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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    I had a real sweet chocolate craving this morning so for brekkie i had 50gm oatbran cooked with chopped banana, mixed dried fruit, scoop of chocolate cream protein powder and then followed up on 60gms 90% lindt.

    Still not satisfied.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Anyone else think there should be a mod designated for the food diary forum here?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui


    ULstudent wrote: »
    Anyone else think there should be a mod designated for the food diary forum here?

    Yup! All sorted now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    ULstudent wrote: »
    Anyone else think there should be a mod designated for the food diary forum here?

    Yes absolutely!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Sapsorrow wrote: »
    Yes absolutely!

    I miss not reading your diary!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    ULstudent wrote: »
    I miss not reading your diary!

    Ha I miss yours too! :D But hey you have my blog at least what have I got!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Sapsorrow wrote: »
    Ha I miss yours too! :D But hey you have my blog at least what have I got!
    http://u1.ipernity.com/4/66/71/1536671.aca2d25a.560.jpg

    1536671.aca2d25a.560.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    That is so insanely cute! God I'd love a new puppy or kitten so something... anyone want to buy a cat?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    What's the story with your kitty? When is it going for surgery again?

    I'm not too fond of cats - a dog either loves or hates you but cats play on your emotions. Down with that sort of thing.

    But just for you this one time ...

    stairway-cat.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    ULstudent wrote: »
    What's the story with your kitty? When is it going for surgery again?

    I'm not too fond of cats - a dog either loves or hates you but cats play on your emotions. Down with that sort of thing.

    But just for you this one time ...

    stairway-cat.jpg

    He he thanks! In defence of cats though you'd actually be amazed how loyal a well treated cat is, the thing is a cat will be loyal to a handful of people it knows but a dog will be loyal to anyone around a lot of the time. I love both cats and dogs but my cat Indre loves me much more intensely than either of my dogs he's a total love monkey! :D They're an incredibly misunderstood species for some reason. Bumble's grand she tested negative for AIDs and Leukemia and had 10 teeth pulled instead so that's good news, she' won't need to be put down it seems. Shes so happy to be home, I think she thought she had been abandoned so she's just resting and eating all around her now. So funny this morning I woke up at about 5am to this loud woefull howling, ran downstairs thinking something had happened to find Suki (my sheepdog) all sleepy and confused after waking herself up howling from a nightmare! So so adorable :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Well that's good to hear. I don't know where my cat phobia came from. I used to loev them when i was smaller. Never had a bad incident with a cat though.

    OK -need help chosing a film. 2 dvds here. Which one to watch

    1. Invention of lying
    2. How to lose friends and alienate people.

    I am in a comedy mood and they both seem okay. Anyone seen any of them?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭doctorwhogirl


    ULstudent wrote: »
    Well that's good to hear. I don't know where my cat phobia came from. I used to loev them when i was smaller. Never had a bad incident with a cat though.

    OK -need help chosing a film. 2 dvds here. Which one to watch

    1. Invention of lying
    2. How to lose friends and alienate people.

    I am in a comedy mood and they both seem okay. Anyone seen any of them?

    I love the second. Only because I'm in love with Simon Pegg. I've no idea objectively if it's a good film... :rolleyes:


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    I think a lot of people would actually buy this:

    tumblr_l5ggsjH4vH1qa9i3bo1_500.jpg

    Be a better motivator than the scales I think!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui


    I think a lot of people would actually buy this:

    tumblr_l5ggsjH4vH1qa9i3bo1_500.jpg

    Be a better motivator than the scales I think!

    Love it!! I'd buy it!! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Posted in fitness
    Just a heads up that until the 16th August (I think) you can get a 500g bag of Brazil nuts in Holland & barrett for €3.50 as part of their food frenzy offer. very good price.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Here's something that Rubadub already knew but an Irish study has just been done on UV lights and psoriasis:

    http://www.drbriffa.com/2010/08/18/study-finds-uvb-lights-boosts-vitamin-d-levels-and-clears-psoriasis/
    I was interested today to read about a study of Irish psoriasis sufferers [1]. In this study, individuals had their vitamin D levels checked and then half the group were subjected to ultraviolet B (UVB) therapy three times a week, while the other half were not. The study took place over a four-month period spanning the winter (this may be relevant as vitamin D levels and sunlight exposure tend to bottom out at this time).

