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Feel Good Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Bagels Due to Undeclared Gluten

Feel Good Foods is voluntarily recalling its Gluten-Free Plain and Everything flavored Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Bagels. The products may contain undeclared gluten that may be present due to cross-contamination. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to gluten run the risk of serious allergic reaction if they consume these products. The Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Bagels are distributed nationwide through national retailers. The recalled product can be found in the froze
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Hookworms

A summary I wrote for the HT Group last year of my colitis/celiac/hookworm experience

Probably more concise than reading through my blog entries. Note, I'm now doing 10 larvae every 2 months. Hookworms successful against colitis and celiac disease after medicine fails ⚭Home>Personal stories>Detailed stories>Hookworms successful against colitis and celiac disease after medicine fails I currently inoculate with 25 Necator americanus larvae every 5 months to keep myself in remission from celiac disease and ulcerative colitis. This works very well for me. If I
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USA Recalls

Belgian Yummies Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Allergens, Including Wheat, in Ice Cream Sandwiches and Gelato

Belgian Yummies of Fort Myers, FL, is alerting the public that its 4-ounce packages of Ice Cream Sandwiches and 5-liter containers and 4.75-liter pans of Gelato contains undeclared allergens. Belgian Yummies Sandwiches, flavors of Vanilla, Chocolate, Raspberry, Salted Caramel, Key Lime, and Peanut Butter, contain undeclared wheat, soy, egg, coconut, and/or peanuts. Sofra Sandwiches, flavors of Vanilla and Chocolate, contain undeclared wheat, soy, egg, and coconut. Ria Sandw
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Canadian Recalls

Kool Kitchen brand Veggie Burgers recalled due to undeclared gluten

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace because it contains gluten which is not declared on the label. Kool Kitchen - Veggie Burgers - 476 g i UPC: 651539200944 This recall was triggered by a consumer complaint. There has been one reported reaction associated with the consumption of this product. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. Source recalls-rap
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Hookworms

About those cheap microscope alternatives

This afternoon I tried the last one of those AliExpress sub-$20 microscopes. All told there were four, and I'm including a pic of the most promising one where the tube is suspended above a platform. Even with top and below lighting and a sample where I knew there was a larva directly in the center of the drop, I still couldn't see it. I could sort of make out other debris, but no, just no. It's still a cute tool, though. You plug into your computer's USB port and using an app like VLC
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USA Recalls

Geisslers Supermarket Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg, Wheat, and Milk in Sushi Product

Geisslers Supermarket Inc. of East Windsor CT has issued a recall of all Sushi products produced by EZnoble Sushi for Geisslers Supermarket Inc. produced or purchased on 3/26/2024, and 3/27/2024, with a sell by date of 3/27/2024, and 3/28/2024. They may contain undeclared egg, wheat and milk. Customers with an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg, wheat, or milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Products included in this recall wer
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A video showing another person's hookworm incubation method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRZkZ_b1sg Ted Simon uses an incubator and vermiculite. His channel offers several other hookworm related videos, including one where he shows using a microscope to harvest the larvae. My method doesn't use an incubator or vermiculite and I get good results, but I can't claim consistency as I don't have that much of a track record yet.
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Final thoughts on that practice incubation

I just had a last look at those two jars and this is what I came away with. The first jar's water probably had about 100 larvae total, the second had substantially more, in the order of 200-300. This estimate is based on how much water was in each jar and how much water I pipetted out of each into a petri dish and scanned. In the second jar that I launched 2 days after the first, I placed more stool onto the coffee filter. More stool = more eggs = more larvae. Collecting larvae from the fir
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I did a couple more practice jars

Both were successful. I think I have incubation down pat now, though I can see how a few refinements of technique might lead to larger larvae yields, not that such increases are necessary if I'm only going to be using 10 larvae at a time. Once again, the technique is pretty simple. Just use a hermetically sealable jar with 1/4" of mineral water (not distilled, not chlorinated) and put a coffee filter in that touches the water. You can probably see the threads hanging off the filter. They ar
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USA Recalls

Stonewall Kitchen Issues Allergy Alert for Gluten in Limited Quantity of Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix

Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of their Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix because it may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat (which contains gluten) may risk serious allergic reaction if they consume this product from impacted lots listed below. A limited quantity of this product was distributed nationwide to consumers through Stonewall Kitchen’s retail stores, stonewallkitchen.com
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USA Recalls

Taylor Farms Pacific Recalls Kroger Brand Ready-To-Eat Apple Walnut With Chicken Salad Bowl Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Wheat

Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 19,976 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products due to misbranding and undeclared wheat allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product may contain wheat, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.  The RTE apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products were produced from Feb. 28, 2024, throu
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USA Recalls

Stonewall Kitchen Issues Allergy Alert for Wheat in Limited Quantity of Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix

Celiac.com 03/11/2024 - Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of their Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix because it may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat (which contains gluten) may risk serious allergic reaction if they consume this product from impacted lots listed below. A limited quantity of this product was distributed nationwide to consumers through Stonewall Kitchen’s retail stor
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Hookworms

Health update

For long time followers of this blog will remember my account of my time at the start of my GI-trouble journey, which largely started in 2005-2008 when I was hit with an abscess, multiple corrective surgeries, ulcerative colitis and celiac disease. This was a particularly bad time in my life. After going gluten-free things got much better, I healed, but I was still left with many food sensitivities, including IBS symptoms and horrible gas. Since I've been using hookworms, by and large I've
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A few more points about incubation

It's been a rapid few days of learning about hookworm incubation. Here's what more I've learned. Most importantly, any microscope that can do 40X will suffice. That's because it turns out the concern about the distance from the lens to the plate for pipetting was a red herring. All one needs to do is lay down a bunch of very small drops on the slide or Petri dish and use the microscope to find drops that have the required number of larvae. Note the placement of the drops, remove the slide o
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My first incubation was a success!

