food allergies

Finding out what foods (and drinks) are medding with wellness is a key to being well or reversing illness. There are basically two methods. One takes less time and effort but costs money. The other costs nothing in money, but takes a lot of time and energy/effort. It will simply depend upon the diposition and funds YOU have, whether you do one or the other, some of both or throw your hands up and do nothing and continue doing what you're doing with your diet. Maybe you'll make some educated guesses and at least learn some basics about it and then go from there. Every bit helps.  read more »

For anyone who is finding this forum and this topic, I encourage you to find the 'gut' forum, as well as a forum in the chronic fatigue/pain section that has a forum title that includes Dr Spurlock's name, as he provided fabulous overview information on a number of topics, and then the overall way he looks at how chronic illness occurs, which is the "load theory" model. That's simply 'the' starting point for anyone, well or unwell.  read more »

I was born in 1960 in Denver, Colorado.  My father worked for the Gates Rubber Company, which I learned from them, was the FIRST HMO in the United States.  Kaiser says they are and I've not researched it.  The whole family got free or low-cost medical care at their clinic which was right across the street or parking lot from where my dad spent his days from the mid 1950s to retirement when I was in college around 1980.  read more »

Fibromyalgia and Nightshades [a family of vegetables]: Three Things to Know
There is a lot of media talk about nightshade vegetables causing health issues, and it's well founded, especially among people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

Here's some straight talk on nightshades to help you understand if they are a problem for YOU:  read more »

Lumigrate "GRATE Group" Chili 

This is SO great if you have vegetarians, omnivores, grain-free, dairy-free, dairy lovers, avocado lovers or avocado averse, corn chip lovers or corn averse, etc. Vegetarian soup with a kick with things to put under and over / in it as toppings and bottomings. 

(adapted over many years by Mardy Ross, OTR from a recipe from The Frog Commissary Book)  read more »

You'll see on the home page that I have fibromyalgia, but I didn't include the details initially that for years before I had a diagnosis I was run up the flagpole of traditional medicine as though this might be MS.  It was not, and food allergy testing after the neurologist didn't know what it was proved to be helpful, inexpensive and provide solutions.  read more »