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From my daily update from the FDA:

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From: U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) <fda@service.govdelivery.com>

Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:55:35 -0500 (CDT)

Subject: Shun Fung International Trading Inc. dba Yummy Foods Co.

Shun Fung International Trading Inc. dba Yummy Foods Co.

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:21:00 -0500

Yummy Foods Company of San Francisco, California, is recalling its 17 oz./480g Wife Cake because the product contains undeclared egg and wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg or wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Firm Press Release: FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

If not a vegetarian/vegan, then I understand cod liver oil is a good source, and a good source of fatty acids. I live in super sunny climes, including in the winter. I have read that D3 is best if you need to supplement.

Blossoming Lotus downtown.

soy is not dairy or gluten, so in that sense it's fine. soy is a high allergen food, however. you're probably better off with rice or hemp or almond, and maybe rice being the best of all fat-wise. sometimes it takes us a while to get back to being able to digest fats and such. anyway, yes, they are all fine so long as you check the brand and make sure it says Gluten Free!

You are doing so great! It is awesome that even though you did not have very intense symptoms, you are quitting gluten because it is indeed true that eating any of it will make your small intestine unable to do its job. I've had active Celiac since I was a small child and did not get diagnosed until I was 37 or so - a long time to have diminished nutrient quantity and a compromised digestive system.

One great place to check out is a blog my nutritionist puts out. It is here: Open Original Shared Link

I remember at first how frustrating going to the grocery was, because so much of what is on the shelves has gluten in it - and it felt so defeating and helpless. That gets better as you start to learn what works and what does not, though you always have to double check. Quite honestly, every single time I guy a prepared food that was gluten free last week, I check again for the label. You never know how things might change. The best rule of thumb for healthy eating, gluten free or not, is that foods that have not been altered are best, like fruits and veggies and if you so choose, meat and eggs. I don't know what you like to eat, but some great options for grab-and-eat stuff are:

fruits

fruit rollups

nuts (in moderation - these can be hard to digest for anyone and are extra fatty - even if it is good fat)

seeds (same as nuts)

veggies dipped in hummus (hummus easy to make, but also can buy it. emerald valley makes good gluten-free one)

smoothies (does require cleaning the blender a lot and can get expensive) (also, watch out for wheat grass)

chicken strips made the night before if you eat meat/like chicken

gluten free hot dogs if you eat meat/like hotdogs. (Beelers is good and Applegate Farms is good and nitrite free) (salty)

Coconut Bliss "ice cream" (this stuff is totally like heaven, no refined sugar, gluten-free, no dairy, etc.)

boiled eggs (someone mentioned this one)

tuna salad (make sure mayo is gluten-free or use olive oil instead)

tabbouleh made with quinoa instead of Bulgar wheat (this is awesome!)

popped amaranth

Lara bars (and others - I don't do bars, can't manage the dried fruit, but good immediate source of energy)

Corn tortillas (with cheese) (or if you don't like corn tortillas, there's rice and hemp and teff for other gluten-free options)

Salad with or without a protein source such as grilled salmon or chicken or steak or whatever.

slightly more time consuming, but also works

when you make dinner, saute more veggies than you need and keep them for the next day's lunch or to make an omelet with in the a.m.

cream of rice or Bob's hot cereal are both good, and the Bobs, believe it or not, tastes okay cold too, for taking with you

if you choose to keep eating bread, you'll have to experiment. Everyone seems to like different kinds, and they all require toasting to be very good. For that you would need your own toaster - a brand new one. I like Food For Life Millet Bread.

If you have a crockpot, you can make a pot of beans every few days, or whatever other crockpot thing sounds good. We make black beans almost every day with jalepeno and onion and whatever else is hanging about the kitchen.

You might also look into the alternative "grains": quinoa and amaranth. There's also buckwheat and millet.

As to protein intake, a lot of folks accidentally look at it that you have to eat a protein source to get protein. Actually, if you eat a piece of chicken, for example, your body disassembles all the amino acids and reassembles them in the shape of human protein. The only way to eat a protein source and have it stay built the same way is to eat human flesh. So what is actually happening all day long is that amino acids you eat throughout the day, and all foods have them (except straight sugar I believe) are used as building blocks to make human protein. So whether or not you eat animal protein or plant protein does not really matter in the sense of eating protein to make human protein. There are benefits and drawbacks to eating animal protein, for example tryptophan is higher in animal protein, there are other factors there as well. On the other side research shows that the more animal flesh you eat the higher incidence of diabetes, cancer, etc. So it is probably all about balance. But one does not need to think of eating a "protein" to get a protein; one needs to eat a balanced diet and our bodies make protein out of amino acids.

