Celiac Disease or The Secret of Scent

Celiac Disease: A Guide to Living with Gluten Intolerance

Author: Sylvia Llewelyn Bower

Celiac disease is a digestive disorder caused by a sensitivity to the protein gluten in wheat flour, which in turn can damage the small intestine and inhibit the body's absorption of nutrients from food. The disease is hereditary and can affect entire families. Cowritten by a registered nurse who lives with celiac disease, a dietician, and a clinical pharmacist, this indispensable guide tackles all aspects of the disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, management, complications, and current research. While many cookbooks and dietary manuals on gluten intolerance exist, Celiac Disease is the only book on how to live fully and richly while maintaining a gluten-free lifestyle. In addition to learning how to set up and maintain a gluten-free kitchen, readers find strategies for tackling emotional issues, nutrition and dietary guidelines, tips for dining out, and advice on raising a celiac child.

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Reviewer: Dale A. Schoeller, PhD(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description: This moderately short book provides information to lay readers about the cause, symptoms, and related issues involved in living with celiac disease.
Purpose: The goal of the authors is to produce a summary of information on celiac disease that will help patients cope with their disease. It is intended to provide basic information on the disease and its symptoms and more extensive information on how to change one's diet and outlook on a life for someone with celiac disease with the goal of increasing the patient's quality of life.
Audience: This book is written for the lay reader who either has been diagnosed with celiac disease, or who has a family member, or is otherwise involved in caring for those who have been diagnosed with the disease. The language used by the author has been carefully chosen to avoid medical jargon and the book is written at a level appropriate for most adult lay readers. The primary author is an accredited nurse, and the two other coauthors are a dietician and a pharmacist. This combination provides the range of training and experience required to write this book.
Features: A short section covers the medical causes and symptoms of celiac disease, a short section discusses the psychological issues of coping with celiac disease or any chronic disease, and a large section covers managing celiac disease though dietary interventions to avoid foods containing gluten. The book also contains a sizable section of gluten-free recipes which should be very helpful to patients. There are few illustrations, but a wealth of helpfultables that summarize many of the lifestyle changes that can improve the quality of life for someone with celiac disease.
Assessment: The book accomplishes its goal of providing valuable information to lay readers with celiac disease. It is written in a very comprehensible style and covers most of the information a patient or caregiver requires for helping someone with celiac disease.

Table of Contents:

Preface     ix
What Is Celiac Disease?     1
Diagnosis     9
Dermatitis Herpetiformis     17
A Healthy Gluten-Free Diet   Mary Kay Sharrett     27
Complications     37
Tackling the Emotional Side of CD     45
Raising a CD Child     53
Eating and Baking Gluten-Free     59
Eating Out     71
Managing Celiac Disease     79
Pulling It All Together     85
Gluten in Medications   Steve Plogsted     97
Gluten-Free Recipes     103
Kitchen Basics
Darry's GF Flour Mix     104
GF Shake-n-Bake     104
GF Fry Magic     105
Thick Crust Pizza Dough     105
Breakfast
Breakfast Brunch Casserole     106
Corn Pancakes     107
Early Wake-Up Call     108
English Muffins     108
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Pancakes     109
Sunday Morning Waffles or Pancakes     110
Main Meals
Aunt Carol's Spinach Casserole     110
Chicken & Rice Bake     111
Corn Tortilla Pizza     112
Crunchy Chicken Nuggets     113
Eggplant Parmesan     113
GF Lasagna     115
Impossible Chicken 'n Broccoli Pie     115
Jamaican Jerk Chicken     116
Polenta Lasagna     117
Skillet Enchiladas     118
Spinach Pie (Quiche)     119
Sweet and Sour Pork     120
Soups
Chinese Corn Soup     120
Susan's Potato Soup     121
Tortilla Soup     122
Salads
Bean Salad     123
Broccoli Salad     124
Cole Slaw     124
Breads and Crackers
Banana Nut Muffins     125
Cheese Crackers     126
Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Muffins     127
Graham Crackers     128
Soft White Bread     129
West Tennessee Corn Bread     130
Cookies and Desserts
Buckeyes in Winter     131
Deluxe Buckwheat Almond Cake     132
Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake     133
Easy Fruit Salad     134
Fruit Fluff     134
Million Dollar Salad     135
Resources   Mary Kay Sharrett     137
Index     157

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The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell

Author: Luca Turin

One man's passion for perfume leads him to explore one of the most intriguing scientific mysteries: What makes one molecule smell of garlic while another smells of rose?

In this witty, engrossing, and wildly original volume, author Luca Turin explores the two competing theories of smell. Is scent determined by molecular shape or molecular vibrations? Turin describes in fascinating detail the science, the evidence, and the often contentious debate—from the beginnings of organic chemistry to the present day—and pays homage to the scientists who went before. With its uniquely accessible and captivating approach to science via art, The Secret of Scent will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about the most mysterious of the five senses.

Kirkus Reviews

A behind-the-scenes look at perfume research and development; a demanding course in the chemistry of fragrance; and the story behind the development of a scientific theory about how humans detect odors. Biophysicist Turin, dubbed The Emperor of Scent in Chandler Burr's 2003 biography, now serves as chief scientist of a company that creates fragrance molecules to order. He derived his still-controversial theory that a substance's odor is based on the frequencies of its molecules' vibrations from a 1977 article by R.H. Wright, who in turn derived it from Malcolm Dyson's papers of the 1920s and '30s. The author gives full credit to both men, whose work was not recognized in their lifetimes, and makes clear that he too still struggles to have his vibration theory accepted by those who believe that molecules' shape gives them their odor. Although illustrated with diagrams and drawings, the chemistry sections may still daunt some general readers. Turin's metaphors help, however. What distinguishes this account, besides the author's wit and his enthusiasm for fragrance, is his florid writing about scents. Turin has a remarkable ability to detect and describe their complexity: For him, they are not simply odors; they speak and have personality and colors. "The voice of Nombre Noir was that of a child older than its years, at once fresh, husky, modulated and faintly capricious," he rhapsodizes. "There was a knowing naivety about it which made me think of Colette's writing in her Claudine books. It brought to mind a purple ink to write love letters with." Along with lily of the valley, sandalwood and musk, however, the author provides a heavy load of aldehydes, acetophenone and proteinsemiconductors. Occasionally impenetrable, but overall a fascinating tour of the world of fragrance, provided by a knowledgeable and passionate expert.