Doctors Vikki and Richard Petersen, founders of the celebrated HealthNOW method, have released their book The Gluten Effect.

With the growing demand for information and education on the subject of gluten, it couldn’t have come at a better time. And, with the growing number of health issues related to gluten sensitivity and celiac disease being researched, a book was needed to shed light on this critical subject. This book does just that.

In The Gluten Effect, Doctors Vikki and Richard Petersen expose the dangers that gluten poses and, using the celebrated HealthNOW Method, provides the path to good health for those with gluten sensitivity.

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What Some Experts Have to Say:

“The Drs. Petersen have cracked open a world hidden from view but one that causes untold suffering for millions.  The Gluten Effect is a remarkable window into the innumerable ways in which gluten – that sticky little molecule found in bread and hidden in so many other places – can cause everything from autism to dementia, from depression to psoriasis and so much more.  If you have nagging symptoms that just don’t go away, and you have no idea where they come from, you may be suffering from the gluten effect.  This book can save your life!”

- Mark Hyman, M.D.
New York Times best-selling author of UltraMetabolism, The UltraSimple Diet and The UltraMind Solution

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Dr Jeffrey Bland -quoted in Functional Medicine Update

“I did want to give you some information on a good book that you can send your patient to. That is a contemporary book on the gluten story called, The Gluten Effect.  The authors are colleagues, Dr Vikki and Rick Petersen.”

“It’s written really for the patient to bring them up to speed as to the implications on the [gluten] story beyond that which they might have heard of frank celiac disease.  So another resource you might keep in mind for your patients – The Gluten Effect.”

Thousands of clinicians worldwide practice “functional medicine”-a term Dr Jeffrey Bland coined to describe the practice of personalized medicine that focuses on the cause of chronic disease instead of the symptoms. He established the Institute for Functional Medicine and is one of the original founders of Bastyr University, both of which also teach nutritional medicine applications.

Dr Bland has written 9 books on nutrition for healthcare professionals and the general public. And he’s the principal author of over 100 peer-reviewed research articles.

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The information contained in The Gluten Effect is very valuable and the interpretation of the research is unusually insightful. The authors have also melded a large array of apparently disparate information into a cohesive body of helpful information. The detailed examination of gluten’s many and varied impacts on health and cognition is most impressive, and I really like the case studies included as they provide excellent examples of the various features of gluten sensitivity.

The Gluten Effect is a gem of healthful, helpful information and insight.

Ron Hoggan, Ed. D.
co-author Dangerous Grains, Cereal Killers
author Smarten Up!
editor: Scott-Free Newsletter www.celiac.com

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“The Gluten Effect is well written, comprehensive without being encyclopedic and spiced with inspiring stories. It is delightful and I hope it gains a wide readership. Gluten sensitivity is finally being widely recognized as a significant trigger for a multitude of symptoms and cause for real degeneration through many systems of the body. Removal of gluten from the diet can be life-changing for those that have suffered.”

David S. Jones, MD
President, IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine)
Director of Medical Education

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“I am the owner of a specialty food store and I am passionate about getting out the word on celiac disease. Health issues could be avoided if more testing were done in this population. I would love to carry your book, “The Gluten Effect” as it is the best book I have ever read and I have read them all. I just can’t say enough about it.”

Carol Sheehan,
Owner of “My LOW-CARB Life”

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“We’d like to thank Drs. Vikki and Richard Petersen, the authors of  “The Gluten Effect”, for the addition to our library. If you’re new to gluten intolerance, this book discusses what causes you to become gluten sensitive. It follows with an easy to understand description of how the immune system works and how and why gluten affects it. Since symptoms can be so diverse and not just digestive, and since diagnosis may be delayed because the symptoms don’t fit, they included detailed information about them.

However, you don’t have to be new to gluten intolerance to appreciate this book. I was diagnosed years ago and thought I knew just about all there was to know. However, this book gave me a greater knowledge of the little details that I didn’t fully understand.

I have a friend whose brother has celiac and developed a severe heart problem due to this disease. I never understood how that could happen. After reading “The Gluten Effect”, I know why. This book pressed home the fact that gluten intolerance can have wide ranging effects on the body and you must treat the root cause and not just individual symptoms. It would make a good reference book for a home library.”

Emma Leyburn,
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