    In those who received the UVB treatment, psoriasis was significantly helped. Median psoriasis scores dropped from 7.1 to 0.5. Basically, the psoriasis in those treated with UVB cleared. Psoriasis severity did not improve in those not receiving treatment.

    UVB treatment also led to an improvement in vitamin D levels from a median of 23 ng/ml (57.5 nmol/l) to 59 ng/ml (147.5 nmol/l). No significant increase was seen in those not receiving UVB therapy. In fact, in this group, 75 per cent were deemed to be vitamin D ‘insufficient’ (< 20 ng/ml).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    I was posting in long term illness yesterday...

    Article on women, beer, psoriasis & UVB
    http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Food/psoriasis_beer_vitamin_d_1708100557.html
    Drinking non-light beer may boost risk of psoriasis in women, a study published in the December 2010 issue of Archives of Dermatology suggests.

    Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that occurs on the skin when the immune system send out wrong signals that speed up the growth of skin cells.

    The study led by Abrar A. Qureshi, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston found women who drank five or more non-light beers per week were 2.3 times as likely as those who did not drink beer to be diagnosed with psoriasis.

    The authors of the study said in their report that alcoholic beverages have been suspected for a long time as a risk factor for psoriasis onset and psoriasis worsening. Alcohol drinkers are known to be more likely to suffer the disease and alcohol may exacerbate the severity of the disease.

    For the study, the researchers surveyed 82,860 women aged 27 to 44 who participated in the NUrses' Health Study II for the amount and type pf alcohol they consumed through biennial questionnaires and participants reported also whether they were diagnosed with psoriasis.

    Women who had an average of 2.3 drinks or more each week were 72 percent more likely than those who did not drink alcohol to report they suffered psoriasis, the study found.

    Women who drank five or more non-light beers per week were found to have 1.8 times higher risk for the disease compared to those who did not drink non-light beers.

    If only confirmed cases of psoriasis were considered, the risk for the condition was 2.3 times higher for those who drank five or more non-light beers per week compared to those who did not drink beer.

    Light beer, wine and liqueurs on the other hand were not linked to increased risk for psoriasis.

    The researchers suggested that malted barley, the main ingredient used in non-light beer, may be the culprit for the elevated risk of psoriasis.

    Barley, they said, contains gluten, to which some people with psoriasis show a sensitivity. Light beers contain lower amounts of barley while non-light or dark beers contain higher amounts of this ingredient.

    The authors suggested that women at a high risk of psoriasis may consider not drinking non-light beer.

    Still, a health observer suggested that the association between consumption of non-light beer and elevated risk of psoriasis may be a causal relation.

    He cited an article circulated over the internet saying that people tend to drink more dark beers in the winter when vitamin D deficiency is more commonly found than in the summer.

    Vitamin D has been known to be involved in the immune system, and deficiency of this sunshine vitamin can cause a wide spectrum of diseases including autoimmune diseases, according to the Vitamin D Council. So it is possible that vitamin D deficiency is linked to increased risk of psoriasis.

    In fact, vitamin D products are used to ease symptoms of psoriasis.

    According to a study reported in the Aug 2009 issue of Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, calcitriol ointments can be used to improve symptoms of psoriasis. The efficacy may be boosted by ultraviolet B phototherapy.

    Calcitriol is the naturally occurring active form of vitamin D3. Ultraviolet B can induce the vitamin when the skin is exposed to the UV ray.

    In another report, the author whose name remains unknown in the pubmed database says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has actually approved one such ointment to treat psoriasis.

    Because many factors may influence the risk of psoriasis, it remains unknown whether avoiding non-light beer would help reduce the risk.

    This was on women but I have no doubt it applies to men. I know a bit about brewing, "Light" beers tend to be brewed out to completion, i.e. all sugars are fermented out so they are lower in calories compared to another beer brewed to the same alcohol level, e.g. both 4.2%. Also light beers might have sugar added to lessen the taste and make it "cleaner", so less barley.

    I drink a lot of beer, maybe 35 cans a week of regular beer, I have noticed it got worse after drinking, this is also due to skin dehydration though. I have been reading a book on psoriasis that reckons it is caused by "leaky gut syndrome" and beer is a no-no for this. I have been sipping on sodium bicarbonate AKA baking soda AKA bread soda AKA bicarbonate of soda which helps neutralise the acids. The author talks of eating alkaline foods, and lists acidic causing foods, citric fruits are actually alkaline causing foods (while being acidic themselves). The diet is extremely strict but also says the main culprits are "nightshades", e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, peppers. Sweet potato is OK. The author did report less itching in a patient who drank bicarbonate of soda. I have found it did cause less of an effect and also calmed the acid stomach the next day.