The incubation worked. The biggest expense was the microscope I bought off Amazon, an AmScope SE306. I picked it because it would give plenty of room for pipette work above the sample. I paid ~$370 Can. The other supplies needed were variously sized pipettes, petri dishes, mineral water, adhesive gauze bandages, bleach for cleanup, paper towels, a garbage bag to cover my desk, and glasses for eye protection. And of course, most importantly, nitrile disposable gloves. For the incubation
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Vitamins for Anxiety

Vitamins for Anxiety, Depression and Mental Health

Below are links to studies showing that vitamins in the B Complex help relieve anxiety and depression.   References: Dietary intake of B vitamins and their association with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms: A cross-sectional, population-based survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33848753/ The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Psychiatry https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046018/ Thiamine and benfotiamine: Focus on their therapeutic potential
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Incubation starts tomorrow

I now have all my supplies and my microscope. I ended up buying a better one than I had planned because after doing extensive reading I decided I wanted a dissecting scope, and I justified the extra money by considering it a lifetime investment since I'll be using it for probably the next 20 or so years. Incubation will begin tomorrow and harvesting will occur 10 days after that. I'm not due for inoculation til April 5th, but there would be little harm in applying 5-10 collected larvae now
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USA Recalls

PowerSoul Cafe™ Sets New Grand Opening Dates in Las Vegas

PowerSoul Cafe™, the world’s first certified gluten-free fast-food restaurant chain, has confirmed new grand opening dates for its first three locations, all serving healthy fast food and smoothies, 24-hours a day. In mid-January, Las Vegas-based entrepreneur Dina Mitchell announced a delay in the planned opening dates and is now announcing the new opening schedule as follows: The flagship and central kitchen at 8180 W. Warm Springs Rd. (at Tarkanian Plaza) will open on Friday, March 1
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USA Recalls

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Outrageous Oat Cookies for Undeclared Wheat

Wegmans has initiated a voluntary recall of Outrageous Oat Cookies purchased from its in-store bakeries starting on January 3, 2024, because they may contain undeclared wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. These products are sold at all Wegmans locations in D.C, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia beginning on
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USA Recalls

Vesta Fiery Gourmet Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat in 1.5oz Glass Jars of Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauces

Vesta Fiery Gourmet Foods, Inc., of Raleigh, NC, is voluntarily recalling Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauce Ghost 1.5oz glass jar UPC 7 94571 99498 0, Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauce Hot 1.5oz glass jar UPC 7 94571 99497 3, Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauce Reaper 1.5oz glass jar UPC 7 94571 99490 4, Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauce Scorpion 1.5oz glass jar UPC 7 94571 99491 1 & Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauce Very Hot 1.5oz glass jar UPC 7 94571 99499 7 because these products contain undeclared wheat. Peo
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My Vitamin Deficiencies

Nutritional deficiencies on Gluten free diet References

References: Nutritional Imbalances in Adult Celiac Patients Following a Gluten-Free Diet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398893/ Micronutrients Dietary Supplementation Advices for Celiac Patients on Long-Term Gluten-Free Diet with Good Compliance: A Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6681258/ Gluten-free diet intervention reduces thiamine intake in two weeks, increases glycaemic response and decreases body weight in four weeks, with no long
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis

Bone health, Osteoporosis and Vitamins

Interesting Reading about vitamins needed for bone health   Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health and Fracture Healing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5804294/ And... There is a significantly inverse relationship between dietary riboflavin intake and prevalence of osteoporosis in women but not in men: Results from the TCLSIH cohort study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9941537/ And... Nutrients and Dietary Patterns Related to Osteopo
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No news is good news

It's been more than a month since my last inoculation of hookworm larvae. No issues to report. All told, I probably consume the gluten equivalent of 3 slices of bread+ in an average day. My stools are perfectly normal and there's no sign of any gastric distress. A few weeks ago though, I did find one cheap brand of yogurt that made me ill, something I chalked up to it having too much lactose. I know I'm lactose intolerant. My regular yogurt has no effect on me. All other foods seem good. I
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    • dixonpete
      Well how about that!

      John Scott pointed me to Wiki entry about the effect of diet on hookworm egg production: https://www.helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/NA_incubation:_very_detailed_method_by_Alana#Promotion_of_egg_viability_by_dietary_manipulation

      Nothing presently in my diet was mentioned in the article, but it does bring up the obvious point that my diet would naturally affect the health and wellness of the hookworms that live in my gut. Something to think about.

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      Simple Mills and Made Good Foods Products May Contain Gluten Levels Above the FDA's Allowable Limit of 20 ppm

      Yes, there are several gluten-free certifications out there (one is the GFCO), and the usual standard they claim is 10ppm, however, recent findings indicate that even the GFCO's higher standards may not ensure that foods they certify are gluten-free:

       

      @Lauraferleo Simple Mills may have issues and is included in this article:

       

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