Author: tayler

Liver Disease and Celiac Disease

Liver Disease and Celiac Disease Is there a relationship between liver disease and celiac disease? As a dietitian specializing in celiac disease, I’m going to be exploring the connection between the two. Please note that this nor any of the resources I provide should ever take the place of 1:1 care from your healthcare team. […]

Gluten Rage

Gluten Rage: What is it? Have you ever felt gluten rage? It’s a phenomenon people who have to eat gluten-free may experience. And it’s a feeling that I, as a dietitian who’s had celiac for over 10 years, know well. It might also be described as gluten envy. So let’s get into it. What is […]

Celiac Disease Weight Loss

Celiac Disease Weight Loss Celiac disease weight loss is experienced by many people. As a dietitian specializing in celiac disease, while I personally experienced weight gain with celiac, I’ve worked with many patients who were struggling with weight loss. In this post, I’ll be discussing why someone might lose weight with celiac disease before diagnosis […]

Gluten-Free Costco Food – Dietitian Reviewed

Gluten-Free Costco Food Looking for gluten-free Costco products to buy? Hi! My name is Tayler Silfverduk and I’m a dietitian who specializes in celiac disease and who’s been living with celiac for over 10 years. Costco is one of my favorite places to get gluten-free food because of the discounts and bulk quantities offered. In […]

Celiac Disease and Hair Loss

Celiac Disease and Hair Loss Hair loss with celiac disease is sometimes reported. While I’ve not struggled with hair loss in the 10+ years I’ve had celiac disease, as I’ve healed, my hair has gotten thicker and healthier. And with many clients complaining of hair loss when we first start working together, it’s clear to […]

Celiac Disease and Probiotics: A Complete Guide

Celiac Disease and Probiotics: A Complete Guide One of the most common questions I get is “do I need to take probiotics for celiac disease?” followed by “what gluten-free probiotics do you recommend”.  Here’s the thing about celiac disease and probiotics, it’s not as simple as just finding a gluten-free probiotic and taking it daily […]

Gluten-Free Calcium Supplements

Gluten-Free Calcium Supplements Gluten-free calcium supplements can be helpful for those struggling to eat enough calcium on a gluten-free diet. Additionally, celiac can cause vitamin d deficiency, low calcium absorption, and poor magnesium uptake. This impaired nutrient absorption can directly impact bone health. So sometimes providers will recommend calcium supplementation (among other things) to support […]

Celiac Disease and B12

Celiac Disease and B12 You’re at increased risk with celiac disease for B12 deficiency. Celiac disease causes gluten to be a danger to many aspects of an individual’s health. The small intestine can be heavily damaged by gluten with celiac. This leads to nutrient concerns due to malabsorption. Vitamin B12 is one of the nutrients […]

Gluten-Free Fortified Food

Boost nutrition in your celiac diet with fortified gluten-free food. From fortified cereal, breads, to drinks, this is your complete guide.

Body Image and Celiac Disease

how is body image impacted by celiac disease? what can we do about it? that’s what we will be discussing in this post on body image and celiac disease.

Is Maltodextrin Gluten-free?

Is Maltodextrin Gluten-free? Is maltodextrin gluten-free? When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease over 10 years ago, there was a long list of ingredients I had to avoid. Most of the ingredients on that list were speculated to contain gluten because they could be derived from wheat. And guess what? Maltodextrin was one of […]