<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celiac Journey advocates to increase government funding for Celiac Disease research and to require the labeling of Gluten as a Major Food Allergen.]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/blank</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:28:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.celiacjourney.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Celiac Journey Applauds the MAHA Commission’s Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report Which Addresses Celiac Disease &#38; Gluten Labeling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari, The White House Celiac Journey applauds the release of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report , which provides a policy roadmap for addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis. The Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report details policy reforms that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of 3.3 million Americans with Celiac Disease, including about 729,000 children like Jax, the MAHA Kid. The MAHA Strategy Report includes language on Celiac Disease...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/celiac-journey-applauds-the-maha-commission-s-make-our-children-healthy-again-strategy-report-which</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c18b1a0effb1dd525639cf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_113ac3702e65471f996fbef568b822fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Responds to Jax's Citizen Petition &#38; Announces Next Steps to Require Gluten Labeling in Packaged Foods &#38; Prevent Gluten Cross Contact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take Back Your Health Tour with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania It's not every day that the nationwide kickoff of the Take Back Your Health Tour with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. comes to your home state. Just before the rally started in Harrisburg on January 21, 2026, Secretary Kennedy issued a press release  and a Request for Information  (RFI) to take next steps to require Gluten...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/fda-responds-to-jax-s-citizen-petition-takes-steps-to-require-gluten-labeling-in-packaged-foods</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6973b7babefaa10021919892</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:28:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_3a51ca36f7bd437a8566d46022cfafd2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 10 Reasons to Require Gluten Labeling to Help Make America Healthy Again for Millions of Celiacs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari at the  FDA: Label Gluten as a Major Food Allergen 2026 Public Policy Goal As we head into 2026, we are asking Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to take next steps following the September 2025 release of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report  (MAHA Strategy Report). The MAHA Strategy Report includes language on Celiac Disease and requiring the labeling of Gluten as a food allergen: "Food Allergies: FDA will develop guidance on diagnostics and treatments for food...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/top-10-reasons-to-require-gluten-labeling-to-help-make-america-healthy-again-for-millions-of-celiacs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a813d4a03ec7637b6221a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:25:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_c1c3a47c5680470f8bd80718b29f2528~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey GSK, It's a New Year with New Leadership, Let's Restart Celiac Disease Research in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari at GSK's U.S. Headquarters in Philadelphia: Let's Restart Celiac Disease Research 3915393 (TG2 Inhibitor) An Open Letter to Luke Miels at GSK from 12-Year Old Jax Bari Dear Mr. Miels, As we begin a new year -- and with GSK now under new leadership -- I respectfully ask that you consider restarting Celiac Disease research in 2026. This will give hope to my community of 3.3 million Americans with Celiac, including about 729,000 kids like me. On February 1, 2023, Fierce Biotech ...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/hey-gsk-it-s-a-new-year-with-new-leadership-let-s-restart-celiac-disease-research-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645ab9256f231a4e211b8eb4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:58:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_34d1920bf50e4c7a9f1aabc093947e25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Blakeman Supports MAHA Strategy Report and Calls for Trump Administration to Issue Rulemaking to Declare Gluten a Major Food Allergen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive and candidate for Governor of New York, joined young Celiac Disease advocates from New York and Pennsylvania to call on the Trump Administration to Make America Healthy Again for 3.3 million Americans with Celiac. Blakeman urged the Trump Administration to take next steps following the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report  by issuing common sense rulemaking to require the labeling of Gluten (Barley, Rye and Oats) as Major Food Allergens on...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/bruce-blakeman-supports-maha-strategy-report-and-calls-for-trump-administration-to-issue-rulemaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6951301e82b426413642e75e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:41:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjqLQdPdTE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary Sean Duffy, Let's Make Travel Family Friendly Again for Kids with Celiac Disease &#38; Food Allergies]]></title><description><![CDATA[On December 8, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched the "Make Travel Family Friendly Again" Campaign  along with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. With the holiday travel season upon us, the Make Travel Family Friendly Again campaign is meaningful for millions of kids like Jax  (age 12) with Celiac Disease and food allergies. We applaud Secretary Duffy for emphasizing the Trump Administration's "interest in collaborating with airports and private sector partners to improve...