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  1. tarnalberry
    I'd be curious if you find out whether or not it's migraine related. My migraines have fairly significantly shifted in their pattern (and I don't think that it's gluten related, but occured around our move), and this can happen over time. A bit disturbing, but apparently not all that atypical.
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    I rather like the Lundberg ones (the sesami tamari are my favorite with eggs, but the honey nut are quite good with peanut butter). *shrugs* My guess is that the texture of rice cakes is liked by some, but not all.
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    Some genes are triggered at the start, some aren't. The ones that code your eye color kick in after a couple months on their own, the ones that code for celiac need an environmental trigger. Just having them does not mean that you absolutely will get celiac - you need that trigger to cause them to be expressed - but it means you have the potential to develop...
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    but for so long, depression was seen as being made up. and then it was just a chemical thing in the brain. can't be connected to anything else of course. bah. docs are slow to change what they know. it'll happen, but it'll take years. btw, if you can get in to see a urologist, you should be able to get the low testosterone treated. (I was told...
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    It's not "Good" or "Bad" - it just is. You don't want to eat oodles and oodles of it, and you don't have to avoid it entirely if you're not sensitive to it. (There's thought that those with thyroid problems *are* sensitive to the compounds in it, so that may be a reason to avoid it other than an allergy or intolerance.) 2 cups a day isn't huge quantities...
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    For one, be aware that the RDA for some items has been determined politically, not scientifically. Secondly, the ~400mg RDA (depending on sex/age) has been considered by many to be too low - high enough to avoid deficiency, but too low to be anywhere close to optimal. And you should be aware of medication and physical condition interactions: Open...
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    tuna? leftover grilled/broiled/roasted chicken/turkey/beef? avocado/sprouts/cucumber?
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    which IgG antibody is being testing for here?
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    My migraines involve a type of dizziness. It's not a 'stand up and spin around a bunch then stop and now you feel dizzy' type, it's more of a disorientation and lack of ability to think clearly. Similar to the glutened brain-fog, but less foggy-thinking than foggy spatial perception. It's hard to describe, and it's not so severe that I can't walk in a...
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    I'd look at it this way - if you didn't have lots of processed stuff to pick from, what would you have for breakfast? Then take out the wheat, barley, rye and oats, and there you go. Ok, that is an over simplification, but the point of the mental exercise is to change your thought patterns. What you have for breakfast doesn't have to be so special...
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    It's time to go find the other alternative grains - amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat, and teff are all high fiber, high protein grains that are more nutritious than wheat. That, and limiting the non-nutritious stuff. There's no reason to get by on corn chips and cheetos - make a larger dinner so that he can have leftovers for dinner, that can be supplemented...
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    The shift from being in front of the computer/tv to being outside doing something was key for me. It helped when I wasn't taking a two hour nap every afternoon, of course. But it's a progressive transition. Then trying to be cognizant and self-aware in what you do and eat, and make improvements. I think being self-aware, and not just functioning...
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    Ditto tinkerbell on the marshmallow, and check the extracts aisle for the butter... I don't think that subbing in butter will give you the same flavor, but you can try it. You may also be able to find 'butter flavor' where you buy popcorn, and there's a decent chance it'll be gluten free (if ... 'ugh' in the health department )
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    You can also make falafels for burgers (some prepackaged mixes have wheat, but some are traditional and just use beans).
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    I prefer it the other way 'round. It gives more exposure to the other items, encouraging people who aren't gluten free to try the products (or making it easier to find for their gluten free friends), and simply raising awareness. It also increases our awareness to things that are naturally gluten free that are similar. Probably one of those things...
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    There are lots of ways to chemically process out various compounds - including gluten, and if they are testing, I'm inclined to believe them. (Then again, I'm no conspiracy theorist.) They may not put the information on there just for this reason - we don't live in a country full of chemists who know all the ways to process out the media used for bacterial...
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    If you had been eating out, that could be part of the problem. Even with a number of places I feel quite safe at, I keep it to once a week at a maximum - and that often is a *rare* occurance, and only when I'm *very* confident of the location and dish I'm ordering. There's just too much risk of contamination. Additionally, cutting out the exercise could...
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    I think you're doctor is being a doctor, and that's it. He's being sensible, but not 'in the life of', if that makes any sense. A small amount of gluten isn't going to do enough damage to show up on a biopsy, but studies do show that repeatedlly glutenings over shorter periods of time do have long term effects. That said, there are no time machines that...
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    I also generally do not worry about pure spices. My preferred brand, just for flavor is Spice Hunter.
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    Welcome!
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    Yes, in theory, at least one parent would carry at least one gene for Celiac, as it genetic. It doesn't mean they have it, of course, just the genetics.
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    As richard and sophie said, it's not a concern. In order to get into the muscle, proteins are formed through metabolism of the foodstuffs digested, and they are not necessarily the same proteins eaten - they are merely made up of the same amino acids that all proteins are made of. It's something put on the outside of the meat you need to be concerned about...
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    I've never seen sushi made with malt vinegar or cheap balsamic vinegar or a recipe for any tesu mixture that would contain gluten, so the sushi rice should be just fine. Sushi is made with "glutinous rice" - that doesn't mean that it has the glutens that bother us, but comes from the overloaded us of the term and, in this case, merely means that it is sticky...
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    ARCHIVED Pf Changs

    tarnalberry replied to Moongirl's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I haven't had a problem at any of the ones I've been to, but I understand that it can vary slightly from location to location. On the whole, however, they are one of the better chains.
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    iodine is needed in the reaction that leaves IgA deposits under the skin (the cause of DH), so it's recommended that, when started gluten free, to reduce iodine in the diet as much as possible - *for a short period of time* - until the DH is on the way out. the salt added to things like butter is unlikely to be iodized unless it's stated as such, but you...
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