| View Larger Image | Celiac Disease (Revised and Updated Edition): A Hidden Epidemic | Hardcoverby Peter H.r. Green (Author), Rory Jones (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | William Morrow | | Edition: | Rev Repth Edition | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 2010 | | Sales Rank: | 520,787th |
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Product Description
Unmasking One of the Most Underdiagnosed Autoimmune Diseases Do you suffer from gastrointestinal complaints, fatigue, headaches, joint pain, anemia, and/or itchy skin conditions? Have you consulted numerous doctors, and been prescribed drugs and diets that have only temporarily alleviated some symptoms? If so, you may have celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune condition that affects nearly one in every hundred people—97 percent of whom remain undiagnosed and untreated. If you are one of these people, the real answer to your medical problems may lie in this book. Dr. Peter Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University and internationally renowned expert on the disease, together with Rory Jones, an accomplished science writer who was diagnosed with the disease in 1998 and has been researching it ever since, have written the first and only authoritative guide on how celiac disease is properly diagnosed, treated, and managed. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. Complications from celiac disease can include infertility, depression, liver disease, other autoimmune diseases (such as type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease), and even cancer. This is a disease that you do not outgrow. At present, the only way to treat it is to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet. This revised and updated edition contains the most current information on celiac disease, gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity. It examines the disease's many manifestations and includes an entire section devoted to coping with the psychological aspects of living with a chronic illness and the gluten-free diet. There is new information about testing for the disease; a closer look at the causes, as well as related conditions; the latest scientific research toward a cure; an updated guide to ingredients and safe grains; and an expanded list of gluten-free manufacturers and national and international support groups. An "inside-out" examination and explanation of celiac disease, this is a must-read for both patients and the medical community. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 57 reviews)
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This is the book to get by R. Miller  5 Stars
October 27, 2009
An outstanding book. It goes over the disease in detail, in language that a layperson can understand. It covers other related conditions and autoimmune diseases, explains thoroughly the pathology of the disease, plus nearly half the book devoted to expert advice on the gluten-free diet. It is a must-have book if you or someone in your family has celiac disease. Get this book first. Get it now if you have celiac disease.
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Definitive book by Peggy 5 Stars
September 25, 2009
If you only read one book about gluten intolerance or celiac disease, make it this one.
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Excellent Resourse by Nascar Runner (O'Fallon, MO United States) 5 Stars
September 14, 2009
This is an excellent resource. I was diagnosed approximately 4 years ago. I've read almost all of the books written on the topic. This book stands out because it is written by a Doctor (instead of a nutritionist, like most books). It is also relatively current (copyright 2006?) Beware of older books, since the research on celiac changes almost daily.
This may book may seem overwhelming for someone newly diagnosed, but my sister (diagnosed 5 years ago) recently reread it and learned some new things (or things she had forgotten). It also "scares" me into staying on the diet, after reviewing the health risks associated with the disease. I've ordered 6 copies (5 hardcover and 1 kindle) because I keep giving mine away.
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FABULOUS by Aunt Mare (PA) 5 Stars
July 15, 2009
this book has been a true Godsend for me since going gluten free 7 months ago. i have learned so much about Celiac Disease and the other conditions that come along with it, one of them i was actually diagnosed with previously and i had no idea that it was tied to Celiac Disease. i have not been offically diagnosed w/CD but i stay away from gluten anyway due to the fact that since giving it up, my suffering and symptoms have ended. i found this book extremely informative and it gave me the answers to why i felt the way i did for the past 20 years. it has been a real help to me. it eased my mind and made me realize my symptoms were not psychosomatic.
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Lots of Information!! by R. Blois (Somewhere, N.H.) 5 Stars
May 15, 2009
This book is filled with so much information. I was diagnosised last year and have been reading a lot about CSD. But, this book tells you why you got it and what the your body does if you eat gluten... This is a must read book also recommened by my Nutrictionist.
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