Gluten Free Books Guide - How to Spot the Best Gluten Free Books
Gluten Free Books have become a bit of a niche phenomenon in recent years.
With increased awareness for gluten intolerance and celiac disease comes the inevitable lure of a profit.
I will explain here how to decipher the profit mongers from people genuinely trying to help you.
When you are first diagnosed as a celiac, the notion of living a life without the foods that contain gluten can seem intimidating and maybe even a little depressing.
The way past this fear and depression is knowledge and purposeful confidence.
A proper book on celiac sprue disease will teach you a clear and comprehensible history of celiac disease and how we've come to better understand it in recent years.
You need a foundation of knowledge and context to approach your new life free of gluten.
Quality gluten free books should convey the importance of proper medical diagnosis.
While a holistic approach should be considered and even encouraged, be skeptical of any guide or book which shirks off the responsibility of seeing a medical professional.
Quality gluten free books should in fact even prepare you for how to discuss diagnosis with your doctor, including how to be prepared for any medical procedures.
A proper guide to living with celiac disease or gluten intolerance should also clearly and concisely describe the varying symptoms in both children and adults, including symptoms well beyond those associated with irritable bowel syndrome.
It should also explain and enumerate the many conditions which overlap with gluten intolerance and why you need to understand and treat them separately from celiac disease or a wheat allergy.
Truly helpful gluten free books will then prepare you for shopping as a celiac.
It should help you read labels and how to spot hidden sources of gluten.
It may even help you better understand when and where to shop to make the most of your time.
Because living a life without gluten means more than just gluten free cookbooks and gluten free diets, a good gluten free book should help you understand the fundamental rules of both preparing and eating at home and preparing yourself to eat out at restaurants.
It should help you prepare for travel and make you feel confident no matter what kind of travel you're planning.
But the truly excellent gluten-free books should go beyond these practical matters to prepare you for the emotional ride that is gluten intolerance.
It should address how to work with your family and friends alike to make your needing to avoid gluten effortless and natural.
It should help you with both the health and eating challenge and the psychological challenge.
After all, to live with celiac disease you need more than just a gluten-free diet book.
And in this modern day of world communities united on the Internet, the best gluten free books should have some kind of electronic support structure, be it via an online forum or newsletter, or the ability to stay up-to-date without waiting for the entire printing and publishing process.
With increased awareness for gluten intolerance and celiac disease comes the inevitable lure of a profit.
I will explain here how to decipher the profit mongers from people genuinely trying to help you.
When you are first diagnosed as a celiac, the notion of living a life without the foods that contain gluten can seem intimidating and maybe even a little depressing.
The way past this fear and depression is knowledge and purposeful confidence.
A proper book on celiac sprue disease will teach you a clear and comprehensible history of celiac disease and how we've come to better understand it in recent years.
You need a foundation of knowledge and context to approach your new life free of gluten.
Quality gluten free books should convey the importance of proper medical diagnosis.
While a holistic approach should be considered and even encouraged, be skeptical of any guide or book which shirks off the responsibility of seeing a medical professional.
Quality gluten free books should in fact even prepare you for how to discuss diagnosis with your doctor, including how to be prepared for any medical procedures.
A proper guide to living with celiac disease or gluten intolerance should also clearly and concisely describe the varying symptoms in both children and adults, including symptoms well beyond those associated with irritable bowel syndrome.
It should also explain and enumerate the many conditions which overlap with gluten intolerance and why you need to understand and treat them separately from celiac disease or a wheat allergy.
Truly helpful gluten free books will then prepare you for shopping as a celiac.
It should help you read labels and how to spot hidden sources of gluten.
It may even help you better understand when and where to shop to make the most of your time.
Because living a life without gluten means more than just gluten free cookbooks and gluten free diets, a good gluten free book should help you understand the fundamental rules of both preparing and eating at home and preparing yourself to eat out at restaurants.
It should help you prepare for travel and make you feel confident no matter what kind of travel you're planning.
But the truly excellent gluten-free books should go beyond these practical matters to prepare you for the emotional ride that is gluten intolerance.
It should address how to work with your family and friends alike to make your needing to avoid gluten effortless and natural.
It should help you with both the health and eating challenge and the psychological challenge.
After all, to live with celiac disease you need more than just a gluten-free diet book.
And in this modern day of world communities united on the Internet, the best gluten free books should have some kind of electronic support structure, be it via an online forum or newsletter, or the ability to stay up-to-date without waiting for the entire printing and publishing process.