Changing lifelong eating habits can be a huge challenge for most people with coeliac disease for a variety of reasons, but once mastered in the home the next challenge is to educate those in their wider community and whanau to support them to stay safe and adhere to a strict GF lifestyle. To help break...

Coeliac disease (CD) has received a lot of attention when it comes to physical health and diet. This makes sense, as it’s an autoimmune condition with physical symptoms and health consequences. Its only known treatment is also a strictly gluten free diet. However, for many people, CD affects more than just physical health. Research is […]

Extreme tiredness, aching joints, a bloated stomach, a desperate urge to rush to the... CNZ member Elly McKenzie knows the feeling, and having lived with coeliac disease for 17 years she has worked hard to ensure her children with gluten-free, dairy-free and low-soy needs do the same – but she also understands that even the most clued-up […]