The health and vitality gained after changing the diet is so miraculous that gluten-free people want to tell their loved ones all about it in hopes that they too will want to change. So it is with great love and hope in her heart that Amanda Silver presents The Joy of Gluten-Free in order to share the Silver family's experience and some carefully developed recipes. This book acknowledges the enormous emotional factor of this major life change and the importance of maintaining the change against all odds in a world that does not yet fully recognize the reality of the multiple latent detrimental effects of gluten. More than a cookbook, the reader will learn the depths from which the Silvers were rescued within a few months, encouragement, and wonderful practical solutions for the family with school-aged children. She knows that a parent's time is precious and hopes that this little guide will cut straight to the action of taking on this difficult change. Her book speaks directly to the reader to encourage this new beginning, the mind-set needed to follow through, and the resolution to never give up. After