Healthier without wheat : a new understanding of wheat allergies, celiac disease, and non-celiac gluten intolerance

Wangen, Stephen. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780976853794 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0976853795 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Seattle, WA : Innate Health Pub., c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-270) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- pt. I. Wheat and the problems it can cause -- 1. The whole of wheat -- Challenging the health assumption -- The history of wheat -- Wheat : a staple in the American diet -- The evolution of health in the United States -- Summary -- 2. A look inside wheat : gluten -- Two different types of gluten intolerance -- Gluten allergies -- Wheat allergies and intolerances -- What is gluten? -- What is gliadin? -- Where is gluten? -- About oats -- Summary -- 3. Reacting to wheat : the many faces of gluten intolerance and gluten-associated diseases -- It's not just a digestive problem -- Problems commonly seen in infants and toddlers -- Problems commonly seen in adults and older children -- The complete list -- Why so many problems? -- Malabsorption -- Inflammation -- Other specific issues -- Malignancies/cancer -- Eosinophils -- Fertility -- Autoimmune disorders -- Neurological problems -- Why do different people get different symptoms? -- Can gluten be addictive? -- Summary -- pt. II. Celiac disease -- 4. Understanding and testing for celiac disease -- What happens to the body in celiac disease? -- How do villi get damaged? -- Other names for celiac disease -- Who gets celiac disease? -- What are the symptoms of celiac disease? -- Testing for celiac disease -- Positive versus negative test results -- The biopsy -- What can go wrong with the biopsy -- Other potential causes of a positive biopsy -- The tissue transglutaminase antibody test -- Endomysial antibodies -- Reticulin antibodies -- Gliadin antibodies -- Stool testing for antibodies -- Salivary testing for antibodies -- Genetic testing -- Confocal laser endomicroscopy -- Camera in a capsule -- MRI, CT scan, X-ray, and ultrasound -- Colonoscopy -- Fecal fat -- Intestinal permeability -- The biopsy as the gold standard? -- What is the treatment for celiac disease? -- What is the long-term outcome for people with celiac disease? -- Dermatitis herpetiformis : celiac disease of the skin? -- Summary -- pt. III. Non-celiac gluten intolerance and wheat allergies --