The topic of food bullying is a broad one and means different things to different people.  To help me tackle with subject, I invited Nicole Byrom, Registered Dietitian with the Canadian Celiac Association to discuss food bullying in the context of the gluten free diet.  The act of making someone feel bad for the food they are eating often comes from a place of ignorance about celiac disease and no...