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A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 231

It was once thought that once you have a diagnosis of osteopenia and especially osteoporosis, loading our bones with resistance and weight training would be incredibly risky and completely off limits. My guest today has changed that old belief with her groundbreaking research, discoveries and subsequent Brisbane-based clinic which is improving the lives of Australians and many others throughout the world with their accreditation program.

This episode will provide you with all you need to know about having coeliac disease or being gluten free for other reasons and how we can improve and maintain our bone health and just why that is so crucial to our overall health and long term wellbeing.

My guest on today’s episode is the founder of The Bone Clinic and the program ONERO, Professor Belinda Beck. We’ll talk about the crucial role of bone health, how to improve our bone health when living with conditions such as coeliac disease and how we can build back bone from osteopenia and even osteoporosis.

What we’ll cover:
* Belinda’s background and interest in bone health and improving people’s bone density through exercise and loading of the bone
* The LIFTMOR Study, The Bone Clinic and ONERO
* Licensing of the ONERO program
* Belinda’s groundbreaking work in helping those with osteoporosis build back bone
* The crucial role of bone health in our overall health as humans
* Genetics and other risk factors for low bone density, osteoporosis, osteopenia, fractures and bone breaks
* Defining osteopenia and osteoporosis
* Why most people with osteopenia have fractures
* Importance of incorporating exercise before reaching osteoporosis
* Eating disorders putting individuals at higher risks for low bone density
* How people should improve their bone health when diagnosed with low bone mineral density
* Importance of resistance training versus other forms of exercise for increasing and maintaining bone health
* How our bones build over time
* How muscle plays a crucial role in our bone health and visa versa
* Steps to take when you’re diagnosed with low bone mineral density
* Overall tips for our bone health
* Getting calcium, protein from diet or supplementation
* Importance of movement and doing some form of exercise

Links
The Bone Clinic

The Bone Clinic Facebook page

ONERO Academy

ONERO Program

Episode with Dr Kim Faulker Hogg highlighting the nutrients needed in a gluten free diet for our bone health

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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 230

My guest on today’s episode is my brother Blake. We’ll talk about how his health has changed since he’s gone gluten free, how the war in impacting the coeliac and gluten free community and a resource we’re currently working on together.

What we’ll cover:
* Updates since our last podcast recording together before launching our website
* Blake’s health updates since going gluten free around 18 months ago
* Blake’s symptom relief since going gluten free
* How Blake has been finding gluten free life
* How Blake is feeling preparing and making his gluten free meals
* Blake’s difference in his budget since going gluten free
* Struggling with the lack of convenience in finding safe gluten free
* How Blake would like to improve his gluten free diet
* Speaking with the coeliac and gluten free business owners and customers around the cost of everything from the effects of the war
* Freight costs impacting coeliac and gluten free businesses
* How gluten free businesses are struggling at the moment
* Having conversations with people struggling in the community
* Blake and I working on a resource to help the coeliac and gluten free community
* Having the perspective of small business owners ourselves
* Doing our best to insert the silver lining and positivity through our efforts at A Gluten Free Family and creating a resource
* Advocating for the smaller and bigger things for our coeliac and gluten free community
* U.S based coeliac disease advocates pushing for better labelling and testing for coeliac disease
* My ADHD diagnosis and how Blake and Bec have helped me so much in focussing on our work at A Gluten Free Family
* Blake’s perspective on the positives of my ADHD in our work together

Links
Sign up to our newsletter for updates around our upcoming FREE resource

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Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

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Episode 228

My guest on today’s episode is the creator of The Macro Celiac, Kevin G. We’ll talk about life as a coeliac dad, being a father of two kids with coeliac disease and how Kevin has used his journey to help others in the community through his social media platforms.

