A Canadian Celiac Podcast
by Sue Jennett: gluten free baker and podcaster
A Canadian Celiac Podcast will explore information, research, lifestyle issues and personal stories of individuals who have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. The host, Sue Jennett has access to some of the prominent minds and personalities in the celiac/gluten free community in Canada. You will learn about new initiatives of the Canadian Celiac Association and how they can benefit you. Sue counts more than 20 years since both she and her daughter have been diagnosed with celiac disease. During that time, she has operated a gluten free bakery, run a celiac kids camp, and is currently producing and hosting a gluten free baking show on cable TV in Ontario. Join Sue's weekly conversations, as she delves into all things celiac and gluten free.
Episodes
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Ep: 369 Making Sense of Celiac: From Questions to Confidence
What does it mean to truly thrive with celiac disease? Join host Caleigh McAulay, RD, and special guest "Celiac" Sue Newell for an inspiring conversation about empowerment, advocacy, and navigating life beyond diagnosis. Together, they explore how knowledge, confidence, and community can…
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Episode 368: The Cost of Staying Healthy: Food Insecurity and Celiac Disease
Living gluten free isn't just a dietary choice for people with celiac disease, it's a medical necessity. But what happens when the high cost of gluten-free food puts safe meals out of reach? In Episode 368 of A Canadian Celiac Podcast, host Melissa Secord, National Executive Director of Celiac...
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Episode 367: Holiday Gatherings, Gluten-Free Safety & Being a Better Ally
Join host Caleigh McAulay and special guest Nicole Byrom as they share practical tips for staying safe at holiday gatherings while living with celiac disease. From avoiding cross-contact to communicating your needs, they also discuss how friends, family, and hosts can be supportive allies and…
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Ep 366: Going for Gold Gluten-Free: Olympians Christine Nesbitt and Jacqueline Simoneau Share Their Celiac Journey
In Episode 366 of A Canadian Celiac Podcast, Melissa Secord, National Executive Director of Celiac Canada, speaks with two inspiring Canadian Olympians who have navigated the challenges of elite sport while living with celiac disease. Christine Nesbitt, Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater…
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Ep 365 The Future of Celiac Research: Meet the 2026 J.A. Campbell Award Winners
For 26 years, the J.A. Campbell Research Fund has supported groundbreaking research that advances our understanding of celiac disease and improves the lives of those living with it. Named in honour of Dr. James A. Campbell, a pioneer in nutrition science and a champion for Canada's gluten-free...
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Ep 364: Living Well with Celiac Disease: A Men's Health Conversation
What is it really like to be a man living with celiac disease? In this episode of A Canadian Celiac Podcast, Spencer Sandor, a member of Celiac Canada's Advocacy Committee, shares his personal experiences with diagnosis, adaptation, and life on a strict gluten-free diet. Joining the conversation…
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Episode 363: University Life and Celiac Disease: Lessons from Students and Parents
Heading off to university is an exciting milestone, but for students living with celiac disease, it can also bring unique challenges. From dining halls and shared kitchens to residence life and managing independence, maintaining a strict gluten-free lifestyle on campus requires planning and...
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Ep 362: The Power of Community: Celebrating Connection Across Canada
In this special episode of A Canadian Celiac Podcast, producer and editor Leah Vlasic steps in as guest host alongside Melissa Secord to explore two incredible events that brought the celiac community together this July. Melissa visits Davis Family Farm to learn more about the Sunflower Festival...
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Episode 361: The Latest Celiac Research Explained with Alyssa Ramuscak & Caleigh McAulay
Celiac disease research is moving forward, but what do the latest findings actually mean for people living with the disease? This week, Health Promotions Manager Caleigh McAulay welcomes Alyssa Ramuscak, Research Analyst at Celiac Canada, for a look at some of the newest and most promising...
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Ep 360: Leading with Purpose: Doris Foster on Advocacy, Community, and the Future of Celiac Care
In this episode of A Canadian Celiac Podcast, Melissa Secord speaks with Doris Foster, Chair of the Celiac Canada Board of Directors. Doris shares her personal journey with celiac disease, her career in healthcare, and insights into the power of advocacy, research, and community. Together, they...
