[CN: this post discusses nutrition, food science, food intolerances, and restricted eating due to medical conditions] A photo of bananas, pineapple, strawberries, and oranges with a fruit smoothie.…| Liminal Nest
[CN: this post discusses nutrition and food science] My nutritionist has been encouraging me to up my omega 3 intake for awhile, but unfortunately her dietary suggestions have run into a big wall o…| Liminal Nest
[CN: this post discusses food science, nutrition, and food intolerances] Feeding yourself with a lot of weird MCAS food intolerances is complicated. Sometimes it’s full of competing needs tha…| Liminal Nest
[CN: this post discusses food science, medical diets, and nutrition] [Specifically, this post includes a lot of technical discussions of fermented mustard as a “functional food” and pot…| Liminal Nest
[CN: This post discusses medical exclusion diets, food intolerances, nutrition, and food science.] Fermented foods are delicious. They’re also currently something of a health trend, because they may help the gut microbiome. Unfortunately, histamine can form during the fermentation. If you have MCAS or histamine intolerance, eating higher histamine foods can potentially worsen your symptoms.… Continue reading Eating with MCAS: is low histamine fermentation possible?→| Liminal Nest
Our guts hold a dizzying array of microorganisms that can impact human health. This is called the “gut microbiome,” and is so important for human health that some have compared it to an…| Liminal Nest
[Note: this post discusses food science, nutrition, and food intolerances] For a brain fog friendly outline of this post, see the Conclusion. Photo showing a small glass jar of oil, tomatoes, and B…| Liminal Nest
Basic botany of bean sprouts Bean sprouts are bean seeds that have started to germinate and grown a “tail” (the first root), but that have not grown any leaves yet. To grow bean sprouts…| Liminal Nest
This post is part of a series on bean sprouts. See also: why sprout beans; how to grow bean sprouts. There are two basic supplies you need for sprouting beans: Sprouting beans (conveniently labeled…| Liminal Nest
[CN: this post discusses food and nutrition; there are also some hopefully judgement-free metaphors about exercise] A couple years ago, I was talking with my nutritionist about how certain cooking …| Liminal Nest
Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients required by the body to carry out a range of normal functions. However, these micronutrients are not produced in our bodies and must be derived from the foo…| The Nutrition Source
Note: in medical articles Tregs is often spelled with no space, but I’m adding the space here to make it easier for screen reader users. A brain fog friendly summary of this post By Blausen M…| Liminal Nest
Protein is an essential macronutrient, but not all food sources of protein are created equal, and you may not need as much as you think. Learn the basics| The Nutrition Source - Harvard Chan School
