Thursday, May 14, 2015

GIVEAWAY! Grain of Truth by Stephen Yafa

Title: Stephen Yafa
Author: Stephen Yafa
Publisher: Avery
Publication Date: May 12, 2015
Source: copy received from the publisher for an honest review

Summary from Goodreads




My Review:







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  1. I'm gluten free by necessity and my whole family is GF as a result too. Our youngest is the only one who has never been tested for gluten allergies because we've been gluten free at home since before she was born. I'd be interested to see what this book has to say about gluten, although I don't see myself going back to eating it any time soon.

    1. Yeah, I don't think this book will make someone who is GF by necessity change back to a gluten diet. But the studies in here are pretty interesting, in that they shed light on exactly why some people have such reactions to these foods (perhaps not the gluten itself, but chemical reactions that happen with other parts of the food, etc). If anything, it's more information about the condition, I suppose.

  2. I'm not exclusively GF, Kelly, but I have played around with it and find that I do feel better when I go that route; I don't think it has much to do with the gluten (for me), rather the fact that I am more aware of my food choices and do not seek out processed foods. This sounds like a well-researched book and I'm interested in learning more! Thanks so much for the review!

    1. Good point about the avoidance of processed many gluten options are in processed stuff, so it would help to cut all of that out.

  3. I'm a new vegetarian so I'm on a health kick and am all about learning about food. I have been eying this one for a while!

    1. I think you'd like this book! Even if you aren't considering a GF diet, it gives you interesting information about food choices in general.

  4. That was me! And yes, it goes both ways. I feel like I have to prove gluten makes me feel sick while still being thankful that I can find more things to eat. *sigh* I really need to get my hands on this book. I like hearing what different people have to say on the subject, even if sometimes I don't agree with them.

    1. I would love to hear what you think about this one. He draws some interesting conclusions about what exactly causes gluten reactions, and ways that gluten-sensitives might actually be able to eat it safely if it is fermented with specific methods. I don't see it allowing all GF eaters to suddenly eat gluten, but it's good info nonetheless.

  5. Ooh, I like science-focused books! This sounds awesome! I don't know how people who don't need to eat gluten-free influences people who have celiacs, but I have been impressed by how much easier it is to find gluten-free these days.

    1. Yes, there is a sizeable aisle of GF products at all of my local as Heather mentioned above, that's got to be the up side of this "movement" at least.

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