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Nightshade Sensitivity in People with Fibromyalgia Symptoms: 3 Things to Know

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 »

LumiGRATE Group Chili - Flexible for Food Allergies and DE-licious!

Lumigrate "GRATE Group" Chili 

This is SO great if you have vegetarians, carnivores and wheat and dairy allergics coming....

(adapted over many years by Mardy Ross, OTR from a recipe from The Frog Commissary Book)  read more »

Multiple Sclerosis

You'll see on the home page that I have fibromyalgia, but I didn't include the details initially that for years before I had a diagnosis I was run up the flagpole of traditional medicine as though this might be MS.  It was not, and food allergy testing after the neurologist didn't know what it was proved to be helpful, inexpensive and provide solutions.  read more »

Information in Interview re: Naturopathic Medicine/ Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Applies Here Too!

Hello forum members,

Mardy, thank you for asking me to post the link here to the full hour podcast on Naturopathic Medicine, CFS and Fibromyalgia syndrome which I did with Cinda Crawford recently.  To listen, click here

Cinda Crawford Interviews Dr. Christopher Lepisto on Naturopathic Medicine for CFS and Fibromyalgia syndrome.  read more »

Food Allergies/Sensitivities and Testing/Treatment Part of this Interview on Cinda Crawford's Website

Hello forum members,

Mardy, thank you for asking me to post the link here to the full hour podcast on Naturopathic Medicine, CFS and Fibromyalgia syndrome which I did with Cinda Crawford recently.  To listen, click here

Cinda Crawford Interviews Dr. Christopher Lepisto on Naturopathic Medicine for CFS and Fibromyalgia syndrome.  read more »

Lent: Faith and Health

The Season of Lent is upon us. Because I live where Mardi Gras originated in the USA., I have huge reminders to prepare for Lent.  Today is FAT TUESDAY (Mardi Gras Day) or the day before Ash Wednesday.  I think I am ready, I've considered it carefully, I have explored the options and I have a plan.

I decided what I can successfully "give up".   I will give up something that will not cause any harm, something I really like, so it will be a sacrifice, and something that will ultimately cause a beneficial lifestyle change.
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5 Most Common Food Allergies Per Scott Rollins, MD -- On TV News or 1:1; Blog Xferred here from 2009

This information about food allergies is also in the Food Allergies Forum but this is SO critical for anyone with fibromyalgia to know about I put the link to the blog post about what Dr.  read more »

Compliant. Complacent. Committed? Which am I?

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I had the pleasure of turning fifty this past week, with Easter being two days later, and it made me think about 'habits', as I was Chatting with someone on facebook about their Passover meals and why they don't change what they serve in accordance with what they know are the foods that are contributing or causing health problems.  My own family has, over the last fifteen years since I had IgG food allergy testing done, realized that they were also not good with wheat, and they have completely removed wheat from their eating, even on holidays.   read more »

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Open House

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In the last few days I've had a conversation with an old friend who stubbornly opposes spending more money on organic or more wholesome food because she doesn't believe anything she hears about it being better for you, and we laughed and I think 'how can two people so different be such good friends' and then yesterday I stopped in at a local salon which was having an open house and found that virtually everyone there was aware of foods to some degree or another, and health AND they have an interest in learning more!  On my way to the open house, I stopped by Vitamin Cottage a  read more »

Mardy's Recap of Deirdre's March 24th Fibro / Mood and Mind by Looking at 10 Systems of the Body

I loved this teleseminar!  Holy guacamole does she download a LOT of amazing information.  I'm a fast typist and I couldn't keep up to make some notes, but I thought if I did a little summary recap of it, you might be inclined to take the time to learn here from Deirdre and follow the link to her website and get involved if it resonates for you.  It resonates for me, and I'm hearing many people saying the same thing.   read more »

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