I just read that coffee has a protein that reacts in the body in the same way gluten does. If gluten keeps me from losing weight, is drinking coffee defeating the weight loss goal of going gluten free.
Think I'll try going Yerba Matte for a while to see.
I tested negative for a peanut allergy...and yet have a very clear allergic reaction. I also tested VERY positive to a number of molds. Is this why? Is this also why I sometimes have the same reaction to wheat? Less often (but it happens) to tree nuts?
Peanut allergy is nearly always an allergy to the mold aflatoxin-as the name implies, a toxin from mold. Plenty of natural substances are toxic. From the USDA Web site (http://snurl.com/36ne): "Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mycotoxin produced by two types of mold: aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus." Aflatoxin damages the liver, in both Eastern and Western medical terms, and is a potent carcinogen (something known to cause cancer). This mold is found primarily on peanuts, corn, wheat, soy, tree nuts, oil seeds and sorghum. Aflatoxin is sometimes measurable in milk excreted by cows fed with moldy feed.
I don't know...
Or...
Adventures in changing your mind...
The book I'm reading first is "NLP: The New Technology of Achievement"
Chapter 1: "Changing Your Mind"
- point: we cannot NOT change. We are constantly changing, whether we are trying (and liking) a new food, moving away from an unhealthy friend or habit, or learning a new hobby.
The book says, "Pain is a sign that it is time to change."
My thought: every pain, no matter how small or minor, is like a corner in the road. You can keep going (and maybe practicing a better technique for "driving"), or you can choose to take one of the directions that the corner might take you. Choose a direction; there are many!
The Diet Connection:
Do I like the way my body feels when I treat it right? How do I feel when I do NOT treat it right?
- Nightshade plants. I know that I can eat 3 (three) french fries and my hips tighten up and hurt. I can choose to eat them or not - but over the years it has become easier for my brain to connect the pain to the eating of this food-family (potatoes are the worst for me)
- I am beginning the process with peanuts and possibly a couple of other foods. Do I like peanut butter (or certain foods with peanut butter) enough to put up with the coughing? Or am I willing to teach my brain to connect the pain of the cough and breathing difficulties with the eating of peanuts?
- and the rest of the diet...how does my body feel when I am eating and exercising right? Am I willing to keep a detailed food and beverage log for a time so that I can connect the feelings with the actions? (My "gut" tells me that if I spend a day without drinking "enough" water, I feel lethargic and night)
It showed up as a "draft" so I deleted the draft...I thought I had posted for real (since Phil twittified).
So here it is again. I have a sensitivity to peanuts and at this point will be more careful about what I eat with regards to peanuts.
I've started a little allergy blog (to keep track of favorite foods without peanuts - or other allergens); I'll link and update here when I get a couple of posts there.
meanwhile, on the appointments front; I have an appointment with an allergist in April for all of those "poke tests". I'll ask to have an inhaler prescribed, since that seems to work best and I'm nowhere near needing an epi-pen.
Besides...this gives Phil another chance to twittify.