Food Allergies Article from Everyday Health

http://www.everydayhealth.com/allergies/diagnosing-allergies.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthDigestiveHealth_20110701

A really great Elimination Diet http://www.drcranton.com/elimination_diet.htm

Why Do I Really Crave Foods? A Tapping Video

This really hit home for me. Not necessarily that I have a father issue...but what does cause me to overeat at times, crave candy, be defiant, it is great to take a hard look at your issues and not just ignore the root cause of those issues. Please watch I think you will have an "Aha moment" as Oprah calls them...

Gluten Free Spells Success for Big Time Athletes

Please read this article from Gluten Free Works. If being gluten free can help these athletes perform better, then it can definitely help a person with Lupus have more energy and a fuller life too. You may not want to be a star athlete, but maybe you just want to have a little more energy to go on a vacation, play with your children, go on a hike, or just live whatever dream you have in your mind for your perfect life.

One thing they don't mention in the article is the connection between mental clarity that can come from going gluten free. Your brain just functions better, you can think and react quicker! Then there is the lessening of joint pains, headaches, sinus pain oh the list goes on and on!

***Always get tested for Celiac Disease BEFORE you go gluten free, you need to know if this diet will be a lifetime necessity or just a trial diet. If you have Celiac Disease and eat gluten there are many health pitfalls and even a much greater chance of cancer other disease and even death!

http://glutenfreeworks.com/blog/2011/08/08/gluten-free-spells-success-for-big-time-athletes/

See Joel Fuhrman MD's PBS Special

 " 3 Steps to Incredible Health "  Dr. Joel Fuhrman MD's New PBS Special for a sneak peek check the video on the right on his website.
http://www.drfuhrman.com/ Dr. Fuhrman's website

http://www.thirteen.org/schedule/  PBS Schedule to watch for free on TV (is on this weekend in my area Sunday at 3:00am and Sunday at 7:00am)

https://secure2.convio.net/wnet/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1141&VIEW_CATALOG=true&FOLDER=0&TYPE=3%20Steps%20to%20Incredible%20Health%20with%20Joel%20Fuhrman%20MD&NAME=&s_src=AOW110801001&s_subsrc=mustsee
Order the DVD set or tickets to see him in January 2012 in NYC

http://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/Other.aspx  Prevent or Reversing Disease

Dr. Hyman MD's "Change Your Life Too!"

http://drhyman.com/six-ways-i-changed-my-life-and-how-you-can-change-yours-6242/?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=drhyman%20newsletter%20issue%20#28&utm_term=Get+the+story

Raw Milk and Gov't Swat Style Raids on Farmers

I would try raw goat's milk if I could find it (most farmers have to sell it underground as it is illegal)....is it good for Lupus? It depends...many people are sensitive/intolerant to dairy products. I personally have issues with cow's milk but goat's milk seems to be OK on my allergy tests and in my tummy when I drink it. I think the issues with whether dairy is good or bad for all people, relies on a case by case basis as to what a specific person's body can tolerate and that body's needs.

Could raw milk have dangerous bacteria in it?  Yes! But, a person in the US should have the right to  purchase it with a label specifying "Drink at your own risk" Why do they sell cigarettes with a warning label that cigarettes can kill you but they won't sell fresh raw milk???? Come on! Where is the justice????
Please pass this along to heighten awareness.

http://www.naturalnews.com/RawMilk/index.html Animation/Video
http://www.naturalnews.com/033306_Raw_Milk_animation.html Article

Some Thoughts...and Future Post Ideas

1) First  I wanted to say life has been a little crazy around here again. Wanted to post each day....not getting to it.  My marriage is having "issues" again. GRRRR! Wish we could get on an even keel....I know the stress from a bad relationship affects my health.

Heard Andrew Weil say on a CD set that 2 of his patients had Lupus and after one patient found Jesus and the other dumped a bad relationship and fell in love in a good relationship both had no further signs of Lupus. Supposedly no other changes were made. I know hard to believe but he says it! Want to write a post on this,  found some other interesting info to go along with this.

I really wish I could get this part of my life/marriage straightened out.

