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  1. ButterflyChaser
    Hi Gemini, I'm in NYC - I didn't even check whether this is legal here? Apparently there have been controversies. To my ignorant self it seems less dangerous than eyelash extensions, but what do I know. In what state did you use to get these done? Do you have any tips for finding a trusted professional? And did you notice any thinning/brittling of your...
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    Hi everyone, I was wondering of anyone on these boards has had any experiences with eyelash (not eyebrow) tinting, and can tell me about the pros and cons (I am mostly worried about the dangers). I have very long but very blonde and very thin lashes, and I wish I didn't need to colour them with mascara. Nothing wrong with mascara per se, it makes me look...
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    I was negative for celiac, but tried the gluten-free diet anyway since October 2012. My new blood tests show that my aTPO was half as much as it used to be. Stil raised, but not as much.
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    Thank you everybody for your advice and support. I have lately been focusing on these: getting to bed a bit earlier (though not optimal yet), and eating after 9-10 PM, and shortening my workout times. It would be very difficult for me to have days that are completely off workout because I have a desk job and I am in pain if I don't do something, so I decided...
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    This also depends on the time of day you get tested. From what my endo told me (she also has them antibodies, and never developed the disease, ie. she has always been symptomless for the past 25 years she has been positive), once they are high they tend to remain in the body, but their quantity will not be stable, so that, with the exception of dramatic drops...
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    GottaSki, THAT actually makes a lot of sense, and it makes me wonder whether something similar might be going on with me, ie. bloating/swelling more than proper fat, because that's what all the people closest to me, and who have seen me through the years, seem to remark when I complain about not figuring out what's wrong with me. There definitely is quite...
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    Thank you, Zibby, and Peleg. By the way, Peleg, what brands do you get? In my case, soy seems to be a bigger issue than gluten itself (it looks like I have NCGS rather than celiac disease, thankfully), so I have even been doing fine with Michel Cluizel's chocolate, though I am not sure that would be ok for the many (or most sensitive) celiacs. Their bars...
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    I am already eating primal - have been doing so for several months now, and most of my foods are raw. The foods I mentioned are my only "not more in their natural shape" foods, and those make for no more than 10% of my intake. I eat no starchy vegetables because I don't really like potatoes, either, and I don't like bananas. I also realize now that I should...
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    So... As many of you know, I have been practically primal for over three months now. it does help a lot with my tummy, especially since I have limited my intake to 3 brazil nuts per day. 90% of what I eat is whole foods; the 10% of foods including human intervention are: milk and yogurt, coconut bread, sometimes two tablespoons of organic fruit spread...
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    Lady Eowyn, raw onion does give me a headache. Delicion - I know I do fine with something called "Gnosis chocolate." But I'll look into those as well. GFinDC - I have been back to basics for a couple of days and do feel better. Thank you for the Recipes GottaSki! I also have a French chocolate mouse recipe I should share. I'll probably end up buying cacao...
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    Thank you, Kamma. I was on a roll yesterday night. I hope you feel better soon, MissyShelle, (((hugs))) 1desperateladysaved: I often think of this when we talk about the 1% of celiac sufferers. We should have a Facebook campaign: "Do you have 300 friends of FB? At least three of them are celiac. Around 25 of them may have NCGS. What? None of...
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    I don't have a problem with the intention of the piece, ie. to say that gluten-free diets are not weight-loss diets; I have a huge problems with the sloppy rhetoric of the article, which actually ends up reinforcing, rather than counteracting, the idea that gluten-free people are people on a fad diet, rather than people who are sick. SO the problem is really...
  13. ButterflyChaser
    ... for Tweeting this: Open Original Shared Link I teach his works in my food politics/animal rights classes, and I think that a public figure as himself should be held accountable to a modicum of responsibility.
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    Hi MissyShelle, Great thread! I am not sure I have an answer, but I can say what I have observed from my own personal experience. 1) They tell you that tests are expensive, and if they run them, they don't run complete panels. If medical health is provided not as a basic human right but as a privilege (and here the issue gets more complex than insurance...
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    Thank you so much for posting this, and the reference too! I was put on a very similar diet by my doctor because I got muchbetter but not fully well on a GF diet even if I seem to only have NCGS. My blood panel negative, nurse here told me gluten would make no difference to me; so I went ahead and GF; felt much better but not "normal" yet; doc in Italy...
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    Also make sure that they are testing you for FREE T3 and FREE T4. The old T3 and T4 are pretty much useless. Demand to see the lab ranges. I really think all of us thyroid patients should have a tattooed butterfly - or a shield (thyroid apparently means "shield."). Hugs.
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    Lady Eowyn, I am sorry it feels that bad for you... (((hugs))) I am emailing Lindt and hope to find out soon. I'll share the info as soon as I get something. GFinDC - Just done the test: Hershey's cocoa powder is totally no problem for me. Nor are cocoa powders of other brands. So I assume it's not the cocoa but something else. But you made me smile...
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    Hey, if anyone sees flying robots, can they shoot me a message? That would be of interest for me. I made arugula salad with tandoori squid, sliced fennel, and lime vinaigrette. Dessert was hot chocolate and whipped cream.
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    LOL - laban is a Lebanese cream-cheese type of spread, but made with strained yogurt. Basically cultured cream-cheese, but it sort of makes me think of clotted cream, too. Very thick and creamier than cream cheese, with a refreshing acidity. Also with a nice fat percentage which balances out the acidity. I thin butter is gross, so this is what I give my guests...
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    I know, I am pretty happy with my restricted primal-ish diet, but chocolate is my last sin I had some Theo chocolate again and had some of the same problems, even if to a lesser extent. This chocolate is supposedly soy-free. I think I have to call the company for info... Nice! What can I sub the rice syrup with? Sugar is a bit of a problem for me...
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    So... chocolate is pretty much the only treat I have left on my plate, since I react very badly to sugar - many people are diabetic in my family and I get reactive hypoglycemia if I have dessert, and a racing heart. I am, however, and have always been, a chocolate head. I am also extremely sensitive to soy, which also gives me heart problems, usually...
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    Yeah, I know what you mean... I've been trying to limit cheese to a "once in a while" thing, but sometimes even that "once" gets me. Interesting! I knew some of the issue - I am myself a Slow Food member - but somehow I had always thought of this as a taste problem, and hadn't thought it as a rummy problem! Colour and waxes may be a problem...
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    Hugs Bartfull - hope you feel better soon... I have been basically primal (with the exception of dark chocolate, possibly without refined sugar, and fermented dairy) since after Thanksgiving, which I spent at some friends' - thus resulting in CCing and bad soy'ing. I haven't lost weight - which I need to - but I do feel a lot better on this diet....
  24. ButterflyChaser
    What s/he says. Your hyper symptoms may be thyreotoxic crises - if it is an autoimmune disease, the antibodies attacking the thyroid will destroy it thus causing excess hormones to leak out. Ladies and gentlemen, after the leaky gut syndrome, let me introduce the leaky thyroid syndrome! Ask for FREE T3 and FREE T4. T3 and T4 only are useless and no endo...
  25. ButterflyChaser
    I have baby romaine with lime vinaigrette and buffalo sirloin. Probably with some kefir for dessert, and a small piece of very dark chocolate.
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