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
2013-2014 Gluten-Free Classes, Workshops, Lectures & News
Gluten-Free Wellness Retreat - Maximizing Gut Healing through Nutrition
Jan 31- Feb 2, 2014
Center for Spiritual Renewal, Santa Barbara, CA
Our own gourmet retreat chef cooking and baking gluten-free, the whole estate house to ourselves, massage, yoga, mediation,hiking trails in the beautiful Santa Barbara hills....and lots of healthy, yummy samples from my hand-picked sponsor companies!
Your Weekend Learning:
Key health issues of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity
Testing and labs
Easy gluten-free menu planning
Recipe and meal make-overs
Label reading
Dining out
Vitamin and mineral supplements necessary for restoring and maximizing your health
Plus samples and food demos all weekend long
If you are interested in joining the EARLY NOTICE list, please email me. There is space for 18 people.
MelindaRD@DeletetheWheat.com
Photos from Retreat in 2013
Read 2 great blogs from participants from the Feb 1-3, 2013 weekend.
Testimonials from similar retreats:
"Gluten and I parted ways several months ago, and my life has improved exponentially since then. I now know that all the increasing aches and pains and inflammatory response symptoms I've lived with for the past two years were caused by my newly-diagnosed gluten intolerance. What I didn't know was how to navigate this new territory of gluten avoidance.
Attending the workshop held recently at Omega Institute helped me to move beyond my own "I can't..." thinking to all the "I can...." possibilities available to me. Melinda's presentations on the pathology of gluten intolerance and celiac disease, the diagnostic tests available, nutritional supplements, and dining, shopping and traveling tips are invaluable."
"I have recently been diagnosed with celiac disease so the information from Melinda was invaluable. This is not just some new fad diet i am trying; it's now my lifestyle, not one that I choose but a matter of health. I am so grateful for Melinda and was put at ease due to the overwhelming situation I was thrown into. She gave me so much info but in a way I could understand not by reading the info but having it explained in a way that pertained to me."
Stay Tuned for my Gluten Free Retreat in San Diego
Late Feb or early March, 2014
15th International Celiac Disease Symposium
University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
September 22-25, 2013
My lectures:
Session III: The Gluten Free Diet Today and Tomorrow : Nutrition, Food Testing and Probiotics
Session VIII: Debunking Myths on Tuesday, Sept 24
WEBCASTS, RADIO SHOWS, INTERVIEWS:
LA Times - Going Gluten Free- May 2013
A lighter look at celiac disease
(On Your Health or Mine; released May 2011)
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
* 2008-2012 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
2012-2013 Clinical Lectures
GF/Allergen Free Expo
San Francisco, CA
February 9, 2013
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - RD Training
January 26, 2013
New Hampshire Dietetics and Health Care Communities
November 8, 2012
Maine Dietetic Association
Saturday, June 2, 2012
ECHO Expo Gluten/Allergen Free Expo
Saturday, March 24
St. Pete/Tampa
Celiac Disease Foundation Annual Conference & Food Faire
Saturday, April 28
Hilton Hotel, Universal City
ECHO Gluten/Allergen Free Expo
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Charleston, SC
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 - 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
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