Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Does anyone have recommendations for a book that instructs a person how to follow a gluten-free diet? This is for an individual whose blood tests were inconclusive and is unable to pursue further testing, has encountered family resistance to dietary changes, but wants to try eating gluten-free for a period of time to see if she sees improvement in her health. She is an educated person, but is just starting the gluten-free journey. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I found the Gluten free living for Dummies to be a fun read. It has a lot of useful info and is a good place to start. pat --- On Mon, 12/15/08, tekkens <Karen.Ekkens wrote: tekkens <Karen.Ekkens information book Monday, December 15, 2008, 11:35 AM Does anyone have recommendations for a book that instructs a person how to follow a gluten-free diet? This is for an individual whose blood tests were inconclusive and is unable to pursue further testing, has encountered family resistance to dietary changes, but wants to try eating gluten-free for a period of time to see if she sees improvement in her health. She is an educated person, but is just starting the gluten-free journey. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Karen --- Our vegan and gluten free recipes are available in the archives for this group or at the following URL (***Recipes Posted to VGF***): Check out these affiliated vegan lists ~ http://www.Christian-Vegan-Cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hi, I found the book " Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic " by Dr. Peter Green to be very informative and very encouraging for those who have inconclusive test results and inexplainable symptoms. It is more about Celiac and how hard it is to diagnose than actual dietary counsel - although it does contain some. HTH, Nicole On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM, tekkens <Karen.Ekkenswrote: > Does anyone have recommendations for a book that instructs a person > how to follow a gluten-free diet? This is for an individual whose > blood tests were inconclusive and is unable to pursue further testing, > has encountered family resistance to dietary changes, but wants to try > eating gluten-free for a period of time to see if she sees improvement > in her health. She is an educated person, but is just starting the > gluten-free journey. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Karen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hi Karen I'm sorry your friend is having these difficulties. I'm glad she has had the blood tests, and it's interesting that they were 'inconclusive'. Which in my mind suggests that she could either go on and develop Coeliac Disease (unless she's already had the gene test that excluded that). Or, she is gluten intolerant. This is something that a lot of doctors don't acknowledge as real (YET), and people with those borderline results, even with obvious symptoms are dismissed. The symptoms of Coeliac Disease and gluten intolerance are identical, apart from the bowel damage seen in Coeliacs. It's simply one of the many ways gluten damages our bodies, and the only one recognised by many doctors for now. My daughter has Coeliac Disease, but my two sons and I have gluten syndrome. We are lucky to live in Christchurch, New Zealand, where one of the world's leading authorities on gluten intolerance (he is now calling it gluten syndrome) lives and does research. He diagnosed all of us, with one of my sons being really ill, then my daughter with few symptoms being found to have very advanced Coeliac Disease. Anyway, for material for your friend to read, I suggest she has a very thorough browse through Dr Ford's web site, then consider some of his books, they are very clearly written for the layman: http://www.doctorgluten.com His books: http://www.doctorgluten.com/cms/index.php/Products/Books/ I also suggest your friend also joins one of the online groups that are gluten intolerant (not simply wheat free, there's a big difference). I run a group based here in New Zealand, that may be of some help, although products and businesses are obviously of no interest to people elsewhere. However, I do have a huge list of links to web sites listed within the group's private web site, that may be of help for your friend to browse. The group is free, and if it doesn't suit, she could . There will probably be other groups closer to home, but probably not with the list of sites I've built up: http://health.glutenfreefriendz/ Good luck! Carol in New Zealand ........................ On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM, tekkens <Karen.Ekkenswrote: > Does anyone have recommendations for a book that instructs a person > how to follow a gluten-free diet? This is for an individual whose > blood tests were inconclusive and is unable to pursue further testing, > has encountered family resistance to dietary changes, but wants to try > eating gluten-free for a period of time to see if she sees improvement > in her health. She is an educated person, but is just starting the > gluten-free journey. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hi Karen, I thought you'd be interested to know that my son developed the symptoms that prompted us to take us off gluten when he was an infant... about 10 months old.? (One of his early foods had been whole wheat pita bread)? He lost so much weight so quickly...? The doctor said he either had celiac disease or cystic fibrosis.? We started praying for celiac disease (the diet is an adjustment, but at least it's not fatal!)? So anyway, they ran tests for both and both tests came back negative two weeks later.? But, by the time the tests came back he was already doing so much better on the new diet that we decided to just continue with it.? It wasn't long until he had doubled his weight!? Now, almost a year and a half later, he's the size of a normal 2 yr old.? Anyway, we were at the family doctor recently and she was asking about how all the tests with the specialists went.? She wasn't surprised at all to hear that the tests came back negative but the diet proved otherwise.? She said that unless the test comes back positive, the test is really useless.? In otherwords, you can't trust a negative result.? She said that the real test is the diet.? I thought that was interesting. I noticed your email address " wallawalla.edu " ? Are you affiliated with the Adventist church?? I just ask because they have a lot of publications that I have found helpful and that I imagine you could pick up at the university bookstore or library.? Nothing about Gluten-free specifically, but lots about health in general and tons of stuff about the vegan diet!? I noticed that when I incorporate what they call " NEW START " into my children's lives I notice good things happen to their health!? " NEW START " is an acronym for: Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine Temperance Air (Fresh & pure) Rest Trust in God All the best, Alina Joy Carol Kendall <c.kendall Tue, 16 Dec 2008 7:22 pm Re: information book Hi Karen I'm sorry your friend is having these difficulties. I'm glad she has had the blood tests, and it's interesting that they were 'inconclusive'. Which in my mind suggests that she could either go on and develop Coeliac Disease (unless she's already had the gene test that excluded that). Or, she is gluten intolerant. This is something that a lot of doctors don't acknowledge as real (YET), and people with those borderline results, even with obvious symptoms are dismissed. The symptoms of Coeliac Disease and gluten intolerance are identical, apart from the bowel damage seen in Coeliacs. It's simply one of the many ways gluten damages our bodies, and the only one recognised by many doctors for now. My daughter has Coeliac Disease, but my two sons and I have gluten syndrome. We are lucky to live in Christchurch, New Zealand, where one of the world's leading authorities on gluten intolerance (he is now calling it gluten syndrome) lives and does research. He diagnosed all of us, with one of my sons being really ill, then my daughter with few symptoms being found to have very advanced Coeliac Disease. Anyway, for material for your friend to read, I suggest she has a very thorough browse through Dr Ford's web site, then consider some of his books, they are very clearly written for the layman: http://www.doctorgluten.com His books: http://www.doctorgluten.com/cms/index.php/Products/Books/ I also suggest your friend also joins one of the online groups that are gluten intolerant (not simply wheat free, there's a big difference). I run a group based here in New Zealand, that may be of some help, although products and businesses are obviously of no interest to people elsewhere. However, I do have a huge list of links to web sites listed within the group's private web site, that may be of help for your friend to browse. The group is free, and if it doesn't suit, she could . There will probably be other groups closer to home, but probably not with the list of sites I've built up: http://health.glutenfreefriendz/ Good luck! Carol in New Zealand ........................ On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM, tekkens <Karen.Ekkenswrote: > Does anyone have recommendations for a book that instructs a person > how to follow a gluten-free diet? This is for an individual whose > blood tests were inconclusive and is unable to pursue further testing, > has encountered family resistance to dietary changes, but wants to try > eating gluten-free for a period of time to see if she sees improvement > in her health. She is an educated person, but is just starting the > gluten-free journey. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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