I also think it's very reasonable for you to be tired for a spell after changing your diet, and it does seem as though you are not getting enough calories. It can be really hard at first, but I think you'll find after you get the hang of it, it's worth it knowing that you're taking care of yourself for the long-haul. I've been gluten free for 3 years now come to think of it. Wow.

Take care. Make sure to ask lots of questions here. Check out that blog I linked you to, and there are other gluten free blogs out there as well. You might have a local support group, and your local co-op or healthfood store may well have something going on, or at least a gluten-free product list. Take care.

I do not know specifically of it. But for a spell, I did grain free/legume free. It went very well for me. I lost some weight (but not too much), my bloating issues went way down (so long as I also ate zero sugar). Ultimately as a vegetarian, it did not work too well - but for a while when I was doing Paelo diet, it worked great. Couldn't quite stick with eating dead animals though, at least not to that degree.

good luck

AS to the tongue - does it seem like TRUSH? A yeast infection of the mouth? That would be triggered by antibiotics.

As to causation factors ... I don't know. But I was on amoxacyllin a lot as a kid, and ended up with ITP (autoimmune blood disease) and triggered Celiac. It's certainly a theory out there.

Open Original Shared Link

This is a very good article by my nutritionist in Bellingham, WA. I can't recall if I posted it already. For me, the part about bile secretion seems really important - I am having problems digesting fat, and that really helps explain how.

Everyone take care!

I did have a month period where I was afraid to go on doggie walks and the like for fear I'd have to suddenly and painfully go poop. I had all these tests done that came out negative. I think it was adding acidoph/probiotics OR time that finally fixed it - hard to say if it was coincidence or not on the probiotics. But I"m be sure I'm on a good probiotic - watch for gluten free and dairy free if you can manage it, and yeast free. THey can be expensive, but even going on it for one month will get your flora back in line.

Good luck.

If your discomfort is higher in the abdomen, like toward stomach area instead of lower intestine, you might consider Small Bowel Bacterial overgrowth as a possible problem for you. I often get sickly stomach and then it goes away when I move my bowels. On the other hand, my bowels movements are typically constipated and overly firm, whereas you may have the opposite issue.

I've also noticed that certain sugars or pectin or insoluble fiber (not sure - apples and pears are the trigger) give me intestinal cramps while moving my bowels and before. When I cut those out, the cramps went away.

It's tough because our small intestine is where so many necessary things for digestion are released into the system. Since we are messed up there, until we heal, all our digestive processes suffer.

Good luck.

It's funny how there are so many theories of weight loss...and all of them no doubt work for some and not others.

One thing to watch for is your fat intake. I say this because I recently read a book called 80/10/10 by Dr. Graham. It is an all raw diet of mostly fruits, with tender greens and some but very little overt fat (almonds, walnuts, seeds, avocado, olives, etc....but honestly, a tiny amount.) He mentions that the average raw vegan diet is extremely high in fat, maybe higher than the Standard American Diet iin some cases. Are you using a lot of nuts and seeds to make pates and desserts and the like?

I was raw vegan for a while; then went 80/10/10. Going 80/10/10 really gave my liver a break, I tell you. Digesting was super easy. However, I could not keep weight on. It is not a sustainable diet for most people, especially those who are not independently wealthy.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention it. Also, the China Study is an interesting book that shows how animal protein in particular, but also a high protein diet of any kind, increases the changes of cancer and diabetes. it is just a foil to the low-carb ideas - but it's important to hear all arguments, analyze them, and see what you think. Personally in the end, I think fruits and vegetables should be eaten in maximum, seeds and nuts in small amounts, and if tolerated, legumes. Grain free worked really well for me and has for others as well....but anyway, fruits/veggies - things from nature - should be first on anyone's list.

A lot of the important part of our digestion happens in the small intestine. For example, that is where we release lactase in order to digest lactose, and it is where we handle sugars as well. If your small intestine is damaged, you may find it needs time to repair before you can digest lots of foods very well.

I have been gluten free for two years and still cannot do dairy (though I test negative for casein intolerance) and I believe certain sugars (sorbitol in peaches? fructose in apples/pears?) are difficult for me.

You'll find that you have to adjust your diet much more than just the gluten - but know that once you start to heal, AND balance out, you should be able to eat just about whatever you're not legitimately allergic/intolerant to.

In the meantime, it often helps to use digestive enzymes and if you have low stomach acid (you need it to digest B12, etc.), you might need HCI supplementation. I'm not for supplments in general, but those two plus probiotics (acidophilous) for a wee spell, and hopefully you can get back on track.

