The Vancouver Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association is excited to present Dr. Mohsin Rashid, a fantastic speaker on Celiac Disease! Dr. Rashid is a Professor of Gastroenterology at Dalhousie University in Halifax and a member of the professional advisory board for the Canadian Celiac Association. He is in town for a conference, and they were able to arrange for him to speak at this event.

The Celiac Association will have an engaging talk titled “All You Need to Know about Celiac Disease”, including information on paediatrics, the 2008 Members Survey, and when Celiac Disease is diagnosed later in life. They will be allowing time for general questions and answers too; however personal medical issues cannot be addressed during the event.

Choices Markets and the Canadian Celiac Association have joined forces once again to host the Fifth Annual Gluten-Free Health Fairs. The lower mainland events take place at the following dates:

St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 1805 Larch Street in Vancouver Saturday, May 29, 9am-2pm

Choices Markets’ South Surrey location, Sunday, May 30 from 9am–4pm.

Gluten-free living doesn’t have to be boring—this is what Choices’ Annual Gluten-Free Fair hopes to make clear for those living with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. From 9:00am–12:00pm, the event will kick off with lectures by the following experts:

A Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity Update

Celiac Disease is the most underdiagnosed disease in North America today, with an incredibly low 3% diagnosis rate. This has led to the metaphor that diagnosed celiacs represent only the visible tip of a much larger undiagnosed “iceberg”. In fact, the average length of time it takes for a symptomatic person to be diagnosed with celiac disease in North America is 11 years, compared to only 3 weeks in Italy!
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In light of the 2010 Olympics in February as well as training and travel during the month of March, our next meeting will be scheduled for Sunday April 18th 2-4pm. Save the date!

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Join Crystal Di Domizio, registered holistic nutritionist, and featured speaker Cliff Harvey, author, mentor and natural & complementary therapist, as we explore how you can live a happier, healthier gluten-free life.

Being diagnosed with a chronic and incurable ‘condition’ can feel like a life sentence…

But it need not be…
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