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cruelshoes
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You guys might have a whole different take on the book than I did. I didn't buy it, but walked into Borders and flipped through it to see what I thought. I may be giving her too much of a hard time. It would be interesting to see what you all thought after perusing it. I'm glad I didn't spend the $24 for the book (hardback!) and then read all of that stuff. I'm not sure she is advocating cheating, but that thing about the White House dinner really left me speachless. I have heard that she does take he diet very seriously, but that apart of the book left me very unconfortable.
I'm not sure what we can do now that the book is published. What do you suggest, Al?
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aklap
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| ostrich wrote: | | Not to be a stick in the mud, but the book's already published. Us complaining that it's inaccurate isn't going to change the print (or her opinions). However, if we make a big enough stink about how awful the book is we might catch some noobs before the buy into this junk. |
Com'on Os - we're in the 21st century now. She has a website, she's on Twitter - there's plenty of places to issue updates.
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jeant
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:22 am Post subject: |
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I'd like to at least see her website improved. Maybe since I have thoroughly reviewed that, I could contact her about those inaccuracies without discussing the book that I haven't read.
Perhaps she will be receptive to comments about the website, since she probably didn't put it together herself. |
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jeant
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| cruelshoes wrote: | | I have heard that she does take he diet very seriously, but that apart of the book left me very uncomfortable. |
I have heard the same thing, and read that the book stressed cross-contamination and other important issues. But the White House incident and some other things give me the feeling that it is more important to her to blend in at social gatherings than to protect herself. (This is on a couple of pages on the website: "A G-free diet, Elisabeth affirms, does not have to mean you’re an outcast at social gatherings or hard to live with.")
I've been reading some reviews and it sounds like it could be a really good book, especially if it was more accurate and didn't mention going GF as a weight-loss or feel-better-quick diet. |
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aklap
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:33 am Post subject: |
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There should be a Contact link - I didn't find one. That's annoying!
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ostrich
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| aklap wrote: | | ostrich wrote: | | Not to be a stick in the mud, but the book's already published. Us complaining that it's inaccurate isn't going to change the print (or her opinions). However, if we make a big enough stink about how awful the book is we might catch some noobs before the buy into this junk. |
Com'on Os - we're in the 21st century now. She has a website, she's on Twitter - there's plenty of places to issue updates. |
Agreed. But if you were a brand-new, overwhelmed person to this whole thing and looking for a "GF for dummies" book, you might not realize she had issued updates/apologies online.
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cruelshoes
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| aklap wrote: | | cruelshoes wrote: | | Her husband sits next to her, and starts his meal. Halfway through, she surreptitiously switches plates with him and so it looks like she has eaten half her dinner. OK, so far so good, I actually think that’s a fine idea. |
I really don't understand the reasoning behind this. Who cares if it looks like you've eaten half of your dinner? If you've done the work ahead of time, you maybe could've had a GF meal - specially at the White House. It was rumored that President Clinton had some issues with wheat. |
I have to say, I do understand the motivation behind this strategy. I always hate it when Celiac becomes the topic of conversation at dinner. It's nice to just be able to blend in and not have the GF diet become the focus. However, I don't think i would eat an unsafe meal just to blend in.
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ostrich
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FWIW, here's what Steph from the Year of Crockpotting blog has to say about the book:
| Quote: | In the past few weeks Elisabeth Hasselbeck has released a book about her gluten-free journey, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten Free Survival Guide. I have not read this book yet, but am interested in doing so. I’ve placed an order with our library system—but it will probably be a few weeks until it comes in. I’m fascinated by the reviews, both on Amazon, and in the blogosphere.
A big part of the controversy stems from the title of the book—calling it “The G-Free Diet” seems a bit cutsey, and makes it seem as if this is a fad, not a mandatory dietary change needed to live a healthy life for those diagnosed.
The Celiac Foundation has also taken a negative response to the book, and posted this response on their popular list serve:
I am writing to call your attention to the current publicity surrounding the
new book, The G-free Diet, A Gluten-Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth
Hasselbeck, co-host of The View. While it is important to call attention
to celiac disease, the information must be accurate - the inaccuracies in
this book are potentially dangerous and detrimental to celiacs and to those
yet to be diagnosed if people self diagnose and start eating GF. Our mission
is to assist in getting people accurately diagnosed and the message in this
book could defeat this mission. It appears that this book is being marketed
as a fitness diet - eat g-free and feel so much better. Celiac is
incorrectly referred to as an allergy not an autoimmune disease.
The GF diet is the medically mediated prescription that controls the
condition for a diagnosed celiac. Several items in the book are misleading
and inaccurate and place further limitations on the GF diet. The
gluten-free lifestyle is a lifelong commitment for the diagnosed celiac, not
an option, not a fad diet - adhering to the GF lifestyle requires patience
and persistence. This lifestyle can not be trivialized.
Thank you.