2) Heated oils are not good for us. If you want to detox avoid heated oils. Will try to do a piece on this.
Acrylamides are even in muffins, not only deep fried foods like french fries and potato chips. Coconut oil is said to keep it's integrity when heated...will look into this.

3) Being Gluten Free helps prevent eating too large portions for me.
a) Gluten Free and allergy free foods are much more expensive to buy (so I eat smaller portions and buy less too)
b) Less bread, cakes, cookies, donuts (can't just get premade yummies to stuff my face) A lot more work goes into making these things for myself and my family when we want them. Can't just stop at Dunkin Donuts and load up (yes I used to do this years ago, I was a major junk food junkie!)

4) Celiac Disease and Lupus go hand in hand. I learned this and researched it and I want to share it with the world. EVERY Lupus patient should be aware of this!

5) People keep trying to post about Bovine Thyroid in my comments. I need to research this. Is it really a good solution?

6) Drugs are not the only way to feel better/get better and you have the right to make an educated decision of whether to take the medications or not. The doctor can ask you if you want to take prescription meds that they offer but they cannot "force" you. Want EVERY Lupus patient to know this also.

7) Your doctor doesn't know everything. Doctors are not Gods they are human, they cannot know all the research, they cannot "know all" . You pay your doctor and they should direct you to the answers as best they can. They should not force their opinions on you and they should respect you as an intelligent human being and respect you that you chose them to help you and that you are paying them the big bucks... they "work" for YOU!!!! Also would they take the medications/ treatments they are giving to you? Would they treat their own mother/family with these protocols?

8) Health is "catchy" !!! The more you hang around with people that are trying to be healthier it rubs off on you too! Please seek out information and people with information on how to get and stay healthy!

Animal Products and How to Choose Wisely

Forgive me for today's post, those of you who follow a vegan lifestyle...today I wanted to talk about animal products...

I occasionally eat animal products. When I do I try to make sure that they are organic or as close to organic as possible. I recently found a farmer at my local farmer's market, that has a farm in upstate NY that says he cares for the animals well and they are free range and grass fed...but how do I really know if I don't visit the farm?...I have entertained the idea of visiting the farm...he is not certified organic, just claims to be following organic procedures and I have heard that it is very costly to get certified as organic and then the price of the products goes up.

For a long while I bought "Nature's Promise" Meats at Stop and Shop. This is their meat info link.
http://www.giantfoodstores.com/shareddev/sharedcontent/OurStores/Departments/Meat/natprommeats.cfm
These are better than regular standards but still not optimum.

I do not eat eggs and dairy because of my IgG allergy tests. A chiropractor friend of mine had told me that some of her patients reacted to store-bought eggs but were fine with farm fresh, cage free grass and insect fed eggs....This really has made me wonder.... does what the animal eat while it is being raised affect the person eating it afterwards???

 I did try goat milk yogurt and goat milk cheese (IgG test was OK) from a farmer out East recently, it was incredibly expensive but my belly seemed to tolerate it, and I didn't seem to have ill effects...I still wouldn't eat this regularly...too much cheese and dairy would cause mucus and weight gain and high cholesterol etc. Another thing to be aware of is that pasture raised animals have more Omega 3's in their eggs and their meat with is better for humans to eat and Omega 3's cut the body's inflammation. Meats, if eaten, should be a small part of the diet with plant foods leading the way by a mile! Eat those greens and veggies, eat "the rainbow" of brightly colored plant foods each day for optimum health.

For example if a person had an allergy/intolerance to soy if the chicken was fed soy and then a person ate that chicken or it's eggs would the soy protein still be viable to cause an issue in the soy allergic/intolerant person't body? These folks seem to think so and so did my chiropractor friend.
An animal on a "vegetarian diet" can eat a lot of soy. (I haven't looked into it in depth but after studying dog and cat foods thoroughly their are some scary things in animal food/feeds God knows what they are feeding chickens in a "healthy" sounding "All Vegetarian Diet")

http://www.grassfedtraditions.com/organic_soy_free_eggs.htm Soy free animals/products
http://www.cocofeed.com/index.html Coco feed

