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  1. tarnalberry
    It's just something that some people react to. You can develop a reaction to it at any time - like any other sensitivity. (BTW, I've heard that organic wines are better, sulfite wise. I don't drink wine, and am not sulfite sensitve, so don't know personally, just from friends who are sensitive.)
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    HFCS does not contain gluten, but some people react badly to it. It can be particularly problematic for people with blood sugar control issues.
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    My advice is to be *truely* gluten free (no hidden gluten in things like soy sauce, no contaminatino from croutons or shared toasters) for a month, then do a challenge by eating plenty of gluten (I suggest bagels, as they are made from high-gluten flours) if you are uncertain after that month. If the answer is clear after that month being gluten free, don...
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    Yes, it is gluten free, and has never given me a problem. It could be something else, but you can try eliminating it and see if that makes a difference.
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    See if any of the yoga studios (or community centers or teachers who teach out of their homes) have a "karmic yoga" program, or something of the kind. Many places will trade work in the studio for free classes - usually it's something like helping register students before class and cleaning up after class.
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    Lots of very very low intensity exercise? I mean, like one to two hour extremely leisurely strolls (2mph sort of thing). My understanding with exercise and anemia is that when you're severely anemic, you don't have enough iron to carry enough oxygen to do a lot of extra work. So you don't do extra work, you go slow slow slow so you don't need much in the...
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    I haven't liked most of the amaranth products I've had, though I enjoy the taste of the flour when used appropriately in a mix, but I like the whole grain. The stuff in cereals and crackers... eh... they do something nasty to it.
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    I don't think there is ONE mix. It depends on your tastes and what you're making. I prefer a different mix for different things. I use the Namaste mix for pancakes, because it's the only one my non-gluten-free husband doesn't find ... not-so-good. :-) I make my own mixes for muffins and quick breads and cookies that vary depending on the muffin, quickbread...
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    ditto what richard said. everyone I know is very understanding, but I never eat anything without checking on it first, even with people who KNOW my restrictions.
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    No, it's not 20 foods you eat on a rotation diet. What I'm saying is that, in a normal course of a day, look at all the food you eat. Did you eat (and I was just pulling a number out of the air, the point is that it's a largish number) at least that many different foods (for instance: flax seed, millet, apple, cinnamon, almonds, rice, tomatoes, onion, garlic...
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    I've talked to a few people who really really can't exercise for a few reasons. Some have said that they can't walk at all, and hence can't exercise. But that doesn't exclude them from swimming. Some have noted that they have very bad hips, excluding the walking and swimming, but that doesn't exclude upper body workouts, including arm bikes. (My point...
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    I know about food rotation - and did it for a month when I did my elimination diet. But I don't believe that it's necessary *for most people* in day to day life. Rather, I believe that focusing on a truely varied diet (more than 20 different foods a day, and not the same 20 foods day after day - almost entirely whole, unprocessed foods) naturally brings...
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    Very Veggie Lasagna Ingredients ----------- 2 boxes Tinkyada lasagna noodles 6 roma tomatoes 3 cans tomato sauce 1 bunch spinach 3 medium zucchini 2 small carrots 1 red bell pepper 8 oz mushrooms 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp fresh sage 2 tbsp fresh rosemary 3 tbsp fresh basil 1 tbsp fresh oregano 1 tbsp fresh thyme 5 cloves garlic 2-4 tbsp extra...
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    I still recommend getting someone trained to look at your gait. You can't do it for yourself. I had a salesperson at a running shoe store (that's all they sold, and he regularly ran marathons) who said I was hard to read, talk to my PT; my PT said I was hard to read, talk to my ortho; my ortho - after a number of passes - said I very slightly pronate, and...
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    I did want to add, there have been studies done that show that celiacs that rely upon gluten-free alternatives, particularly gluten-free breads and cookies and the like, may be deficient in folic acid, since the primary source of this nutrient in the standard american diet is from fortified grains. If you're eating a variety of fresh foods, this isn't a...
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    Depends on the kind of fat. Fried foods do not sit well with my digestive system. Nuts, avocados, and unrefined oils not exposed to very high heat, however, I'm fine with. As always, listening to your body is a good thing. :-)
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    If you're anything like me, walking three miles a week isn't going to do squat. That's burning around 300 calories - a week. (If 1800 calories is your 'break even point', 300 calories a week won't even get you to lose a pound in a month.) Trying working up to three miles a day. With the knee/back problems, that may take some time, and you may want to...
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    A good number of my recipes in the recipe section,, the "As Promised, A Few Recipes" thread are corn, soy, and dairy free. (I am Gluten-free Casein-free, minimize soy, and just plain ol' don't cook with corn very often.)
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    The stuff you list, avoiding things produced on shared lines, avoiding eating out altogether, and so on - those are the truely sticky spots, and come down to a personal decision. There is no "ANSWER" to what to do in those situations, and you have to feel your way through them. I personally choose to eat out, selecting my food conservatively and carefully...
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    No, it's not safe, but doctors are only starting to realize this. They think the diet is SO hard that they can't fathom putting patients on it, so they say to just use steroids instead?! Crazy. Yes, if she had DH, she has celiac. It's a dermatologic manifestation of celiac disease. (It's caused by IgA deposits from the celiac reaction in the skin.) ...
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    In a case like this, I think it's worth talking to her again, from the perspective of "I wanted to mention it again, because I think people may have mis-informed you about the difficulties of a gluten-free diet. The learning curve is steep, but once you get past that, it's really not that big of a deal. And it's can make you feel so much better if you really...
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    tarnalberry replied to sawgrass's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    DH isn't caused by gluten in the skin, but by IgA deposits in the skin. To my knowledge, they cannot be sweated out. Maintaining a gluten-free diet, making sure to use gluten-free skin products, and eliminating iodine until the DH has passed are the methods I know of for eliminating DH as quickly as possible.
  23. tarnalberry
    add plenty of veggies, and you don't need anything else! (tomatoes, in particular) but some other options besides the two you've got (which are the best, IMHO): butter (ah... the french can be so crazy with their sandwhiches... I don't get it, but they love it) mustard a bit of olive oil :-) cheese (if you're doing dairy)
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    I use McCormick's or Spice Hunter, but that's just my preference. The liquid smoke I've always gotten (and is gluten-free - haven't seen one that isn't) doesn't need to be refrigerated, but I haven't made jerky in a while... :-) Cooking gluten-free, even from safe foods, doesn't have to be plain, you just need pleny of fresh foods. A stir fry with lots...
  25. tarnalberry
    I think it makes a big difference, but there are a lot of ways to make beef jerky, and this is just the only recipe I have written down. ;-) You can certainly try leaving it out. You can even try sweeter varieties by adding some brown sugar or honey, or make teriyaki sauce to use in place of the soy sauce. Most beef jerky does have liquid smoke in...
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