Durham Intro
Zach has done the
RDU area a great service by launching his blog, he has gathered an incredible amount of valuable information in a very short time, note his own diagnosis of
Celiac Disease was less than a year ago! I am happy to have the opportunity to talk about living Gluten Free in Durham specifically. I will be speaking from the perspective of a person with
Celiac Disease, a mom of a teenage daughter also diagnosed with the disease and combine this with my knowledge as a Registered Dietitian.
Durham County Library
When I was first diagnosed besides spending tons of time on the
Internet I also went to the Durham County Library and checked out every book they had on anything to do with living gluten free. Durham has an incredible library system and a library card is free for all that live in Durham County. In the last several years Durham has tripled their holdings on books related to
Celiac Disease or gluten free living with 20 available titles available to patrons. Most materials can be checked out for 21 days at a time, plenty of time to try a few new recipes and gather new ideas! You can even access the library from your home computer at
http://www.durhamcountylibrary.com and have books sent to one of 9 locations or even the book mobile.
The information available to help educate those following a gluten free diet continues to increase; it can be overwhelming at first, but day by day it gets easier and tastier to follow a gluten free way of life.
The library was one of the first resources I went to when I was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease. In 2006 I think there were less than 10 listings under gluten or celiac disease.... consisting of some gluten free cookbooks and Jax Peter Lowell book, The Gluten Free Bible, which I read cover to cover. My first post on Gluten Free Durham three years ago mentioned the gluten free resources available at the Durham County Library. At that time the listings had grown to 20 options. A search in the library data base today yields 66 titles under the general keyword "gluten"! Some of the older cookbooks are dated 1990 with the newest books released this year. Remember when reading older publications some information and guidelines may be out-dated. Some of the older cookbooks are great classic resources, yet some of the newer books include recipes with healthier whole grains. As always check with your health care provider on specific details in managing your gluten disorder.
