Slides Download the Slides Transcript Thank you for the introduction. Growing up, I had the privilege of thinking that medical problems would have simple solutions. I never broke a limb myself, but for friends who did, it was a straightforward fix. I had significant stomach and GI issues when I was younger, which in my […] The post Patient talk: Navigating concurrent conditions while deferring treatment — Jodi Ettenberg appeared first on Spinal CSF Leak Foundation.| Spinal CSF Leak Foundation
[CN: this post discusses food science and nutrition] How do antioxidants affect the gut microbiome? The short answer is, “it’s complicated.” Photo of a market display of fresh pro…| Liminal Nest
[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
As many of you know, I’ve experienced numerous chronic health issues, including thyroid imbalances linked to gut problems, heavy metals, and viruses, for most of my life. As a child, heat intolerance was my constant companion, leading to fainting spells, headaches, and sometimes, unexplained hives. Consuming histamine-rich foods triggered tingling sensations and profound fatigue. Over […]Read More| Dr Becky Campbell
[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
[CN: this post discusses nutrition and food science] For a short overview of the post, please scroll down to “tl;dr: Key Takeaways” Photo showing an emulsion (I think some kind of ranch…| Liminal Nest
[Note: this post discusses food science, nutrition, and food intolerances] For a brain fog friendly outline of this post, see the Conclusion. It is a truth universally acknowledged that finding foods you can tolerate with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is a Sisyphean task. For a long time, I really struggled with finding a cooking fat… Continue reading Cooking with MCAS: fats and cooking oils→| 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
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