The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free
- Author Jules E. Dowler Shepard
- Narrator Nia Roe
- Publisher Hachette Audio
- Publish Date 9 June 2026
- Run Time 6 hours and 13 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Cookery / food and drink, Cookery for specific diets and conditions, Coping with allergies, including food allergies, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Reference works.
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
“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.”
| Author | Jules E. Dowler Shepard |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Nia Roe |
| Duration | 6 hours and 13 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781668658079 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Hachette Audio |
| Genre | Cookery / food and drink, Cookery for specific diets and conditions, Coping with allergies, including food allergies, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Reference works |
| Availability | US |
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