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<u>Bottom Layer (chocolate)</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">1/3 cup natural
creamy peanut butter<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">2.5
tablespoons melted <o:p></o:p>coconut oil</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">1
teaspoon <o:p></o:p>vanilla extract</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">3
tablespoons <o:p></o:p>unsweetened cocoa powder</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">2
tablespoons <o:p></o:p>maple syrup</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">¼ cup
almond milk <o:p></o:p></li>
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<u>Top Layer (peanut butter)</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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natural creamy peanut butter<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">2
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">1
tablespoon <o:p></o:p>maple syrup</li>
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<u>Topping</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">Himalayan
sea salt<o:p></o:p></li>
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-Place 12 muffin liners on a plate or pan. Wipe a bit of
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-In a bowl, stir together all ingredients for the bottom
layer (chocolate) until smooth. If it’s too thick, add another tablespoon
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layer (peanut butter) until smooth.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Scoop a heaping ½ tablespoon of the chocolate layer into
each muffin cup. Repeat until you’ve filled all 12 cups. Use a baking spatula
to even out the layer in each cup. You can also lift each cup by the sides and
tap it onto the plate to allow the layer to settle evenly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Sprinkle each cup with Himalayan sea salt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Freeze for 30 minutes (until firm). <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Store in the freezer.<o:p></o:p><br />
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-You can add more maple syrup if you want these sweeter but I like them as above.<br />
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-44123409226227363332017-03-29T05:31:00.000-07:002017-03-29T05:36:44.784-07:00I'm Learning the Hard Way: SIBO Is Notoriously Tricky to Treat<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In my last blog post I waxed happily about the treatment I
had undergone for SIBO, and the fact that I can now eat anything but wheat and
dairy. Since that post, a number of you have contacted me to let me know that
you, too, have been tested for, and diagnosed with, SIBO. We all agree that it’s
empowering to finally have a f’in’ </span><u style="font-size: 12pt;">diagnosis</u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, but I’m here to confirm
what many of us are learning the hard way: SIBO (<a href="http://naturopathicvermont.com/sibo/">which may be the root cause for up to 80% of IBS sufferers</a>) is a d-bag, and notoriously
tricky to treat.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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When I finished the course of antibiotics (Rifaximin) that
left me feeling better than I had in years (woohoo!), my doctor warned me: SIBO
recurs in many (maybe most?) patients. He told me that I must be vigilant about
taking follow-up supplements to maintain motility and continue healing all the
damage SIBO has done to your gut. Otherwise, it’s almost guaranteed to come
back. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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The doc instructed me to take MotilPro and Lionsmane and
Iberogast twice a day every day for 6 months, and then we’d follow up again. No
problem, I told him! I’m anal (haha) about taking my meds and supplements! I
would crush this thing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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At first all was going well, and I still could tolerate
everything but wheat and dairy. Then I made the extremely ill-advised decision
to try eating a little bit of wheat, and it set me back months. MONTHS! For a
while, I felt as shitty (I’m on FIRE with the puns today) as I had
pre-antibiotics. I could no longer eat beans or onions without stomach pain.
But I didn’t panic, and I kept taking my supplements, and within a couple of
weeks I could eat some beans and onions again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Now, once again, I generally feel notably better than I did
before the antibiotics. Over 50% of the time, I can eat beans and onions and
garlic without stomach pain. But some days, I revert back to the old familiar
state where <u>any</u> high-FODMAP foods cause pain. I’ve got no clue what
causes these differences, but I’m working on figuring it out. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />
What I do know for sure is that if wheat or lactose slip into my gut (which
happens not infrequently when I eat at restaurants), I dip into a tailspin,
like old days. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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So, it’s a work in progress. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll update again on this in a few months, but in the meantime
I’ll go back to posting low-FODMAP recipes. Good luck with your eating! <o:p></o:p></div>
Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-84794448822601615452016-08-31T13:15:00.002-07:002016-08-31T13:15:44.708-07:00How My Doctor “Cured” My SIBO (For Now, At Least)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I wrote a <a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2016/08/finally-after-seven-years-diagnosis-for.html">blog post about my recent diagnosis of SIBO</a> (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), which is a gnarly stomach disorder that <a href="http://naturopathicvermont.com/sibo/">may be the root cause for up to 80% of IBS sufferers</a>. I’m happy to report that, after a couple months of treatment, <u><b>I’m now able to eat EVERYTHING except wheat and dairy</b></u>. This may not sound like much of a victory to any Digestively Normal readers (actually, I’m not sure I have any Digestively Normal readers; and if I do, man, this must be a really boring blog for you). But considering that for the past few years I haven’t been able to tolerate beans, garlic, onions, coconut milk, cruciferous vegetables, or any other <a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/low-fodmaps-diet-that-changed-my-ibs.html">high-FODMAP foods</a> (<a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/comprehensive-list-of-highlow-fodmap.html">complete list of high- and low-FODMAP foods here</a>), I am ELATED with my broadened diet.<br />
