queenofhearts

What a great idea! I've made hot ginger tea many times when I wasn't feeling well, but never thought of making a cold drink with it. Since my favorite local ginger ale won't tell me if it's gluten-free, I'm especially grateful for the idea of making some hot stuff for myself!

Thanks,

Leah

My family loves collards, or any similar green, cooked in a soupy stew with sauteed onions, garlic, tomatoes & white beans or black-eyed peas, seasoned with oregano; they like it best with cubes of ham (I don't) so I serve some on the side. (You do need to remove the collards' stems & chop as described above.)

I seem to recall that the minerals are more readily absorbed if you cook the veggies-- someone correct me if I've imagined that!

You're gorrrrrrrgeous!!!

Ditto!!!! How nice to see you, Wheelie!

their pappadums are gluten free too.

Michelle

That's great to know as most papadams seem to contain Asafetida, which is not gluten free. (Also known as Hing.) Do check the label if yours are a different brand!

I love Indian food & it's extremely compatible with gluten-free cooking, but oh how I miss my favorite restaurant! I'm really afraid to go in there. I suspect cc even in the safe items... oh welll...

Gelatin in a flour mix??? What brand? I just checked a bunch of mixes at the grocery store, and they just have variations on rice flour, corn starch, tapioca starch, potato starch, and a few of them have garbanzo or fava flour. I wonder why they put gelatin in?

Gelatin is really helpful in a bread recipe as it adds protein-- many gluten-free flours are lower in protein than wheat, & the protein level affects the texture of the bread.

I wouldn't use gelatin in any recipe other than bread or rolls-- you don't need it in cakes &c.

Vichyssoise! Or any kind of potato soup. Hot or cold, I love it with lots of chopped herbs for garnish.

I also make a very quick mixed-veg soup with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, + chili powder & cumin in a base of v-8 juice! I love it topped with cilantro & with corn tortillas on the side.

Unfortunately they don't freeze well in my experience.

I thought that was perfectly normal, too!

I hope your doctor can give you some answers, Lister. In the meantime please try to breathe deeply & keep things in perspective... & think about looking for a new job if there is any other possibility.

That's great! I was amazed at what one workshop accomplished for my left arm, which I had strained while gardening, & despite yoga & pt stretches still had considerable pain & limited range of motion. I was almost afraid to believe it was real, you know?

Now I have great hope for ending chronic pain in my knees & hip. Yoga & stretching have already helped a lot, but I knew there was a missing link somewhere that was holding me back from complete recovery-- this might be it!

Thanks, Valda, now I'm all excited! Did you have a teacher or just follow the book?

Leah

I just went to a very interesting workshop on a type of alignment therapy called Egoscue Training. The teacher showed some very interesting & subtle exercises to help realign the body & relieve pain. I'm intrigued, since some of these subtleties were new to me despite having read quite a few books on the subject of posture, flexibility & so on. There is a book by the fellow who developed the program, Pain Free, A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain, by Pete Egoscue. It might interest those who are suffering!

I'm curious-- has anyone tried this?

Leah

Sorry this posted twice! My computer is misbehaving.

I've used it in relatively small quantities, added to 4-flour bread mix (Bette Hagman) for breads. Haven't experimented with it much otherwise so I'll be interested to see what people suggest. I've also used flaked quinoa to make mock oatmeal bread & cookies, & that was yummy, but won't use up your flour!

Have you tried printing the info from the NIH out for him and highlighting the part about it being a life long committment ? And the reprocussions of not following the gluten-free diet. I would just present it to him in a non threatening way. Like posting it on the frig. With a big heart and a love you note. Subtle, but effective.

I would recommend this too since health professionals often won't listen to any source outside the mainstream. NIH is about as mainstream as it gets!

Here's the link:

Open Original Shared Link

The part about the lifetime diet is under Points to Remember.

Hope it makes a dent in that hard head of his!

Leah

I do get the chills big time! Both after meals & at night. I actually warm my side of the bed with a heating pad, because otherwise I lie there & shiver--sometimes my teeth chatter!-- while my husband is perfectly comfortable. My thyroid tests normal but I have a hunch there might be a sub-clinical deficiency, because I have some other symptoms too. But it may also be related to anemia, which I definitely have had for years.

After nearly 3 months gluten-free, I'm just beginning to feel some improvement, so be patient!

That's great! It's nice to be able to help our friends...

Couldn't I just take some sort of nutritionally complete super pill instead of eating?

What kind of comment is that coming from a foodie!!??? Has WW driven you mad?

Granted, sometimes it might be handy...

I really recommend buying one of Bette Hagman's books, or Annalise Roberts. There is more to gluten-free baking than one formula. There are many complexities depending on what you are making. Xanthan gum is an important addition too-- it helps replace the gluten structure.

There are are also many good recipes in the site index here.

If you pm me with your e-mail address, I can send you the master flour list that I've compiled from multiple gluten-free cookbooks.

Leah

If you make your own mixes you can be sure they are kosher.

tingling around my lips/face. I have looked into vitamin deficiences,

Two thoughts-- have you looked into oral allergy?

www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/VitaminB3Niacincs.html

Also you can actually get facial tingling from TOO MUCH Niacin-- if it gets out of balance with other B vitamins.

www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/VitaminB3Niacincs.html

Thank you to all who have given me such comfort as I grieve for Jane.

And thank you Penguin for making me laugh through my tears! Now I think you should animate your little avatar to shake his rump!

Leah - I'm so sorry about your friend, but I'm glad she finally found peace, and that she got to see/speak to her kids before she let go. It's probably what she was waiting for

Thanks, Chelsea, & by the way I love your signature-- I'm a big Modest Mouse fan.

It could be gluten related since you have so recently been eating gluten! That doesn't mean it is gluten-triggered. It could be that your gluten challenge messed with your nervous system & made you susceptible to migraine. Something else could still be triggering it. There are millions of potential migraine triggers. The big ones for me are low blood sugar & bright lights. My brother gets them from thirst.

Thank you, Susan & Patti. Jane will live forever in so many hearts. Everyone who knew her loved her-- you couldn't help it! I'll be crying for a long time, I'm sure, but I'm much more at peace since she was able to say goodbye to her family & friends.

Susan, I'm so glad you are feeling better! Can't wait to hear about your epiphanies. Sometimes pain is an important catalyst...

As to the cost of gluten-free products, if you have a craving for baked goods, I highly recommend making your own. If you are near an Asian market, you can find rice, tapioca, bean & corn flours at very low prices compared to most specialty stores, & with a good gluten-free cookbook like Bette Hagman or Annalise Roberts, you'll be able to make very tasty foods.

Leah

You might have your doctor look into adrenal function-- that is what Carla is investigating right now.

Unless you are talking about an amount over $50, I wouldn't make too much of it one way or another... lots of companies will issue refunds on any sort of bad experience, simply because it's good customer relations. Yes, in one sense it is a pay-off, but they may be telling the truth about the cc issue & simply want to compensate you in some way for a bad experience.

I've had similar responses from companies on other completely unrelated types of complaints, & the amount of the refund/compensation is fairly unpredictable. I've had coupons worth many times the amount of the original purchase, but they may have figured that in this case you would prefer a check since you might be leery of the product.

I've never heard of abdominal migraines, but it makes sense to me-- nausea is one of the classic symptoms so the digestive system is known to be connected. The fact that you also have had typical migraines would reinforce the connection in my mind.

Your experience with the aura is very interesting & definitely sounds like a migraine pattern. When you are able to "head it off at the pass" what are you doing exactly? Pain meds?