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

By: Danna Korn
ISBN: 1-56170-991-3
List Price: $14.95
Hay House, Inc.

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Foreword by Rich and Shelley Gannon
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Living and Loving the Wheat-Free/ Gluten-Free Lifestyle

Part I:  Is this Diet for you?

Chapter 1: Going Wheat-Free/ Gluten-Free:
Usually a Matter of Chance, Not Choice

Chapter 2: Digestion 101: Eating Isn't Supposed to Hurt

Chapter 3: Celiac Disease-Not You?
You Might Want to Think Again

Chapter 4: Associated Conditions:
Is Gluten Putting You at Risk?

Chapter 5: Wheat, Gluten, and Behavior:
The Bagel Made Me Do It!

Chapter 6: Talking to Your Doctor: Discussing Diarrhea and Other Fates Worse Than Death

Chapter 7: Complementary Medicine: Unconventional Approaches Might Be Right for You

Part II:  Weaning from Wheat and Bootin' Gluten:
How, What, and Where to Eat

Chapter 8: What Can You Eat?  Safe, Forbidden, and Questionable Ingredients

Chapter 9: Grains: Everything You Need to Know and Didn't Even Know to Ask

Chapter 10: Ready, Set, Shop!  Preparing Your Kitchen and Stocking Your Shelves

Chapter 11: Menu Planning and Cooking: The Wheat-Free/ Gluten-Free Chef

Chapter 12: Sumptuous Solutions for Special Diets:
Recipes by Connie Sarros

Chapter 13: Venturing Out of the House:
Restaurant Realities and Travel Tips

Part III:  Wheat-Free Isn't Always Worry-Free:
Dealing with the Emotions Behind the Diet

Chapter 14: Emotional Devotionals:
Mastering the Ups and Downs of the Diet

Chapter 15: Deal with It, Don't Dwell on it:
Lessons in Life (style)

Chapter 16: Family, Friends, and Strangers:
Talking to Others about the Diet

Chapter 17: Kid Conundrums and Answers to the Rest of Your Questions

TECH TALK: Medical, Nutritional, and Scientific Details

Nutritional Requirements and the Wheat-Free/ Gluten-Free Diet

Diabetic and Wheat-Free/ Gluten Free: Carbohydrate Exchange Information

Blood Tests for Celiac Disease

Research Update: Wheat and Gluten May Be in Your Future

Endnotes
Advisors
Resource Directory
Index
About the Author

Tables and Figures

Table 1:  Duration of Exposure to Gluten and Risk for Autoimmune Disorders in Patients with Celiac Disease

Table 2: Safe Foods

Table 3: Safe Additives (Gluten Free)

Table 4: Forbidden Foods

Table 5: Wheat-Free/ Gluten-Free Diet by Food Groups

Table 6: Questionable Foods

Table 7: Calcium Recommendations

Table 8: Carbohydrate Information on selected Gluten-Free Foods and Ingredients

Table 9: Normal Antibody Levels

Table 10: Probability of Celiac Disease Based on Three Antibodies in Combination

Table 11: Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of the Serologic Markets for Celiac Disease

Figure 1:  Digestive System

Figure 2: Food Guide Pyramid

Figure 3: Modified food Pyramid for 70+ Adults
 

From The Publisher:

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 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!

Dana Korn is the author of Kids with Celiac Disease:  A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Children, is the national spokesperson for celiac disease awareness, and has written dozens of articles on gluten-free living that have been published in national magazines and newspapers.  Danna has been researching celiac disease since her son, Tyler, was diagnosed with the condition in 1991.  That same year, she founded R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids), a support group for families of children on a gluten-free diet. Today, Danna leads more than 85 chapters of R.O.C.K. throughout the nation.  She speaks frequently around the country to health-care professionals, celiacs, parents of celiac kids, parents of autistic kids involved in dietary intervention programs, and others who are following the wheat-free, gluten-free diet.

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