Wheat Free Worry Free or Living with Hepatitis C for Dummies

Wheat-Free, Worry-Free: The Art of Happy, Healthy Gluten-Free Living

Author: Danna Korn

Wheat-Free, Worry-Free is a practical, comprehensive, and inspirational guide to living a wheat-free, gluten-free lifestyle. Millions of people are choosing to eliminate wheat and gluten from their diets due to medical conditions such as celiac disease (sprue), gluten intolerance, wheat allergies, and autoimmune disorders. Others believe that dietary intervention programs are effective in reducing or eliminating behaviors associated with autism, ADD, ADHD, and related syndromes. And yet still others are eliminating wheat or gluten from their diets for personal reasons.

Wheat-Free, Worry-Free answers the many questions that people have concerning the unique challenges faced by those on a wheat-free or gluten-free diet. It helps take the fear out of eating, and teaches and encourages people to deal with the wheat-free or gluten-free lifestyle in an optimistic yet realistic manner. Loaded with practical tips, recipes, menu suggestions, and ideas for traveling and eating out, it also delves into emotional issues, and the psychological implications of dietary restrictions.

This work includes extensive research on several medical conditions that require a wheat-free or gluten-free lifestyle; in-depth nutritional information; and a comprehensive, up-to-date Resource Directory that lists contact information for hundreds of companies providing products and services for those interested in exploring this diet. With its humorous, easy-to-read approach, Wheat-Free, Worry-Free is the perfect book for anyone interested in leading a happy, healthy, wheat-free, gluten-free life!

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction: Living and Loving the Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free Lifestyle	xiii
Part I	Is This Diet for You?	1
Chapter 1	Going Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free: Usually a Matter of Chance, Not Choice	3
Chapter 2	Digestion 101: Eating Isn't Supposed to Hurt	11
Chapter 3	Celiac Disease--Not You? You Might Want to Think Again	27
Chapter 4	Associated Conditions: Is Gluten Putting You at Risk?	53
Chapter 5	Wheat, Gluten, and Behavior: The Bagel Made Me Do It!	75
Chapter 6	Talking to Your Doctor: Discussing Diarrhea and Other Fates Worse Than Death	87
Chapter 7	Complementary Medicine: Unconventional Approaches Might Be Right for You	103
Part II	Weaning from Wheat and Bootin' Gluten: How, What, and Where to Eat	111
Chapter 8	What Can You Eat? Safe, Forbidden, and Questionable Ingredients	113
Chapter 9	Grains: Everything You Need to Know and Didn't Even Know to Ask	147
Chapter 10	Ready, Set, Shop! Preparing Your Kitchen and Stocking Your Shelves	161
Chapter 11	Menu Planning and Cooking: The Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free Chef	181
Chapter 12	Sumptuous Solutions for Special Diets: Recipes by Connie Sarros	199
Chapter 13	Venturing Out of the House: Restaurant Realities and Travel Tips	219
Part III	Wheat-Free Isn't Always Worry-Free: Dealing with the Emotions Behind the Diet	231
Chapter 14	Emotional Devotionals: Mastering the Ups and Downs of the Diet	233
Chapter 15	Deal with It, Don't Dwell on It: Lessons in Life(style)	247
Chapter 16	Family, Friends, and Strangers: Talking to Others about the Diet	263
Chapter 17	Kid Conundrums and Answers to the Rest of Your Questions	273
	Tech Talk: Medical, Nutritional, and Scientific Details	295
	Nutritional Requirements and the Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free Diet	297
	Diabetic and Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free: Carbohydrate Exchange Information	324
	Blood Tests for Celiac Disease	327
	Research Update: Wheat and Gluten May Be in Your Future	333
	Endnotes	341
	Advisors	343
	Resource Directory	349
	Index	375
	About the Author	393

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Living with Hepatitis C for Dummies (For Dummies Series)

Author: Gina Pollichino RN

A comprehensive, empathetic guide for anyone suffering from this serious liver disease

Approximately 4 million Americans and 170 million people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, a viral liver disease that is treatable but not curable. It accounts for more than 40 percent of U.S. liver disease deaths–about 8,000 to 10,000 people annually–and is the most common reason for liver transplantation. This compassionate guide explains how hepatitis C affects the liver and the body and provides solid advice on today’s treatment options–from drugs (and their side effects) to transplants and alternative therapies–as well as tips on dealing with the emotional and financial burdens the disease brings with it.

Nina L Paul, PhD (New York, NY) earned her doctorate in infectious disease epidemiology and immunology from Yale University. She has researched viruses (human immunodeficiency virus and others) and the immune system.