There are those among us who have food allergies, like Tina's brother to peanuts.
Then, there are those among us who have food intolerances that are incorrectly referred to as "allergies."
Some of us have a bit of both, good grief! I am allergic to ragweed, therefore anything chamomile. Do you know how many products contain chamomile? Besides tea, chamomile is a popular ingredient in personal care products. I'm also allergic to aloe, pine and a host of other natural wonders.
Due to allergic reactions to nightshade plants, eggplant, tomatoes and peppers cause a lot of problems like breakouts inside my mouth, gastrointestinal issues - not fun. I can, however, have homegrown tomatoes because they're not so acidic. Plus, because of this reaction, I'm intolerant of medicines that contain certain narcotics.
Finally, I'm lactose intolerant (but I'd rather take a Lactade tablet than give up ice cream!), therefore, it's difficult to get enough calcium in my diet without taking a supplement.
My mom, who shares the eggplant problem, and I were talking about this recently, noting how we subconsciously avoid certain foods that just happen to be the ones we can't have. But, I keep forgetting to ask the chef to not include eggplant or mushrooms in my veggie tempura, LOL!
Now, here's the really frustrating part of all of this: an otherwise healthy macrobiotic diet that might help my arthritis, ergo lack of calcium, makes me sick. Go figure!
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There are those among us who have food allergies, like Tina's brother to peanuts.
Then, there are those among us who have food intolerances that are incorrectly referred to as "allergies."
Some of us have a bit of both, good grief! I am allergic to ragweed, therefore anything chamomile. Do you know how many products contain chamomile? Besides tea, chamomile is a popular ingredient in personal care products. I'm also allergic to aloe, pine and a host of other natural wonders.
Due to allergic reactions to nightshade plants, eggplant, tomatoes and peppers cause a lot of problems like breakouts inside my mouth, gastrointestinal issues - not fun. I can, however, have homegrown tomatoes because they're not so acidic. Plus, because of this reaction, I'm intolerant of medicines that contain certain narcotics.
Finally, I'm lactose intolerant (but I'd rather take a Lactade tablet than give up ice cream!), therefore, it's difficult to get enough calcium in my diet without taking a supplement.
My mom, who shares the eggplant problem, and I were talking about this recently, noting how we subconsciously avoid certain foods that just happen to be the ones we can't have. But, I keep forgetting to ask the chef to not include eggplant or mushrooms in my veggie tempura, LOL!
Now, here's the really frustrating part of all of this: an otherwise healthy macrobiotic diet that might help my arthritis, ergo lack of calcium, makes me sick. Go figure!
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