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    Diagnosed in 2011/2012 with Hashimoto's and Grave's.
    Have had GI issues for years. Mostly gone after eliminating gluten. All gone when grain-free.
    Wheat makes my skin swell and itch.
    I was declared dead at birth. But I am was not. I was declared brain-damaged, too. But I am a scholar.

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  1. ButterflyChaser
    Hi Gemini, I'm in NYC - I didn't even check whether this is legal here? Apparently there have been controversies. To my ignorant self it seems less dangerous than eyelash extensions, but what do I know. In what state did you use to get these done? Do you have any tips for finding a trusted professional? And did you notice any thinning/brittling of your...
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    Hi everyone, I was wondering of anyone on these boards has had any experiences with eyelash (not eyebrow) tinting, and can tell me about the pros and cons (I am mostly worried about the dangers). I have very long but very blonde and very thin lashes, and I wish I didn't need to colour them with mascara. Nothing wrong with mascara per se, it makes me look...
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    I was negative for celiac, but tried the gluten-free diet anyway since October 2012. My new blood tests show that my aTPO was half as much as it used to be. Stil raised, but not as much.
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    Thank you everybody for your advice and support. I have lately been focusing on these: getting to bed a bit earlier (though not optimal yet), and eating after 9-10 PM, and shortening my workout times. It would be very difficult for me to have days that are completely off workout because I have a desk job and I am in pain if I don't do something, so I decided...
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    This also depends on the time of day you get tested. From what my endo told me (she also has them antibodies, and never developed the disease, ie. she has always been symptomless for the past 25 years she has been positive), once they are high they tend to remain in the body, but their quantity will not be stable, so that, with the exception of dramatic drops...
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    GottaSki, THAT actually makes a lot of sense, and it makes me wonder whether something similar might be going on with me, ie. bloating/swelling more than proper fat, because that's what all the people closest to me, and who have seen me through the years, seem to remark when I complain about not figuring out what's wrong with me. There definitely is quite...
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    Thank you, Zibby, and Peleg. By the way, Peleg, what brands do you get? In my case, soy seems to be a bigger issue than gluten itself (it looks like I have NCGS rather than celiac disease, thankfully), so I have even been doing fine with Michel Cluizel's chocolate, though I am not sure that would be ok for the many (or most sensitive) celiacs. Their bars...
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    I am already eating primal - have been doing so for several months now, and most of my foods are raw. The foods I mentioned are my only "not more in their natural shape" foods, and those make for no more than 10% of my intake. I eat no starchy vegetables because I don't really like potatoes, either, and I don't like bananas. I also realize now that I should...
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    So... As many of you know, I have been practically primal for over three months now. it does help a lot with my tummy, especially since I have limited my intake to 3 brazil nuts per day. 90% of what I eat is whole foods; the 10% of foods including human intervention are: milk and yogurt, coconut bread, sometimes two tablespoons of organic fruit spread...
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    Lady Eowyn, raw onion does give me a headache. Delicion - I know I do fine with something called "Gnosis chocolate." But I'll look into those as well. GFinDC - I have been back to basics for a couple of days and do feel better. Thank you for the Recipes GottaSki! I also have a French chocolate mouse recipe I should share. I'll probably end up buying cacao...
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    Thank you, Kamma. I was on a roll yesterday night. I hope you feel better soon, MissyShelle, (((hugs))) 1desperateladysaved: I often think of this when we talk about the 1% of celiac sufferers. We should have a Facebook campaign: "Do you have 300 friends of FB? At least three of them are celiac. Around 25 of them may have NCGS. What? None of...
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    I don't have a problem with the intention of the piece, ie. to say that gluten-free diets are not weight-loss diets; I have a huge problems with the sloppy rhetoric of the article, which actually ends up reinforcing, rather than counteracting, the idea that gluten-free people are people on a fad diet, rather than people who are sick. SO the problem is really...
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    ... for Tweeting this: Open Original Shared Link I teach his works in my food politics/animal rights classes, and I think that a public figure as himself should be held accountable to a modicum of responsibility.
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    Hi MissyShelle, Great thread! I am not sure I have an answer, but I can say what I have observed from my own personal experience. 1) They tell you that tests are expensive, and if they run them, they don't run complete panels. If medical health is provided not as a basic human right but as a privilege (and here the issue gets more complex than insurance...
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    Thank you so much for posting this, and the reference too! I was put on a very similar diet by my doctor because I got muchbetter but not fully well on a GF diet even if I seem to only have NCGS. My blood panel negative, nurse here told me gluten would make no difference to me; so I went ahead and GF; felt much better but not "normal" yet; doc in Italy...
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