Elaine Monarch
Celiac Disease Foundation
Founder & Executive Director
13251 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1
Studio City, CA 91604
My friend Alison, who writes at Sure Foods Living, posted a pretty positive review of the book, stating that,
Overall…
I think this is a really good guide for someone who has just been diagnosed with celiac disease or is just starting a gluten-free diet, or even for those that have been on a gluten-free diet for a while but haven’t completely mastered it yet. I am surprised I liked it so much. I may even start saying I am “G-Free!” Or maybe not.
which I found generous and interesting. Alison is who talked me off my ledge when we were first diagnosed and I turned to the internet. She emailed me back within an hour of my panicked plea for help and was so helpful in helping me to realize that my daughter was going to be okay. It helps that we live in CA, and pretty much everyone orders off the menu, but she really and truly was a calm, peaceful presence in the midst of a perceived chaos, and for that I will always be grateful. I hope Alison writes a book someday.
I actually just ordered this book in the past few days, after the author emailed me to let me know that she listed the crockpot site as a reference for gluten-free recipes. I haven’t received it yet, but Amazon says it’s on the way.
My thoughts? I guess I look at Elisabeth’s book as a good thing, even though there are annoying inaccuracies. I think I look at it as any publicity has got to be good pubicity. Although I consider myself a pretty aware person, a few years ago I would have liked to have seen Elisabeth talking about Celiac on regular day time TV. I think knowing the word would have helped me not be so freaked out by the word “disease” tacked on the end. I still and will always think that it is absolutely necessary to do your own research about anything that happens with your body (or your child’s), but just knowing that it isn’t such a secret thing anymore is a relief. |
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zip2play
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| Quote: | | I always hate it when Celiac becomes the topic of conversation at dinner |
I feel this way as well! I truly hate it when we are out with friends or such, out of our element and others start worrying about where / what I am going to eat! Maybe I am the odd ball on this, but I worry about what I am going to eat NOT everyone else. Does that make sense? Besides, if you saw me, a meal or 2 I could honestly miss!   LOL |
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caseygirl
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I agree zip! I am really self conscious of my body and when people pick apart what I'm eating, it just makes it that much worse. To top it off, most people say, "Oh, I know (someone) who has that, and they lost sooo much weight" when they find out about my gluten issues. While I'm not huge, I'm not a stick either! I could stand to lose a few too and when people are making a big deal about what I'm eating, I get very very uncomfortable. I feel like they must be thinking, this girl must be cheating!! She's not a twig!
Anyway, this is off topic but just wanted to agree with you! |
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aklap
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| ostrich wrote: |
Agreed. But if you were a brand-new, overwhelmed person to this whole thing and looking for a "GF for dummies" book, you might not realize she had issued updates/apologies online. |
Agreed. As sad as that is, you're going to have that in any medium - TV, Internet, Print. Look at how many CD websites have old, invalid information. Should that be? No.
The bottom line here is...if you see something is wrong and complain about it, then you better be willing to do something to try to fix the problem. Just rolling over and saying "Oh the horse has left barn, we can't do anything now" is the wrong attitude IMHO. All that's going to do is allow MORE newbies to get wrong information. Will it do any good to point out the inaccuracies - guess one won't know until they try...but at least you've done something to try to fix the problem.
I'd run into this all the time when I was on church council. I'd have members complain about _________. When I asked if they had any ideas about how they'd like to solve said problem....I'd get nothing...
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Thought I'd finally jump in here after reading for quite a while. EH has always grated on my nerves, so my first reaction to her writing a "serious" book was to roll my eyes. I know she tries to have serious moments and thoughts, but they seem to fall short. When speaking about EH, I would think her being G-free would have more to do with a g-string than gluten.
But since there is such controversy about the book, I'll order it from the library and read it. If we can ever find a way to contact her, I'll be willing to do that after reading the book.
Probably last month I would not have been so willing, but this Celiac awareness month has really made a difference in how I look at my part in contributing to awareness. Going gf is so confusing at first because we are receiving all the old info mixed with the up-to-date info. It can make a person's head feel like it is going to explode. I need to be more willing to carry part of the burden of awareness instead of just sitting around complaining about the abundance of misinformation. Celiac Awareness starts with me. |
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aklap
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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One would venture to guess if the Media Inquires person gets enough mail - it'd probably be funneled thru. At the very least, EH would probably get wind of it.
http://www.gfreediet.com/media-inquiries.php
As TEC pointed out she's on Twitter. Perhaps a tweet would get her attention.
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jeant
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| If not, she could be reached the old-fashioned way: snail mail to her publisher or agent. |
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ostrich
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Al - You're exactly right! When complaining about a problem, you should have at least one or two ideas for a solution. I think this board is already doing that. We have a fantastic network with lots of up-to-date info. That + being one of the top hits in Google = more newbies are caught before buying into other hype. Plus a bunch of you are spreading the news through sites like Facebook. All in all I think we're doing a good job. 
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