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 --- --- [log in to unmask] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.