(For me, too much sugar makes me tired; too heavy of food makes me tired; and sometimes eating anything would make me tired - this could mean that your digestion is difficult, so it is taking your energy.)

Good luck.

hi all. saw this on my FDA update of recall info:

Tofutti Brands Inc. Announces Precautionary Recall of 12 Pallets of Vanilla Cuties Due to Possible Trace Level Milk Contamination (May 11)

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:37:00 -0500

Tofutti Brands Inc. has completed a precautionary investigative recall of 12 pallets of its 8-Pack VANILLA CUTIES mini sandwich frozen dessert novelties (UPC 0-20188-01301-2) due to possible trace level milk contamination reported for a limited number of lots shipped which were produced in July of 2008. VANILLA CUTIES are labeled as Milk Free and persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity or intolerance to Dairy products run the risk of serious or life-threatening injury if they consume products with milk ingredients.

you can get updates emailed to you.

Tried that. Trying this. Nothing beats mixing "science" with experience. It'll never cease to amaze me how in 2009, the medical profession can't agree on what is "good for us" and "bad for us". The "evidence" abounds on all sides: high protein, high carb, high good fat, etc. To be honest, what I liked about this diet is that philosophically speaking, or even just common-sensically speaking, it makes sense to eat stuff that is readily available for our species to eat - like walking down the street. Rather than relying on tools and cooking and powders and supplements and premade food and the like. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. I'm open to success and failure, because it all contains experience and information that educate me and help me grow. (Sounds mushy.)

At the very least, this is giving my system the rest it needs - I need the extra energy to heal myself, and this seems to be working great. Thanks for the input.

I can't wait for something other than banana and orange, that's for sure. Thanks for the response. I'm always excited when folks here are experimenting with ideas for deeper health.

I know the guy I read (I think his name is Douglas Graham) frowns on any superfoods of any kind, since they are dehydrated and such. My smoothies have been banana, orange (though I think you're not doing the BEST thing combining sweet fruit with acid fruit), handful of spinach, stalk of celery (peeling the stringy side first, and probably not a whole stick), and then other fruits as avail. I have not even had frozen fruit in there lately. I usually use about 3 bananas. I was using spirulina, and just bought a jar. But it's sitting unused now for a while, just to check it out.

Anyway, thanks for the reply, and the note of who else might be doing raw. It's sure been going well for me. Today's salad of greens, nectarine, orange, and handful of walnuts (chopped up) sure was good. I just squeezed two parts of the orange onto the salad, and didn't miss the oil.

Take care!

Hi all. I just wanted to say that I've been trying the 80/10/10 diet with some success. The premise is to eat at least 80% carbs every day; less than 10% fat, and less than 10% protein. The carbs are raw fruits and greens - mostly fruits.

I know the general response to such an idea of eating so much fruit - the blood sugar and the candida and the like. But as a mostly raw vegan who was struggling, I thought I would be a guinea pig - and so far I have to say, at the very least, my digestive system is getting a much needed rest. My meals do not stick around in my stomach giving me trouble; I don't have much in the way in C or D or even gas. I also have way more energy than I did on the regular raw food diet (which can be up to 75% fat) or a healthy cooked diet (veggies and such; or veggies and chicken and such, depending on the time.)

As to long term, I am unsure. But it seems like a viable approach to at least resting the system. The lack of fat really rests the liver and pancreas, and helps elimination issues (though you have to drink enough water, or you can get C even on all this fruit). The lack of fat I think is the most profound part of the diet - at least as far as it "feels" to me...though the massive vitamins from the fruit and minerals from the greens are nice too. Long term challenges: B12 (as in all vegan diets) and zinc are two I can think of.

On this diet you don't eat any: spice, salt, extracted oils, vinegars, dried fruit, dehydrated things, grains, beans (including sprouted), insoluble dominated veggies (really the veggies you are eating are gentle greens that one might imagine a gorilla gnawing on), alcohol, caffeine, superfoods, powders, bars, etc.

You do eat lots of fruit - massive poundage of it - and at least 20% of your day spent on greens. No extracted oil means no olive oil or coconut or anything - you could eat the olive or the coconut, but not the extracted oil. Some folks eat several pounds of bananas. Avocados have to be minimized, as do nuts. Nuts are often thought of as protein foods, but are actually fat foods. As to protein, I'm working right now with the idea that "protein" consumed is a bit of a simplification of digestion: it is amino acids we need to consume, and I'm getting those with the raw fruits and veggies. I would keep my eye on the protein thing long term.

