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Summary: "You're not dead."
Review: ... is the first line of the book. And after reading this book, you'll no longer occassionally wish you were. Bread - wheat - is such a huge part of the American diet that it seems like there's NOTHING to eat without it. This book is wonderfully funny, easy to read, and extremely informative. If you have celiac, or if you're close to someone who does, BUY THIS BOOK! The only thing it's missing is info for those of us with both celiac and diabetes. (A common combo). Otherwise, I can't praise it enough.
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Summary: Helps Celiacs to Cope with Gluten Free Diet
Review: Against the Grain is a must for people with Celiac Disease. I found the book extremely helpful in learning to cope with the gluten free lifestyle. Make note that some products mentioned in the book as being gluten free, are in fact not currently gluten free. (For example, Rice Dream contains gluten.) So be careful when reviewing food recommendations, they quickly become outdated and should be used as a guideline for calling manufacturers to confirm whether they are in fact gluten free. There is an on-line gluten free list available at:
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Summary: The Celiac's Bible
Review: Along with the words, you have Celiac-Sprue Disease, your GI doctor should hand you this book and tell you to go home and read it. A diagnosis of Celiac seems overwhelming and the diet restrictive. The author uses humor and common sense along with personal experience to ease the pain and educate the consumer reading the book. Although a Gluten-Free diet is unlike any other, you can get a good, basic feel for it using this book. It helps to get one over the hump and on the road to wellness. I highly recommend this book. If you have Celiac Disease do yourself a favor and get it, if you have a friend or loved one with the disease show them that you care.
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Summary: Truly a lifeline
Review: I only received the tentative news of C.D. 4 short days ago and I told my husband I wasn't going to "run out and buy some stupid book" ... However, after 2 well-meaning relatives quipped that C.D. would be the ultimate weight-loss program ... I stomped to the bookstore, looking for some kind of solace ... After nearly 30 minutes, there seemed to be nothing and it seemed cruel to put the books alpha by general cooking subject, so there was Ms. Lowell's lifesaver, snug in between "Perfect Homemade Pasta!" and "Sumptuous Bread, Every Time!" I don't normally read books in bookstores, I feel like its one step from shoplifting. But somehow I sat down and read and read, laughing and crying and nodding and pumping my fist in the air and having such a delightful conversation with my new imaginary friend ... At page 87 and nearly 2 hours later, I realized I owed the nice bookstore people some money. I'm sure I'll have better perspective 6 months from now ... but at this very moment, this book was truly a lifeline.
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Summary: Truly a lifeline
Review: I only received the tentative news of C.D. 4 short days ago and I told my husband I wasn't going to "run out and buy some stupid book" ... However, after 2 well-meaning relatives quipped that C.D. would be the ultimate weight-loss program ... I stomped to the bookstore, looking for some kind of solace ... After nearly 30 minutes, there seemed to be nothing and it seemed cruel to put the books alpha by general cooking subject, so there was Ms. Lowell's lifesaver, snug in between "Perfect Homemade Pasta!" and "Sumptuous Bread, Every Time!" I don't normally read books in bookstores, I feel like its one step from shoplifting. But somehow I sat down and read and read, laughing and crying and nodding and pumping my fist in the air and having such a delightful conversation with my new imaginary friend ... At page 87 and nearly 2 hours later, I realized I owed the nice bookstore people some money. I'm sure I'll have better perspective 6 months from now ... but at this very moment, this book was truly a lifeline.
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Summary: This book saved my life and my sanity!
Review: I was diagnosed with C.D. a year ago and my doctor said I had to buy this book. It was the first time I laughed, as well as cried and it gave me the courage to go right out to the nearest restaurant. I now take a copy whenever I travel and my sister and aunt use their copies whenever I visit. I'm not a victim anymore...Not only was it incredibly informative, it was wonderfully entertaining.
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Summary: Aginst the grain: The slightly eccentric guide to living wel
Review: I was told I have this and went to the internet and I work in a library and got this book, and so far this was the most informative book I have written so I had to buy it!! Thank you Jax Peters Lowell for writing this book that helped me so much! It came to a shock to me because I had been itching for over a year. The dermatoligst told me I had Dermatitis Herpetitformis and to stay away from grains...only he didn't tell me much about it. I am excited to receive this book and it'll be MY copy! If anyone is diagonsed with this READ THIS BOOK!!! :-)
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Summary: Aginst the grain: The slightly eccentric guide to living wel
Review: I was told I have this and went to the internet and I work in a library and got this book, and so far this was the most informative book I have written so I had to buy it!! Thank you Jax Peters Lowell for writing this book that helped me so much! It came to a shock to me because I had been itching for over a year. The dermatoligst told me I had Dermatitis Herpetitformis and to stay away from grains...only he didn't tell me much about it. I am excited to receive this book and it'll be MY copy! If anyone is diagonsed with this READ THIS BOOK!!! :-)
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Summary: a must-have, for the wheat-intolerant "newbie"
Review: I've had this book since late August '03, and already I have probably read through the entire thing about 4 or 5 times..and it's still great! Not only does it have tons of information, tips, & recipes, ...it is HILARIOUS! Reading it makes me feel like maybe i'm not the biggest weirdo for having to dissect my food in front of everyone at a dinner party. I swear, any celiac/wheat intolerant person who reads this will finally be able to laugh out loud at all the funny/eccentric things (i.e. eating caviar w/ a spoon, bringing your own rice pasta to Italian restaurants) that one tends to go through with gluten/wheat intolerance. Especially after you've just been diagnosed (as I had), it's great to know that there's someone else out there who has the same annoying issues as i do (i.e. difficulty eating out at restaurants, dining with friends), and can offer some good advice on how to cope.
So, the next time you're down in the dumps because you had to sit through your neighbor's pizza party by munching on peanuts and carrot sticks (and gathering weird/pitiful looks from others at the same time), don't sit and mope..go and read "Against the Grain" and you'll be a happier camper!
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Summary: a must-have, for the wheat-intolerant "newbie"
Review: I've had this book since late August '03, and already I have probably read through the entire thing about 4 or 5 times..and it's still great! Not only does it have tons of information, tips, & recipes, ...it is HILARIOUS! Reading it makes me feel like maybe i'm not the biggest weirdo for having to dissect my food in front of everyone at a dinner party. I swear, any celiac/wheat intolerant person who reads this will finally be able to laugh out loud at all the funny/eccentric things (i.e. eating caviar w/ a spoon, bringing your own rice pasta to Italian restaurants) that one tends to go through with gluten/wheat intolerance. Especially after you've just been diagnosed (as I had), it's great to know that there's someone else out there who has the same annoying issues as i do (i.e. difficulty eating out at restaurants, dining with friends), and can offer some good advice on how to cope. So, the next time you're down in the dumps because you had to sit through your neighbor's pizza party by munching on peanuts and carrot sticks (and gathering weird/pitiful looks from others at the same time), don't sit and mope..go and read "Against the Grain" and you'll be a happier camper!
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