It might not be too late to get a few things added to your Christmas wishlist, so I thought we could share some of our favorite books or those on our wish lists.


The Mood Cure by Julia Ross ( I don't have this yet, but will soon~ I've heard about it several places, and the reviews look pretty good. I think they discuss pyroluria in this book.)

Dangerous Grains by Hoggan/Braly
Wheat Free Worry Free by Danna Korn

I have about ten CookBooks, and use these the most:
The Gluten Free Gourmet cooks Fast and Healthy by Bette Hagmann
Wheat free Recipes and Menus by Carol Fenster
The Garden of Eating by Rachel Albert-Matesz and Don Matesz
Incredible Edible Gluten Free Food for Kids by Sheri Sanderson

And how about some non-gluten related books? Any good fiction out there?


Cara

This one is not a gluten related book; however, it is one of the most interesting books on nutrition that I have read lately. I highly recommend it:
"The Queen of Fats" subtitled "Why Omega-3's were removed from the western diet and what we can do to replace them" by Susan Allport.

I love Karen Robertson's Cooking Gluten Free! Danna Korn's new one is great too.

I found Brain Allergies: The Psychonutrient Connection helpful to me even though I don't have any type of allergies. There is information in that book that may not be explained in a lot of other sources.

I have an earlier version of the book that does not include the section on magnets.

http://books.google.com/books?vid=IS...OOqbVY#PPR7,M1

The author, William Philpott MD, is sometimes referenced in books on amino acids on how cysteine is important for those with chronic health conditions and those with a vitamin b6 deficiency. This is two different references on cysteine (for two different problems) sited from two different phamplets credited to Philpott. I get the impression from his book and the fact that his pamphlets are sited that he has real hands-on experience with treating people with nutritional problems and allergies.

This books explains the disease process and how it effects your pancreas. A lot of people understand about using enzymes but not that many sources may explain about the importance of bi-carbonates with digestive enzymes. Brain Allergies explains how the pancreas can become diseased and how it will lose function, different functions over time. The last function to become faulty is the insulin production. Type II diabetes is a serious health problem in modern societies and esp. in the USA. I think that the pancreas and its function may be ignored somewhat by modern medicine. In other words, only when you get diabetes do you get treatment but if you are developing diabetes it can be difficult to get preventative care for your blood sugar problems or your pancreas problems. So understanding the disease process of the pancreas can be highly useful and may be help in preventing this problem.

He shares some obversations like how POWs who came back with deficiencies acquired during their enprisonment had to take "high dose" supplements for the rest of their lives. This is so contrary to what most people and most doctors believe. But the truth is that eating a really bad diet for maybe a couple of years could effect you for the rest of your life (if you develop real deficiencies as a result). I think we need to be reminded sometimes about the fact that deficiencies are not something you can hope will go away some day.

But he also explains the important nutrients for those with gluten and cesium problems and also has some tests that you can try on yourself too.

I have the book Brain Allergies, too, and would recommend it to anyone who has neurologic/behavioural symptoms that might be related to food, environment, or chemical allergies. He does talk about gluten as being a top food offender.

Chapter two of the book also contains one of my favorite quotes:
"One must be taught to suspect, for if one does not suspect, he does not test, and if he does not test, he does not know" H.J. Rinkel

This seemed especially pertinent to me when my daughter presented with seizures, and I suspected autoimmune disease, allergy, and nutritional deficiency (because she had dental enamel defect, and dented finger nails and I had just been dx'd B12 deficient), but the doctor only wanted to treat with AED's and not worry about the "why's" or do any testing for possible autoimmunity, food sensitivity, or nutritional deficiency!

Cara