37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book on food allergies!, July 22, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: 5 Years Without Food: The Food Allergy Survival Guide : How to Overcome Your Food Allergies and Recover Good Health (Paperback)
Upon seeing the reveiew from a reader who didn't like this book, I was compelled to let others know that this book is NOT at all "dangerous" as claimed by the misinformed reader. Dr. William Shrader, a leader in the field of food allergy is fully aware of the contents of this book and supports what the author says. Food allergy patients should NOT be influenced by that negative review because this book will certainly be BENEFICIAL to helping food allergy sufferers in their quest to find healthy, tastey recipes.
After discovering that I had severe food allergies, I turned to this book for help on what to eat and how to fix tastey recipes. It explains the 4-day Rotation Diet (much better than any other book on the market) and provides MANY recipes, all of which result in good tasting, healthy, food. I keep the book open on my kitchen counter and use it every day.
Actually this book is MUCH more than an allergy cookbook! The author goes into detail as to what causes food allergies and what the patient can do to help heal themselves. Anyone who suffers from food allergies will love the thoroughness of this book.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent CookBook for those with Severe Food Allergies, December 21, 2006
This review is from: 5 Years Without Food: The Food Allergy Survival Guide : How to Overcome Your Food Allergies and Recover Good Health (Paperback)
I bought this book after it was obvious that my children and I had severe food allergies. It has been most informative and helpful. It introduces foods you can probably eat because they are different, recipes for them, a sample rotation menu for 4 days, and sources for these alternative foods. Alternative natural sweeteners are also included, as are alternatives to baking powder, which usually contains corn starch or potato starch. There's something for everything, including multiple salad dressings, even if you can't have vinegar. I have referred to it repeatedly since buying it 9 months ago. I take issue with the negative reviews. Yes, the recipes are a little bland because they are so simple. They have to be simple to avoid too much borrowing from different food families. And she does warn readers not to be too fussy about the recipes & to just be grateful for what you can eat. She does have a recipe chapter for special occasions, including Christmas and Thanksgiving. She has gluten-containing recipes for those who can eat gluten. You can choose to avoid gluten, as we have. There are gluten-free recipes in this book. Unfortunately, there's not many, but that's not her fault. There's not much you can do with gluten-free grains unless you combine them all, which then defeats your rotation diet! In addition, if you're gluten sensitive, but not egg sensitive, try coconut flour. Coconut flour is gluten-free and makes delicious cakes BUT requires several eggs, no matter what you make with it. Coconut also has lots of healthy fats and fiber. There is a coconut flour cookbook for sale on the web, and Amazon may have it as well.
As for having spelt, gluten and goat milk recipes in the book, some can tolerate spelt, just as my son tolerates goat milk. That is why they are listed. You don't have to eat them if you're allergic. If you have to carry an epi-pen, or have had trouble breathing after consuming a food, DON'T eat anything related to that food! If you're only mildly allergic (i.e. skin rash, etc.) ask your doctor about trying other foods in that family. Her food family charts are great - you can look things up by name or by family number. I have added foreign foods to the charts in my book so I'll remember which family they're in.
Lastly, she talks about the importance of probiotics in treating food allergies and important tests you might want to have if you have severe health problems related to your food allergies. I had some of the tests done and they were real eye-openers for me!
Her personal story is included in the book and it is inspiring. When I get upset about not being able to eat a food, I read her story - she was allergic to everything, but has recovered her good health. Her son was severely food allergic, but can now eat everything after receiving EPD (enzyme potentiated desensitization) and then LDA (low dose allergen) treatments. This has given me great hope & she has more info on her website. Her other books are also well-written, so check them out as well.
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful book! Extremely helpful., July 22, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: 5 Years Without Food: The Food Allergy Survival Guide : How to Overcome Your Food Allergies and Recover Good Health (Paperback)
After struggling for a long time with my own very severe allergy problems (at three separate times I was allergic to all foods), I have found this book to provide a goldmine of useful information. The recipes themselves are priceless to a non-cook like myself. She is also careful to point out that diagnosis of food allergies is individualized and doesn't recommend that anyone who can't eat certain things eat them. On the other hand, she shows that there's no need to restrict yourself more than you really have to, which is bad nutritionally. I found this book very balanced and incredibly comprehensive.
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