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For an increasing number of people, bread is a food that must be avoided to prevent health problems, from the mild to the severe. Gluten-intolerant physician Stephen Wangen has written Healthier without wheat: a new understanding of wheat allergies, Celiac Disease, and non-Celiac gluten intolerance from two angles – the medical and the personal. He discusses the difference between the conditions, highlights the importance of correct diagnosis and most importantly advises on what to do if symptoms are not improving.

David Kessler is a former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and his book The end of over-eating: taking control of the insatiable American appetite takes an in-depth look at the ways in which we have been conditioned to over-eat. Through research, personal stories and the examination of specific foods he explains how the desire to eat is stimulated in the brain by salt, fat and sugar.

Read more about these books and others for example the use of OCD, psychiatric drugs, how God changes the brain, shock treatment and Reiki in this month’s Recent Health Picks.