Food as Medicine: A Fresh Wellness Mindset
In A Fresh Wellness Mindset, Tam John guides you to find your truth about gluten, personalize your food life, and break free from rigid rules—the perfect foundation for our adaptable functional therapy.
A Fresh Wellness Mindset is more than a book. It’s a personalized roadmap to nourish your gut health and blood sugar balance with joyful satisfaction.
The Food as Medicine book A Fresh Wellness Mindset: Personalize Your Food Life and Find Your Truth about Gluten is available on Amazon.
A Fresh Wellness Mindset is a practical companion to Virtual Functional Nutritional Therapy—an essential part of your personalized health curriculum. This book guides you to find your truth about gluten, personalize your food life, and break free from rigid rules so you can enjoy food as medicine.Inside, you’ll learn how to navigate the grocery store with clarity, build your plate and pantry with purpose, eat well on the go, and order from restaurants without sacrificing nourishment. Advance your "nutrition by addition" skillset to honor your food intolerances with absolute clarity. The book blends science made simple, everyday tips, and 19 scrumptious, adaptable recipes you can personalize for your family.
Endorsements from Leading Clinical Authorities
“A Fresh Wellness Mindset is a useful book with tools and tips for the reader to choose well. The role of digestion and blood sugar balance for optimizing health is well emphasized.”
“A Fresh Wellness Mindset is a perfect roadmap you can use to sort out all the nutritional mythology out there. Tam John writes like she coaches—with sincerity, deep knowledge, compassion, and inspiration. She truly embodies what she teaches. If you are ready to live in the best body you can and have the energy you want, this is the book to get started with!”
“A Fresh Wellness Mindset is a refreshing, scientifically accurate guide to self-discovery that leads readers to the diet that works for them. Tam John bypasses rigid, one-size-fits-all fads and carefully explains the nuances of crucial topics like gluten intolerance and grain consumption. Tam has made the journey herself from poor health back to vitality and is uniquely compelled to help others. This well-referenced book is an exceptional tool for individuals navigating their own wellness or working in conjunction with a practitioner.”
Get Clear and Confident with Gluten Free Eating
FAQ for knowing how gluten may affect you, and staying consistent with gluten‑free eating
What are the first signs of being gluten intolerant?
Answer: The first signs of gluten intolerance often include bloating, gas or discomfort in bowel elimination after eating foods with wheat, barley, or rye. Some people also notice fatigue, headaches, or “brain fog”, and mood shifts like irritability or anxiety shortly after consuming gluten.
If you’re exploring whether gluten may be affecting you adversely, the doctor originated DIY tool in A Fresh Wellness Mindset can help you track patterns and gain clarity in a grounded, non-diagnostic way.
What foods are high in gluten?
Answer: Foods high in gluten include wheat, barley, rye, and triticale (a wheat-rye hybrid). These grains appear in everyday foods such as bread, pasta, cereals, crackers, baked goods, pizza, couscous, dumplings, sauces, soy sauce, canned soups, energy bars, gravies, dressings, processed meats, beer, and malted products.
To support anyone who needs or wants to avoid gluten, A Fresh Wellness Mindset offers clear guidance on hidden sources of gluten, gluten free flour replacements for baking or breading, and 19 adaptable recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that work beautifully for gluten free and gluten friendly eaters alike.
Can you eat rice on a gluten free diet?
Answer: Yes, Rice is naturally gluten free, including white, brown, jasmine, basmati, arborio, and wild rice. To stay gluten free, choose rice that isn’t mixed with seasonings or sauces containing gluten ingredients, and be mindful of cross contamination in bulk bins or shared processing facilities.
A Fresh Wellness Mindset expands on cross contamination in depth and gluten free grain swaps. The book also offers functional nutrition insights into benefits of a method of soaking rice prior to cooking.
Are eggs high in gluten?
Answer: Eggs are naturally gluten free.
Some people notice that eggs don’t sit well with their digestion, sometimes because eggs are high in protein, and proteins are larger molecules for the body to break down. If you suspect eggs may be a food your body struggles with, the doctor originated DIY tool in A Fresh Wellness Mindset can help you explore that with clarity.
What foods are surprisingly gluten free?
Answer: Oats are naturally gluten free, and so are all fresh whole fruits and vegetables. Oats can become contaminated with gluten‑containing grains during processing or storage, so choosing certified organic, clearly labeled “gluten free oats” helps ensure the product hasn’t been mixed with gluten grains.
What meals can I eat that are gluten free?
Answer: Breakfast, lunch and dinner can all be gluten free. From easy to make in under 30 minutes to more complex dishes and desserts, gluten free meals can be prepared at home or ordered in many restaurants. There are also numerous high quality gluten free snacks, grab and go, and travel friendly options to stay 100% compliant with your dietary needs.