Review: Mind-blowing new information!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
The Path to Becoming Gluten Free is not a book about how to lose weight miraculously through a radical change in diet; it’s much more than that. The author’s intention is to raise awareness, and in this sense, this book is rather informative. A lot of people go through their lives without being diagnosed for Celiac disease or other gluten intolerance, and that happens mostly because they can’t identify the symptoms or because they are completely unaware of the disorder’s existence.I liked how the author contextualized the condition by finding the precise moment in history when gluten intolerance became a major problem. I was astonished. His explanation as to why gluten wasn’t a real concern until the beginning of the XIX century is very convincing.He advises you not to self-diagnose, but rather to pay attention to the signs your body sends: you still need to schedule a doctor’s appointment before knowing for sure if you have some kind of gluten intolerance.He explains the myths behind gluten and he doesn’t hold back any information. The pros and cons of a gluten-free diet are available in this book. It’s not the author’s intention to make people change their eating habits radically if they are completely healthy and don’t have any sort of gluten intolerance.Whether you think you have celiac disease, or you are just curious about it and want to learn new things, this book is a great start.