dairy

Dairy is one of the more talked about topics today, of those who are concerned about diet and wellness. Gaining in popularity in recent years due to increased awareness and then education efforts by concerned consumers, prodocers, and providers of health information and care, are diets that have opinions about diary which differ not only from that of the mainstream, but with each other. The past decade has provided so many documentaries about foods and health that I doubt many experts have had the time to watch all of them.  read more »

There was much enthusiasm at the start of 2013, more than I'd seen since the first New Year Lumigrate was in existence (which was 2010), related to people wanting to change their consumption/diet. Back when Lumigrate hit the Internet it was very unknown by most people I encountered online, which was mostly on Facebook at that time, that foods were "the" or "a primary" underlying CAUSE of most medical conditions. The medical industry had really routed our education, and that of our allopathic, insurance-based providers, to believe otherwise.   read more »

I initially created this topic about healing the mind and body on Martin Luther King Holiday, which is in January when there typically are people 'resolving' to make changes, often about the aspect of wellness that has to do with what we eat and drink, or 'diet'.    read more »

What is Inflammation? 

Inflammation is a normal and sometimes beneficial process that occurs when your body’s white blood cells and chemicals protect you from foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. Some level of inflammation in your body is healthy, like during an infection or after an injury. However, long term chronic inflammation gradually drains your health and weakens many systems of the body, setting the stage for serious disease.   read more »

Fibromyalgia and Nightshades [a family of vegetables]: Three Things to Know
There is a lot of media talk about nightshade vegetables causing health issues, and it's well founded, especially among people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

Here's some straight talk on nightshades to help you understand if they are a problem for YOU:  read more »

I established two areas for starters here in the Nutrition area of the Forums on Lumigrate.com and now have modified things a bit so am hoping to catch people where they are looking.  Please know there is a general 'Nutrition' area for everyone no matter if they have food allergies or eat a particular way, and it has all kinds of recipes from people, and mostly from before they became aware of food allergies and changed how they were eating OR they did modifications to make them healthier if they knew those concepts already.  They were very popular in the fall of 2009.  That  read more »

I'm establishing two areas about food allergies for now, this one and "Food Allergy Cooking - Recipes" (so please deposit recipes in THAT area).  This is intended as a place for those of us who have found our way to learning about food allergies to talk about it.  How did we figure it out?  How do we deal with it?  And then if we have a recipe, say 'I'll put that recipe for air cake over there in the "Food Allergy Cooking - Recipes" section here at Lumigrate.com.  (Grins).     read more »

I'm establishing two areas for starters here in the Nutrition area of the Forums on Lumigrate.com.

This one is for Recipes and Cooking tips, etc.   The other is "Food Allergies - Our Experiences", which is a place for all of us to record (or others to read) how we found out about our food allergies, our processing of that, and what we've learned.  How do we cope?  What happens when we aren't coping?  Etc....  The more you contribute, the better it is for ALL!   read more »