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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 241

On today's episode I share 5 protocols I've added to my health routine since my coeliac disease diagnosis. When you're diagnosed with coeliac disease, it's not all just about going gluten free. There's so much more we can do to help our physical and mental health.

What we'll cover:
* Cold therapy and ice baths
* My episode with Benjamin Berry on the podcast
* The benefits of yoga, especially when I'm having a flare up
* Going to the gym or exercising in some capacity
* Importance of strength training for bone health
* Meditation and sound baths
* Recent collaboration of yoga, sound bath, Wim Hof breathing and ice baths

Links
Episode with Certified Wim Hof Instructor, Benjamin Berry
Wim Hof breathing video
Founder of The Bone Clinic, Belinda Beck episode
Boho Beautiful meditation
10 Minute guided meditation by Annie & Justin
Yoga, sound bath, Wim Hof breathing & Ice baths event

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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 240
 
My guests on today’s episode are my fellow gluten free podcasters from both Australia and the US. We’ll talk about the recent comments made by Robby Hoffman on the Call Her Daddy Podcast, how the gluten free community has responded and how we can improve coeliac disease and gluten free awareness moving forward together.

What we’ll cover:
* Gluten free podcasting hosts introducing themselves
* Giving context to the discussion between Robby Hoffman and Alex Cooper
* Initial thoughts and feelings from us
* Discussing Robby and Alex’s influence and level of awareness around coeliac disease
* Ignorance stemming from a lack of experience dealing with coeliac disease yourself or knowing a loved one who does
* Difference of laughing with versus laughing at the gluten free community
* Gluten Is A Joke Documentary coming out soon to talk about coeliac disease and the gluten free diet to help people be informed
* When humour doesn’t land from a comedian, using shock value
* How jokes, ignorance and misinformation is hurting our gluten free community
* The response from the coeliac and gluten free community following Robby and Alex’s comments on the podcast
* Reaching out to the podcasting hosting sites and sponsors to complain
* The importance of working together as a gluten free community
* How we can move forward together and combat the torment and misinformation within society around coeliac disease and the gluten free diet
* The positive side of living a gluten free life
* The importance of one-on-one conversations
* Closing thoughts and calls to action

Links
Robby Hoffman's Controversial Jokes on Call Her Daddy Spark Strong Internet Reaction
The Good Gluten Free Grub Podcast & follow Lorin on Instagram
You Had Me At Eat & follow Jules Shepard on Instagram & follow Erica of Celiac and the Beast on Instagram
The Gluten Free Advocate Podcast & follow Ashley on Instagram
Gluten Free News & follow Andrea on Instagram
The Healthy Celiac Podcast & follow Belinda on Instagram
The Celiac Project Podcast and follow Mike on Instagram 
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Episode 239
My guest on today’s episode is Carpentry Teacher, fellow coeliac and podcast listener, Braeden Crosswell-Snow. We’ll talk about being a male with coeliac disease, how to manage cross contamination in a shared kitchen as a family and being open and honest throughout our coeliac and gluten free journeys.

What we’ll cover:
* How Braeden and I connected at our Gluten Free Evening event
* Braeden’s coeliac disease diagnosis
* How Braeden dealt with being diagnosed with coeliac disease and navigating gluten free life as a tradie and on site with other tradies
* Braeden’s ADHD diagnosis
* How Braeden approaches honesty in his coeliac disease
* Braeden’s gluten free wedding
* Navigating a shared kitchen at home with Braeden’s family who eats gluten
* Braeden’s children being tested for coeliac diseease
* Braeden’s last beer
* Braeden’s love of cooking
* How coeliac disease and gluten free life has motivated Braeden’s love of making food
* How Braeden navigates finding gluten free food at musical festivals in Sydney
* Tips for people travelling to gigs or festivals
* Resources Braeden has found helpful since his coeliac diagnosis
* The biggest change Braeden wants to see in the coeliac and gluten free space

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Join Braeden's 'GF Living' Discord
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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 238

On today's episode of A Gluten Free Podcast I'll share the story of Amanda's son Joshua's coeliac disease diagnosis. Amanda was puzzled by some strange symptoms Joshua was experiencing until one health professional thought to test for coeliac disease and finally they were able to obtain an answer.

