meet danna: The (original) gluten-free guru

What can you expect from me? Credibility. Experience. I've walked the walk.  

Always hesitant to toot my own horn, I'm compelled to let you know that I didn't name myself the "Gluten-Free Guru." People Magazine gave me that moniker in 2007 in a feature article they did on the work I was doing as a gluten-free expert and advocate.  I say "original" because I’ve been doing this since 1991 -- longer than many of you have been alive – and while most of today's influencers focus on recipes – I get it, gluten-free is about eating – I like to talk about the medical, science, practical, psychological, and social challenges people face. The things I’ve been helping people with for decades now, because I've lived this in a time when there was NO help available.

So what can you expect from me?  I hope to inspire you to love the lifestyle - I want you to be armed with the science and medical background to ensure proper testing and compliance, and to avoid associated conditions that can compromise your health in big ways. 

I hope to help you with the practicalities of living the lifestyle, whether you're at home or out-and-about.  I understand and have lived through the psychological and sociological impacts of living a gluten-free lifestyle, at a time when it wasn't nearly as "easy" as it is today.  Most of all, I want you to feel comfortable that I'm a long-time-endorsed-by-the-world's-leading-specialists credible expert on what you're reading on my site and in my books.  

In my videos and blog posts, I’ll cover the thousands of questions I’ve been asked during speaking engagements, support group events, and in emails from my readers.  If you’re not aware, I’ve written several bestselling books (see the "shop" tab on this site), all of which have been reviewed by the world’s foremost medical experts and dietitians.  I’ve spoken at International Symposia and literally hundreds of conferences dedicated to the gluten-free lifestyle.  Credibility and credentials are important to me, as they should be to you. 

Most of all, I have an intense desire to share my passion for helping people live – and LOVE – the gluten-free lifestyle.