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  1. Seeking2012
    I have good days and bad days. On bad days I can't remember anything, can't think, and can't formulate long sentences or thoughts. On good days I come to forums like this. Today I'm feeling pretty good and surprisingly have a high energy level; I was even able to work out without issues. I still have not gone gluten-free or had any gluten sensitivity...
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    I would like to respond in greater detail to the Quackwatch link by first quoting from the page, and then responding. The quotes from the Quackwatch website are on bold and my replies are normal. ---------------------------------- Open Original Shared Link Mercury is found in the earth's crust and is ubiquitous in the environment. Because of this...
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    I'm such a skeptical person that I do not put my complete faith or trust in any single person or organization, and always keep my mind open to new information. I do not completely trust the NIH. There is not a single person or institution that has a clean record when it comes to caring for public health. One cannot outsource this important function to anyone...
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    Thanks for the greeting. I am planning on getting my testing done in this order: 1. Thyroid. 2. Celiac. 3. Other.
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    Over the past 2 years it has saddened and discouraged me to see how deeply divided the medical field is. Isn't there anything in this world that isn't deeply divided anymore? I guess not. I have discovered that even the medical field is a racket now. I have come to suspect anything and everything I read, no matter who wrote it (and I really mean that). I...
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    Yes you are correct. I have edited the post.
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    You should avoid patronizing me and trying to lure me into an internet battle of egos. Firstly, you are married to a chemist; you are not yourself a chemist. Second, I do have some background in science; I have an Associate of Science degree in engineering and some courses beyond that as well. Checking myself for Celiac is on my to-do list, right after...
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    I experience the same thing you do. I am still trying to figure out what is causing my own fatigue and I suspect a thyroid problem. I believe that the diet cannot completely control our energy levels if there are other things going on in the body. Many things have an effect on energy levels and depression/anxiety, not just diet. That being said, I do notice...
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    It's not as rare as you think. People now adays are carying around a very heavy toxicity load from pesticides, fertilizers, metals, fluoride, engine exhaust and many others. And what makes it worse is that these toxins impede the body's natural toxin-clearing mechanisms such as the natural antioxidant glutathione from working properly. The reason...
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    I recommend what others have said, do an A1C test and a fasting glucose test to see if you are already diabetic. If you do have diabetes you need to know if it's Type 1 or Type 2 because those are treated differently. Type 1 is another autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the Islets of Langerhans cells in the pancreas and it means...
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    I have CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), brain fog, very very bad memory, difficulty concentrating, etc, and I read that CFS is often associated with heavy metal poisoning. My sister has Celiac and my mom has diabetes. I think that they are all related, based on researching I've been doing for over a year. What I'm finding that seems common to them all is a...
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    I'm posting this because my understanding on the topic has evolved and I wanted to post an update. I've been thinking about autoimmunity for some time. I've had this question floating around in my head: "If you're body makes any autoantibodies at all, doesn't that mean there is an antigen somewhere in your diet or environment that you need to be avoiding...
  13. Seeking2012
    Do you know which ingredient gives the nuggets their crunchiness/crispiness? I have been using parm cheese as my breading but no crunch. Don't want to use all the ingredients in your recipe but need to pick one that will add crunchiness.
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    Hi guys, I am trying to do low carb AND gluten-free at the same time. Over on the low carb forums they tell me "use grated parmesan cheese as your breading." The problem with this is that there is no crunch like there is when you use white flour as the breading. I want to achieve that CRUNCH when you bite into that delicious chicken nugget. Currently...
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    I am going to try another brand of cocoa powder or go with carob instead. And I've become very pessimistic about coconut flour in general because it is so extremely finicky. I tried making muffins with it the other day and they turned out a soggy mess. Not to mention the taste was absolutely horrible; could not get it down. And the smell was equally bad....
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    I don't get it. It takes up to 2 YEARS to show recovery. Sure, the numbers are going to go down during that time, but anti gliadin antibodies have a half life of 120 days. This means that every 120 days, your numbers will go down by half. Look up the wikipedia page on "anti gliadin antibodies;" this info is all there. You didn't provide much of a timeline...
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    Either I'm a total dummy when it comes to gluten-free baking, or gluten-free cooking from scratch is quite a complex task. Here is the recipe I used this time: 1 cup butter - softened 1 2/3 cups sugar 10 eggs (at room temperature) ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups coconut flour 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon ba...
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    How in the world does this level of a mistake happen? How can one lab get such a radically different reading from the same blood sample than another lab? My goodness!
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    I agree with what everyone else here has said; you definitely have Celiac and you at this point do have intestinal damage (the EMA result). You don't need an endoscopy to confirm these results.
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    Celiac Disease (as I currently understand it) means that there is villous atrophy that is being caused by the body’s immune reaction against gliadin proteins. According to literature I’ve read by Dr. Alessio Fasano, an individual can develop Celiac Disease at any time during their lifetime. Here are the tests that are currently used in the medical com...
  21. Seeking2012
    But I wouldn't be able to just walk in to the lab and get the test done directly; I'd need to be written up for lab work by a doctor, and that means I'd have to go and see the doctor first (and the sliding scale thing would not apply to the doctor's visit), and doctors visits can cost $100-$300, so that kind of makes applying for the hospital's lab sliding...
  22. Seeking2012
    So I did go and find another recipe and made a cake with it, and I'm not going to post all the details today (I'll come back and post a lot more information tomorrow), but I will say this: I am in pain right now from the amount of caffeine I unknowingly exposed myself to today by using a lot more cocoa powder. This new recipe I used called for 1 cup of cocoa...
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    You know what's funny? I had to edit my post 5 times because it told me I had exceeded the multiquote limit
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    Yep; I ended up having to double the amount of cocoa and even then it still didn't taste as chocolatey as I wanted it to. I'll do even more next time. Do you think the sandpaper feeling as it went down my throat was due to the dryness? I assumed it was just how coconut flour was. Sure would be nice to avoid the sandpaper feeling. I...
  25. Seeking2012
    I did follow most of the instructions from the book but I did change a few things. Instead of coconut oil, I used canola oil. Instead of honey, I used granulated sugar. Instead of baking soda, I used baking powder. Cake Ingredients: 10 eggs 1 cup organic raw honey 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp salt 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1...
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