Gluten Connection: How Gluten Sensitivity May Be Sabotaging Your Health--And What You Can Do to Take Control Now »

SHARI LIEBERMAN, PhD, CNS, is a well-known, widely respected clinical nutritionist who is an expert in identifying and treating gluten sensitivity. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling Real Vitamin and Mineral Book, released in its third edition in 2003. A frequent speaker at medical and scientific conferences throughout the world, she resides in New York City.

One of the nation's top clinical nutritionists presents her 14-day program for treating and reversing gluten sensitivity, a condition that affects as much as 35 to 50 percent of the U.S. population and is a major contributing factor to an array of chronic illnesses

Struggling with weight gain? Plagued by fatigue? Suffering from joint pain? According to preeminent clinical nutritionist Dr. Shari Lieberman, these symptoms are among the hallmarks of a little-known but surprisingly common sensitivity to gluten, a protein in certain grains. Dr. Lieberman has been investigating gluten sensitivity for more than 20 years. In her experience, eliminating gluten can alleviate many troubling symptoms for which doctors often can't find a cause, as well as chronic conditions for which mainstream medicine offers little hope of relief—including rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, lupus, and irritable bowel syndrome.

In fact, 85 percent of Dr. Lieberman's clients who follow a gluten-free diet report dramatic improvement in their health—and scientific studies support her results.

In The Gluten Connection, Dr. Lieberman presents a simple questionnaire to help readers assess their risk for gluten sensitivity and provides a 14-day eating plan to start them on the path to improved health and vitality. She also recommends nutritional supplements to support and maximize the therapeutic potential of a gluten-free diet.

Foreword     ix
Introduction     xvi
Something You Ate
Grain Danger     4
Allergy or Intolerance?     16
Gluten Sensitivity's Masquerade
Gluten and Skin Diseases     24
Neurological Disorders     31
Other Autoimmune Diseases     40
Digestive Disorders     55
Undiagnosed Diseases and Conditions     67
A Word about Fido     76
From the Files of Health Professionals     80
Are You Gluten Sensitive?     94
Going Gluten-Free
Setting Yourself Free     105
Supplementing Your Health     124
What If Going Gluten-Free Doesn't Work?     137
Why Didn't My Doctor Tell Me about This?     143
Coping with Cooking
A Substitute for All Reasons     161
Gluten-Free Cooking 101     171
Gluten-Free Cooking 201     201
Give Me Bread!     224
A 14-Day GF Diet     234
Helpful Resources for Gluten-Free Living     245
Notes     256
Index     270
About the Author     281