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  1. tarnalberry
    assuming peanut free doesn't mean all-nut free, then you can make your own out of cashews. the recipe is on my Open Original Shared Link thread, iirc. I personally prefer raspberry salad dressing. or honey mustard.
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    It's not a reporter who wrote the book. It's a research doctor. The idea that he's talking about is that if you're on a *very* calorie restricted diet (heck, you're in the middle of a mild ice age), and you're not consuming much of anything to raise blood sugar levels very high. In addition, because it's so cold, the stores of brown fat (which can...
  3. tarnalberry
    there's "slowing down" and there's "SLOWING DOWN". you can slow down to the point of taking one day a week to cook yourself up a bunch of food that you can eat throughout the rest of the week (lots of things will stay good for four or five days in a fridge, or longer in a freezer) that can fit in with your schedule. also, learning what things you can cook...
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    regardless of what I eat, running can 'stimulate my intestines', which can be uncomfortable. it's usually something I can work through, however, and definitely something I can train through, given time and patience.
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    but for some of us, maintaining a strictly gluten free diet does nothing to alleviate those autoimmune conditions, which exist in areas where wheat consumption is significantly different than here. not everyone has everything get better going gluten free. it may be part of the story, but the genetic basis for these other autoimmune conditions leads me...
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    a raw foods place can almost always be counted on to have gluten free options, but not all of the raw foods will be gluten free - there might only be a few items. I have liked the places I've tried, and say that it's worth giving it a go, but I have funny tastes.
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    RA is ruled out with blood tests that are fairly straightforward. Fibro is a dx of exclusion (one of the things to exclude being RA, but also lyme, hypothyroid, and others). My understanding is that the use of trigger points is an important guideline (certainly for "textbook diagnosis") but it's as much art as science.
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    tarnalberry replied to Susan-in-NC's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    They're right, if reasonable accommodations can't be made, they do not have to continue providing you with a job. (I don't think a phone in the bathroom would be considered reasonable. *whoosh* ) It's a tough call... having it on your record can help and hurt you. I'd talk to lawyer about it, frankly, who knows the full ramifications.
  9. tarnalberry
    I have/had migraines and regular headaches. The migraines do not appear to be related to gluten at all, and a low dose (100mg) Topomax regime works well as a preventative for me. The regular headaches are, apparently, related to my forward head posture. As I've mentioned before, I'm seeing a chiropractor about this and a couple other things, and I...
  10. tarnalberry
    All it means is that, in the presence of gluten, your daughter's body is producing antibodies specific to gliandin (the wheat protein) of the IgA sub-type. Ig antibodies are a particular set of antibodies the body manufactures against things it thinks are bad. IgE antibodies are what cause traditional allergies. IgA and IgG antibodies (to food proteins...
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    We have guests over for dinner often, and everything I serve is gluten free. I offered bread in a basket once or twice, but was too nervous about crumbs as the basket was passed back and forth over the serving dishes. My in-laws have stayed a number of times, for anywhere between 3 days and nearly two weeks. As my father-in-law is on the ornish diet...
  12. tarnalberry
    "Best" is SOOOOO relative. I've lived (outside of college) in San Jose, CA; Orange County, CA; and Seattle, WA. I have no interest in moving off the west coast, and that's partly a culture thing. (It's not that one culture is bad and one is good; they're different and we have our own preferences.) Many people love Seattle, and I like many things about...
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    What power bar did you eat? I believe all of these have gluten in them - at the very least, oats.
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    I take fish oil (liquid form) at around 7 grams a day (yes, grams) for anti-inflammatory purposes (the dosage has been tailored for me, I'm not trying to make recommendations), and don't experience nausea, but you might try different brands, and make sure that they're staying fresh (kept in the fridge, etc.)
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    I have sacroilliac instability issues, and I'm seeing a chiropractor for it. If you can find one that specializes in structural based correction (posture, traction, and adjustment) I'd recommend it. My problem is a combination of twists along the spine and general tendency in my posture, along with a pelvis that isn't the same 'height' on both sides. ...
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    I put myself in the not-so-proud category; I'm an aerospace software/systems engineer. For now...
  17. tarnalberry
    avoid the prepackaged products, and use meat as a compliment, not main dish. gluten-free grains, legumes, and on-sale vegetables and fruits can get your costs much lower, but it means cooking. how do you normally eat? (so we can give specific suggestions)
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    haha! I found a new one that isn't! it's... some sort of cube thing, and has a endothermic reaction to make the first few chews make your mouth cold... Oh, here it is: Open Original Shared Link, at least the Dragon Fruit Flavor. The wheat is listed right on the ingredients, and yes, I did get bitten by not checking first!
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    You can see from Open Original Shared Link that people dressed very differently. My problem was less what people wore, rather my dad threatened to not come because I invited my mom's side of the family (my mom died 23 years ago). Then one of my bridesmaids got lost on her way to the site, and was missing from most of the pictures. Then the cake was an...
  20. tarnalberry
    I never said that referrals are stupid - you're absolutely right that taking advantage of who your doctor knows is useful. But when referrals become *necessary* (not just an option), it reduces your networking, because it doesn't allow you to contact doctors that you may be able to connect to through people other than your doctor. My doctor's referral for...
  21. tarnalberry
    We should not associate a potential American socialized medicine program with the Canadian socialized medicine program - they would likely be very different; just because it works one way in Canada doesn't mean we'd do anything like that in the US. As for the idea that it's too much onous on a person to know what specialist they need to see... Well, quite...
  22. tarnalberry
    we've yet to see on this board a confirmed case of an envelope glue with gluten. in fact, when the major glue company was called, they kinda were amused at the idea. I see it as a celiac urban legend. if you do have a *confirmed* case of a gluten laced envelope glue, please do share it.
  23. tarnalberry
    it's just that the term is being overused, for different things. gluten, when referring to the protein that causes the autoimmune reaction in celiacs, is one thing. gluten, when referring to the binding matrix in a kneaded dough, is another (the later is generally chemically dependent on the former to form). gluten, as a general term for the primary grain...
  24. tarnalberry
    vit D, which should be in the form of D3, not D2, is not sufficient. a study a while ago found that magnesium was the most important thing for treating osteoporosis in celiacs. you might look into that as well, along with weight bearing exercise.
  25. tarnalberry
    I think, from everything you describe, that you're on the right track. While I say this from the perspective of not being a parent at all, I was a kid who had to work through being different, and if it's a serious concern, consider working with a child counselor to help your daughter build the coping skills and attitude needed for dealing with this. I have...
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