New Release!
Get Your Brain Off Grain
How a gluten-free diet could improve your mental and neurological health
Release Date: Summer 2025
Foreward by Alessio Fasano, MD
There is a growing body of research into the effects of gluten on the body, but in Get Your Brain Off Grain, experts in the field of psychiatry and nutrition give you evidence-based insight into gluten's potential negative impacts on the brain… The authors want you to understand that a gluten-free diet does not just offer relief from gastric issues. In their first collectively written book for a mainstream readership, they explain the mechanics of gluten-related illnesses, how gluten affects the brain and why the addition of a gluten-free diet to psychiatric and neurological treatments in certain individuals, may offer relief from symptoms associated with serious brain illnesses such as schizophrenia, ADHD, anxiety, depression and seizure disorders.
The book helps you understand the blood tests used for gluten-related disorders, while offering solutions to overcome the challenges and pitfalls of following a gluten-free diet, providing key resources to aid in your journey.
This is an accessible book which can be read by patients, families, and clinicians alike. As mental health problems continue to rise, Get Your Brain Off Grain is an important reference that explores gluten as a potential cause or contributing factor of psychiatric and neurological conditions. It combines scientific evidence with engaging, simple language and practical, responsible advice.
Endorsements
‘This book deserves to become a bestseller worldwide. It deals with an important and widespread problem. Gluten and wheat may cause disease – in the brain, gut, skin, etc. The authors help people to suspect it, to get it diagnosed, and to treat it with by a gluten-free diet. The book is science-backed, encompassing, clearly written and full of concrete advice. Highly recommended!’
─Håvard Bentsen, MD, PhD, Psychiatrist and Clinical Pharmacologist, Norway
‘When your illness feels like you have a mountain of despair, a gluten-free diet may be your stepping stone of hope. This book offers readers a path to understanding gluten’s potential impact on the brain.’
─Runa D. Watkins, MD, Gastroenterologist, USA
‘Distinguishing scientific fact from myth, Get Your Brain Off Grain explains the latest research, diagnostic procedures, and treatment/diet recommendations related to a variety of gluten-dependent behavioral- and neurological-related disorders, helping consumers make the best choices for themselves and their families. In my opinion, this is the most authoritative book in the field and as such, it is a must read for healthcare professionals and patients alike, with a style accessible to the general readership without affecting the professionalism of the content.’
─Alessio Fasano, MD, Gastroenterologist and Leading Authority on Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Italy and USA
‘Get Your Brain off Grain provides the reader with new information identifying gluten’s role in a variety of mental and neurological disorders, including schizophrenia and depression. The authors present a possible new path for treatment and prevention for people with mental health and neurological conditions.’
─William T. Carpenter, Jr, MD, Psychiatrist and Researcher, USA