Nutritional Counseling for the Gluten Free Diet & General Health

Melinda Dennis MS, RDN, LD

Melinda Dennis, MS, RDN

Hi! I was diagnosed with celiac disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis (an associated skin rash) in 1992 when celiac disease was considered to be rare. Following my passion for teaching, I received my MS in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College in Boston, MA, completed my clinical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and in 2004 co-founded the Celiac Center as the Nutrition Coordinator and a research co-investigator where I work today.

I enjoy lecturing nationally and internationally and have written extensively on the nutritional management of celiac disease, including the award-winning book Real Life with Celiac Disease: Troubleshooting and Thriving Gluten Free. I am lead author and editor of the comprehensive nutrition and medical website: celiacnow.org and served two terms as the first dietitian Councilor at Large for the North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease.

I now serve as Executive Committee Member of the Celiac Research Program at Harvard Medical School. and as Senior Nutritionist Consultant to the National Celiac Association.

I've been interviewed by NPR, US News and World Report, Today's Dietitian, Boston Magazine, AARP, Eating Well, the Harvard Health Letter, the Boston Globe, the LA Times, WCVB TV Boston, Fox News, and numerous radio stations and gluten-free magazines. It's been my pleasure to work with many patients and multiple gluten-free companies to advance the awareness of gluten-related disorders. Click here to access links to various interviews and articles.

What I believe:

I enthusiastically support people in nurturing themselves into health and wellness. Our bodies are surprisingly powerful healers when they are treated to clean, healthy food, water and a supportive lifestyle that includes mind-body practices like gardening, yoga, and meditation.

My perennial pollinator garden, Watertown, MA”

Melinda Dennis, MS, RDN

Tiverton, Rhode Island

What I offer:

I created Delete the Wheat, LLC to help people with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity navigate more comfortably through life- in grocery aisles, cooking in their own kitchens and when dining out. Join me for a transformative healing experience at one of my gluten-free wellness retreats in beautiful and natural environments around the country and abroad. I also speak to support groups and clinicians and coach nutrition professionals in all aspects of gluten-free nutrition counseling.

 

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WITH CHEF JASON BOND; FOODICINE HEALTH TEAM 2015

WITH CHEF JASON BOND; FOODICINE HEALTH TEAM 2015

Professional Committees/Memberships:

  • American Gastroenterological Association, Steering Committee/Taskforce (2024+)

  • Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, Certificate in Training for Celiac Disease Taskforce (2023-2024)

  • Celiac Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Executive Committee, (2014-)

  • Society for the Study of Celiac Disease, Patient Resources and Literature Committee Taskforce,(2019-)

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians in Gluten and Gastrointestinal Diseases Taskforce,(2018-)

  • Monash University, Low FODMAP Nutrition Advisory Board, (2018-)

  • Foodicine Health, LLC, Medical Advisory Board (2014-)

  • North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease Executive Council (2013-2016)

  • American Gastroenterological Association Advisory Press Committee (2008-2011)

  • American Dietetic Association Task Force Member (Evidence Analysis Library on Celiac Disease (Fall 2005-2007)

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly ADA), Member since 2000◦Dietitians in Gluten Intolerance Diseases

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