    Vitamin D is mentioned in that study too, which is very important IMO. I have a UVB light and my psoriasis is pretty much gone. In recent weeks I have been back eating small amounts of ketchup, chips, pizza and other "nightshades", and still drinking beer like a fish! I also stopped the UVB and it did come back slightly. Had a go of UVB and it is clearing up again.

    ___________________
    another thread on sunbeds....
    chirogirl wrote: »
    However I got referred to a dermatolgist, who has referred me for PUVA light therapy in the hospital which starts this week.
    I got a narrowband UVB bulb myself and it has worked wonders.

    This study shows no real difference between PUVA & UVB http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17254029

    This shows PUVA slightly better
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17584319

    This says better results with Vitiligo with UVB
    http://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/research/vitiligo-treatment-uvb-puva.html

    http://www.natbiocorp.com/equipment-selection-guide.htm
    Do you need UVA, UVB, or narrowband UVB lights?

    * Your doctor will decide the right wavelength for your skin and condition, but...
    * UVA light is used with psoralen (PUVA), has longer treatment times, requires more doctor visits to monitor treatment, but is sometimes the most effective
    * UVB light is generally safer and easier than UVA. Units cost a bit more, but you save with fewer co-pays and less time.
    * Narrow band UVB lights are safest and fastest but may not always be appropriate for your condition. Learn more about narrow band UVB.

    http://dermnetnz.org/procedures/puva.html
    PUVA is used infrequently in New Zealand, as narrowband UVB phototherapy has been shown to be nearly as effective. UVB is also less complicated and less risky.
    I think the "risk" mentioned is cancer risk.

    In reading up a hell of a lot of sites it seems the cancer risk is very much overstated -for narrowband UVB anyway, some studies said there was no increase in risk at all, in fact some might suggest it could help combat other forms of cancer. The UVB is upping your vitamin D levels, which most people are deficient in, it could be that the extra vitamin D is counteracting any increased risk or something.

    The problem with wideband UVB, or regular sunbeds is that you are getting unwanted light along with the particular wavelength of light which acts against psoriasis. So by using narrowband UVB light you only are subjected to far less radiation to get the same effect. It would be sort of like throwing buckets of water at a shot glass trying to fill it, when you could be using a small bottle, -sure it gets the job done but with unnecessary side effects.

    What disgusted me most reading many forums is that some dermatologists refuse people UVB light, or will not prescribe them bulbs/lamps to use at home (some countries require a prescription to buy a lamp). Seems like some of them are just businessmen and only interested in maintaining a lifelong patient/customer. I also suppose pharmaceutical companies are crapping themselves at the thought of lost sales due to such a simple therapy.

    Some people do put unusual trust in doctors but I view them like any other type of business, apple put crap batteries in the ipods to keep you coming back to get more, many people have built in obsolescence in machines, I suppose some doctors might care more about continued income than what is actual best for the patient. One member on a forum said his dermatologist claimed he had never even heard of UVB/light therapy! if he was that ignorant he should not be allowed practice.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Nice post, the beer thing entirely makes sense, gluten is known to exacerbate pretty much all auto-immune conditions for some reason. Casein does for some people too.

    You can get gluten-free beer, the one I tried was really nasty though, has anyone found a nice brand? I miss beer :(

    Re: acid/base balance, I severely doubt that has much to do with anything, the evidence for it is weak at best and the reason people normally do well is because base foods are usually higher in potassium and magnesium, also people end up avoiding grains due to their supposed 'acidifying' effect. If you look at really healthy populations the acid/base balance is all over the place but they're not eating wheat, veg oils and refined sugars which seems to be key.

    That's shocking if that dermatologist did not know about UVB and psoriasis. Hopefully that study I posted will be read and the word will get out about the effective and cheap option.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Just found this great site with loads of referenced studies, but they talk about them in easy to understand layman terms.

    Scroll down a bit and you will see loads of links.

    http://www.ergo-log.com/

    Its more aimed at athletes but has some good stuff, e.g. on vitamin d

    http://www.google.com/custom?domains=ergo-log.com&q=vitamin+d&sa=+search+&sitesearch=ergo-log.com&client=pub-7117181179885591&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=LH%3A36%3BLW%3A92%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ergo-log.com%2Fplaatjes%2Flogo.gif%3B%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2F%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Oooh, that's a goldmine..