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/secretary-sean-duffy-let-s-make-travel-family-friendly-again-for-kids-with-celiac-disease-food-al</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69384cfdbe5683d17da55742</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:53:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_8cb8101a42354a60a46842369d6c798a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Repurposing to Treat Celiac Disease Represents a Transformative Opportunity for Millions of Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. David Fajgenbaum and Jax Bari Met to Discuss Drug Repurposing for Celiac Disease The Problem According to Every Cure , approximately 300 million individuals worldwide live with diseases for which no FDA-approved treatments exist. Of the nearly 18,000 recognized diseases, only around 4,000 have available therapies, and millions more contend with treatments that are financially burdensome, highly complex, or limited in accessibility. The Celiac community knows this struggle all too well....]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/drug-repurposing-to-treat-celiac-disease-represents-a-transformative-opportunity-for-millions-of-pat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69320cb6346ce9789f57366c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:37:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_8bf613215207437d8f13277466dfb008~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators Dave McCormick &#38; John Fetterman Support Common Sense Solution to Require Gluten Labeling to Protect Americans with Celiac Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari and Senator Dave McCormick We are grateful to Senator Dave McCormick and Senator John Fetterman who have supported Jax's common sense solution to require the labeling of Gluten as a Major Food Allergen in the United States. This is an example of bipartisanship on an issue that is actionable and not controversial to Make America Healthy Again. " Dear Commissioner Makary and Secretary Kennedy: I write to ask you to give your full and fair consideration to using your existing authority...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/senators-dave-mccormick-john-fetterman-support-common-sense-solution-to-require-gluten-labeling-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691865f329299e5b48d4d4ab</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:30:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_177a2e8a80b34d44ab29671fb670ae63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Suggests that Iron Deficiency Anemia May Cause Celiac Disease: A Causal Relationship Should Now Be Confirmed with Clinical Trials]]></title><description><![CDATA["All disease begins in the gut" -- Hippocrates Overview In the world of autoimmune and digestive diseases, there is a common school of thought that Celiac and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can each cause anemia due to villous atrophy. However, new research from the University of Washington  and University of Florida  suggests that anemia may not necessarily just be the downstream consequence of Celiac and/or IBD, but could in fact trigger Celiac Disease and/or IBD. Patient History In...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/research-suggests-that-iron-deficiency-anemia-may-cause-celiac-disease-a-causal-relationship-should</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6897afcece404ed5f5e3e94a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 01:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_c137de8dcb0141c6aeefc6307271e4ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania's Bipartisan Effort to Require Gluten Food Allergen Labeling Gains Momentum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda Cappelletti (District 17) has long championed the Celiac community in its fight for more research funding  and transparent food allergen labeling of Gluten. We are grateful to Senator Cappelletti for her efforts to address chronic childhood diet-related disease by introducing Pennsylvania Senate Bill 629  in May 2024. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 629 is an Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/pennsylvania-s-bipartisan-effort-to-require-gluten-food-allergen-labeling-gains-momentum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684eb509e9bc8e7af0514b26</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:42:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_f89153ed293542c49c7e8812ad7676fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHA Movement Dates Back to President Trump's 2023 Campaign Policy Video: Addressing The Rise of Chronic Childhood Illnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promises Made On June 6, 2023, President Donald J. Trump released a campaign policy video, outlined the scope of childhood chronic disease crisis and demanded to know, "what is going on?" President Trump committed that if he was re-elected, he would establish a Presidential Commission to address the problem head on and find common sense solutions.   On September 9, 2025, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released the MAHA Strategy Report. At the press conference, Vince Haley ,...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/maha-s-historical-timeline-dates-back-to-president-trump-s-2023-campaign-policy-video-addressing-th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6952f7d6dbd9096b41b73cb6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEgOuF_SD4k" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Leaked Draft MAHA Strategy Report Falls Short By Not Adding Powerful New Common Sense Solutions to Address the Celiac Crisis for 729,000 American Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari and Calley Means Unlike the MAHA Assessment Repo rt  released on 5/22/25 which expressly mentioned Celiac Disease, food...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/the-leaked-maha-strategy-report-falls-short-by-not-adding-powerful-new-common-sense-solutions-to-add</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a5da3ae3204b051370234c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:11:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_7e26cfc4ddb44621859c61ca53193d88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Celiacs are Forced to Rely on Ultra-Processed Foods in the Absence of Mandatory Labeling of Gluten as a Major Food Allergen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari and Kyle Diamantas, FDA Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods Celiac is a Disease, Not a Diet Celiac Disease is a potentially life-threatening  food allergy and auto-immune disease that is triggered by eating Gluten, a protein found in Wheat, Barley, Rye and most Oats .   