About The Celiac Project

I’m Michael Frolichstein, and I created The Celiac Project in 2014 while making my documentary of the same name. My vision was to use my filmmaking background to help raise awareness about celiac disease after suffering for many years and finally being diagnosed with it at age 40.

The mission of The Celiac Project, the film and podcast, is to help people who are coping with the life changing diagnosis of having to live gluten free to feel empowered moving forward, and live a safe and fulfilling life. My efforts to advance the conversation about what we can do individually and as a society to support the gluten intolerant community has been an inspiring journey that I am grateful for every day.

After the release of the film, I felt strongly about continuing to harness the power of people with either celiac disease or gluten intolerance locally and globally by creating The Celiac Project Podcast with my friend and fellow celiac, Cam Weiner, in 2016. We have poured our hearts out, poured drinks (literally), and interviewed guests too numerous to list! We have even created our #TCPInnerCircle, building a private online community of supporters, enabling us to all share our experiences in a more intimate way, including private hangouts. You can learn more about this by watching our Patreon video.

Please stay connected (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page) so you can learn more about what The Celiac Project is doing to make positive change. I promise we will never share your emails or personal information so please sign up for occasional email updates. I don’t want you to miss out when there is important news to share!

I also encourage you to share your story or comments by clicking contact us. I’m a big believer in the power of storytelling-- your story is important and being a proud and vocal member of our community can help you feel empowered in knowing that you are not alone.

The Celiac Project has great things in store for 2020 so stay tuned….

Michael

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Our Mission

The Celiac Project's mission is to explore what we can do individually and as a society to advance the conversation and raise awareness about celiac disease.
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The Podcast

Director of The Celiac Project Michael Frolichstein talks Celiac Disease and navigating a gluten free lifestyle with Cam Weiner.
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The Film

The inspiration for this film came after director Michael Frolichstein struggled with a series of mystery aliments before finally being diagnosed with Celiac Disease at age 40. Michael was shocked to learn that this auto-immune disease, which affects 1% of the US population, is 83% undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.
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19 hours ago

Celiac Project
If you have a gluten free teen (or know one) please join us for a Gluten Free College Accommodations Workshop!Thursday 3/21 at 7:30 pm ETWednesday 3/27 at 12 pm ET(Recording Available)WHAT WILL I GET?✅ What to expect in the accommodations process (and how it differs from HS)✅ List of Common Accommodations for Students with Celiac✅ Template Letter for Physicians to Sign✅ Verbiage to Use to Make the Strongest Case for Each Accommodation✅ Your Individual Questions Answered by Gluten Free College 101 Founder Andrea Balzano TuckerCOST: $75👉 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc20pRb3uu84kKTAs7MTvEM32rrfPYE9NbFDJ48hG7-P1waWw/viewformYou’ll receive the Zoom link in your Inbox for the Workshop when you register and pay. Thank you!#glutenfreecollege #glutenfree #collegelife ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

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Returning guest and Disability Rights Lawyer, Mary Vargas, joins us for an eye opening conversation, so much so that it's a 2 part episode! In this week's show, Mary shares updates on some landmark cases including JD vs. Colonial Williamsburg, and the ripple effects of the case. We also revisit an ongoing case involving a man with celiac disease who was not given safe food in jail. In part 2, we dive into navigating some of the issues that can arrive in college, a topic that Mary has faced personally with her own son. EP 394 - www.celiacproject.com/the-podcast/ ... See MoreSee Less
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