Anyway, it is interesting, and I'm seeing how it goes. There have been several blogs on others doing it for longer, and they seem to have good results, including their blood sugar tests and candida struggles. I've put those links below. I'll keep you posted. Oh, and I can tell you right away that it's expensive to buy so much fruit - but now that I'm not buying walnut butter and goji berries, hopefully I'll be able to afford it.

Links:

Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

To the original question --

I suggest looking up insoluble fiber vs. soluble fiber. Insoluble fiber is indigestible - it is going to come out of us largely unchanged, though I suppose in some folks it might be more obvious than others. IBS sufferers (and probably everyone to a lesser degree) have trouble with insoluble fiber.

Insoluble fiber is fiber that is not soluble by water. Apple peel is a good example. I cannot eat apples much as they cause some pretty biazzarro pooping issues. Bananas are soluble.

Anyway, the reason that blending these veggies helps in digestion is because it breaks down the cellulose wall (imagine a cow chewing it's cud - only we dont do that - so the unchewed cud of these tough veggies ends up in our tummies, etc. Ouch.)

Just a thought.

Raw cobbler is REALLY good. You take fruit that was frozen, such as cherries, but really whatever you want. Then you put it in a huge bowl and let it thaw. Then you add in the yummy mixture of nuts, coconut, dates...put in the food processor to make a crumbly texture.

It is super good, has no refined sugar, does not cook out any of the fruity nutrients, and is super easy!

Ani Phyo's cookbook is where I found it. I can get the exact recipe if someone wants; but have to get my daugher to give the book back first.

I have heard that millet plays havoc on the thyroid.

Does cooked sauerkraut have probiotics? Or only raw sauerkraut? Raw sauerkraut is easy to make, so maybe you should just make your own to be totally safe. If you look it up on the Internet, it sounds easy. I have not yet tried it, but plan to very soon.

I see your signature line says adrenal fatigue...I think I'm struggling with that myself.

I will say that most 'travel' or snack food seems to be sweet. Like Lara bars. I love them; they are healthy; but I can't eat them due to my probable candida, hypoglycemia, and adrenal fatigue.

So...I've started taking boiled eggs on road trips (with salt and pepper), avocados (in their own package), tomatoes (ditto the packaging), prewashed ROMAINE lettuce (which work as "bread" for avocados and tomatoes and the like; RAW dehydrated crakcers (made from flax, etc. so are grain free). What else.....

taking some humus, which if you avoid beans as I do, you can make from zucchini, tahini, garlic or onion, spices, olive oil, lemon - and then, since it is a bit thin, you add sundried tomatoes (if you do nightshades) without soaking them. They soak up some of the liquid. You can also add olives or whatever else you like.

hmmm....Did you say how long you have to travel per trip before going home? I'm thinking of a road trip I took a week ago. It all started out okay, but I ended up buying bars and stuff to get me through it, and that was sugar, and that messed me up.

Asperagus tips are good raw...sorry, I'm only saying raw things as they are good for traveling, they are their own packaging, they don't require equipment.

I take a swiss army picnic knife with me all the time, as well as a camping salt and pepper. I also take Melindas hot sauce. So I eat lots of lettuce cups full of avocado, sprouts, tomato, green onion, etc. with salt and pepper and Melindas.

I'm hungry.

Typically sufferers of Celiac are very low on B12, which is only found in animals...eggs and fish would both have B12 (though not as much as red meat).

I was a vegan for several years; now eat eggs and some fish - it might help to take an enzyme that has HCI in it, or drink a bit of RAW Apple Cider Vinegar in water five minutes before eating. This will increase your stomach acid, which you'll need nice and acidic to digest the meat and to get the B12.

If you're getting shots of B12, the meat would be less important. There are other things there, though too, like tryptophan and specific amino acids - all of which are important facets of the potential human diet.

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder many years ago, and going gluten free knocked it out completely. I have had probably two attacks since then, both of them after being glutened.

Yes, I would start with CBC. If you have good insurance, also insist on a FREE T3 test and a FREE T4 test and a TSH test. Those are all thyroid - and they are not on a CBC. If you are paying for stuff, I'd start with the CBC since it tells multiple things.

Remember, even if the tests come back 'normal', watch for low or high 'normal' results. You could be subclinical with things, like I am.

Anyway, good luck. You could also be tested for mono...if you've never had it.

My physical therapist thought it might well be a spasm of my diaphragm or muscles around there, since I have recently started QiGong, which has a lot of breathing I'm not used to.