About this item
An expanded, revised, and exhaustively updated 20th anniversary edition of the book that fired the first shot--a comprehensive and entertaining guide to living gluten-freeWay ahead of its time, the original edition of this book, Against the Grain, was the first book of its kind: a funny, supportive, and absolutely essential handbook for gluten-free living. With two successful editions and countless devoted fans, this book has helped thousands of gluten-free readers follow their diets with creativity, resourcefulness, and, always, good humor. The Gluten-Free Revolution is fully revised and updated with the newest resources and information, and is packed with authoritative, practical advice for every aspect of living without gluten. With her signature wit and style, Lowell guides readers through the intricacies of shopping; understanding labels, from cosmetics to prescription drugs; strategies for eating out happily and preparing food safely at home; advice about combining gluten-free eating with any other diet, like gluten-free-paleo and gluten-free-dairy-free; negotiating complicated emotional and interpersonal reactions to your new diet; and includes fabulous gluten-free recipes from the best chefs in the world, including Thomas Keller, Rick Bayless, Alice Waters, Bobby Flay, and Nigella Lawson, among many others.
About the Author
Jax Peters Lowell, bestselling author of Against The Grain and The Gluten-Free Bible was diagnosed with celiac disease more than twenty years ago and was the first to bring national attention to the gluten-free diet. In addition to writing books on living well without wheat, she is an award-winning poet and the author of the novel Mothers, released this year in a commemorative edition. She is a recipient of the Leeway Foundation Transformation Award for her pioneering efforts in bringing public awareness to gluten intolerance as well as for fiction and poetry. She lives in Philadelphia in a restored bread factory. www.jaxlowell.com
