The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free

Now, in The First Year” Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free, Shepard explains everything you need to learn and do upon your or a family member’s diagnosis.

How celiac disease affects your entire body

Eating gluten-free (and avoiding hidden glutens)

Keeping your kitchen safe from cross-contamination

Can I drink alcohol?

Celiac and fertility

Finding support groups

Parenting a child with celiac disease

Dining out, traveling, and entertaining

This unique guide prioritizes all the most important information on diet and lifestyle changes for you. Day-by-day, week-by-week, month-by-month, learn how to safely alter your diet, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living gluten-free. Complete with easy and delicious recipes for gluten-free baking, The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free is your essential guide to a healthy life.

• Living Without, April/May 2009
  “This easy read is an inspiration not just for celiacs but for anyone with food sensitivity.”
  Gluten Intolerance Quarterly, Spring 2009
  “‘The First Year’ is such a practical, well-written guide to the disease and the gluten-free lifestyle that it should be a part of a starter kit that doctors give newly diagnosed patients.”
  About.com, 7/15/09
  “A glossary, FAQ, gluten-free baking Q and A and an extensive list of Celiac support groups in the U.S. give readers the tools they need adapt to life without gluten. I highly recommend this book, not only for those newly diagnosed with Celiac disease but for anyone curious about this not so rare autoimmune, genetic disease.”