The Complete Guide to Living Well Gluten-Free: Everything You Need to Know to Go from Surviving to Thriving
Language: English
Pages: 368
ISBN: 0738217085
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Whether you've been diagnosed with a gluten-related condition or you're just striving for a healthier diet, you know that adopting a gluten-free lifestyle is easier said than done. Beth Hillson, president of the American Celiac Disease Association, was diagnosed forty years ago, and she knows these challenges firsthand. For decades, she has been a guru in the gluten-free community, answering questions about everything from diagnosis to food to lifestyle. Now, Beth combines her personal expertise with the latest research to offer:
Essential info on celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, wheat allergy, and other gluten-related disorders
Advice on choosing a doctor, getting tested, and exploring treatment options
The basics of the GF diet, including setting up a safe kitchen and simple recipes
Guidance on living as a blended-diet family and raising gluten-free kids
Frank answers to personal questions on topics from "gluten smooching" to gas
Ciao Biscotti: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Italy's Favorite Cookie
Perfect Grilled Meats (Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-146)
Good Food Magazine [UK] (January 2013)
The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook
Process. There are a few exceptions. (Don’t you wish everything about this diet was black and white?) You’ll still need to avoid liquors that add back a bit of mash (from grain) for color and flavor. The process is done after distillation. In addition, some alcohol is infused with flavors that are not gluten-free. Check 97 9780738217086-text.indd 97 6/23/14 9:51 AM 98 THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO LIVING WELL GLUTEN-FREE with the manufacturer about its process if there is any doubt. Generally, the.
No mix-ups at the pharmacy. Remind the doctor each time you visit, to ensure you receive proper medications. Add the pharmacist to your team of watchdogs who can help you stay clear of risky ingredients in medications. Be sure your gluten-related condition is on file with your pharmacist if the pharmacy has that capability. Most pharmacists are very helpful in researching inactive ingredients for you. Changing the Dose If you are on a medication before being diagnosed with celiac disease, you.
On your skin, it’s unlikely that much gluten from lotion or makeup would enter your system.”8 Okay. Why are we having this discussion, anyway? Well, gluten in lotions and cosmetics is a hot button for seriously gluten-free folks. Many 9780738217086-text.indd 112 6/23/14 9:51 AM Gluten, Gluten Everywhere 113 believe that gluten-containing lotions and cosmetics are harmful, despite the evidence to the contrary. So, do you need to avoid them or not? Mostly, no. Lotions and creams are absorbed.
Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) has formed an alliance with the GFCP, developed by the Canadian Celiac Association (CCA), to endorse the GFCP in the United States. The program requires gluten-free products to be produced below 10 ppm of gluten. This is verified at the facility as part of a specific GFCP annual management system certification audit, conducted by independent International Organization for Standardization (ISO)–accredited auditing companies. For more information on this.
Different than wheat allergy (see page xxxiv), which is a specific allergy to components of wheat and includes specific tests. Gluten-ed by proxy: When you entrust another person to manage your diet and assume he or she knows it as well as you do, your chance of getting gluten-ed goes up by a factor of that person’s lack of knowledge and education about gluten. On page 255 we discuss ways to minimize that risk. But for now, remember that if you assume that someone understands your diet as well as.