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    At the risk of wandering further afield from a main point that someone else pointed out ("I bet if they fortified gluten-free bread more people would buy it"), I will wade back in. Pointing to amaranth was a good tip. Thanks, it's always good to be reminded. I didn't misunderstand. I realize that the crux of the matter is whether or not fortified food...
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    As for "evidence," I'm not sure I can provide exactly what you are looking for. But based on what I have been reading I am gleaning that as a general rule, nutritionists, drs, nurses, and dieticians say that because of the other nutrients you are picking up in food it is better to get your vit and minerals first from food. A vitamin usually delivers just...
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    From what I have learned, the vitamins and minerals added to foods are not considered additives. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
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    From what I'm learning from classes and research, it seems that the preferred order to receive one's vitamins and minerals are: 1. whole grains and other natural foods 2. fortified food 3. supplements Yes, we should know our strengths and deficiencies, but not all doctors will do blood tests to pick up deficiencies of thiamin, folate, or niacin, or B...
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    Thanks for your reply, but I note that the price of our foods is already twice that of wheat flour foods, usually. Anyway, thanks.
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    Please correct me if I am wrong, but our gluten-free flours are not fortified with riboflavin, thiamin, niacin like wheat flour is by law, the Enrichment Act of 1942. So this trickles down to our gluten-free breads and cereals and baked goods. Should our flours be fortified? I know that many gluten-free baked goods, like bread, is fortified with iron...
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    Hello, I am researching Soylent and Ambronite. Soylent, as yet, does not appear to be gluten-free mostly because of the oats it uses. The maltodextrin can also be problemmatic for people with Celiac disease, according to things posted on the Internet. Is this true - both the oats and maltodextrin? Discovering that, I looked into Ambronite, which appears...
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    Thanks for your great suggestions. What if I buy a big ole thing of kale, wash it and chop it up. How long and in what form(s) could I store it in the fridge? Thanks.
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    Great suggestions. Though I don't mind chopping veggies at first, the pre shredded carrots is tempting. Thanks.
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    I am extremely busy, but extremely sedentary. Because of time constraints I generally eat twice a day (with some snacking). And I don't really cook anymore - that is, I don't get into it, plan out recipes and meals and take my time and pleasure in doing so. I am looking for a way to quickly and easy incorporate dark green leafy vegetables (this is one group...
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    Hi everyone, Any of you know if the frozen chicken enchiladas made by Open Nature (Safeway) are gluten-free? I dedicated about 10 minutes to looking for it online (10 min being I can afford) and didn't find anything specific to the chicken enchiladas. Thank you. Plumbago
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    I keep a running Word document going, with notes, about gluten-free restaurants I've been to and/or know about. Oh, and of course, the restaurant itself is not gluten-free, there are supposedly just gluten-free options at them. If you are talking about discovering what else is out there that I don't know about, then I usually do a google search or find...
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    What an excellent description of your experience! Since I did not follow up my earlier message, here it is. After contacting Chipotle by email (in which I reported an indifferent attitude about what it means to not have gluten), they responded to me that they would be contacting those two stores. But, as you and others have described so well - there...
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    Looking for a good cookbook with the following criteria (hopefully I am not dreaming!): deliciousness healthy ingredients non-pretentious ingredients fairly comprehensive (soups to apps to entrees to vegetable dishes) easy to use (place/fold/prop up) in the kitchen recipes that are not too lengthy good index All suggestions welcome! Plumbago
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    Things in DC's Chipotles have gotten very slack over the last 1.5 years, and I probably should not eat there anymore. (Union Station and Woodley Park, for those in DC - those are the ones I use. Not sure about Dupont Circle's.) Can we email their corp office this link?! Plumbago
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    The New York Times recently wrote about this again on Feb 25 in a separate article. Infants may fail to develop a healthy mixture of intestinal bacteria if they are delivered by Caesarean section or do not drink breast milk, researchers are reporting. Previous studies have linked the presence of certain gut microbes to healthy digestion, bowel regulation...
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    In side by side comparison, I think Karelia, Russia had a lower incidence of celiac disease than Finland. This article was about the importance of the microbiome to the lack of onset of Celiac disease. In the comments, I did not see many addressing that. My question is: how do the they prevent it? I am very interested in this topic (there was also a...
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    Then what are the other forms of celiac disease? And, what is celiac disease? Plumbago
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    Dr Hasan goes even further by asking - what if the three antibody tests are negative but I still suspect celiac disease? He says that celiac disease is much more than just a GI disease, citing DH, too, and gluten ataxia, and many other cases. And he notes the nervous system has poor regenerative ability. He cites the pyramid: The tip of the iceberg...
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    Here's my attempt. The numbers are mine, and not meant to refer to the sequence of your questions. [1] "When antigens (foreign substances that invade the body) are detected, several types of cells work together to recognize them and respond. These cells trigger the B lymphocytes to produce antibodies, specialized proteins that lock onto specific antigens...
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    CH, Hopefully other people will reply, besides me. Here's what I can tell you so far - first of all, it seems (to me at least) that the doctor did some good tests. The anti-endomysial tests are among the most sensitive and the most specific. Regarding this test (anti-endomysial), these are some notes I compiled recently: EMA stands for antiendomysial...
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    Having a dialogue with someone who has been diagnosed Celiac by an acupuncturist means we are not singing off the same sheet of music. I don't mean to single anyone out, but the common "gold standard" for diagnosing Celiac disease is a biopsy of the small intestine usually conducted by a gastroenterologist. What has preceded this, often, are blood tests,...
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    This was introduced as a topic a little while ago, with citations of people who have tried it. Too bad it wasn't picked up there, but anyway...
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    So the worms function as a re-set mechanism so that, in the case of diabetes, the pancreas will start producing insulin again. There was a story a few years ago on NPR about a man suffering from, I believe, allergies (or asthma). He was desperate and hooked up with hookworms which he said cured him. Open Original Shared Link I've just been reading...
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    I don't get it. Right now, we have no idea if barley and rye are in a product ("flavorings"), as it is not the law that gluten be acknowledged, only wheat. With the new proposal, we would know that 20ppm or less is in the product. What is wrong with that? We are approaching the deadline. Apparently about 16,000 people have signed, and 25,000 are needed...
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