What we'll cover:
* The last coeliac story we heard
* Amanda reaching out to share the story of her son, Joshua's coeliac disease diagnosis
* Amanda's gratefulness for Joshua's coeliac disease diagnosis
* Joshua's fussy eating on a trip to San Francisco
* GP testing Joshua for coeliac disease via blood testing
* Joshua's puzzling coeliac disease symptoms
* Amanda's confusion with Joshua's symptoms
* Amanda's reaction at the improvement in Joshua since his diagnosis and going gluten free
* Josh himself talking
* My reflections on Joshua's coeliac disease diagnosis story 

Links
How To Navigate Coeliac Disease In Children with The Coeliac Connection Founder & Author of the Ebook 'Surviving the First year of Childhood Coeliac Disease', Jo Wynne

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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 237
 
My guest on today’s episode is the creator of The College Celiac, Casey Cromwell. We’ll talk about how she navigated celiac disease as a teenager in college, creating much-needed comedy-focused gluten free content online and not only providing support for the gluten free community but finding support and healing from this community herself.

What we’ll cover:
* Casey’s coeliac disease symptoms
* Casey’s celiac disease diagnosis
* The biggest struggle for Casey during her diagnosis
* Casey’s advice for someone going through a coeliac disease diagnosis right now
* Defining Fibromyalgia and Casey’s symptoms in the lead up to diagnosis
* The gluten free diet’s role as a possible management strategy for Fibromyalgia
* Casey’s college experience as a coeliac in the first year
* Making gluten free food in a shared kitchen setup
* Preventing cross contamination
* Navigating the social elements in college with coeliac
* How Casey included herself in social events around food without feeling left out
* Casey’s experience of getting glutened at college
* Casey’s inspiration behind starting her blog and how it transitioned into her current content
* Connecting with the coeliac and gluten free community through Casey’s content
* How Casey comes up with her memes and content
* Casey’s relationship with being online and how being a gluten free content creator has become her full time job
* The positives to come out of Casey’s coeliac and content creation journey
* Resources Casey recommends for people living with coeliac disease
* Biggest change Casey would like to see in the coeliac and gluten free space

Links 

Follow College Celiac on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook
Casey Cromwell YouTube Channel
Gluten Free With Casey   
Beyond Celiac
National Celiac Association
Gluten.org
The Loopy Whisk

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A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 236

On today's episode I'll share a list of the top countries to visit when you live gluten free. We are very keen as a family to travel again overseas or even interstate within Australia. Whether you have travelled since your coeliac disease diagnosis, you have some countries on your bucket list or you're about to plan a trip, 

What we'll cover: 

* Reflecting on last week's guest episode with Sara Merlino 

* Speaking to people travelling overseas and inspiration behind this episode 

* Various podcasts where I've interviewed guests who've travelled overseas gluten free 

* Top countries to travel gluten free 

Links 

Schar's List of Top Gluten Free Countries to Visit

Celiac Cruise 

Equal Eats Coeliac Translation Cards

Stephen on gluten free travelling and hiking 

Top Gluten Free Spots in the Southern Highlands, NSW 

Interview with Erin Smith, founder of The Gluten Free Globe Trotter 

How To Travel Gluten Free with Elikqitie 

Morgan Moore, creator of How To Coeliac 

Melanie Persson's trip to Japan

Matt from Gluten Free Street Gang

Find Me Gluten Free app founder, Jason Elmore

How to Travel Gluten-Free in Europe by Catalina Varela

Gluten Free Food Tours in Barcelona 

How To Coeliac's experience in Spain 

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Episode 235

My guest on today’s episode is dentist, registered pharmacist and fellow coeliac, Dr Sara Merlino. We’ll talk about the dental health issues and symptoms associated with coeliac disease, navigating finding gluten free dental products and medications, how to advocate for yourself at the dentist and dental health tips for those living with coeliac disease.

What we’ll cover:
* Sara’s coeliac disease symptoms, dermatitis herpetiformis and eventual diagnosis 
* Sara’s insights from pharmacy and becoming a dentist 
* Sara realising the lack of awareness and resources around coeliac disease and its connection to our dental health 
* Sara’s unique perspective of coming from a pharmacist, dentist and coeliac 
* Common dental health symptoms of coeliac disease 
* Common issues with teeth in children when they have coeliac disease 
* What questions to ask at a dentist when you’re living with coeliac disease 
* Why mouth ulcers and canker sores happen 
* Common nutritional deficiencies in coeliac disease 
* Importance of individualised healthcare 
* How the tongue is related to our oral microbiome and coeliac disease  
* Advice for parents navigating their children’s dental health when they live with coeliac disease 
* Prompting patients to be tested for coeliac disease when seeing dental symptoms 
* Educating other dentist on the importance of looking for coeliac disease dental health symptoms 
* How to check with manufacturers if a dental product is gluten free 
* Sara’s advice around fluoride 
* Final dental healthcare tips for those with coeliac disease 
* How to find a coeliac-safe dentist 
* Where Sara would like to see changes in the coeliac disease and gluten free space