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Ep 359: Safe & Social: Summer Eating Tips for People with Celiac Disease
Summer is full of food-focused fun—from picnics and patios to road trips and festivals—but for those living with celiac disease, it can also come with unique challenges. In this episode, host Caleigh McAulay, RD, Health Promotion Manager at Celiac Canada, shares practical tips to help you…
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Ep 358: Inside the Codex Shift: Safer, Clearer Gluten-Free Labelling
In this special episode, Melissa Secord of Celiac Canada is joined by Floris van Overveld (AOECS) and Marilyn Geller (Celiac Disease Foundation) to discuss a major step forward in gluten-free labelling. Recorded during Celiac Awareness Month, they break down new Codex guidelines for precautionary...
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Ep 357: Kids Teaching Kids: Growing Up and Speaking Out with Celiac Disease
In this episode, Caleigh McAulay, RD, is joined by Aiden LeJeune, a young advocate using his voice to raise awareness, and Julie Greene, a parent navigating life with a child living with celiac disease. Together, they talk about what it's really like growing up gluten-free—from school and social...
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Ep 356 May 2026 Plus Podcast Memories
This is my last podcast episode, Celiac Canada will be steering the ship from now on as I transfer the podcast to them. An exciting time for me as I know that Celiac Canada will be able to do amazing things when they take over. This podcast has two parts: first, I speak with Ellen Bayens of...
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Ep 355 Big Podcast News
The big news is out. I am transferring my podcast over to Celiac Canada. I'm thrilled to be speaking to Melissa Secord, CCA Executive Director and Caleigh McAuley, RD with CCA about future plans for the podcast as well as plans for Celiac Awareness Month in May. Melissa let us in some of the…
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Ep 354 April 2026 Roundup with Ellen
It's the beginning of April and that means I have the opportunity to speak with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com to discuss the articles she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen and I discuss a recent study that looks at how patients with celiac disease interact with their...
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Ep #353 Selena and Ellen Talk Restaurants and Travel
This podcast afforded me the distinct pleasure of having a conversation with both Registered Dietitian Selena De Vries and Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com. Selena often shares her insights into ordering and eating at fast food restaurants – something most of us miss, and Ellen has extensive...
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Ep 352 March 2026 Roundup with Ellen
It's the beginning of March 2026 and my opportunity again to chat with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about studies and topics she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen and I tackle the tricky diagnosis of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NSGS). I say tricky, because currently...
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Ep 351 Talking to Kids about Celiac Disease with Nicole Byrom RD
On this podcast I speak with Registered Dietician Nicole Byrom. Both Nicole and I have daughters with Celiac Disease. We break down our conversation into three portions – talking about a parent having celiac disease, talking about a diagnosis for the child, and talking about the diagnosis of a...
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Ep 350 February 2026 Roundup
It's the beginning of February 2026 which means I can take the opportunity to speak again with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about news and information she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen and I spoke about a new app that may solve your problems with record-keeping for...
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Ep 349 Gluten Free Food Hacks with Cindi
On this podcast I speak with Cindi Little the Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet. I wanted to chat with Cindi to explore some of the ways gluten free convenience foods and mixes which have relatively recently exploded onto the market can be used in creative ways to be more satisfying and help us expand...
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Ep 348 January 2026 Roundup
Hapy New Year! It's the beginning of January 2026 which means I can take the opportunity to speak again with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about news and information she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen speaks to us about a study done on children properly diagnosed…
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Ep 347 Petition Update with Melissa
On this podcast I speak with Melissa Secord, Executive Director of Celiac Canada regarding the recent petition that was up for signatures. The time to sign has now closed and I was interested in how successful the CCA was in getting signatures a second time for this petition, and what the next...
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Ep 346 December 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of December 2025 which means to me that I get to catchup with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about information she has brought to our attention over the past month. First, by December 6th, let me remind you about signing the e-Petition from Celiac Canada to request that the...
