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    The Enemy in Your Cupboard
    The Enemy in Your Cupboard
    The Enemy in Your Cupboard
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    The Enemy in Your Cupboard

    By Elizabeth Mussin and Mark Phillips

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    Are you always exhausted, regardless of how much you've slept?
    Do you know the location of every rest stop and public restroom in a twenty mile radius of your home?
    Do you know how far away you are from a bathroom at every moment?
    Do you decline invitations because you are afraid youd be too far from a toilet?

    If yes, maybe this book can help you. It may rescue you from the discomfort, embarrassment, medicines, and cost of a digestive disorder you might not even know you had.

    Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to seek out and destroy (BOLD(ITALIC))The Enemy in your Cupboard.(BOLD(ITALIC))
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 14, 2011
    ISBN9781467034920
    The Enemy in Your Cupboard
    Author

    Elizabeth Mussin

    Mark Phillips has been a teacher and writer for almost twenty years. This experience, along with being married to a doctor, helps him explain medical mumbo jumbo to people who might not have advanced degrees. Elizabeth Mussin, M.D., has been a family practice and emergency medicine doctor for fifteen years. Having earned an advanced degree, she understands the medical mumbo jumbo right off the bat.

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      The Enemy in Your Cupboard - Elizabeth Mussin

      ©2011 Mark Phillips and Elizabeth Mussin, M.D. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 10/12/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-3492-0 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-3494-4 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011917306 Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      PREFACE

      BEWARE THE CURE-ALL

      Section I

      THINGS YOU MIGHT

      NEED TO KNOW

      Chapter 1

      MEET BOB

      Chapter 2

      MEET BRIDGET

      MEETING CAROLYN

      Section II

      WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

      Chapter 3

      GOING GLUTEN-FREE

      Chapter 4

      THE NEXT STEP (MAYBE)

      Section III

      CHANGING THE

      WAY YOU EAT

      Chapter 5

      DANGER FOODS AND

      THEIR ALTERNATIVES

      Chapter 6

      ALTERNATIVE FOODS

      Chapter 7

      IS IT WRONG TO YELL FIBER

      IN A CROWDED ROOM?

      Section IV

      USEFUL BUT NOT

      NECESSARY STUFF

      Chapter 8

      HOW DOES IT DO THAT?

      Chapter 9

      HOW A CELIAC’S SMALL

      INTESTINE WORKS (OR NOT)

      Chapter 10

      HISTORY OF CELIAC DISEASE

      Chapter 11

      SUPPORTING YOUR CELIAC

      Chapter 12

      UP NEXT…THE REST

      OF YOUR LIFE!

      Chapter 13

      RESOURCES AND

      MISCELLANEOUS TIPS

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      ENDNOTES

      ABOUT THE AUTHORS

      ENDNOTES

      We would like to thank those who helped us in this challenge: Carolyn, Bob, and Barb, for their expertise; Bridget for her vision; Chris and Mary, for their proofreading; Rene, Jim, and Margi, for their support; and God, who loves us all, even if our colons are irregular.

      PREFACE

      BEWARE THE CURE-ALL

      Long before there was Viagra, there were Goat Glands. In 1918, a man in Milford, Kansas, named John R. Brinkley offered a miracle cure to men and women who had lost their get up and go. For a mere $750.00, Dr.* Brinkley would transplant testicular glands of goats into men’s scrotums or women’s abdomens. Because the goat was an obviously virile animal (think of Pan of Greek mythology), its gonads would help the patient enjoy the fullness of life again.

      Most people didn’t die from infection after the surgery, but many did. If a patient did experience renewed vim and vigor, it was probably caused by sheer hope . It had nothing to do with the foreign body that had been implanted. The body just absorbed it like so much bacteria. The procedure was also touted to cure twenty-seven other ailments ranging from dementia to emphysema to flatulence. It didn’t fix those problems either.

      Regardless of how effective Brinkley’s cure-all was, people flocked to him. He made enormous amounts of money selling his caprine cure. He bought two radio stations, ran for governor of Kansas twice, and went down in history as either an advertising genius or one of the greatest charlatans of all time. Or both.

      This book has very little in common with Mr. Brinkley’s claims. First of all, it does not involve goats. It also does not promise anything. It suggests that one change in your diet might cure the health issue you are facing right now.

      But it might not.

      We live in a society that has been duped and cheated so much that many of us have developed a deep sense of skepticism. While disbelieving everything you hear is a little neurotic, a good dose of healthy questioning is sometimes a good thing. The victims of Hinkley’s surgery could have saved money, hassle, and embarrassment if they had been a little more wary of his claims.

      This book uses the words might a lot, instead of will. That means that the ideas in it might not have any bearing on you and your health issues at all. Your illness might not have anything to do with your diet. Following the advice in here might not help you get any closer to a cure or reliable treatment.

      But, then again, it might.

      One of the reasons we decided to make the book short and cheap is that it can’t promise new health to everyone who might buy it. If you are among those people for whom it’s not helpful, you’re only out a few bucks. You spent some time learning a bit about how your body works, and you came away with some interesting facts to share at parties. Nothing lost. You and your doctor will have to keep looking.

      If the ideas in this book do apply to you, and it turns out that the advice opens up new doors to recovery, then yippee! The small investment was well worth it. You can read the rest of the book, which includes ideas on how to continue from here. You and your doctor can start making real progress.

      The authors of this book each have their own specialty. Dr. Liz Mussin knows about medicine. She has a real medical degree from Michigan State University and has been practicing medicine for over 15 years. Mr. Mark Phillips knows how to teach and how to write. He has taught literature, writing, and other fun things like drama for many years to students in almost every grade from 12th down to 2nd.

      The process the two authors

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