Ron Hoggan, B.A., B.Ed., M.A., Ed. D., was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994. His subsequent research on the disease and the gluten grains that provoke it has been published in numerous newsletters and journals, and on many websites. Hoggan is a widely respected lecturer and writer within the gluten-sensitive and medical communities.

James Braly, M.D., is an expert in food allergies and gluten sensitivity. During his twenty years of clinical and research experience, he has helped develop, implement, and popularize food allergy testing and celiac disease screening among physicians throughout the United States. Dr. Braly is himself gluten-sensitive.