Gluten-Free: Success Strategies - Live Healthy Now

Publisher Marketing: Dealing with the challenges of dietary restrictions, especially when it comes to something as prevalent as gluten, can be overwhelming. Help is here! Food-intolerance expert Jo Stepaniak provides concise explanations of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity along with practical, easy-to-implement recommen-dations to make the move to a gluten-free diet enjoyable and nutritious. Discover which foods are safe to eat and which ones must be avoided. Learn how to interpret food labels and guard against cross-contamination. Find tips on food preparation, dining out safely, and reclaiming your health. Especially valuable is the section on gluten-free cooking and baking that eliminates any guesswork in the kitchen. Along with a list of essential ingredients and effective techniques, there are ten delicious recipes to get you started. Contributor Bio:  Melina, Vesanto Vesanto Melina, M. Sc., R. D., was trained at the University of Toronto and the University of London, England, and taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and Seattle's Bastyr University. She was a coordinator for the vegetarian section of the Manual of Clinical Dietetics (Dietitians of Canada and the American Dietetics Association) and is co-author of the nutrition classic Becoming Vegetarian (now in eleven countries and three languages), as well as Cooking Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan and Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Cancer. Vesanto is widely known in the mediapress, TV and radio. She is an internationally known speaker and has presented workshops on the topic of vegetarian nutrition to over 1,800 dietitians throughout. North America. Vesanto received the prestigious Clintec award for leadership in dietetics. She regularly consults for government and industry and for individual clients. To complement her scientific expertise is Vesanto's joy in creating food that is healthy, delicious and simple to prepare. Her website is www.nutrispeak.com. Contributor Bio:  Stepaniak, Joanne JoAnne Stepaniak is at the forefront of the international movement for compassionate living. She has devoted her life to the study, practice, and advancement of engaged compassion. Her books and articles have been widely published and circulated throughout the world. She is the author of "Being Vegan" and "The Vegan Sourcebook".