Healthier Without Wheat: A New Understanding of Wheat Allergies, Celiac Disease, and Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance.

Not all doctors understand how to properly diagnose gluten intolerance. I have been gluten intolerant for years without knowing it. One doctor tested me for celiac disease, and when the test came back negative, he told me I was fine and could eat gluten (wheat, barley, rye, etc.) without ever having to worry about it.He was wrong, and I kept getting sicker by the day.I am one of countless people who do not have celiac, yet I get very, VERY sick from eating gluten -- celiac gene tests and biopsy aside, my symptoms are exactly the same as someone with celiac, including malnutrition, malabsorption, HORRIBLE body aches that mimed Fibromyalgia (it got to where I could barely walk, and I might have been on the way to being diagnosed with MS), mouth sores, brain fog, trouble sleeping, numbness in arms and legs, nasty, embarrassing lower GI problems (oh my gosh . . . the list goes on and on.) I eventually became so weak; I couldn't even carry a lightweight purse.I felt as though I were dying, and I thought I was going crazy. People around me didn't understand. It was hell.Fortunately, I eventually found a doctor who understands celiac and gluten-intolerance (University of Chicago Celiac Center), and fortunately, someone FINALLY read the tests correctly.As I was going through my U of C rounds of tests, I found Healthier Without Wheat and read it. It helped me understand that I wasn't going crazy by questioning my original diagnosis. It brought me great comfort in seeking out a second opinion -- this was a blessing for which I will always be grateful. (For those who understand the medical side of things: I tested double DQ6, with a very high level of gliadin in my blood.)Dr. Wangen's book also gives the best explanation of non-celiac gluten intolerance AND wheat allergy that I have found, to date.Now that I've been properly diagnosed, and now that I'm eating gluten-free, I'm feeling better than I have in many, many years.If you've been told you do not have Celiac, but your body is acting exactly like it DOES have celiac, well, you may indeed have it and need to be tested again. . . OR you may not have celiac, but perhaps you have gluten intolerance the way I do, or maybe a wheat allergy.Bottom line is that you need to listen to yourself and your body. In the meantime, if you are questioning if you may or may not have celiac, gluten intolerance or an allergy to wheat, this book can help.

While there is much useful information in the book, most of the information is repeated throughout. Want to know the tests for gluten intolerance, celiac, or allergy? The author will tell you about them repeatedly. Want to know which grains have gluten and which don't? The author will give you the list several times. Want to know the signs or symptoms of gluten intolerance? The author will give them to you more than once. When the author is not repeating the same information, he is telling you some basics and stating over and over again that a later chapter will go more into depth on that subject. Not a bad book, but it would have been better had it been half as long, or contained more in-depth information.

I like this books approach to the wheat or gluten epidemic in the US. I have had the allergy since a child and no one knew what it was. Now i do. If I hadn't stopped eating wheat I would more than likely be on my way to death as we speak. I loved how the book covers everything you need to know about the history of wheat, how it came to be a main staple in our diets when it didn't used to be or need to be and how to save your health and your mind by not eating it any more.

The book is easy to read and includes very useful information about wheat intolerance. I was surprised to learn that consuming wheat as part of a healthy diet could cause so many medical conditions. This is the first book that I have read on the topic of wheat intolerance, and I recommend the book to anyone who would like to learn more about the subject. I have noticed a decrease in several digestive issues since reducing the amount of wheat in my diet about three weeks ago.

This is by far the best book on wheat allergies ever written. Amazing how some of the things we have eaten all our lives, and some of us have lived a few years, are affecting us in negative ways. Being celiac is not the end of the world but the beginning of a new and healthier one.This is a must read for everyone. It opens our eyes to many different reasons why we feel the way we do on certain days after eating certain foods.

This book is amazingly informative. The author very thoroughly explains all the ins and outs of how to find out or figure out if you have a gluten intolerance, further testing you might want to pursue depending on the results. He lists several organizations that have more information that could be helpful if you are gluten intolerant. If you have any health problems, you should definitely read this book before you bother going to the doctor to get diagnosed.

My Mom told me to read this. I was already researching the topic online as I was having medical issues. This book helped me to understand what was going on and what tests to ask my doctor for. I did get tested and am Gluten intolerant. This book helped me to understand that even if I was not gluten intolerant that wheat is a food that is best left alone as our bodies don't do well with it.

I read this in the being of my journey to becoming gluten free. I am gluten intolerant and had gone through all the necessary medical diagnostic tests. This explains why I felt ill for so many years. It is amazing how gluten impacts your entire body. I recommend this to anyone who is just starting a gluten free life.

very good book very informitive on the food the wife can eat and not eat looking at cooking none allerge food

Very American-good basic information but very overpriced for what it is.

Worth every penny, it's great to have a professional opinion on something so significant, I'm sure this will help me in my mission to diagnose gluten intolerance. Case studies are very interesting, enlightening to read and had no problems acquiring it!

Very good. Has explained symptoms I've had for over 50 years. Feel so much better without wheat.

A very clear and easy to understand book which has changed my outlook completely on wheat and wheat containing products.I keep returning to this book as it is full of good tips and clearly laid out facts.Having been a heavy eater of bread made from wheat flour, pasta in all varieties, pizza etc. We have now, since reading this book, changed in this household to much less bread, pasta and pizza and when, then made with spelt flour. Feel much better from the change