    'Specially like this:

    http://www.ergo-log.com/lowcarbwithouttraining.html

    I had always found this with personal experience but I never found hard evidence for it.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Red Cortina


    Made a couple of purchases from the book depository website at the weekend.
    • Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
    • The Vitamin D Solution (think it was recommended by ULStudent?)
    • In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (was this recommended by ULStudent or Sapsparrow?)
    • Omnivores Dilemma (don't know who recommended it??)
    • The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf
    • The Woman in the Body by Emily Martina
    • Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd.
    Hoping these last couple of books will follow on nicely from Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives. They were recommended from this blog that I follow http://professorkateclancy.blogspot.com/2010/09/repost-which-is-more-safe-home-birth-or.html

    Really looking forward to reading Robb Wolf's book too, apparently he talks about how he helped heal his mother of all sorts of health related issues by having her adhere to a Paleo type diet.

    Will keep ye posted as to what I thought of them:)


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    I am so sad for being excited about this but Stephen Fry just mentioned cauliflower mash on QI.. Is that how he lost his 4 stone?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    I am so sad for being excited about this but Stephen Fry just mentioned cauliflower mash on QI.. Is that how he lost his 4 stone?

    Cauliflower mash with a little melted butter ... yum. Also, in a phase of softening a butternut squash and then mashing with some almond butter. May think its gross but christ its savage.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    Wandered out to the kitchen for something related to a dead animal....


    found a carrot cake.

    Success


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    What the ****?

    Why doesnt that ever happen to me. Gimme out the carrot cake and you can hold onto your milk and pizza.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    ULstudent wrote: »
    What the ****?

    Why doesnt that ever happen to me. Gimme out the carrot cake and you can hold onto your milk and pizza.

    i had some wicked homemade pizza today,

    sweetcorn, tuna, ham, tomato sauce, courgette, onions, peppers and enough cheese to kill most people.

    Washed down with a litre of unpasturised milk.

    Quality nutrition right there kids.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    cream cheese icing is the best thing ever.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    cream cheese icing is the best thing ever.

    Recipe or GTFO. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    I've been eating lots of locally grown apples and plums lately from the farmers markets and no other fruits (trying to eat only seasonally/locally seeing as there's so much on offer at this stage in the year). Today I was in town and feeling hungry so I grabbed 2 different varieties of organic apples in the English market and wow are they sweet! It's like eating pick and mix! I've been eating a variety of maybe 6 different types of apples grown in the south and west as well as maybe three varieties of plums from the south and although sweet enough to taste good they still have an interesting tart quality, which is totally absent from the two I bought today. What's that all about? My mums apple trees are only a few years old and aren't any special variety as far as I know, is it to do with growing conditions or just variety?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    I am so sad for being excited about this but Stephen Fry just mentioned cauliflower mash on QI.. Is that how he lost his 4 stone?

    I have this instead of potatoes now. I usually buy the frozen broccoli and cauliflower tesco mix and boil it away. Then just mash it up with some butter. Tasty.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Recipe or GTFO. :D

    The secret ingredient is sugar.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    The secret ingredient is sugar.

    Gadammit. It always is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Sap or El D can no doubt pin this down for me -

    Spelt as a grain. How damaging is this overall as a grain? Not that im overly worried but itd be nice to know. I made spelt cookies tonight simply because i was bored with spelt, oats, chopped almonds, little peanut butter and xylitol. Not so bad tasting.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭brainyneuron


    ULstudent wrote: »
    Sap or El D can no doubt pin this down for me -

    Spelt as a grain. How damaging is this overall as a grain? Not that im overly worried but itd be nice to know. I made spelt cookies tonight simply because i was bored with spelt, oats, chopped almonds, little peanut butter and xylitol. Not so bad tasting.

    Hey UL don't know if this answers your question but I'll fire away anyway

    Spelt is a similar grain to common wheat but has a lower wheat/gluten content. I know that, myself, while I can't eat most breads/pasta's etc without bloating, I can eat spelt products with no problems. Apparently though with IBS sufferers if you eat too much of it, you might become intolerant to it (i guess because of the overall level of gluten you're taking in). I remember that Pembily, a couple of months ago, noticed that she began to react to spelt after she started using too much of it.

