If we can’t confirm the conclusions we’ve reached about our health, and what makes it better, it’s a challenge not to be labeled as a wack-job. No one out there knows us from Adam. They don’t know why we think what we do. And hey, you know, I could always be wrong about my own conclusions. It happens. Continue reading
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I like answers. I like clear, concrete, easy to understand, easily verifiable answers, especially to my and my family’s medical issues. Partly because I just want to know, and partly because it’s easy to talk to someone who doesn’t believe you and say, ‘ha, here, it’s medically verified, bitches.’ Continue reading
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A heads up for those Celiacs or oat-intolerant folks who avoid shared equipment. I recently emailed Pacific Natural Foods about whether their broths were processed on a shared line with their nut and grain milks. This was their reply: Continue reading
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When we get sick, the hope is that we go to the doctor, she tells us what’s wrong and we get better. But for those of us with rarer conditions, or with diseases and issues that are still being researched and are poorly understood? Well, we frequently get used to sleuthing a bit on our own time just to stay healthy.
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My daughter finished her bacterial overgrowth test and it all looked good, thank goodness! I know the test isn’t perfect, but considering that she didn’t have any more pain than usual with the drink that is supposed to feed-up those bacteria, I’m feeling comfortable about a negative diagnosis.
Of course, now that leaves us with the same question: why is my little girl still in pain all the time? 
I’m trying to look on the bright side. In our lives, we have less chemicals, artifical dyes, pesticides, and so much nasty crud that I know my kids’ health is 10 times better than it would have been if all this hadn’t happened. If we could just make it so my daughter stopped hurting all the time, it would be perfect.
Okay, maybe if farms and companies stopped adding this stuff to our products, it would be perfect, but hey, as long as I can avoid ‘em, close enough at this point! The sun is shining outside, my garden is half-planted, and the kids are playing with friends and all getting along. And my daughter doesn’t have SIBO.
Life is good today. 
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This is to help ME keep track of where we’re at. I want to remember what we have tried, what we’re doing, what we have, and some day, I hope to have it all figured out so I can look back at this and think: oh yeah, I’d forgotten how it was when we were still struggling. Continue reading
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Foods you can use instead of pasta in recipes that ask for it. Once again, sorry for the lack of pictures. Camera is still dead to my computer. I’m hoping they’ll start talking again one day soon. Continue reading
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Yeah, I said it: gluten is poo. Take that, gluten, I insult you at will!
Many people who aren’t extremely sensitive don’t understand exactly how difficult it can be to navigate the world at large and still stay safe. Not ‘wrapped in bubble-wrap safe,’ either. Just the normal, average definition of safe: out of the hospital and able to get out of bed and more than three feet from the toilet.
Yes, I know, I’ve said it before. I’m beating a dead horse, yeah? But I’m still going to give yet another lovely analogy to try and bridge the gap, because this one? Well, it’s both gross and extremely effective, so I couldn’t resist.
Imagine Gluten is Poo. Continue reading
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Today marks the beginning of some legume free time. It was a sad day. I had to go up to all those dried beans-in-waiting up in my cupboard and tell them the news.
Beans, I think we may need a little, well, separation. Continue reading
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Simple sauce, relatively cheap, and easy to make. Also involves food items that are frequently in season at the same time, so that’s a plus! No pictures at the moment, because my camera is a picky little princess and hasn’t wanted to speak to my computer for months, now. This sauce is GF, CF, SF…a lot of F’s, really. It’s not nightshade free, however. Continue reading
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