Dangerous Grains : Why Gluten Cereal Grains May Be Hazardous to Your Health

by Braly, James; Hoggan, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781583331293
• ISBN10: 1583331298
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-26
• Publisher: Avery Trade

Summary

Dangerous Grainsturns the U.S. Food Guide Pyramid upside down by exposing the myriad health risks posed by gluten grains (wheat, rye, barley, spelt, kamut, and triticale). The authors, leading experts in the field of food allergies, and celiac disease, present compelling evidence that our grain-centered diet is to blame for a host of chronic illnesses. Largely misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed, these disorders can be prevented and reversed by the useful program outlined in this important new book.

Author Biography

James Braly, M.D., has helped develop and popularize food allergy testing and celiac disease screening. He is also the author of Food Allergy Relief.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Jonathan V. Wright
Preface	xvii
Introduction	1	(17)
Grains and People: An Evolutionary Mismatch	18	(18)
Types of Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity	36	(11)
Proactively Determining Your Risk	47	(14)
Testing for Gluten Sensitivity in All Its Forms	61	(16)
Life After Gluten	77	(28)
The Cancer Connection	105	(12)
Gluten, Molecular Mimicry, and Autoimmune Disease	117	(17)
Osteoporosis and Gluten	134	(10)
Brain Disorders and Gluten	144	(16)
Bowel Diseases and Gluten	160	(9)
Where to from Here? Research, Theories, and Treatments	169	(12)
Appendix A. Common Signs and Symptoms of Celiac Disease	181	(2)
Appendix B. Hidden Sources of Gluten	183	(3)
Appendix C. Autoimmune Diseases Frequently Found in Celiac Disease	186	(1)
Appendix D. Comprehensive List of Gluten-Associated Medical Conditions	187	(16)
Appendix E. Heroic Thinkers and Dietary Biases	203	(6)
Sources	209	(30)
Index	239