Welcome! You’re in the right place if you’d like to begin the registration process for the Advanced Skills for Mastering Gluten-Free Living Online Course, led by Melinda Dennis, celiac-specializing registered dietitian.

Dates: Wednesdays March 19th, March 26th, April 2nd and April 9th 2025

Time: 7 - 8:15pm EST/4 - 5:15 PST

 

This course includes:

  • 5 hours total of online live presentation/discussion time with Melinda in an educational group setting

  • Live Q & A with a world-renowned gastroenterologist

  • 125+ slides and supplemental nutrition handouts

  • Deep dive into digestive solutions for common gut issues, local/int’l travel and dining strategies, food prep and budgeting, monitoring your health and nutrient needs clinically over time, promising research, live food demos, multiple recipes, GF meal prep videos, updates from the Fall 2024 International and Latin American Celiac Symposiums

  • Mindfulness exercises and nutrition strategies for gut-brain support, specially curated GF samples and coupons

  • 4 Academy CEUs for participating RDNs

 
 

One Commonly Faced Problem

Week 1: Healing on the Gluten-Free Diet: from the Inside Out

  • Optimal Digestion and Gluten’s Effect

  • Negative Influences on the Gut and Symptoms

  • Dietary & Mindful Techniques to Heal the Gut and Resolve Symptoms

  • Most Important Nutrients for Celiac Disease

  • Melinda’s Favorite Resources

Week 2: Special GF Meals & Snacks for Health and Energy

  • Meal Make-Overs

  • Live Food Demo and Nourishing Recipe Reviews

  • Time & Money Saving Strategies

  • Meal Prep Videos

  • Key Nutrients for Long-term Health (cont’d)

  • Healing Culinary Herbs

  • Curated Coupons and Samples

  • Melinda’s Favorite Resources

Week 3: Dine & Travel Here and Abroad with Success!

  • Tips and Resources for Plane, Car, Cruise and Bus Travel and Resorts

  • Must-Haves for Travel Safety and Comfort

  • Elevator Pitch for Your Dietary Needs

  • Favorite International and Retreat Locations

  • Navigating Gluten-Free Labeling in Restaurants

  • Latest Data on Cross-Contact

Week 4: How-To’s of Life-Long Self Care

  • Live Q & A with a world-renowned celiac gastroenterologist

  • Monitoring the Adult with Celiac Disease (Who to See and When, Labs, Referrals, Non-Responsive Celiac Disease)

  • Talking to Your Doctor

  • New, Promising Research and Patient-Based Tools

  • Take-Aways for Current Controversies and Labeling Issues

Note: The order of the topics/classes may change based on class need.

 


For this course, you agree to/need to: 

  • Have a personal conversation with Melinda Dennis on the phone about the course BEFORE registering.

  • Please email Melinda: MelindaRD@DeletetheWheat.com with your name, phone number, and best times to reach you. After your conversation with Melinda, you will be sent a dedicated link to register.

  • Install the video conferencing app (Zoom) for webinars on your computer and login to the online classroom.  We will provide instructions.

  • Be comfortable being in an online group teaching setting (you are encouraged to keep your video on to engage with Melinda and other students).

I look forward to hearing from you!
Melinda