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always check with your allergist
This is a good book for people with food allergies to read. However, people with very severe food allergies should check with an allergic before trying anything new. This book provides good ideas and information but some people will have to be careful. My son has a severe, life-threatening allergy to cow milk protein. Very small amounts of cow milk protein can kill him. The protein in goat's milk is very similar to the protein in cow's milk. I gave my son some goat's milk many years ago and it almost killed him. His allergist would never have advised me to give him goat's milk. Many people have food allergys but people vary with regard to how allergic they are. If you have to carry an epi-pen because of a food allergy, that is a sign to be very careful. That said, I still think this book will help people with known food allergies or with illnesses that may be related to eating food(s) that causes an adverse reaction within the body. A book will not replace having an allergist that knows how to test for food allergies. Complete removal of all traces of all types of milk protein from my son's diet has been the only way I've found to keep him safe so far. People suffering from food allergies may want to also read about adding enzymes from live food to their diet as another way to reduce the problems associated with food allergies. I have been studying food allergies for 11 years and there is always more to learn.

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being clear about allergies and foods
i must respond to the negative review posted.

goat's milk does NOT contain the same allergen as cow's, and IS often tolerated by many. the same holds true for spelt - it is an ancient, and therefore non hybridised, grain, and hence often less likely to provoke reaction.

therefore, TRYING new alternatives is always worthwhile, in order to maintain a broader range of foods in one's diet. to try a food, caution is always in order, and special safer procedures can and should be used.

i write this, because i feel the book in question needs to be seriously considered by all allergy sufferers. there is not enough written on the subject - and the suffering of those who have such profound difficulty with foods is immense.

please do not be put off by one review - such a wealth of information is worth serious consideration. every body is different, every allergy condition varies. just proceed with any changes with caution, and move slowly.

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A good resource
While the author could perhaps be clearer about some of the ingredients she recommends (spelt, alternative milks), I think this is a great book for those of us who suffer from food allergies. I myself have found spelt to be a safe alternative to wheat, and I only tried it after reading her book, as others had told me it would have the same effect as wheat. Each person's allergic reaction seems to be different, so to write a book that will be useful for all is difficult, but I think that Dumke's book comes as close as possible to doing this.