Co-host and millennial snowboarder extraordinaire, Cam, opens up about his love of the outdoors, not letting his gluten free lifestyle curb the excitement of the adventure, and his newfound appreciation for the sporting life post-diagnosis. Cam reveals his personal tricks that help him succeed.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 08: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Mike and Cam welcome Cathy Sloan in our first phone interview. She shares her journey to diagnosis including the challenges she has faced before and after finding out that she has celiac disease. She also talks about some of the obstacles she faces finding good gluten free food and medical assistance in North Carolina.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 07: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Mike and Cam talk about the controversial comments of presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Also, a conversation about jobs besides the military that might be challenging to get for people with celiac and gluten issues. Plus, we discuss NHL hockey player, Max Domi, who manages both celiac and type 1 diabetes.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 06: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
This week’s topic is The Washington Post article: How I told my happy, healthy daughter about her medical diagnosis, about the celiac diagnosis of an 11 year old girl, sending her mother into a state of panic and denial, and wondering whether to even tell her the news! Mike and Cam talk it out.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 05: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Mike and Cam are joined by their guest Ellen Frolichstein. Ellen shares her very unique insights of being both the wife and mother of two individuals with celiac disease. In addition, Ellen talks in depth about her own struggles with gluten and eventual diagnosis of gluten intolerance.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 04: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Mike and Cam have a spirited discussion about some of the recent articles about the gluten free lifestyle, sharing their thoughts on the way that the media and commercials portray the gluten free lifestyle.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 03: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
We have our first guest, Sam (Mike’s nephew) and we learn some fascinating facts about him. Sam was diagnosed with celiac disease almost 3 years ago, despite being symptom free. In addition, Sam is a life-long vegetarian and a college freshman. He talks about the challenges of eating gluten free safely at college and has great tips for those who are going to be starting college soon.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 02: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Learn more about us – Cam’s involvement in the CeliAction Study. Is there really a pill that will help celiacs with cross-contamination issues? Also, Mike talks about his birthday dinner gone wrong and Cam shares his amazing birthday feast at Da Luciano’s restaurant.
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The Celiac Project Podcast – Ep 01: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free
Join Mike and Cam as they discuss living with celiac disease and navigating a safe gluten free lifestyle. They will feature special guests in the gluten free community, discuss current events and topics of interest.
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The Celiac Project
The most meaningful quote in my life came from Steve Jobs when he addressed the graduating class at Stanford University in 2005. He said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
Jobs’ quote resonated so much that I placed a portion of it at the beginning of my documentary film The Celiac Project. The meaning of the quote to me is that your life is going to throw you some unexpected curve balls. Only in hindsight can you understand why it was you went through them. You need to get to a point that you trust that there will be a meaning and a purpose to these events. It makes the words all the more inspiring that they came from an individual who never graduated college, was seen as one of the most visionary people in the history of the world, got fired at one point from the company that he founded, and turned it around to be considered one of the great geniuses of our time. Jobs was taken from the earth far too early.
My life is not incredibly similar to that of Steve Jobs, but I have experienced a fair share of turbulence. Much of the disharmony in my life came about because of an undiagnosed health condition that I believe punctuated my entire life. At 40 I had the great luck to find a doctor who understood celiac disease and the storm that was my entire life began to subside, leading me to a long-awaited clarity I’d never known.
Life is never a straight line however, and I still find myself dealing with the aftermath and the damage that was created by feeding myself “poison” all of my life. The good news is that I am now able to start connecting those dots and getting my life back together. My hope with this blog, the documentary and podcast is that my story as well as others who have shared their stories with me will help you, whether you have celiac disease or not.
Thank you for reading!