Helping You Heal and Live Healthy
I'll curate videos I hope you'll find worthwhile in this area. While some may seem redundant, experiencing different perspectives often enhances my understanding. Hearing complex topics explained in multiple unique voices can help us achieve clarity on essential health matters.
This video features GI specialist and celiac disease expert Dr. Fasano. He discusses the role genetics plays in celiac disease as well as other autoimmune diseases. He talks about why so many symptoms can occur, why diagnosis is sometimes delayed and he goes into specifics about celiac disease in children. He also explains why celiac disease is different than a food allergy.
These videos featuring Registered Dietician Suzanne Simpson focus on how to live a healthy gluten-free lifestyle. She highlights healthy, whole grain gluten-free alternatives and discusses the importance of incorporating a good balance of fiber, protein and carbohydrates to avoid unwanted issues like weight gain and constipation.
In these two video Nutritionist and Registered Dietician Cheryl Harris discusses the reality of living gluten-free, touching on the health aspects and the challenges often faced by this necessary lifestyle. She offers some useful tips for living gluten-free including how to deal with social situations. She also talks about nutritional aspects that should be considered.
This section of the video series featuring Registered Dietitian Cheryl Harris from the Kaplan Medical Center focuses on nutrition and how a gluten-free diet can benefit people with other autoimmune disorders as well. She talks about the challenges, but more importantly the benefits of changing to a gluten-free diet if you are gluten intolerant.
These three short videos featuring Chery Harris from the Kaplan Medical Center provide a general summary of celiac disease, including a brief description, common symptoms and some recommendations. She also discusses the importance of testing before starting a gluten-free diet, but also why people with other autoimmune disorders may want to go gluten-free.
While this video is a few years old now, it does provide a nice summary on celiac disease, including what symptoms can occur and why people with this condition need to avoid all forms of gluten to avoid further consequences. It may be a good video to share with family or friends who still don’t understand this is a serious condition.