Dangerous Grains: Why Gluten Cereal Grains May Be Hazardous To Your Health

A few years ago I bought 4 or 5 books on Gluten Free diets to see if it was something I - and others in my family - should try. This book was the best of the bunch, and I have since recommended it to many other people who have also found it extremely helpful. As a matter of fact, this recent purchase was for someone else who was having some difficulty figuring out why they weren't feeling well, and they, too found it helpful. Very down to earth and helpful. I firmly believe going Gluten Free is not just a fad - the flours we are eating today are NOT anything like they were 50 - 100 years ago, and they are affecting a lot of people badly. Unfortunately, flour and flour products are so pervasive in our diets that unless you make a super effort to eliminate them, you're not giving Gluten Free a fair trial. And I also believe that a large proportion of our population is being adversely affected, but doctors aren't aware of how gluten in the diet may actually manifest itself in people's lives. Read the book and truly try a Gluten Free diet . . . I think you'll be amazed at the difference in the way you feel!

VERY INFORMATIVE

I read this book because my Dr recommended I read it. I was resistant because "gluten-free" is such a "cure de Jour", but I did read it. I did not find much of myself in it, but I did clearly see how some of the people around me, family and friends, might benefit from trying a gluten-free diet. I did come away feeling that Dr. Braly was a bit strident. According to him none of us should be eating any wheat at all. I, personally, just can't deal with that. BUT what I found most interesting is how wheat has changed since the end of the Second World War and clearly we are NOT eating the same wheat our grandparents ate. In fact, I'd guess that little of the food we eat is the same food our grandparents ate. In this age of genetically modified food, Dr. Braly's exploration of what today's wheat (specifically the concentrated protein in the wheat gluten) might be doing to our bodies does bear reading. On some levels this is a cautionary tale. Even if you don't change the way you eat, you might do well to read this book and give some pause to think, really think, about your food.

This is a book worth your time and health. I found it illuminated my understanding just how grains, whole and other,aren't the wonder food we've been sold. Rather just the opposite. I've also come to conclude the "health epidemic" has beeninduced by our food industry with its numerous ingredients, modified and processed, that our bodies are rejecting. Like most living thingsthe effects of consumption play out over time, often with damaging results. After eating "healthy" whole grains forthe past several years I came to realize I didn't feel as good as all the medical experts and nutritionists claimed one would.Curious as to why I eliminated gluten/wheat products from my diet and could feel the difference within days. I use to think the"full feeling" felt the same for everybody. It doesn't. Mine was like a brick weight in my gut after eating a pasta dinner, orpizza, followed quickly by a bloating abdomen. Now I know being full after a meal shouldn't be painfully uncomfortable.Or that breakfast grain cereal's plus whole grain breads for lunch, and more whole grains for dinner shouldn't send yourunning to the bathroom after each meal. Now when I make my gluten free pizza's orpasta dishes I no longer have the weighted sensation. I'm just satisfied, not compromised. After reading this book I too believethere are a high % of the population undiagnosed that have a gluten sensitivity without being Celiac. Get this book and Help yourselfunderstand why gluten may be causing so many of your health symptoms and illness. The information that enlightened meof why wheat/gluten is causing so much trouble is the discussion of the transition from our hunter/gathereridentities to that of agriculture of grains. The evolution of grain cultivation from "the east-west spread of cereal farmingfrom the MIddle East to Southern Europe occurred quickly, requiring little or no genetic changes to the grains..." The climateproved ideal with the day length,climate, etc.. But once the cultivation moved toward the northern latitudes of Europegenetically modified grains took shape. This was further continued when agriculture moved to Cananda and North America'scold climate, and short growing season. The protein in the Wheat grains had to be super powered to produce theneeded yield. So a protein that was already in its natural state hard for our digestive system became evenmore taxing. Canada has world recognition for producing the "hard wheat berry" a real performer and supplied to major food manufacturers. I encourage you to read this book, it guides one through the appropriate medicaltests for diagnosis, resources, and offers a layman's text of the dangers of grains to our health.

This book is a clear, complete description of celiac disease, it's many manifestations and the best way to live with the condition. I learned a great deal about this autoimmune disease that I didn't know and believe this book is a valuable addition to the library of anyone suffering with celiac disease.

best book I've read so far on the subject, its about 18 years old now but depressingly the NHS is still so poor at suspecting food as the root cause of so many health problems, this book answered so many questions I had. Would recommend to anyone who is a coeliac or is gluten sensitive, and all doctors !!!

Getreide hat mich schon länger unglücklich gemacht. Einerseits hatte ich immer Lust auf Getreide-Produkte, andererseits hab ich davon Wasseransammlungen im Körper bekommen, und konnte auch kaum noch aufhören so Sachen wie ein schönes knuspriges Körnerbrot zu essen, sobald ich mal angefangen hatte. Um das ganze etwas besser zu verstehen, habe ich Dangerous Grains gelesen, und es seitdem zum Glück geschafft Getreide-frei zu bleiben! Es zeigt einige sehr interessante Punkte auf, und ich habe erkannt, warum ich so sensibel auf Gluten reagiere, und dass das auch in einigen Bekannten der Fall ist! Viel zu wenig Menschen wissen, was Gluten anrichten kann. Ich bin sehr froh, das Wissen aus diesem Buch erworben zu haben!Was mich ein bisschen an dem Buch gestört hat, war der leicht anti-vegane Touch. Ich bin Veganerin und stehe voll hinter der veganen Lebensweise, habe mir auch dazu viel Wissen angeeignet, und bin von den positiven Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit 100% überzeugt. (Wer mich kennt weiß, wie selten ich mich auf 100% festlege.) Was in dem Buch über Gluten/Getreide geschrieben wird, habe ich als wirklich wertvoll empfunden, bei ein paar Passagen, die über das Getreide hinausgingen dachte ich jedoch, die Autoren hätten sich lieber auf ihr Spezial-Thema beschränken sollen und nicht noch schlecht recherchiertes Halbwissen aus einem anderen Bereich einbringen sollen.Wer über das Getreide hinaus noch etwas über gesunde Ernährung lernen möchte, dem sei "The 80/10/10 Diet" von Graham oder "Eat to live" von Fuhrman ans Herz gelegt.Graham erwähnt auch kurz, warum Getreide sub-optimal für Menschen ist. Dangerous Grains war jedoch das erste Buch, das ich gelesen habe, das sich nur mit Getreide beschäftigt. Sollte ich mal auf ein besseres Buch mit der Thematik stoßen, werde ich das hier ergänzen, bis dahin kann ich Dangerous Grains empfehlen.

Great product, just as expected

temporary review as I've not yet finished the book - I've known many people sensitive to gluten (& dairy) & have read reasonably extensively on the subject over the last 30 years & so didn't think I'd be surprised by any info on this subject in the book, but it turns out that gluten is even more widely toxic than I'd thought! (I'll edit this review to add the page number of that bit when I retrieve the book from the house where I left it!) - hence the title of my review -meanwhile see above Jodi-Hummingbird's very comprehensive review that quotes a lot of the book's main points, giving a very good general picture of the book.One annoying point about the book is that, although it does quote pages & pages of references, it doesn't quote each reference at the end of the bit it refers to; instead, the references are all listed at the end of the book with just chapter titles between them, so that it's near-impossible to find the reference for a particular part of a chapter, thus making it near-impossible to check any reference & to quote any reference, ridiculous arrangement! (either that or some of the references are missing, eg. for the last bit of the last chapter, it seeemed to me) - hence only the 4 stars