What to feed chickens? This is what these folks recommend...
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what_do_chickens_eat.html

Healing Kidneys Interview with David Wolfe and Dr. Mercola and more on Holistic Kidney Healing

Again, please, please, please, research for yourself and know that drugs are not the ONLY way to feel better. (Also drugs will not heal you they will only suppress your symptoms and can cause more toxicity for your liver and kidneys to have to deal with) See the results below found on Dr. Fuhrman's site. I assure you this is not an isolated incident many people get better and can reverse disease by changing their diet and lifestyle and correcting deficiencies and ridding the body of excess toxins. Read books, research on the internet , go to holistic doctor's talks, look ar doctor's videos on the internet.

http://www.seedingthefuture.co.za/component/content/article/81-interview-with-david-wolfe-by-dr-mercola-full-version.html?start=1

http://www.health-science-spirit.com/kidney.html Walter Last -  Healing Kidneys Holistically

http://www.drfuhrman.com/
From Joel Fuhrman MD's  site an Autoimmune patient has this to say...

"Incredibly, the diet got me better and my kidney function returned to normal in about 4 months. I am so grateful to have been lucky enough to find Dr. Fuhrman and get his advice that probably saved my life!" Julisa Taveras - Age 15 Lupus patient

http://www.mercuryexposure.info/science/glutathione/item/463-dr-mark-hyman-on-the-importance-of-glutathione Mark Hyman on Glutathione and Healing (kidney disease too- video)

Good /Healthy vs Bad/Unhealthy Gluten Free Foods

This is NOT Real Food! Not Gluten Free either... Just read the ingredient label...

Today I want to explain the difference between good (healthy) and bad (unhealthy) gluten free foods.
I get so frustrated when I see a TV show or read an article that says that Gluten Free Diets are unhealthy this is simply untrue...it happened again this morning.

Yes Virginia, you can go gluten free and be EVEN healthier than before.

If you replace the whole grain breads with processed, empty starch flours/ breads (potato starch, arrowroot, tapioca etc., and the whole grain pastas with  white rice pastas and other empty starches this would be an unhealthy diet and your intestines will become gummed up with gluten free carbs instead of wheat/barley and rye starches/carbs....both can take a toll on the health of your intestines!

However if you remove the gluten full/bread/ cakes/cookies/ donuts and fill in that part of your diet with other healthy whole grains amaranth, quinoa, millet and such (if you choose to eat grains) or veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, sea veggies, and take out the processed foods and the dyes and artificial ingredients, take out the refined sugar (take out much of the sugars in general or remove completely except for the natural sugars from whole fruits... if tolerated). This is a much healthier gluten free diet and you will get plenty of fiber and even more nutrients than before!

My recipe blogs have different health ratings. Both of my recipe blogs are gluten free and  dairy free and mostly to totally egg free. Lupus Hope Cookbook blog is almost all super healthy recipes/foods. My Family's Favorite GFCF Recipes blog gets a much lower score for healthy recipes. Not that all the recipes are awful, some recipes are just not super healthy and some recipes/meals/treats are downright unhealthy....sorry it serves the purpose of satisfying a craving occasionally mainly, but some recipes are healthy too.
Maybe I should have a  health ratings system on that blog.
http://lupushopecookbook.blogspot.com/ Lupus Hope Cookbook - Super Healthy and Healing Recipes

http://myfamilysfavoritegfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/ My Family's Favorite GFCF Recipes - Some Healthy, Some Not So Healthy Recipes for when cravings strike (for use occasional use, or if really ill you may want to skip this altogether for now)

Many diets are natural elimination diets, take the following examples --- meaning that they avoid many or all of the top food allergies/intolerances/sensitivities.
http://www.allergy-details.com/food-allergy/top-20-food-allergies-delayed-reactions/ Top 20 Food Allergies

Raw Foods Diet  no eggs, no dairy, no meat, no fish, no yeast, no gluten, not much soy but some use shoyu/tamari shoyu contains wheat, tamari does not - but some wheat and barley, some natural sugars Tons of veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains, sprouted beans, sea veggies, nothing cooked to over 115 degrees.

