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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 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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
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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.”
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Details
- Author
- Jules E. Dowler Shepard
- Narrator
- Nia Roe
- Duration
- 6 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781668658079
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Cookery / food and drink, Reference works, Cookery for specific diets and conditions, Coping with allergies, including food allergies, Diets and dieting, nutrition
Synopsis
If you've just been diagnosed with celiac disease, you're not alone: as many as 1 in 133 Americans have this autoimmune disorder characterized by an inability to digest gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains. For ten years, Jules Shepard's gastrointestinal symptoms went misdiagnosed. Finally diagnosed, she experienced a rollercoaster of emotions and illness the year following, as she discovered what she could and could not eat through trial and error.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.
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