The gluten-free movement is often dismissed in the media as a fad. Even so-called experts actively discredit the gluten-free diet and apply a negative connotation to terms like PWAG. Have you ever wondered why there is so much misinformation about celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity in the media? And who sponsors the coverage that dissuades people from going gluten-free?
Today, Nadine explains how the big business of wheat affects which voices we hear in media treatment of the gluten-free movement. In addition, she covers how the for-profit healthcare system in the US affects the timely diagnosis of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Celiac disease is a medical, social and economic issue with political implications. Listen and learn how to choose high quality, nutrient dense foods, and leverage your power as a gluten-free consumer!
What’s Discussed:Misinformation in the media
The illusion of options in the area of food production
Nadine’s rules for buying food products
The importance of reading labels
Nadine’s story
Why countries with universal healthcare take celiac disease seriously
How long it takes to be diagnosed with celiac disease (for-profit vs. universal systems)
How doctors/experts discredit gluten-free as a fad
The inaccuracy of blood tests for celiac disease
How companies profit from undiagnosed celiac patients
The prominence of wheat as a publicly traded commodity
The health risk associated with genetically modified wheat
The benefits of a gluten-free diet
Nadine’s advice re: selecting gluten-free products
How to leverage your power as a gluten-free consumer
Why you cannot assume that gluten-free menu items are truly free of gluten
What a ‘gluten free’ designation means in labeling
The Gluten Free RN mission
Food Company Infographic
Gluten Intolerance Group
Connect with Nadine:Contact via Email
‘Your Skin on Gluten’ on YouTube
Books by Nadine:Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
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