In  addition to vomiting and diarrhea, individuals with Celiac may experience many adverse health effects from eating Gluten including anemia, immunological scarring, additional auto-immune diseases, intestinal damage,...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/american-celiacs-are-forced-to-rely-on-ultra-processed-foods-in-the-absence-of-mandatory-labeling-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68529317d8437c49c9cce7eb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:06:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_07eb518872e74bcab81c2c37641becad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[By The  Numbers: Food Allergies &#38; Celiac Disease ]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARE Courage at Congress, U.S. Capitol, March 2024 (pictured above are advocates from 42 states including Jax Bari, first row above the...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/by-the-numbers-food-allergies-celiac-disease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66142afc75dda3d3017d9f80</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_599fae6dc9b14dd5aad8288aaef7c5e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[President John F. Kennedy's Medical Records Suggest He Had Undiagnosed Celiac Disease: Jackie Kennedy Described It As The "Kennedy Stomach"   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's looking at you kid: Jax Bari at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston "I've got something wrong with my...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/president-john-f-kennedy-s-medical-records-suggest-he-had-undiagnosed-celiac-disease-jackie-kenned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68892b65a1ccd6aa3987600f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:36:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_7fcfd2cf8783439290254a1dc6d99bbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glyphosate is Used on Cereal Grain Crops Including Wheat, Barley, Rye &#38; Oats: Americans Have the Right to Know Whether Gluten is an Ingredient in Their Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overview - Glyphosate &#38; Gluten The MAHA Commission's Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy ( MAHA Report Strategy )  should: 1) reassess the safety of using Glyphosate as a pre-harvest weed killer on crops including Gluten containing grains (Wheat, Barley, Rye and Oats), and 2) require the labeling of Gluten  containing grains on all packaged foods in the United States, just like Gluten must be declared as a Priority/Major Food Allergen on all food labels in 87 other countries. The MAHA...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/glyphosate-warning-keep-out-of-reach-mouths-of-children</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68370db2dc69d18047f7ee7d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_92891fd4202b4259abec3d38954bef8a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Biden Administration FAILED to Protect Celiacs by Refusing to Require the Labeling of Gluten Grains as Major Food Allergens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overview The Biden Administration FAILED to protect 3.3 million American Celiacs, including 729,000 children. Watch this video  for just...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/the-biden-administration-failed-to-protect-celiacs-by-refusing-to-require-the-labeling-of-gluten-gra</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680e07907302aaa8bd88c6e3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:52:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbw616JmmIo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagining How an Executive Order from President Trump Could Make America Healthy Again for Millions of American with Celiac Disease &#38; Gluten Allergies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax, Leslie and Jon Bari, The White House Rose Garden, July 4, 2017 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/imagining-how-an-executive-order-from-president-trump-could-make-america-healthy-again-for-celiacs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682141ec09c5c2b0e38ca68c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 01:29:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_f3c8c552527c4b098401e2d7e5556914~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MAHA Report Addresses the Chronic Childhood Disease Crisis with a Generation at Risk with Food Allergies &#38; Autoimmune Diseases, Including Celiac Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jax Bari The MAHA PAC has called Jax Bari, age12, the MAHA Kid ! Jax applauds the MAHA Report , Make Our Children Healthy Again...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/the-maha-report-addresses-the-chronic-childhood-disease-crisis-with-a-generation-at-risk-with-food-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68307d26fc4bc3209834f102</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:12:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_c7fe4337262743fdba71bd683271b7dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Research Finds High Risk of Digestive Cancers in People with Celiac Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA["All disease begins in the gut." --Hippocrates Celiac Disease is a potentially life-threatening  food allergy and auto-immune disease that is triggered by eating Gluten, a protein found in Wheat, Barley, Rye and most Oats.  In  addition to vomiting and diarrhea, individuals with Celiac can experience many adverse health effects from eating Gluten including anemia, immunological scarring, intestinal damage, malnutrition and cancer. High Risk of Digestive Cancers in Patients With Celiac Disease...]]></description><link>https://www.celiacjourney.com/post/new-research-finds-high-risk-of-digestive-cancers-in-people-with-celiac-disease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c85f0a059aed5c7704ce5f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:44:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e623c_7996e2fcfe5348ce8677a86248070680~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Bari</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>