Ep 18 Melissa Secord of the CCA on Celiac Awareness Month
Release Date: 05/09/2018
Ep 321 Find Me Gluten Free the Indispensable App
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
I’ve been using the app Find Me Gluten Free on my phone for more than five years, but I always had some reservations about how to interpret the information I was finding. I decided to go right to the top and speak with the app’s creator Jason Elmore. The app – Find Me Gluten Free has listings from around the world for restaurants, cafés and bakeries that offer gluten free food. Jason, himself celiac created the app as a place to list and review restaurants that offer gluten free. I was able to ask Jason all my questions including how to best utilize crowd-sourced reviews and...
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Ep 320 February 2025 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
The beginning of February is my opportunity to again speak with Ellen Bayens of about studies and articles she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen and I spoke about the findings of Dr. Diana Mager and her team at the University of Alberta regarding food insecurity in families with a celiac child or children. This is something I covered in a recent podcast with Dr. Mager and something that will help shape the response of Celiac Canada to this issue. Ellen was able to give us a firsthand introduction to a link between Liver Disease and Celiac Disease that...
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Ep #319 Food Insecurity for Celiac Children in Canada
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
I always get excited to speak with a guest who can fill in some of the blanks in my knowledge about food insecurity for Celiacs in Canada. I work with Celiac Canada to help educate foodbanks to be able to serve our community better. Dr. Diana Mager and her team at the University of Alberta have, in the past, taken a great interest in the nutritional needs of celiac children in Canada (Podcast Episode 292 - ). More recently Dr. Mager and her team have completed a cross-Canada survey of families to determine the food insecurity issues in families with celiac children. Her article was...
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Ep 318 January 2025 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s the beginning of a new month and a new year, which makes it a great time to chat with Ellen Bayens of . On this episode Ellen and I talk about some big picture issues including a study regarding public policies and quality of life for celiacs around the world. We look at one county in the UK that is changing the way celiacs are able to buy and have assistance with the purchase of gluten free food – is this just an experiment in one area to see what might happen on a national scale? The Low FODMAP diet is again a topic of discussion as many celiacs are using it to over time,...
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Ep 317 Gluten Free as a Trend
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
Recently, I spoke with Melissa Secord and Caleigh McAulay, RD after they attended the International Symposium on Celiac Disease held in Sheffield UK this fall. During that conversation Caleigh mentioned a presentation that she found very interesting by Anne Lee, RD. The presentation was titled "Is the Gluten-Free Diet Always Portrayed Negatively". I was interested to speak to Caleigh about this with a consideration as to who is eating gluten free besides those of us with celiac disease. Caleigh breaks it down for us and looks at the pros and cons of an expanded population eating gluten free....
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Ep 316 December 2024 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s hard to believe it’s December, but it’s another great opportunity to speak with my good friend Ellen Bayens of . Ellen and I chat about things that she has published on her blog over the past month. We start by talking about the podcast conversation I had with Celiac Canada’s Melissa Secord and Caleigh McAulay RD attending the International Symposium on Celiac Disease held in Sheffield UK earlier this fall. We talked about new paths to diagnosis, the 20 ppm standard for gluten free as well as the role of the different support groups internationally. Ellen tells us about a...
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Ep 315 International Symposium and CCA
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s been a busy year for Celiac Canada and one highlight has to have been Melissa Secord and Caleigh McAulay RD attending the International Symposium on Celiac Disease held in Sheffield UK earlier this fall. Both Melissa and Caleigh returned with so much information regarding ongoing and upcoming research along with best practices from other countries. Melissa shares with us some new theories for better diagnosis as well as questioning some ideas we have held as fact. Caleigh presented a poster on behalf of Celiac Canada regarding our recent State of Celiac Survey and learned so much from...
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Ep 314 November 2024 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s the beginning of November and that means I get to catch up with my friend Ellen Bayens of . Ellen and I speak about the petition being circulated by Celiac Canada regarding a tax benefit to help with the cost of the gluten free diet. This important petition must be signed by November 10th, so if you haven’t signed and it’s before November 10, please follow the link, and send it on to friends and family – there’s strength in numbers! Recently there was a very broad recall of frozen waffles and pancakes which included some gluten free products and many different brands. Please...
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Ep 313 Doing Disney Gluten Free
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
On this podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nicole Byrom a Registered Dietitian who works with Celiac Canada. Nicole is changing hats for this podcast to another of her interests – Everything Disney! You can also find out more about how Nicole may be able to assist you and your family on your celiac journey at Here are the helpful links Nicole sent me – Gluten-Free Dining in Walt Disney World: Gluten-Free Dining in Disneyland: Email for special diet in Disney: Everything you need to know: Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC: Gluten-Free...
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Ep 312 October 2024 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
I’m again speaking with Ellen Bayens of to go over some of the articles she has brought to our attention over the past month and allow me to give my opinions and insight. Sometimes we come across a company that is doing their best to meet our gluten free needs, but may not have the foundational knowledge of the gluten free diet to do so. This was the case with a storefront that sold ice cream and offered their on-site made gluten free cones. Ellen was able to speak with the owner regarding the questionable safety of the cones and now the company is better informed and able to let their...
info_outlineMay is Celiac Awareness Month and the Canadian Celiac Association has many events planned to celebrate and inform. Melissa Secord is the Executive Director of the CCA, and she explains what is being done online and across the country. Some of the events she mentions coming up are:
May 10 – Facebook Live Day sponsored by Schar
May 14 – CN Tower Lighting (green)
May 16 – Celiac Giving Day and Twitter Party 9pm EDT
May 23 – GF101 webinar– Open to the public with Val Vaartnou, Vancouver Chapter
May 29 – Bone Health webinar in partnership with Osteoporosis Canada (free)
As well, please link to my blog for my thoughts on my long relationship with the CCA.