Going Against the Grain
How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health

2002; ISBN # 0-658-01722-5
by Melissa Diane Smith
Contemporary Books
$14.95/softcover
304 pages
"A myth-breaking book that could transform the health and disease statistics of this country. Melissa Diane Smith's writing is clear, friendly, and persuasive. Everyone,including doctors, should read this book."
- Ralph Golan, M.D., author of Optimal Wellness
 
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  What Health Professionals Are Saying about This Book
"Melissa Diane Smith has courageously and accurately tackled what has emerged as America's primary food-related health problem: disease and obesity attributable to the regular consumption of high-calorie, nutrient-poor, immune-disruptive grains. I applaud her effort. This is a must-read book for the health-conscious person wanting to maintain health as well as for the disease-laden individual trying to regain health."
- Kenneth Fine, M.D., gluten-sensitivity researcher and Intestinal Health Institute director
 
"A myth-breaking book that could transform the health and disease statistics of this country. Melissa Diane Smith's writing is clear, friendly, and persuasive. Everyone, including doctors, should read this book."
- Ralph Golan, M.D., author of Optimal Wellness
 
"An intriguing book loaded with practical nutrition advice that you won't want to stop reading. Melissa Diane Smith is a gifted writer and I am impressed with the work she put into this book."
- Annemaria Ballin, Ph.D., Director of Education, American Academy of Nutrition
 
“A truly original and eye-opening book. Melissa Diane Smith destroys the myth that grains are the staff of life, while explaining how they make people sick. You, too, will want to ‘go against the grain’ in pursuit of good health.”
- Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter and coauthor of Syndrome X
 
"In this book, Melissa Diane Smith describes in excellent detail why a diet that goes against the grain is so good for so many."
- Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., nutritional medicine pioneer and author of 18 nutrition books
 
"Based on solid science, Going Against the Grain invites the reader to conduct an experiment in the laboratory of his own body, possibly to uncover a hidden key to otherwise unexplained symptoms and illness. I really like this book."
- Ron Hunninghake, M.D., Medical Director, the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning
 
"Going Against the Grain does a superb job of accurately pointing out potential health problems associated with eating grains. The book is lively, to the point and transforms difficult scientific concepts into explanations that are easily understood. This information has been sorely needed by the public."
- Loren Cordain, Ph.D., Colorado State University health science professor and author of The Paleo Diet
 

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