FOOD WITHOUT FEAR

A world-renowned researcher and physician offers the first book to identify the entire spectrum of food-related health conditions, from allergy to sensitivity, and what we can do about it.

Food allergies are on a stratospheric rise but it isn't black and white. In Food Without Fear, world-renowned researcher and physician, Dr. Ruchi Gupta, looks at the spectrum of food-related conditions, illustrating the key differences between allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances - and how these can be at the root of many common chronic ailments.

1 in 5 people have food intolerances or sensitivities, and while these can be debilitating, they are chronic and can also be life-threatening in the long-term. Additionally, there are several autoimmune disorders that can masquerade as allergic disease. This means a lot of confusion, potential misdiagnoses, and incorrect or poor care. But there is good news: Dr. Ruchi Gupta is on the front lines of this epidemic; in her first book, she shares revolutionary research from her lab to address the entire spectrum of food-related health conditions.

This panoramic view of food challenges empowers readers, arming them with the info to ask the right questions and get a proper diagnosis. From debunking common myths (an allergy and an intolerance aren't the same thing - and both can have life-threatening effects) to understanding masqueraders, to learning about triggers (including environmental factors), Dr. Gupta tells you all you need to know. Using a framework of identify, empower, manage, prevent, and treat, Food Without Fear offers hope and help to the millions of people who are affected. Food doesn't have to be an enemy.
For so many, nourishment can be a deadly enemy; Dr. Gupta offers hope and help to the millions of people--adults and children--so they no longer have to live in fear.

Dr. Ruchi Gupta is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and has more than 15 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician in private practice and respected health researcher. She is the director of the Science and Outcomes of Allergy and Asthma Research Team (SOAAR) and is a clinical attending at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago. With a medical degree from the University of Louisville and a Masters in Public Health from Harvard, Dr. Gupta is world-renowned for her groundbreaking research in the areas of food allergy and asthma epidemiology. In 2018, Dr. Gupta was awarded the "Mary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Research Professorship for a Sr. Scientist in Child Health Research" chair at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's Research Scholar Investiture Ceremony.
Kristin Loberg has a lengthy list of successful collaborations with eleven New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers to her credit. Kristin earned her degree from Cornell University, and lives in Los Angeles. She is a member of the Author's Guild, PEN, and teaches an intensive proposal-writing workshop at UCLA annually.