3 Steps to Gluten-Free Living is a practical, step-by-step guide for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with a gluten-related disorder or with Celiac and is left with difficult question "where do I start?"
Sorting through all the information about becoming gluten-free can be frustrating and time-consuming-and purchasing everything labeled "gluten-free" can be expensive.
There's a better way to begin your gluten-free journey.
This book is written to be a practical, step-by-step guide to the elimination of gluten from your diet, the transition of your heart and your home (including your pantry), and the substitution of convenient products and ingredients for your recipes and meals. Over 100 products and brands are referenced in the book.
This book emphasizes a holistic approach to gluten-free living by including eating whole, clean, local, and healthy, which is important when starting your gluten free journey and for being truly compliant to a gluten-free diet.
In a friendly tone that incorporates humor and inspiring enthusiasm, 3 Steps to Gluten-Free Living teaches that gluten-free eating can be healthy-if you do it the right way.
Topics covered include:
- Alternative gluten-free grains
- Reading labels
- Substitutable ingredients & products
- Shopping & brands
- Eating-out & social situations
- Traveling
- Positive attitude & family support
Helping you get organized with thought-provoking exercises, recipes, tips, facts, and plenty of space for notes, 3 Steps to Gluten-Free Living has everything you need to quickly feel the benefits of the gluten-free lifestyle.
About the Author: Author Melinda Arcara, a.k.a. Gluten-Free Bebe, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a certified health coach with a focus on incorporating healthy gluten-free living into daily routines.
As the baby of ten children, Melinda or "the Bebe," as her dad nicknamed her, went through the first forty years of her life with lots of family love and support, but she never felt healthy. Suffering from unexplained symptoms of migraines, stomach pains, anemia, anxiety, weight fluctuations, and joint pain, she was finally diagnosed with a gluten intolerance in 2010.
For Melinda, this diagnosis was as a blessing, not a curse as she learned how to be gluten-free and to finally feel better. After much trial and error and significant expense, she now wants to save you time, money, and energy to getting on a path to better health and to 100 percent gluten-free living for life!
