Food Evangelist Jean Duane Helps Those On Special Diets
According to a recent study by the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, 60-70 million Americans are negatively affected by the foods they eat - and gluten and dairy top the list of implicated foods. Symptoms of gluten and dairy intolerance are systemic and can affect virtually all of the systems in the body - from migraines, to arthritis, to digestive maladies. Celiac Disease is 100% curable with adherence to a gluten-free diet, and children on the Autism spectrum often improve on a gluten-free, dairy-free (GFCF) diet. Jean Duane is a food evangelist determined to help those, like herself, who need to avoid gluten, dairy and other allergens.
Centennial, CO (PRWEB) June 12, 2009
Jean Duane provides a wealth of help from speaking to blogging to offering products to show quick and easy ways to prepare allergy-free foods. She will be demonstrating how to make (GFCF) Cheese Crackers at the Whole Foods in Tamarac Square in Denver, CO on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 PM. Their address there is 7400 E. Hampden, Denver, CO. She'll speak on "Living Deliciously Without" at the Natural Grocers / Vitamin Cottage in Dallas, TX on June 13 at 3:00 PM located at 7517 Campbell Road, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75248 . Ms. Duane will also be speaking on Baking Deliciously! - Tips and Techniques on Gluten and Dairy free Baking" at the Lone Star Celiac meeting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 20 at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas which is at 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231.
Ms. Duane recently spoke at the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America's conference on June 6 in Seattle. Her topics included "GF on a Dime" and "Internationally GF". She is a regular speaker/cooking demonstrator at the Whole Foods Market, at the Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and a guest instructor at various culinary institutions. She appears on multiple TV segments on Comcast Video On Demand, PBS's Life Wise series and is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
To continually offer help to people, Ms. Duane has a blog (www. askjeanduane. com). It contains a lot of helpful information such as substitutions to use in recipes, book reviews, tests to ask for when you visit the doctor, recipes, a food intolerance quiz and more. Foods commonly used by those following a special diet can be found on the site under "Stocking Your Pantry". Visitors will find links to get help from support groups and organizations who serve people with Celiac disease, allergies, heart disease, Autism and Aspergers Syndrome.
Her new cookbook BAKE DELICIOUSLY! Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook by Jean Duane, Alternative Cook, shows how to make more than 150 triple-tested, beautiful baked items without gluten, dairy (GFCF) and other common allergens. It features appetizing cakes, muffins, quick breads, cookies, crackers, desserts, snacks, breakfast treats and pies all gluten and dairy free with substitutions for other food-allergens. This must-have cookbook is for those with Celiac disease, gluten or dairy intolerance, food allergies, Autism, ADD, Crohn's disease, asthma, IBS, ADHD, Aspergers or anyone looking for a healthier approach to baking. BAKE DELICIOUSLY! Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook can be ordered from five different distributors including: Book Clearing House (an Ingram distributor) 800-431-1579; Baker & Taylor 908-541-7425; Nutri-Books/Royal Publications 800-279-2048; New Leaf Distribution 770-948-7845; and at Quality Books 800-323-4241 as well as directly from www. alternativecook. com. It also available as a fund-raiser for organizations supporting those with Autism, Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance and food allergies. Please contact Jean Duane through the Alternative Cook website for details.
"I just want to help people on special diets have easy-to-prepare, delicious foods they love. Think of it as an epicurean adventure," says Jean Duane.
Alternative Cook, LLC produces instructional cooking DVDs (Chocolate, Italian, Mexican and Kids' Meals), video streams and BAKE DELICIOUSLY! Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook. Everything is gluten and dairy free with substitutions for other common allergens. For more information or to schedule an interview with Ms. Duane, please visit www. alternativecook. com.
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