    From wikipedia (shame on me but its late!)
    'Spelt contains about 57.9 percent carbohydrates (excluding 9.2 percent fibre), 17.0 percent protein and 3.0 percent fat, as well as dietary minerals and vitamins. As it contains a moderate amount of gluten, it is suitable for some baking'


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    Spelt is just an old variety of wheat grown in Europe, it still contains gluten, anti-nutrients and lectins (although not WGA, the baddie from regular wheat) so I wouldn't use it myself. It's not reccomended for celiacs. I have a few almond cookie recipes on the blog if you're in need of a grain free cookie binge!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    This stuff pretty much doesn't have a taste, but for some reason i can't stop eating it.

    40580_458356871054_571876054_6665831_3881439_n.jpg

    Also while searching for a pic i found one on this ladys blog, she appears to just take pics of what she's eating... i think i love her.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    I can't believe that i have only discovered mascarpone cheese today. Tub and spoon in hand.It's ****ing lovely. Move over cottage cheese, there's a new cheese love in my life.

    Still awaiting my appointment for the hospital for the camera down. Last time i got it down had bacteria infection in the stomach that was causing everything that goes in to go back out. (Yes - im sharing my bowel movements with you. deal with it)

    Happening again -not fun. Was out doing a run yesterday down the riverbanks in UL and id say i nearly had to sprint back for the toilet. New world record 100m i reckon.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    ULstudent wrote: »
    I can't believe that i have only discovered mascarpone cheese today. Tub and spoon in hand.It's ****ing lovely. Move over cottage cheese, there's a new cheese love in my life.

    Still awaiting my appointment for the hospital for the camera down. Last time i got it down had bacteria infection in the stomach that was causing everything that goes in to go back out. (Yes - im sharing my bowel movements with you. deal with it)

    Happening again -not fun. Was out doing a run yesterday down the riverbanks in UL and id say i nearly had to sprint back for the toilet. New world record 100m i reckon.

    Ah you poor thing, that sounds awful. As a former IBS sufferer I can really sympathise.

    Hope all goes well for the hospital appointment. xx


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    eeeeeeeppppppp

    mascarpone is a huge no for me anyway. I got it in the polish supermarket so i cannot actually read the ingredients but by the nutritional info im pretty sure there's nothing other than the usual mascarpone ingredients. didnt stay in my system for long though :o


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Did you ever try those now digestive enzymes? They worked pretty well in my case, I couldn't eat a lot of raw fruit and veg before and now I can. You don't need to take them forever either, I did four weeks and was completely sorted.


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    Symposium on Saturated Fat in Wayne State university streaming live now!

    Tune in if you have time:

    http://www.clas.wayne.edu/NFS/stream.html

    Currently a harvard medical school researcher doing a lecture on how they got it wrong on sat fat...wheeeeee!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    Ah I saw Dr Eades linked that on Twitter earlier, I'm busy watching the new Star Trek movie though :p Is anyone here on twitter btw? I'm @foodflorafeline if anyone wants to connect!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Did you ever try those now digestive enzymes?
    I heard of some tablet called beano. Poitin makers meant to use it as it would turn the starches in grains into sugars without having to bother with the malting process.

    Thought it was specific to Ireland but shows up on wiki
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beano_(dietary_supplement)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    Did you ever try those now digestive enzymes? They worked pretty well in my case, I couldn't eat a lot of raw fruit and veg before and now I can. You don't need to take them forever either, I did four weeks and was completely sorted.

    This is your 2nd time mentioning them to me - can you linkey me again please?


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 5,620 ✭✭✭El_Dangeroso


    http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Super-Enzymes-180-Capsules/857?at=0

    They feel kind of burn-y in the back of your throat, but a week on them and you really notice the difference.

    L-glutamine is good for healing the gut too. Dr. Eades mentioned that in the Protein Power book.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    Does anyone have a link to that thread about feeding 2 people on fifty euros a week? I did a mega budget shop in Dunnes today that happened to work out at exactly fifty quid so was gonna throw a blog post together on it tomorrow!


  • Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Red Cortina




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    Excellent thanks :) I'll stick a link in there later when I get the post up so! Dunnes is great, 1/2kilo of smoked salmon for 5euro :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Red Cortina


    Cool, can't wait to read:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭metamorphosis


    http://thehealthyskeptic.org/when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better

    Got this is my email inbox today courtesy of the healthy skeptic blog. Made for interesting reading


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