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Living in a world with autoimmune diseases or food allergies is too often like walking out onto a battlefield without knowing who your opponents are or where the next attack will come from. When Food Can Kill You provides a constructive framework for managing and dealing with food allergies in different contexts and, with such, to help improve the quality of life for those who suffer with them daily. Author Gabrielle Zimmerman explores: How food industry innovations and trends have positively and negatively impacted the food allergy community What life is like pre- and post-diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, like celiac disease, and multiple food allergies How common misconceptions impact food allergy sufferers and why they keep their diagnoses private at times With uncertainty comes fear and with a lack of understanding comes frustration. The world of food allergies has enough of both in it already. With just a bit of knowledge we can have a world that is healthier and safer for all.

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When Food Can Kill You is a great conversation starter of the cultural need to change the ways that we traditionally view food allergies and really dives into the importance of the food we eat. Jacob Schupp - Author of Hope for Health When Food Can Kill You sparks new conversations and reevaluates old ones in search of solutions to food allergies. Written with authentic passion and infectious enthusiasm for the topic! Linh Doan Vo - Author of The Healthcare Conversation In a time when food innovations are at their highest, When Food Can Kill You, meticulously explores revolutions and solutions to food allergies and the ever-evolving food industry. Fernanda Reutzel - Author of The Female Collaborative

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Gabrielle Zimmerman is passionate about nutrition and dietetics, which she studied at New York University. When she is not exploring gluten-free restaurants, Gabrielle spends her time reading. It was the combination of her love for reading and her enthusiasm for diet and nutrition that inspired her debut nonfiction book, When Food Can Kill You. Through her writing, Zimmerman wants to increase awareness about the importance of accommodating dietary restrictions. She encourages people to learn from her life's experiences as well as from others in the hope that people can work together to improve the quality of life for those with special dietary needs.

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