Links
Follow Dr Sara Merlino on Facebook
Dr Sara Merlino’s guest blog post
Coeliac Disease and our skin with dermatologist Ryan De Cruz
Gateway Dental Health 

TGA advice on gluten free products

Who regulates the ingredients in toothpaste

TGA advice on dental health products

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Episode 234

On today's episode of A Gluten Free Podcast I'll share a listener's story of her daughter's coeliac disease diagnosis. Ashley's daughter's diagnosis came from her being part of the ENDIA study (Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity study), investigating 1400 women and their babies from early pregnancy to three years of age to understand how the environment promotes the development of type 1 diabetes. 

Ashley shares how this diagnosis shocked her and how they have been dealing with the diagnosis and subsequent transition to gluten free life for her since. 

What we'll cover: 

* Why we're sharing a coeliac stories from podcast listeners  

* Ashley's daughter being involved in the ENDIA study following her husband's Type 1 Diabetes 

* Ashley's shock coeliac diagnosis 

* Transition to gluten free life for Elliot 

* My reflections on Ashley's daughter's coeliac story 

* The importance of being involved in, and supporting, coeliac disease research 

* Importance of having a strong support network around you when navigating a coeliac diagnosis and transitioning to a gluten free life 

* Teaser of next week's guest episode 

Links

Share Your Coeliac Story With Us! Email [email protected]

ENDIA study 

Coeliac Australia's Self Assessment Tool: Do I Have Coeliac Disease?

Associate Professor Jason Tye Din: ENDIA Study Episode 

How To Navigate Coeliac Disease In Children with The Coeliac Connection Founder & Author of the Ebook 'Surviving the First year of Childhood Coeliac Disease', Jo Wynne

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A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 233

My guest on today's episode is the Business Development Manager for Well & Good, Shila Barak. We'll talk about how Well & Good started from her dad's garage, their commitment to creating quality products for the gluten free community and new products they're currently developing and soon to launch. 

What we'll cover: 

* How Shila and I connected at the Sydney Gluten Free Expo 

* Shila's dad starting Well & Good out of their family garage and coming from a food development background 

* Starting with a chocolate mud cake 

* How Shila began working at Well & Good 

* How the hospitality industry needs to improve in their coeliac and gluten free protocols 

* Importance of being an Australian owned and operated company 

* Expense and difficulty of using gluten free ingredients 

* Decision to cater to various allergens as well as the gluten free market 

* Well & Good current products 

* Well & Good's bakery 

* Well & Good new product in the works 

* Reflecting on our panel discussion around the cost of the gluten free diet at the Sydney Gluten Free Expo 

* How Well & Good have positioning themselves with pricing their products 

* Well & Good focussing on bread this year 

Links 

Well & Good website 

Follow Well & Good on Instagram & Facebook

Buy gluten free direct 

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A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 232

What actually is 'gluten free'? What's the minimum amount of gluten that causes the autoimmune response in those with coeliac disease? On today's episode I talk about the results of the Gluten Threshold Study conducted by Dr James Daveson and his team at Wesley Research Institute in Queensland. They have found the minimum amount of gluten that causes the autoimmune response in people with coeliac disease. This is massive! 

What we'll cover: 

* Reflecting on last week's guest episode with Professor Belinda Beck, founder of The Bone Clinic 

* Defining the study and results from The Gluten Threshold Study

* How these study findings will inform gluten free food labelling and standards worldwide 

* Previous appearance on the podcast from Dr James Daveson 

* Dental enamel hypoplasia and coeliac disease study 

* Upcoming episode with a dentist, coeliac and pharmacist 

* Get in touch and tell us how you think this study will change gluten free labelling throughout the world 

* Australia and New Zealand looked at as strict by the rest of the world 

Links 

The Gluten Threshold Study findings 

Dr James Daveson episode - Gluten Threshold Study & Dental Enamel Hypoplasia 

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