Our health should not be part of a free market exchange. Saving money is not equivalent to saving lives.
While you can decide to keep your house a bit cooler to lower your electric bill, you can’t have a little less chemo to save a few thousand dollars. There’s no “hey, maybe just forget the insulin so you can save for a few months of retirement money, skimp on the blood thinners or dialysis and get some pocket change for the movies.”
Healthcare is a non-negotiable part of life. So why do we rely on a system which ebbs and flows based on the number of healthy people who choose to sign up and create a market based on humans as commodities; the federal laws (looking at you, abortion ban HR-7) that cause insurance companies to choose their own financial safety over the people who need medical safety?
Don’t let this government turn us and those less fortunate than those I know reading my inordinately long post into market objects for financial gain. Call, dissent.
As always, continue to support the ACA by calling your reps or Sen. Paul Ryan–(202) 225-3031
Oppose HR7 (which bans all federal funding for abortion services, targeting the underprivileged on Medicaid as well as effectively eliminating ability to get coverage for abortion even if paying your own funds through any ACA/gov program) by calling your reps.
The FDA has allowed companies to not label things with gluten allergens. This means that, once again, the gluten free label can deceptive, and we need to start reading through all of the ingredients again (unless it has the verified label from GFCO). I’m not entirely sure how far this goes, but if looking for treats, do Not believe: cadbury cream eggs, newman o’s. They are not gluten free. Stay safe!
Here is an example of the GFCO logo, they verify that advertised gluten free foods actually are:
Either of these logos means that a food has been verified by a third party company that is not the FDA (who has proven we cant trust them). I’m not sure about other verification companies, but I trust this one because they certify gluten free within celiac sensitivity standards. If you know of any other companies, feel free to add!
Once again, stay safe!
Non-celiac people are encouraged to reblog this.
ID: Image of two GCFO logos.
The first one is in all black and has the abbreviation “GF” in a black circle. Above and below are the words “Certified” and “Gluten-Free”.
The second logo has the words “Gluten Free” and a large lowercase “g” in purple and outlined in green. Above and below reads “Certified” and “GFCO.ORG”. /end ID
anyone know any good apps for keeping track specifically of food and symptoms? i wanna see if i can figure out some trigger foods (beyond the obvious stuff like hamburgers and smoothies that’ll send me into a flareup within like five minutes of eating them)
Personally I haven’t found an app that I really like but since I’m a total geek when it comes to data and computing, I love spreadsheets and databases for organizing and tracking things. Airtable in particular is excellent because it’s user friendly and is pretty to look at (mobile app or just airtable.com)
Plus organizing your data in this manner makes for endless possibilities.
As an example, right now I can only eat pureed food so this is a table I’m using to keep track of ingredients my stomach can tolerate to make smoothies:
It’s a common topic in microbiology forums that the past century’s obsession with cleanliness has contributed to our increasing allergies and autoimmune disorders. Rises in nut allergies, celiac disease, and gastrointestinal diseases suggest that something has changed for the worse in our bodies.
Many scientists, such as gastroenterologist Joel Weinstock of Tufts, believe the removal of parasites in the digestive system is the problem. Weinstock believes that “re-parasitizing” can be the answer to diseases such as one patient’s ulcerative colitis. This inflammatory bowel disease has been on the rise in the U.S. since the early 20th century–coinciding with the elimination of parasites like whipworm from American society. Weinstock has had success inserting Trichuris suis, or pig whipworm, into those suffering from gastrointestinal disorders (he uses the pig variety to prevent spreading of the virus between human hosts). After 12 weeks, 43% of his patients saw improvement.
For one patient, Vik, the mild improvements he saw from the pig whipworm were not enough, and he acquired human whipworm eggs from a doctor in Thailand. After experimenting to activate the eggs at home, he began swallowing them regularly, and saw pretty immediate improvements. Vik’s success with the parasite was neither unprecedented nor unique. Whole communities of people, fed up with medicines unable to help them, turn to self-treatment or alternative treatment in parasites.
Though the results are mixed and mainstream doctors continue to advise against parasite treatment, the tone in these communities remains hopeful. Alex Loukas, a parasitologist at James Cook University in Australia who published a paper on parasites curing celiac disease, said “modern medicine has just failed” these people. For many, this seemingly drastic cure is the only option.
The FDA has allowed companies to not label things with gluten allergens. This means that, once again, the gluten free label can deceptive, and we need to start reading through all of the ingredients again (unless it has the verified label from GFCO). I’m not entirely sure how far this goes, but if looking for treats, do Not believe: cadbury cream eggs, newman o’s. They are not gluten free. Stay safe!
Here is an example of the GFCO logo, they verify that advertised gluten free foods actually are:
Either of these logos means that a food has been verified by a third party company that is not the FDA (who has proven we cant trust them). I’m not sure about other verification companies, but I trust this one because they certify gluten free within celiac sensitivity standards. If you know of any other companies, feel free to add!
Once again, stay safe!
Non-celiac people are encouraged to reblog this.
ID: Image of two GCFO logos.
The first one is in all black and has the abbreviation “GF” in a black circle. Above and below are the words “Certified” and “Gluten-Free”.
The second logo has the words “Gluten Free” and a large lowercase “g” in purple and outlined in green. Above and below reads “Certified” and “GFCO.ORG”. /end ID
That’s cool that’s neat I’m sending thus to my parents so they don’t DIE.
Digorno has a gluten free cheese pizza that has wheat in it. Don’t eat it if you can’t eat wheat. They took the gluten out of it but the wheat is still there so if you’re highly sensitive to it, don’t eat it.
Being ace and finding out that you’re celiac and can’t have ~gluten garlic bread~ is like finding out the gods have denied you your birthright and given you a 10% off coupon as compensation.
