Erin Elberson, a fitness blogger from sunny Florida, USA, contacted me in January and inquired about my interest in this series. I was very excited about this venture with Erin since I have not covered the basic pathophysiology, an analysis of diagnosis, or my experiences with the gluten-free diet yet. Thanks to Erin, this series of podcasts gave me the perfect opportunity to accomplish that goal and to hopefully present it in a more interesting way through podcasting. Erin also has celiac disease and manages a wonderful blog called “Gluten Free Fitness”. She has her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy, a Bachelor’s in Health Science, and is an amateur Figure competitor. Through her blog, Erin advocates good nutrition and fitness habits to improve quality of life and health.

If you would like to listen to this podcast, follow this link, http://www.glutenfreefitness.com/gluten-fitness-and-wellness-podcast-interview-with-shelly-stuart/

References For The Podcast

1. Sompayrac Lauren. How The Immune System Works. Blackwell Publishing, 2nd edition, 2003.

2. Anna-Liisa Prangli, Meeme Utt, Ija Talja, Epp Sepp, Marika Mikelsaar, Tarvo Rajasalu, Oivi Uibo, Vallo Tillmann, Raivo Uibo. Antigenic Proteins Of Lactobacillus Acidophilus That Are Recognised By Serum IgG antibodies In Children With Type 1 Diabetes And Celiac Disease. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2009 Jul 2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19573144

3. Dr. Stephen Wangen. Healthier Without Wheat. Innate Health Publishing, 2009.

4. Cleo J. Libonati, RN. Recognizing Celiac Disease. Gluten Free Works Publishing, 2007.

5. Dr. Peter Green and Rory Jones. Celiac Disease A Hidden Epidemic. Collins, 2006.

6. Dr. Christina Tennyson. The Celiac Disease Centre’s Channel. Videos

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/9/bL9RJhZjuyg

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/10/cQmYYwMpeNc

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/11/bhkzesfqh_k

7. Peter Parham. The Immune System. Garland Science; 3 edition (January 19, 2009)

8. Dr. Peter Green. The Celiac Disease Centre’s Channel. Videos

Part 1:  http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/0/r8LwNCGcBKY

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/1/qxLF4BAU_Vo

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/user/CeliacDiseaseCenter#p/c/E4747F2C9D008E6D/1/qxLF4BAU_Vo