Macrobiotics  little meat or no meat, little fish or no fish, fermented soy, some unfermented soy, sea veggies, veggies, little fruit, breads and wheat and yeast and some low sugar treats are allowed  mostly cooked, some raw - no eggs, no dairy

Paleolithic Diet (sometimes called the Caveman Diet) eggs, lean meats, fish, nuts, seeds, vegs, fruits, are allowed - no dairy, soy, grains, breads etc. Meats and fish are cooked veggies are raw or cooked

  All of the above diets totally avoid processed foods/dyes, artificial flavors and colors, as well as all dairy products.
Less processed carbs, less bready and pasta carbs to no grains/breads at all, and the above diets include more fruits and veggies and whole real foods. Foods that your grandmother's grandmother would recognize at the farm or things that would grow on trees/bushes/plants from the earth. Or real pasture fed organic well cared for animals for meat, or wild caught fish.

When you are dealing with a sickness or disease you need the best nutrition possible for your body to feed your cells and correct any deficiencies so your body gets what it needs to start the healing process.

 Eliminating toxins, and foods and additives that your body doesn't recognize and doesn't know how to process, and last but not least to avoid those foods that you are allergic/intolerant/sensitive to can help your immune system to calm down and start fighting the real invaders instead of the perceived (foods that you are sensitive to and other unrecognizeable pretend foods/additives) invaders.

Another older article that I posted a while back
http://lupushope.blogspot.com/2010/07/gluten-free-can-be-healthy.html

Irish Moss Trials and Tribulations

Well I tried to make my first Irish Moss recipe...I tried a Raw Lemon Meringue Pie Filling from the book "Sweet Gratitude" by Cafe Gratitude. No luck with me getting the filling to gel, but I will try again.

I looked at various how to videos on the internet on how to prepare and use Irish Moss in raw food recipes and I will try again.

My pie filling did taste great it just was thickish (like a smoothie) but never truly gelled firmly like it should have....

I put the batch in the freezer and it makes a great "ice cream" treat....I didn't want to throw it away...

I would appreciate any advice from any of you that have had success with using Irish Moss. Thanks!

We've Spruced Up !

There is a park near us that the Chickadees come right to your hand for seeds!

My daughter wanted to give Lupus Hope a new look! Hope you like it!

Holistic Medicine Practitioner Search Engine

This site has  a great search capability...just ALWAYS get references for the practitioner you choose!
Whether you choose to see a conventional or alternative practitioner there are good ones and bad ones and you should always check references.
http://www.holisticmedicine.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=118

11 Goals to Enhance Your Life

How cute is this!! my daughter took this photo

I've been feeling "stuck in a rut" laltely, don't know if it's a midlife crisis sneaking up on me.
I really liked this article I will try to do some or all of the suggestions...will you?

http://tipnut.com/11-goals-to-enhance-your-life-this-year/

Basic Relationship Needs by S. Hein

Again it's not only the food you eat that matters .....do you get these basic relationship needs met in your relationships???

Basic Needs in Relationships

If you have been involved in emotionally abusive relationships, you may not have a clear idea of what a healthy relationship is like. Evna (1992) suggests the following as basic needs in a relationship for you and your partner: (I have changed this from "rights" to "needs" and made other small changes- S.Hein)

• The need for good will from the others.
• The need for emotional support.
• The need to be heard by the other and to be responded to with respect and acceptance
• The need to have your own view, even if others have a different view.
• The need to have your feelings and experience acknowledged as real.
• The need to receive a sincere apology for any jokes or actions you find offensive.
• The need for clear, honest and informative answers to questions about what affects you.
• The need to for freedom from accusation, interrogation and blame.
• The need to live free from criticism and judgment.
• The need to have your work and your interests respected.
• The need for encouragement.
• The need for freedom from emotional and physical threat.
• The need for freedom from from angry outburst and rage.
• The need for freedom from labels which devalue you.
• The need to be respectfully asked rather than ordered.
• The need to have your final decisions accepted.
• The need for privacy at times.

Ann Marie Gianni With a Homemade Wrinkle Reducer!