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Ep 345 Cinde's Adventures in a Gluten Free Kitchen
On this episode I'm again speaking with Cinde Little, the Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet regarding a new way for those of us who want to cook and bake gluten free, whether it be for ourselves or for others. Cinde has organized a membership group to try recipes, communicate and learn together how to...
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Ep 344 November 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of November 2025 and my opportunity to discuss news and information that has come out in the past month with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com. Ellen keeps us up to date on what's happening regarding celiac disease and gluten free. First, let me urge you to sign the petition...
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Ep 343 CCA Attends Conference in Finland
On this podcast I take the opportunity to speak with Melissa Secord, Executive Director of Celiac Canada regarding her recent attendance as part of the Canadian "team" at an international Celiac Conference in Finland. First, let me remind you of the Step Up for Celiac fundraiser that is being…
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Ep 342 October 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of October, so my chance to chat with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about articles and studies she has brought to our attention over the past month. As well, I take the opportunity to discuss something that's been on my mind for quite a while. Ellen and I speak about a...
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Ep 341 Selena DeVries RD Catchup
Over this past summer I've been asked by different people if I know of a local dietician who is particularly knowledgeable about Celiac Disease. Unfortunately, I have to say I don't, but there is a great solution for us with Selena DeVries RD, as she has an online practice, can be paid by many...
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Ep 340 September 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of September, so my chance to chat with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about articles and studies she has brought to our attention over the past month. During August, Ellen visited the Kinnikinnick storefront in Edmonton and the pictures she took of the amazing baked goods...
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Ep #339 Pt 2 What I Learned from My Road Trip
This second part of the wrap up conversation with Ellen focused more on the experiences I had in the varied restaurants where we ate on our trip. Breakfast was usually the same and eaten in the hotel room, lunch was on the road and dinner was normally after we'd checked in to our hotel – but…
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Ep 338 August 2025 Roundup
On this podcast I get to catch up with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about the articles and information she has brought to our attention over the past month. Summer is usually a slow time when it comes to releasing information about studies and new products, but as usual, Ellen has found…
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Ep 337 Pt 1 What I Learned From My Road Trip
While I was recording my relatively short podcast episodes from "the road" travelling from Eastern Ontario to Vancouver Island, I mentioned that I would have to chat to Ellen about some things I encountered along the way in a future podcast. Here is the first part of that podcast chatting about...
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Ep 336 July 2025 Roundup
I'm back home from my road trip and am overdue talking to Ellen Bayens about things she has brought to our attention over the month of June on theceliacscene.com. Ellen was excited to tell us about an experimental test for celiac disease coming out of Australia. The test involves drawing blood…
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Ep 335 Pt 6 GF Road Trip
I made it to my final destination of Comox British Columbia where my daughter was joining her boyfriend who had been stationed there earlier this year. A very long trip but they organized for an apartment and everything went very smoothly. While staying in a hotel before they got their keys, we...
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Ep 334 Pt 5 GF Road Trip
We spent the next night in Kamloops, and I was lucky enough to have pizza left from lunch, so that filled the spot for dinner. In the morning, we headed towards the ferry terminal south of Vancouver for the ferry to Victoria at 3pm. I wanted to get to the ferry early, which was a good thing as we...
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Ep 333 Pt 4 GF Road Trip
We left Regina on a nice sunny day and headed west. We stopped at Wendy's (again) for lunch, but this time I had the taco salad – without the corn chips as apparently, they aren't safe. You get a nice salad, a good portion of chili and some salsa. I poured the chili on the salad and thoroughly...
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Ep 332 Pt 3 GF Road Trip
We arrived in Winnipeg in plenty of time to settle into our hotel and go to Montanas for dinner. I've eaten at Montanas a number of times and always get the ribs with Texas bold sauce and a baked potato with butter – very yummy! I had my last sandwich on the road which worked out well as there...