What we’ll cover:
* How Kevin and I connected through TikTok
* Kevin’s coeliac disease symptoms and eventual diagnosis
* Both of Kevin’s son’s coeliac disease symptoms and diagnoses
* Transition to gluten free life for Kevin and his kids
* Impact on Kevin’s partner and her ongoing support since his coeliac disease diagnosis
* How Kevin’s wife advocates for him
* Anxiety around dining out
* The importance of advocating for yourself in your own coeliac disease and gluten free journey
* The mental load of dealing with coeliac disease for both Kevin and his kids
* How and why Kevin started the Macro Celiac on TikTok and Instagram
* Kevin’s approach to fitness and health while following a gluten free diet
* Healing process varying amongst every individual with coeliac disease
* Kevin’s favourite gluten free treats right now
* Experience filming Gluten Is A Joke documentary
* The male roundtable discussion on Gluten Is A Joke
* Kevin’s son’s empathy coming out of a coeliac disease diagnosis
* Where Kevin would like to see the biggest changes happen in the coeliac disease and gluten free space

Links

Follow The Macro Celiac on Tiktok & Instagram

Gluten Is A Joke documentary

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Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

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A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 228

In today's episode I discuss what I wish all the health professionals told me when I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. I'll share my own coeliac disease journey, discuss what I've learned since my diagnosis in 2020 and expand on a recent Instagram post around this topic.

What we'll cover:

* My coeliac disease symptoms pre-diagnosis

* All the testing I got done before testing for coeliac disease

* How my coeliac disease diagnosis came about

* Keeping a food journal of my symptoms

* The lack of information and resources given upon my diagnosis

* Why I created my Instagram carousel around what I wished they told me when I was diagnosed with coeliac disease

* Why you shouldn't feel alone in your own coeliac disease and gluten free journey

* Teaser of next week's guest episode

Links

Episode with Dr Kim Faulkner Hogg - When Gluten Isn't To Blame For Symptoms

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Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

Well & Good stock a range of gluten free products - baking mixes, flours (which we regularly use), crumbs & more. Well & Good’s Raspberry Coconut Slice Mix has landed in Woolworths and select IGA stores. Grab yourself a packet today and thank us later!

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Episode 227
My guest on today’s episode is founder of The Gluten Free Advocate and fellow coeliac podcaster, Ashley Iadanza. We’ll talk about both Ashley’s and my coeliac disease diagnoses, how Ashley works with Celiac Cruise, creating her podcast, her mission with The Gluten Free Advocate and share perspectives of gluten free life.

What we’ll cover:
* How Ashley started working with Celiac Cruise
* Ashley’s relationship with our girls
* Connections made on a Celiac Cruise
* Ashley’s coeliac disease diagnosis following her brother’s diagnosis
* My coeliac disease symptoms
* Men and coeliac disease
* Being gaslit by health professionals
* Issue with men running our medical system and women being dismissed
* Ashley’s experience with coeliac disease at school
* How coeliac disease impacts my day to day life
* How my coeliac disease has impacted my daughters and their empathy levels
* Conversations about coeliac disease with friends and family

* How my relationship with Bec changed since my coeliac disease diagnosis
* How my coeliac disease diagnosis affected Bec
* How coeliac disease impacts not only the individual diagnosed but the whole family
* Why I started A Gluten Free Family
* Ashley’s background and how Ashley started The Gluten Free Advocate
* Ashley’s travels in Europe and finding blogs helpful
* Ashley creating the blog Eat Explore Love
* Ashley’s political campaigning in the US
* How a recent Celiac Cruise in The Bahamas inspired Ashley with social media content
* What the Celiac Cruise can offer those with coeliac disease and their family and friends

Links
Follow The Gluten Free Advocate on Instagram

Listen to The Gluten Free Advocate podcast

Sign up to The Gluten Free Advocate Substack

https://celiaccruise.com/

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Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

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A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 226

My guest on today's episode is my wife, Bec. We'll talk about the experience of our recent sailing on Celiac Cruise as a family, the insights we gained and answer your questions about the cruise. Bec will also interview our two daughters about their experience.

What we'll cover:

* Posting about our experience on the Celiac Cruise and getting many questions

* Our working capacity on Celiac Cruise

* Answering questions about Celiac Cruise from our social media

* Quality and availability of kid's food options on Celiac Cruise and throughout the ship in general

* Celiac Cruise and Celiac Disease Foundation training various staff in the 100% gluten free bistro as well as throughout other cafes and restaurants on the ship