A How to Video! You can buy Irish Moss from the Renegade Health Store or any other health food store that carries it.

 I ordered Irish Moss just recently from Renegade Health and have it soaking in the fridge as I speak/write, I am trying it for the first time in a recipe from Cafe Gratitude. The recipe is from Cafe Gratitude's book "Sweet Gratitude" I will let you know how my first experience with making a raw dessert with Irish Moss goes! Wish me luck!
If I have leftover soaked Irish Moss I will try this mask too!

Here's the Video
http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2011/07/23/how-to-make-a-beauty-facial-serum-at-home-to-remove-wrinkles/

Negative Emotions and Illness by Alex Ortner

Wanted to post a link to this instead  of the entire email but couldn't figure out how to,
 looked like a message I needed to hear today...thought I'd pass it along...
do YOU need this message as well???


If Research Shows That Negative Emotions Can Lead Illnesses to Worsen...What Do You Think Your Emotions Are Doing For Your Health Right Now?

Hi Toni, There are a number of studies available that have shown the effects of our mind on our physical health. One of these such studies was done with cancer patients where patients that held certain negative emotions were shown on average to have their symptoms worsen and patients with positive thoughts were shown on average to have their symptoms improve. There were four main causes for these patients worsening symptoms and they were number 1, an inability to release their anger and resentment, number 2, problems with intimacy in relationships, number 3, a low self worth and number 4 they felt like a victim of their condition. The positive emotions that cause improvements were even more profound... Can you guess what the top 2 emotions were that brought on improvements? To find out go ahead and watch the third installment in the fr*ee "Cracking your Health Code" series by clicking on the image to the right. The first two videos in the series were phenomenal (you can watch them by clicking here for #1 or clicking here for #2) but I think that this video is probably my favorite because as you may already know...I'm a huge proponent of the connection between our emotions and our health. I've seen countless people who eat well but get sick because they live with heavy negative emotions like anger, resentment and guilt. What I found especially interesting about this video is what Dr. Dan and Morgan Langan had to say about the mental process that people are taken through with traditional doctors and how it effects their health. If for no other reason...watch this video to open up your awareness to the psychological damage that doctors and drug companies cause that lead to worsening health and the psychological victim mentalities that they instill that cause serious harm. To watch this video go here: www.rawfor30days.com/Health_Code_Video_3

To your health,

Alex Ortner

Great Relationship Advice For Love.... AND Respect!

Here is another thing in your life that you need to work on to be healthy, you need to have healthy relationships. Not only with your significant other but also siblings, friends, moms, dads, aunts and uncles, cousins, coworkers, etc. You need love and respect. I found this article a while back.... enjoy! I know I will!

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/03/five-top-skills-proven-to-make-your-mate-love-and-respect-you/?xid=nl_EverydayHealthHeartHealth_20110424

New "My Favorite Books" Links

I added some of my favorite books to the left top of my blog's start up page. If you click on them it will take you to www.amazon.com  to have a closer look at or even inside the book. Please also remember to visit your local library also to look at the books for free and get all the information you need to be healthier for free! (Unless you return a book late or if you don't return a book :( 

Please comment on your favorite books below or send me an email at lonedoggy@netzero.com

How Long are your Telomeres? and TA65

One of the hottest new buzz phrases...

"How long are your telomeres and how can you keep them long?"

TA-65 is a natural plant based product found in a certain species of the Chinese herb astragalus, not all astragulus contains TA-65. It is super expensive to buy...is it really worth it? Does it really work?
Here is more info on the subject.

http://www.tasciences.com/ta-65/

http://livingto150.com/ta-65-supplement-of-the-moment/

http://antiagingnutritionnews.com/blog/1607/update-on-ta-65-where-to-buy/

http://www.drdavesbest.com/wolfe/ TA-65 and how to order

http://emediahealth.com/2009/05/15/is-ta-65-the-means-to-immortality/

Another side of the story? http://healthstemcellstechnology.blogspot.com/2010/12/ta-65-hype-telomerase-activator-fails.html

http://telomeraseactivation.org/ Dr. Sears