Category: The Celiac Project

Before quarantine started, Mike and Cam sat down to talk about new research including the exciting new mouse model being conducted at the University of Chicago. Other topics include some reasons why it can be so hard at times to figure out if you were glutened at a restaurant.

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Coral Barajas, founder of Serving Celiacs and the podcast, You & Me Gluten Free, stops by to chat with Mike and Cam. We also are excited to be joining Coral on her podcast, so make sure to check that out on Tuesday of this week. Learn all about Coral and what inspired her passion for helping people on their celiac and gluten free journey.

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After a couple of weeks of special guests talking about the coronavirus we are back today with  part 2 of Cam’s California adventure. Cam tells us about his journey to Big Bear National Park. We hear about the amazing food that he and his father Brian cooked up between skiing and snowboarding. The trip was not without setbacks as Cam had to push through a sinus infection at the tail end of their vacation, but that didn’t stop him from checking out his favorite comedy show.

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This has been a challenging and scary time to say the least, so to gain some clarity on the Coronavirus and Celiac Disease we reached out to Dr. Benny Kerzner, Pediatric Gastroenterologist and creator of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children’s National Health System.  Dr. Kerzner helps shed some light on how the virus impacts those of us with celiac disease.

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Cam hasn’t done much long distance travel lately, but he and his dad, Brian, recently packed their bags and headed to the Los Angeles area and ultimately on a trek to Big Bear National park for some skiing and snow boarding. In part 1 of their adventure, we hear about how they prepped for their trip, a rough beginning at the airport in Chicago, and how they satisfied their huge hunger once they arrived. Look for part 2 next week!

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We are so excited that the Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act was introduced as a Bill in Congress at the end of 2019. It been a long time coming and we hope it becomes a law soon! We also speculate on celiac diagnosis rates. Is it time for some of the numbers related to celiac diagnosis to be updated? Is it time for a “celiac census?”

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General Mills recently put out feelers on a new line of products that they term “gluten friendly.” These products start with gluten free ingredients, but would not necessarily be made on gluten free lines or made in gluten free facilities. We weigh in on this and also talk about the downside of the term “gluten friendly” as it is being used for restaurants and how we feel it negatively impacts our community.

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New takeaways have been published pertaining to the 2018 Doggie Bag Study. This study was the first of its kind as it tested actual samples from the participant’s food and then studied the reaction that the food had on each of the subjects (all with celiac disease). The major finding from this study is that it might, sadly, be impossible to live completely gluten free.

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Mike and Cam welcome guest Vanessa Weisbrod, the Executive Director of the Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National Hospital. Vanessa shares her personal celiac story, and talks about the work she is doing, including the groundbreaking cross-contact studies for home and school, which sent shockwaves throughout the celiac and gluten free communities.  Vanessa explains why these studies are so important moving forward.

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Justin Bieber recently took to Instagram to announce he is gluten intolerant. This got Mike and Cam thinking about some of the gluten free celebrities who have already claimed gluten free status. They discuss what having a high profile spokesperson might do for the gluten free world. Also, the confusion around some of these celebs, in that one website might say that they are gluten intolerant and another will say they have celiac. We discuss whether it is something that should matter to our community.

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