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76 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing service and extremely questionable information,
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This review is from: Gluten-Free Living (Magazine)
I subscribed for two years/ 8 issues and as someone else mentioned, it comes about twice a year. The last issue which I received in February was the Fall 2006 issue and had a diatribe printed in it about the expense of the post office and how prices will only continue to rise for them as their subscriber base grows, not reduce as MOST other magazines experience. Since I have worked for a magazine, I know this is a crazy argument - magazines want higher circulation to sell ads! I also, as a paying and patient subscriber, don't appreciate having the argument brought to me as to why they can't get the magazine out when promised.
Also, I have been disappointed by the advice given. In the most recent issue (fall 2006) there was advice given regarding having food in restaurants involving shredded cheese. The letter writer asked since shredded cheese *could* have flour on it, but that she'd never found any in the store, should she avoid shredded cheese in restaurants or have to ask about that as well? The response from the editor was that while there are shredded cheeses that could have wheat flour as an anticaking agent, the amount is so small and the letter writer doesn't likely eat shredded cheese out very much, so she probably shouldn't worry about it. Also, that it's impossible to be perfect, so that she shouldn't stress herself out. I was appalled at that advice! This is a DISEASE, not a diet, and a breadcrumb is enough to cause problems! It's impossible to be perfect? I suppose it is. However, based on that, it's no excuse to be lax about food choices. There are at least two items per issue that get my blood boiling, such as this one. I should have cancelled my subscription, however it comes so infrequently, I often forget I even get it! It's only because this subscription came up on my Amazon page that I thought to comment. In a previous issue, the magazine decided to stop carrying the ads for Gluten Free Savonnier, which is a soap maker that includes no gluten ingredients. Their reasoning is that you cannot be glutened by things you do not eat. However, there are many people who have rashes and problems due to using gluten products on their skin and I am one of them. And while I don't *eat* my soap, there are many times that soap, shampoo, etc, has gotten into my mouth in the shower, due to overzealous shampooing, etc. It happens. When they wrote the article explaining why they were not carrying those ads anymore, they wrote in a tone and with words that indicated such product providers were simply bilking a gullible gluten free crowd. There was definitely no need at all for that kind of attitude. I have found some information in the magazine to be useful and appreciate seeing advertisers so I can see what's available for me to eat, so for that reason it gets 2 stars. But that's it for this terrible publication.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
kind of worth it,
By C. Siegel (eugene,OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gluten-Free Living (Magazine)
the advertisments in the magazine were helpful to me, not the articals.
when dealing with this lifestyle anything informative helps!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have For Those With Celiac,
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This review is from: Gluten-Free Living (Magazine)
A must have for those living with celiac. This publication is extremely thorough and will answer questions you haven't even thought of about the gluten-free diet and making it a lifestyle. Gluten Free Living helps to clear up the confusion about what is gluten-free and what isn't. Their in-depth research and analysis is very impressive. A must have for your gluten-free library and keeping informed about the latest topics and issues in the gluten-free world.
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