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by Rusty Gregory (Author), Alan Chasen (Author)
Your trusted guide to living wheat-free
Wheat is one of the largest contributors to the nationwide obesity epidemic--and its elimination is key to dramatic weight loss and optimal health. Living Wheat-Free For Dummies exposes the harmful effects of wheat/grains, sugar, and vegetable oils and provides you with a user-friendly, step-by-step plan to navigate a new, wheat/grain-free lifestyle.
This information-packed guide explains why you should eliminate the trifecta of wheat/grains, sugar, and vegetable oils, what this diet looks like, and how to smoothly transition into this new dietary way of living. Whether you suffer from a wheat allergy, intolerance to grains, or just want to cut out inflammation-causing foods from your diet, Living Wheat-Free For Dummies gives you the tools and tips to improve your overall health. You can also find forty plus delicious, easy, wheat/grain-free ideas for any meal and guidelines for dining out.
- 40-plus delicious, easy recipes that are free of wheat/grains, sugar, and vegetable oils
- Guidelines for dining out wheat/grain-free
- Practical techniques for making the lifestyle a permanent change
- Exercise programs for all levels that maximize weight loss efforts and optimal health
If you're looking to adopt a wheat/grain-free diet and lifestyle, this hands-on, friendly guide has you covered.
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Learn to:
- Grasp the harmful effects of wheat and other grains
- Eliminate wheat from your diet
- Prepare 40+ easy and delicious grain-free recipes
- Dine out the wheat- and grain-free way
Your guide to eliminating wheat, losing weight, and feeling better
Wheat and other grains are major contributors to obesity, Type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and many other other conditions. Eliminating grains is your key to health and longevity. This definitive guide to going wheat-free will give you the goods on this healthy lifestyle, including recipes for great wheat-free meals and tips to maintain healthy wheat-free ways.
- Get started with wheat-free living -- discover how wheat and its nutritional value have changed through the decades and what effect those changes have on your health
- Make wheat-free your dietary foundation -- discover how to stock your kitchen with wheat-free products, plus find out how the wheat-free lifestyle fits with other diets
- Try easy wheat-free recipes -- dig into healthy wheat-free meals, starting with breakfast and working all the way through snacks to fast and simple dinners
- Embrace the wheat-free lifestyle -- figure out how to stay wheat-free when you dine out, while you're traveling, and when you celebrate holidays and special occasions
- Enjoy the benefits -- get the lowdown on the benefits of living wheat-free, along with a list of ten staples of the wheat-free diet
Open the book and find:
- Details on the problem with wheat and its negative effects
- Key differences between wheat and gluten
- Details about the link between sugar and wheat and their effects on the body
- Pointers for ferreting out hidden wheat on food labels
- Alternative recipes for traditional grain dishes
- Exercises to enhance your wheat-free lifestyle
- Ten things that will sabotage your wheat-free ways
Author Biography
Rusty Gregory has a master's degree in kinesiology and runs a personal training studio. He is an active contributor to dailyRX.com, an emerging leader in publishing health news for consumers, and is the author of Self-Care Reform: How to Discover Your Own Path to Good Health. Alan Chasen has a degree in kinesiology and has run a personal training studio since 1989. He advises his clients on exercise, proper nutrition, and general well-being.
