Dropping in for a bit
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semiotic_pirateSo a few things of import have occurred lately.
1. Tornado. I joked on twitter that sending one my way was nature's way of getting me to clean out the catbox in the cellar. Myah. Not the closest call I've had but close enough. The new hi-def NOAA app came in MIGHTY handy, let me tell you.
2. Now that I know I am both Gluten Intolerant (possibly Celiac but I won't go back on the gluten long enough for a test & biopsy to come back positive) and either lactose intolerant or full on dairy intolerant... I fin it amusing that the majority of my portfolio at wor is made up of - have you guessed yet? That's right, grain marketing cooperatives and dairy processors. Bound to make me more objective about the analysis? Maybe.
When the idea that I may never enjoy cheese or any other dairy goodness... it made me very sad, much more so than when I had to give up the gluten. Maybe because I didn't have to give up ALL grains.
Still adjusting my lifestyle. It was really hard to accept the dairy prohibition, but I think I've gotten all the way to acceptance. It was interesting that it was easier to isolate and identify my dairy reactions once the gluten was completely eliminated from my diet.
Live and learn.
I tweeted an epidemiologist that sometimes writes articles for Wired Magazine. I asked her if it was possible for a heavily chlorinated public water supply to cause or trigger gluten or dairy (casein protien based) intolerance - because the chlorine would continually bombard the intestinal flora, etc. Who knows... maybe that's one of the reasons why we are seeing a surge in gluten spectrum intolerance.
Final words: Go to Youtube and search for "Obama that I used to know" then watch "Star Wars that I used to know" then "Darth Vader falls in love" - you won't regret it.
1. Tornado. I joked on twitter that sending one my way was nature's way of getting me to clean out the catbox in the cellar. Myah. Not the closest call I've had but close enough. The new hi-def NOAA app came in MIGHTY handy, let me tell you.
2. Now that I know I am both Gluten Intolerant (possibly Celiac but I won't go back on the gluten long enough for a test & biopsy to come back positive) and either lactose intolerant or full on dairy intolerant... I fin it amusing that the majority of my portfolio at wor is made up of - have you guessed yet? That's right, grain marketing cooperatives and dairy processors. Bound to make me more objective about the analysis? Maybe.
When the idea that I may never enjoy cheese or any other dairy goodness... it made me very sad, much more so than when I had to give up the gluten. Maybe because I didn't have to give up ALL grains.
Still adjusting my lifestyle. It was really hard to accept the dairy prohibition, but I think I've gotten all the way to acceptance. It was interesting that it was easier to isolate and identify my dairy reactions once the gluten was completely eliminated from my diet.
Live and learn.
I tweeted an epidemiologist that sometimes writes articles for Wired Magazine. I asked her if it was possible for a heavily chlorinated public water supply to cause or trigger gluten or dairy (casein protien based) intolerance - because the chlorine would continually bombard the intestinal flora, etc. Who knows... maybe that's one of the reasons why we are seeing a surge in gluten spectrum intolerance.
Final words: Go to Youtube and search for "Obama that I used to know" then watch "Star Wars that I used to know" then "Darth Vader falls in love" - you won't regret it.
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Date: 2012-08-11 01:01 am (UTC)I'm really glad the tornado didn't quite get you!
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Date: 2012-08-18 09:26 pm (UTC)Okay. I have found that there is ONE dairy product I can have without consequences. Chobani honey flavored yogurt. It has five different active culture bacterias in it - even L. Casei - so all of the potential intolerance problems associated with a dairy product are no longer an issue.
Huzzah!
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Date: 2012-08-18 09:45 pm (UTC)Delicious
Date: 2012-08-18 09:52 pm (UTC)I've found - after trying a whole bunch of flavors in the past - that the honey flavored stuff is my favorite. It just seems like other yogurts have some sort of aftertaste to them from the non-yogurt ingredients. And the other Chobani flavors (and other yogurt flavors) just seem to sweet to me these days.
Re: Delicious
Date: 2012-08-18 10:08 pm (UTC)Re: Delicious
Date: 2012-08-18 10:59 pm (UTC)