* Perks of sailing with Celiac Cruise versus sailing with the normal cruise

* Sea-sickness and how we managed it

* How we prepared for sickness in general onboard - medications, etc

* Meeting and chatting with podcast listeners who joined us on the cruise

* Other things to do on the cruise ship itself

* Celiac Cruise related events and activities

* The convenience of being on a cruise versus other forms of travel

* Kid's club experience

* Quality of the staff on the Royal Caribbean

* Celiac Cruise catering to other dietary requirements other than gluten free

* The emotions of doing testimonials of the Celiac Cruise with guests

* Bec interviewing our daughters about their experience of the Celiac Cruise

* How booking with Celiac Cruise helps Celiac Disease Foundation

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Links

Our Celiac Cruise Instagram reel

https://celiaccruise.com/

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Email: aglutenfreefamily@gmail.com

Well & Good stock a range of gluten free products - baking mixes, flours (which we regularly use), crumbs & more. Well & Good’s Raspberry Coconut Slice Mix has landed in Woolworths and select IGA stores. Grab yourself a packet today and thank us later!

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A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 225

My guests on today’s episode are Pasta Di Casa Founder, Anthony Dionne & Quokka Pastry Founder, Nadja. We’ll talk to Anthony about his latest monthly event and where he’s focussing his efforts and with Nadja about her coeliac disease diagnosis and the move from Switzerland to Australia where she’s started Quokka Pastry to provide gluten free treats for the gluten free community.

What we’ll cover:

* Pasta Di Casa’s monthly events for 2026

* Gluten free menu items for the monthly events

* Pasta Di Casa’s loyal following within the gluten free community

* Collaboration between Pasta Di Casa & Quokka Pastry

* How business is travelling for Pasta Di Casa & wholesale + education approach with various cafes and restaurants

* How Nadja & I met

* Nadja’s coeliac disease symptoms and being in Switzerland at the time

* Moving to Australia & Nadja’s coeliac disease symptoms ramping up

* Nadja asking her GP for coeliac disease testing

* Switzerland coeliac disease and gluten free awareness

* Nadja finally having a coeliac disease diagnosis but struggling to adjust to gluten free life while at culinary school in Australia

* Najda finding The Looping Whisk and other gluten free cookbooks to learn how to make gluten free recipes

* How Nadja started Quokka Pastry while having a full time job

* Working at markets and Quokka Pastry product range

* Nadja experimenting with making gluten free bread

* Quokka Pastry & Pasta Di Casa collab

* Quokka Pastry looking for a shopfront in Sydney

* Where Nadja would like to see changes in the coeliac and gluten free space

Links
https://www.quokkapastry.com/

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Follow Quokka Pastry on Instagram & Facebook

Our reel of Pasta Di Casa & Quokka Pastry collab

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Email: aglutenfreefamily@gmail.com

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

Well & Good stock a range of gluten free products - baking mixes, flours (which we regularly use), crumbs & more. Well & Good’s Raspberry Coconut Slice Mix has landed in Woolworths and select IGA stores. Grab yourself a packet today and thank us later!

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A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 234

My guests on today’s episode are the creators of the documentary Gluten Is A Joke, Robin Hofmann & Lisa Goldman. We’ll chat about the inspiration behind the documentary, the experience of filming and their hopes the film’s impact will have on creating more awareness of coeliac disease and the gluten free diet worldwide.

What we’ll cover:
* Introducing Robin & Lisa
* Robin’s coeliac disease story & Lisa’s daughter’s coeliac diagnosis
* Lisa’s daughter’s Behcet Disease diagnosis
* Navigating coeliac disease in the US
* Wheat starch and coeliac disease
* Coeliac disease and the gluten free diet being laughed at and made fun of in society
* Shifting coeliac disease and gluten free education from awareness to understanding
* How the idea of the documentary came about and what it’s about
* The process of working on the documentary - interviews with comedians, doctors, patients, psychologists, and media analysts
* Process of having with US-based gluten free influencers together
* Insights Robin & LIsa have both gained from creating this film
* Different beliefs and approaches to coeliac disease and the gluten free diet
* Unexpected occurrences during the making of the documentary
* Robin & Lisa’s hopes for the film
* Common themes appearing throughout the interviews during the filming of the documentary
* How listeners can support the film & estimated release date

Links
Follow Gluten Is A Joke on Facebook, Instagram & Tiktok

Email Gluten Is A Joke: glutenisajoke@gmail.com

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Email: aglutenfreefamily@gmail.com

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance.

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