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Ep 331 Pt 2 GF Road Trip
We left Sault Ste. Marie in an intense thunderstorm, and rain and wind stayed with us on and off for the next couple of days. Our drive to Thunder Bay was very scenic, but so many trees and so much wilderness. Not many places to stop – I was glad I had my cold cuts and buns with me for lunch.…
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Ep330 Part 1 GF Road Trip
We left the Kingston area with a very full car for our trip to Vancouver Island to relocate my daughter. Our first night stop was in North Bay. We got takeout from Boston Pizza, which I always enjoy. Then after a good night's sleep our next stop was the Big Nickel in Sudbury – very cool! A friend...
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Ep329 Gluten Free Road Trip Intro
I'm going on a road trip with my daughter from Eastern Ontario to Vancouver Island. I thought I'd bring you along in a series of short episodes to let you know where I chose to eat, as well as other things I learned about being gluten free and travelling by car for days with my daughter and a dog...
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Ep 328 June 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of June and again my opportunity to speak with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com to discuss interesting articles she has brought to our attention during May. Ellen and I start off talking about May being Celiac Awareness Month and the Light Up events held in her city of...
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Ep 327 Gluten Free Expo Next Stop Vancouver
On this podcast I speak with Gerrit Janssen a Red Seal Chef who has turned his hand to working with the Gluten Free community including food producers to present Gluten Free Expos in western Canada. His next show is in Vancouver on June 7th and 8th. At a Gluten Free Expo you will be treated to a...
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Ep 326 May 2025 Roundup
Celiac Awareness Month always brings with the hope of spring and the renewal of the plants and flowers in our communities. If you live in a rural area or on a farm, spring brings many more wonders. I'm hoping that it also brings a renewal of your involvement in the celiac community, in person or...
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Ep 325 Catchup with Melissa from CCA
I love when I have recurring guests to catch us up on the podcast. Melissa Secord, the Executive Director of Celiac Canada is one of those treasured guests from many different episodes. You can find out more about our topics on Celiac Canada's website celiac.ca. With the election looming as I...
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Ep 324 April 2025 Roundup
It's the beginning of April, which means that I again have the pleasure of speaking with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com. On this podcast Ellen and I speak about a new study that looks at vitamin deficiencies found with celiac disease and the gluten free diet. We also talk about gluten free…
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Ep 323 Behavioural Eating and Silent Celiac
On this episode I'm speaking with Megan who has been recently diagnosed with silent celiac disease, meaning she doesn't experience any gastrointestinal symptoms she is aware of. Megan is also interested in behavioural eating and works with clients to undo years of dis-ordered eating. I speak to...
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Ep 322 March 2025 Roundup
It's time again for me to talk with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about articles she has published and information she has provided to us over the past month. Ellen and I opened our conversation talking about Starbucks and their statement on the safety of their stores for someone who needs…
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Ep 321 Find Me Gluten Free the Indispensable App
I've been using the app Find Me Gluten Free on my phone for more than five years, but I always had some reservations about how to interpret the information I was finding. I decided to go right to the top and speak with the app's creator Jason Elmore. The app – Find Me Gluten Free has listings…
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Ep 320 February 2025 Roundup
The beginning of February is my opportunity to again speak with Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene.com about studies and articles she has brought to our attention over the past month. Ellen and I spoke about the findings of Dr. Diana Mager and her team at the University of Alberta regarding food...
About this show
A Canadian Celiac Podcast will explore information, research, lifestyle issues and personal stories of individuals who have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. The host, Sue Jennett has access to some of the prominent minds and personalities in the celiac/gluten free community in Canada. You will learn about new initiatives of the Canadian Celiac Association and how they can benefit you. Sue counts more than 20 years since both she and her daughter have been diagnosed with celiac disease. During that time, she has operated a gluten free bakery, run a celiac kids camp, and is currently producing and hosting a gluten free baking show on cable TV in Ontario. Join Sue's weekly conversations, as she delves into all things celiac and gluten free.
Hosted by
Sue Jennett: gluten free baker and podcaster