Wow Latimer,

You sound so much  like my housemate that I've just this minute posted
about. I do hope this list helps you back to health and my housemate
too.

Welcome to the list and good luck...

Al
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From: "Latimer Kells" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 11:41 PM
Subject: [P-F] New


> Hello everyone ...
>
> I'm new to this list and wanted to introduce myself.  I'm a woman (don't
> let the name throw you) who was recently "diagnosed" (no biopsy) with
neuro
> celiac disease.  Through trial and error I've found that the usual celiac
> diet does not agree with me.  I seem to need to avoid ALL grains and ALL
> starch as well.  A friend told me about this listserv.  Because there have
> been so many years of going to doctors and not getting an answer to what
> was the problem, I have some pretty extensive damage to undo over time.
> I've also been diagnosed with leaky gut, and I know from experience that I
> have food allergies (as well as gluten/starch intolerance) to things like
> nuts at this juncture. I recently attempted eating a 24-hour fermented
> yogurt, but that did not sit well with me, either.  So dairy is out.  My
> diet at present is meats, vegetables, and limited fruit (and some butter
> and olive oil). I recently had a bone scan done, which revealed osteopenia
> from all the years of malabsorption -- which is why I wanted to increase
> calcium in any way I could.  I'm trying to rotate my foods every four
days,
> as well, to help with allergic reactions.  I'm quite thin 5'5"/110 pounds,
> and I'm afraid of losing even more weight.  In short, I've got probs at
> present.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) What would be optimal for me to do in order to maximally "up" my
calcium
> intake (no nuts).
>
> 2) I was told to stop using my sea salt because it is not "iodized" --
that
> the iodine evaporates during the harvesting process of sea salt, and that
> if I didn't use an iodized salt I wouldn't be providing my thyroid with
> what it needs to produce adequate hormones. (By the way, I have had
> hypothyroid condition in the past).
>
> Thanks for your comments.  I'm off to buy Neanderthin and will be more
> knowledgeable shortly.  The little bit I know of the Paleo diet makes
> intuitive sense.  Looking forward to being part of the listserv.
>
> Latimer
> New York City
>
>
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