Billygoat

I cut my spaghetti squash in half and put in an 8x8 casserole dish, face down in about a 1/2 of water. I cover with plastic wrap and then cook on high for 8 - 10 minutes, turning half way through. Sometimes the squash is too big even cut in half, so I'll stack it crooked like. Half way through the cooking, I'll switch their places and cook the rest of...

I think I'd have to disagree with this. The first ingredient on this bread is sprouted wheat. They might not used "flour" as they are using "sprouted wheat", but that does NOT mean it's gluten-free. Flourless and gluten-free can mean two different things!!!

If the thyroid check doesn't show anything conclusive, you might consider your birth control. I'm half Japanese and always had beautiful thick straight hair. SO MUCH of it I had to have it thinned out when I got it cut. Just ridiculous amounts of hair. I went off birth control several years ago and it changed completely. It's not nearly so thick and...

Viola, I think this is KEY! As long as it is realized that getting a solution can make the biggest difference. Whining to whine does not make the situation positive or get anything accomplished. I am in NO WAY condemning those that vent...I know it's necessary sometimes. This is a frustrating illness to have. But finding the solution is...

I'm a pretty positive person. Glass half full personality. I've not always been like that. I've struggled with depression for many years of my adult life. That's changed for several reason I won't go into now - a story for another time. But at one point in my life I realized that I HAVE A CHOICE about my reactions to life. When something happens that...

I hope it doesn't sound too insensitive, but here goes... WE are all in charge of our own destiny. I'll say it again... WE are all in charge of our own destiny. Do what you can do to get your boss to take you seriously. Get a doctor's note, whatever. But don't be surprised if your boss or his superiors, shrug, and toss the note aside. Why?...

I don't mean to be rude, as I realize this is a sensitive topic, but this makes no sense to me. After two weeks of ovulating and bursting a cyst you gave birth to your daughter? Did you not realize you were pregnant? So sorry to sound confused. I am.

I'm sure your party will be a huge hit! I made a gluten-free Baked Ziti a few weeks ago for some friends with Tinkyada and they couldn't even tell. I also used Pamela's Brownie Mix for fudge brownies and I swear they're better than Betty Crocker's! The really neat thing I'm discovering is that eating gluten-free is not just possible, but that it...

I feel like such a wino saying this... ...but thank God alcohol is gluten-free! I don't eat bread, pastries and pasta much anymore (unless, of course, it's gluten-free) but I definitely load the calories on via drinking. I only drink a few times a week, but sometimes it's really the only little vice I can enjoy.

I get 'em too. I used to get them all the time, thinking it just appeared for no reason. Now I can see that it only happens when I get glutened. HINT: When you feel the "tingle" of a mouth blister, get a bottle of L-Lysine. It's a pill that when taken, slows the growth of the blister. As soon as I feel one coming on, I'll start taking them - three...

Poppet, I fear you are making the same mistake that I made. I thought wheat-free meant gluten-free. It does not. Gluten is in other grains, as someone else mentioned. It is also in other ingredients in foods that you don't typically associate grains with. I've been wheat-free for years. Couldn't figure out why I felt a little better, but would have...

Being 5' 2", I've never found a pair of jeans that fit that I don't have to hem. LOL!

Eeks! Stories like this make my skin crawl. How is there are so few people in the medical world that we can use as resources. This disorder has been around for eons! It's not like it's a New thing. But then again, my step-mom is a registered dietician and when I told my dad that he couldn't be eating oats, and other glutened items (some meats, condiments...

I'm 5' 2" and 105 lbs. My mother is Japanese and fairly petite, so that's not terribly abnormal. I was 5' 2" at 11 years old in the 6th grade - so I thought I'd be tall like my father. But I stopped growing around that time, but that's also about the time I began struggling with child depression. My weight at it's lowest (due to bulimia) was in college...

Wow! I'm totally in awe as I read this. I'm 34, have had GI issues for as long as I can remember. Was bulimic in late HS and college years. Like someone else said, I would b&p on all the stuff I was sensitive to...cakes, cookies, donuts, pastries, bread, (even alcohol!) but didn't realize why it was so easy purge those from my system. All due to...