Ep 18 Melissa Secord of the CCA on Celiac Awareness Month
Release Date: 05/09/2018
Ep 325 Catchup with Melissa from CCA
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
I love when I have recurring guests to catch us up on the podcast. Melissa Secord, the Executive Director of Celiac Canada is one of those treasured guests from many different episodes. You can find out more about our topics on Celiac Canada’s website . With the election looming as I recorded with Melissa, she was able to tell me about the letter writing campaign CCA has instituted to send letters to each of the candidates in your electoral riding. This is amazing – all you have to do is fill in some identifying information and press submit and individual letters are sent on your behalf....
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Ep 324 April 2025 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s the beginning of April, which means that I again have the pleasure of speaking with Ellen Bayens of . On this podcast Ellen and I speak about a new study that looks at vitamin deficiencies found with celiac disease and the gluten free diet. We also talk about gluten free food insecurity and Celiac Canada’s efforts to assist. Ellen posted on social media about a restaurant posting a sign saying they were not able to meet the needs of those requiring a strict gluten free diet or with a serious food allergy. There is a story here that resulted in the sign which Ellen explains, but she...
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Ep 323 Behavioural Eating and Silent Celiac
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
On this episode I’m speaking with Megan who has been recently diagnosed with silent celiac disease, meaning she doesn’t experience any gastrointestinal symptoms she is aware of. Megan is also interested in behavioural eating and works with clients to undo years of dis-ordered eating. I speak to Megan about how she was diagnosed, as well as to how she’s coping as a silent celiac. Megan also gives us some insight into behaviours that you might notice in a celiac child than could indicate that the child is struggling with their behaviours around food. A parent of a celiac child often has a...
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Ep 322 March 2025 Roundup
A Canadian Celiac Podcast
It’s time again for me to talk with Ellen Bayens of about articles she has published and information she has provided to us over the past month. Ellen and I opened our conversation talking about Starbucks and their statement on the safety of their stores for someone who needs to eat gluten free. Ellen hopes they would want to be a leader in gluten free as they have been in other aspects of their business, but it appears that’s not the case at the moment. I’m always fascinated with the approaches that researchers take to solving the puzzle of celiac disease. Ellen presents us with...
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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...
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.