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  1. gfp
    So how is it going .... Of course this works best for the "trouble falling asleep insomnia", less for the "waking up in the middle of the night can't get back to sleep kind". I'm not sure if this is always as effective... I find the shock treatment works half because I'm so damned tired... and half because of when I got up... (well half and half...
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    ooh no toast .. Actually, try as I might to be 100% gluten-free I often find the need to rush to a loo, though far less frequently than before. And the reason is every so often I do take chances, be it a new product or eating out ... The most valuable thing I can pass on about this is I have a 100% gluten-free home (with the exception of when I try...
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    That's really the problem because its one of those subjects that unless you want to dive all the way in makes it real hard to explain... from a applied physics POV like wave vs photon theory... The thing is wave theory actually works in a lot of cases to give a reasonable approximation of observation yet we know its not correct and in some areas it just...
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    Well, I did actually work on a research project for 2 yrs on modeling pretty much a similar process. In reality it is one of "those subjects" where a little knowledge can be quite misleading. Schools have to teach distillation 'somehow' and most kids are not ready for quantum theory .... so its over simplified (like a lot of things) ... A typical...
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    This probably won't be a popular response but ..... The way I dealt with bullies at school (somehow always being the 2nd shortest in my year - we now know why with th celiac disease) is quite simple .. HURT them ... Bullies don't like being hurt which is why they pick on people that don't fight back ... fight back and make sure you hurt them even if you...
  6. gfp
    This absolutely sums it up.... Unless people are going to be REALLY careful ALL the time then accidents will happen!!! Kids .. its impossible... they might try but unless they have no energy or enthusiasm for life they will make crumbs Someone else mentioned petfood .... this is another biggy.... especially DOGS.... (and quite honestly why give a...
  7. gfp
    Vanilla - Well just get fresh or failing that you can buy the pods shrink wrapped... any unique or wonderful vinegar is pretty much OK unless its a malt vinegar.. i.e. GOOD wine, cider etc. vinegars are not distilled and gluten-free.. However on distillation, Nope .. its not old thinking and she is not correct ... because she is using high school chemistry...
  8. gfp
    Like ravenwoodglass I have reacted to "distilled" grain products... and as far as the vinegar part I seem to be fine with cider and wine vinegar (so long as its not got coloring) so this doesn't seem to be the acetic acid part, at least for me ... But the bottom line lie others have said, it could have been chillies ?? it could be the acetic acid like...
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    Some good advice so far, indeed I guess this is just a summary... Since you smoke .. i'll use that analogy. (and its just an easy analogy) Don't know how much you smoke but lets say 20 a day. As we all know nicotine, tar etc. is bad ... but our bodies adapt to getting rid of it. However, imagine a non smoker trying to smoke 20 a day... they would be...
  10. gfp
    This is the problem I find.... not specifically kitchen towels but everything from cutlery to dishes etc. Sooner or later an accident will happen ... Obviously there is a lot you can do to prevent them... but I don't really think they are completely avoidable with gluten in the kitchen. 1/ Seperate shelves etc. are a good start... still.. I...
  11. gfp
    I wouldn't rely on what you can take through security ... people are talking here about AFTER security... My experiences are quite varied... it seems to depend n the airport, mood of staff ... you name it along with constantly changing rules. A doctors note is always useful, you can always balance the blood sugar with fruit juice .. but are you really...
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    I'm guessing its a real fancy range/auger ... something I'd love. She may well tempt me over for a visit when I get over to the US... Well other than "the Church" basically working for these institutions... The distrust is more complex though really.... and partly something due to my age and where I was born together... Back in the good old...
  13. gfp
    Manna: "--And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it" (Numbers. 11:9). "The people scattered and gathered it" (Numb. 11:8). "And the people went out and gathered a portion every day" (Exod. 16:4) However Joshua 5:11-12 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened...
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    pre-made dough sounds like a step in the right direction... most old hands have already heard this story... but Ill repeat it... For a long time I had a mixed kitchen .. and for along time i had niggly stuff bordering on glutening but not quite full blown... One night I made pasta, two pans, two spoons etc. and halfway through my pasta spirals I found...
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    Laws aside.... I have found cooked hams to be russian roulette....(thanks Northern Elf) 1/ They inject gluten based thickeners in some European ones because it helps them slice more thinly without tearing. 2/ Smoke flavours (and your using the European/Canadian spelling so so will I) are usually malto-dextrine. US Malto-dextrine is safe, European malto...
  16. gfp
    Gotta agree.... There are quite a few people here who have permanent damage other than villi.... As to what is one gluten-too-far ... I'd say you can never tell. It depends for instance how far you wanna include other things... for instance "deaths due to alcohol" more often than not includes traffic accidents... well I certainly think being...
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    Which sums it up pretty well.... The surviving gospels are just what was chosen to be in the NT. They were also badly translated in the first instance but non of that actually matters if you believe that Paul, John or any of the founders were more worried about the ideals than the details. Way before the Catholic Church became the Catholic Church...
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    I think for one people would get less upset if they separated dogma and doctine from faith .... The problem with organised religions is that they by definition believe their dogma/doctine is correct and hence everyone else is wrong. The reality is that the Devil (so to speak) is in the details. The record of the catholic church speaks for itself...
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    Like someone else said earlier ... once you ASK you put the waiter (on minimum wage) into a decision making process that they probably can't win in some places. It all depends on the owner/manager ... (of course) but in many cases they are not going to be asked to explain why they let you bring your own food ... they simply get a black mark. Its unfortunate...
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    Hmm... that's what they say ... somehow I doubt that with today's instrumentation ingredient X can be hidden for long ... hence the problem.. The sum total of money spent analysing food for allergens vs the sum total of money spent analysing food to make production cheaper ... Unfortunately this will probably end up being so watered down and toothless...
  21. gfp
    ... and yet we wonder why the West has a growing obesity problem... However, I think if you want recipes then you have to choose.... almost anything can be done if you substitute ... but its somewhat missing the point? As already mentioned Indian and SE Asian food is probably the easiest for naturally gluten-free along with Mexican you're already doing...
  22. gfp
    This doesn't really help if your coworkers also being their own food and spread it about liberally. Nor is it really so simple.... I'm presently working in serviced offices with a mini kitchenette... when I make coffee I use my own cup and before I use the teaspoon I wash it and clean it with disposable towels... However ... this only just works .....
  23. gfp
    What can go wrong will go wrong.... Sharing a kitchen is always going to have mistakes, how many or how frequently you can moderate but you must accept that you will get CC from time to time... One way to look at it; If you changed gluten for rat poision where would you keep it? Would you sprinkle it in the toaster ?? Wipe it off surfaces etc. ...
  24. gfp
    Only in North America, in Europe it often comes from wheat ...
  25. gfp
    I can only agree, Its not like people can't eat what they want .... or that aGF diet might not be beneficial but ... AAAGGG It just makes it more difficult for us. Firstly getting taken seriously above the babble of "fad" dieters but then on what gluten-free really means. The "fad" dieters can quite happily get CC etc. and not know and the resto's etc...
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