Winner of the 2011 Indie Book Awards for Nutrition!
364 page Comprehensive Book on Celiac Disease
Real Life with Celiac Disease is for you if:
• You have celiac disease and want to be educated to the fullest about maximizing your health and
minimizing risks
• You want to support a friend or family member who has celiac disease
• You suspect that you or someone you know may have celiac disease
• You want to understand the difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease
• You find the food labeling laws confusing
• You are following the gluten-free diet and are still experiencing symptoms
• You want to know more about labs, follow-up care, supplements, balancing your diet, and the potential complications of untreated celiac disease
• You are a vegetarian or have diabetes or want to lose weight and maximize your nutritional health
• You need ideas for traveling and dining out safely
• You are a clinician who needs information now to help the increasing numbers of patients coming to see you with concerns about celiac disease
To order:
2. For books in bulk (bulk discounts begin at 6 books), please contact the AGA at 301-941-2627 or
Save the Date for this Very Special Health Retreat Weekend
July 6-8, 2012
Join us for a delicious, educational weekend on gluten-free living and cooking for exceptional wellness at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY.
Co-taught with Leslie Cerier, organic gourmet and cookbook author
Includes daily workshops, gluten-free meals and snacks and optional yoga, hiking, lake time, meditation and reflection time
More workshop details coming soon (how can I maximize my health and nutrition? what supplements might I need? what labs should I be checking? how can I prepare simple, healthy meals that give me energy and vitality? and more...)
2011 Gluten Free Classes, Clinical Lectures and News
Wednesday, October 5
"Gluten Free Lifestyle Q & A" - come with your questions for a lively session!
Gluten Free Food Samples provided
7-8:30pm
Whole Foods Market
300 Legacy Place. Dedham, MA
To register: 781-329-7100
Nutritional Deficiencies and Maximizing Health in Celiac Disease (Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN)
Joined by Leslie Williams, BS, RD, MBA who will discuss An Immunotherapeutic Vaccine and Companion Diagnostic/Monitoring Tool for Celiac Disease
Sunday, September 11
CSA/USA Chapter #100 Meeting: Reston, VA
This meeting is free, open to the public and offers GF food samples
Please RSVP with number of guests attending by emailing ddubravec@comcast.net or call 571-289-5675 with any questions.
YOUTUBE APPEARANCE ON A COMEDY SHOW:
A lighter look at celiac disease
(On Your Health or Mine; released May 2011)
RADIO SHOW INTERVIEWS:
July 2011
Celiac Radio, a health and fitness show for people with celiac disease and others following the gluten-free diet.
Visit www.beanfit.com/radio to listen.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
(this link will be available until June 8, 2011)
Radio Show – Topic: Everything You Always Wanted to Ask of Celiac Disease Specialists on the Topic of Gluten or Celiac Disease. Dr. Leffler and I were interviewed by radio show host, Tina Turbin, on gluten and celiac disease and shared exciting details about our book...
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thrive-in-balance
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* INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS
* ONE-ON-ONE DIETITIAN COACHING
* 2008-2011 CLINICAL LECTURES
• Individual Phone Consultations, Cooking Classes, Shopping Tours and Home Visits for Gluten Free Diet Education
*One-on-one dietary consultation by phone or in person, cooking classes in your home, and indvidual store tours
at the store of your choice
Please call me for more information: 617-851-8643
"My GF educational shopping trip with Melinda was an amazing learning experience that was both fun and informative but also something that was so absolutely necessary for me. She is so passionate and knowledgable about nutrition and gluten free shopping that my future grocery trips will no longer seem overwhelming to me. What made this experience like "Christmas" to me is Melinda truly cares to make a difference in one's life and she certainly has done that for me. Thanks so much! "- a patient
• One-on-One Dietitian Coaching
Join me for individual coaching on counseling patients on the gluten free diet and lifetstyle. We'll cover lab values, nutrient deficiencies, the diet itself, hidden gluten, controversies, how to use the whole GF grains, how to label-read anywhere, the best resources for your patients, etc.
"Thank you for such a positive experience. You provided me with great information I can share with my patients. I am excited about going to my grocery store here and mapping out a guide that will help GF patients find tasty alternatives. After talking about all those grains I can’t wait to try them myself. Thank you again for sharing your incredible wealth of knowledge. I will put the information to good use." - Jane, RD from New Hampshire
2011 Clinical Lectures
June 20-22 2011
14th Annual Coeliac Disease Conference, Oslo, Norway
June 30-July 2, 2011
GIG Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
2010 Clinical Lectures
Wednesday, March 3
Framingham Union Hospital
Lecture to hospital dietitian group
Sunday, April 18
Q & A at Healthy Villi Celiac Support Group- 4pm
Wellesley, MA
Tuesday, May 4
1-2-3 Helping Patients Go Gluten Free
Lecture at Digestive Disease Week Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA
Saturday, June 5
ADA Evidence Analysis Guidelines and Labeling Laws
GIG Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2009 - My Clinical Lectures
Friday, June 5 - Sat, June 6
Annual Gluten Intolerance Group Conference
Clinical and Patient Lectures
Sunday, September 13
Southern New Hampshire Celiac Support Association
Lecture: 12 noon
Sponsored in part by BHUJA, Cream Hill Estates
Saturday, October 3
New England Celiac Conference
Hosted by the Healthy Villi and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Marlboro, MA
Saturday, October 17-19
American Dietetic Association
Pre-FNCE workshop and celiac workshop for clinicians
Denver, CO
Monday, November 9 - evening
Florida Celiac Support Group, Del Ray FLA
Sponsored in part by Pioneer Nutritionals, BHUJA, Cream Hill Estates, and ALBA Therapeutics
Thursday, November 12 6:45pm
Hadassah Jewish Women's Organization, Acton MA
Sponsored in part by Pioneer Nutritionals, BHUJA and Alba Therapeutics
2008 Past Lectures
January 30 - St Anne's Hospital, New Bedford MA
February 3 - Cape Cod Hospital, MA
February 26 - Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River MA
February 28 - St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford MA
March 3 - Florida Celiac Support Group, Del Ray FLA
March 28 - Raising our Celiac Kids, Manchester, NH
April 16 - North Carolina Celiac Support Group
June 21- Northern Virginia Celiac Forum, VA
October 17 - Philadelphia Celiac Support Group, PA
October 19 - Cape Cod Celiac Support Group MA
October 30 - Mass Health Officers Assoc Annual Conference, Springfield MA
November 2 - Southeastern New England Celiac Support Group, Tiverton RI
December 1 - UMass Amherst Dietetic Intern Class, Amherst MA
December 1 - Amherst Local Celiac Support Group, MA
December 2 - Glen Falls Celiac Support Group, NY
December 13 - GIG Alamo Celiac Support Group, TX
email notices of upcoming classes.
Real Life with Celiac Disease: Troubleshooting and Thriving Gluten Free
by Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN, and Daniel Leffler MD, MS, of the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and 50 leading experts from around the world is unlike anything published about celiac disease.
Written for patients, this book (364 pages) is also a very useful reference for those who want to learn the intricacies of caring for patients who follow the gluten-free diet.
It covers a myriad of issues, including screening and diagnosis, celiac disease vs. gluten intolerance, labs, complications, associated conditions, nutritional and medical management (supplements, weight gain, probiotics, eating disorders, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, children and teens, nongastrointestinal manifestations), food allergies and intolerances, religious practices and the gluten free diet, dining and travel, advocacy, hospital stays, and more.