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How did I get “cured”? Well, SIBO is notoriously difficult to cure – it often comes back. I’ll talk more about that later. But here’s how I’ve arrived at my much-improved condition. <br />
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Immediately following the diagnosis, my functional medicine doctor prescribed a potent cocktail of herbal antimicrobials. Rather than list them all here, I’ll just show you what I was taking:<br />
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I took those antimicrobials for a month, during which I experienced pretty extreme and consistent bloating and pain, as well as reduced motility. It was not a fun month. Maybe I should’ve stopped taking them after the first few days, but I’m pretty desperate for a “cure,” so I soldiered miserably through the month.<br />
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After the month, my doc told me that the pain I was experiencing could be due simply to inflammatory reactions to the meds. He said that we wouldn’t know if they’d worked until I got the inflammation under control. So he took me off the antimicrobials and put me on some herbal anti-inflammatory meds, and lo and behold, after about a week, I found that I was able to tolerate a MUCH greater variety of foods. I was eating onions and garlic for the first time in years, and only experiencing very minor bloating and pain. I even traveled to Vietnam and ate baguettes (like, made from WHEAT), and I was like, hallelujah, god bless me, bread and I are back together. <br />
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But then I got home from Vietnam and ate seven Ritz crackers and was knocked on my ass for two days with symptoms ranging from crushing lethargy (i.e. I couldn’t get off the couch) to intense brain fog to behind-bathroom-doors symptoms that nobody here wants to read about. Sooo, I trotted back to the doc, who explained to me that the wheat that’s grown overseas is much different from the wheat that’s grown in the U.S. (all of which is hybridized). Apparently, overseas wheat is much easier to digest, which I don't yet entirely understand (and I will try to get more info about this STAT). But I can now verify this phenomenon as a true fact based on my personal experience. <br />
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After the Ritz Cracker Incident, my doc put me on a two-week course of SIBO-eating antibiotics (Rifaximin and Neomycin), and during those two weeks I felt like a million bucks. I ate anything I wanted other than bread and dairy, and experienced zero bloating or pain. Zilch. This is, for me, revolutionary. I've gained about 5 pounds in the last couple weeks eating coconut milk ice cream and rice pasta with REAL marinara sauce (i.e. loaded with onions and garlic) and hummus and other stuff that I haven’t eaten for years. I even ate Chinese food made with soy sauce, which has traces of wheat in it, and didn’t feel too bad afterward. </div>
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I've now been off the antibiotics for 2 weeks and I'm still eating a helluva lot more foods than I used to.<br />
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So, am I “cured”? Well, there’s a pretty decent chance that the SIBO may come raging back. So I’m now on a pretty extensive protocol of maintenance meds (mainly herbal) for the next couple of months to try to make sure that I avoid relapse. Also, I still can’t eat wheat and dairy, but I’m actually allergic to dairy, so that’ll never change. And I have high hopes that my relationship with wheat may continue to improve with time. <br />
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I’ll write about the post-SIBO-treatment protocol next time. For now, this blog is already long, and if you’re still with me, it means that you’re suffering in the same ways that I have for the last 7 years, and my heart goes out to you! Get tested for SIBO! <br />
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-59830322105832921902016-08-18T12:25:00.002-07:002016-08-22T12:36:29.545-07:00Finally, After Seven Years, A Diagnosis For My Gut Problems: SIBO<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="text-align: center;">If you have IBS, and you don't know what's causing it, you might wanted to get tested for <a href="http://naturopathicvermont.com/sibo/">SIBO</a> (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). What's SIBO? I'll tell you in a minute. But first, I'll summarize my circuitous and frustrating journey toward getting a diagnosis:</span></div>
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I’ve suffered with stomach issues for years. I've had chronic painful bloating and various other symptoms that range daily from curl-up-in-fetal-position-debilitating to mildly annoying. More
than one gastrointestinal doctor has tested me for various things, only to tell
me that I have “IBS,” which is a meaningless and unhelpful non-diagnosis. And
since it’s meaningless, there’s no way to treat it. One doctor told me to “eat
some fiber every day, but not too much fiber, because that’ll just cause more
pain, good luck!” Another told me to take an antidepressant that would numb my
pain sensations. Seriously.</div>
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I got so desperate at one point that I actually took the
antidepressant for two days, and… (drum roll, please)… it made me depressed.
And it increased my pain. And it made me nauseated. So I kicked that pill to
the curb. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The only thing that’s helped me has been <a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/low-fodmaps-diet-that-changed-my-ibs.html">a low-FODMAP diet</a>,
which e<a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/low-fodmaps-diet-that-changed-my-ibs.html">liminates the most difficult-to-digest carbohydrates (FermentableOligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols)</a>. But i<a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/comprehensive-list-of-highlow-fodmap.html">f you can’t tolerate FODMAPs, you can’t eat onions, garlic, beans, or a zillion otherthings</a>, which means it’s virtually impossible to eat food prepared by anyone but
yourself. Eating out becomes the opposite of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My incredible nutritionist <a href="http://www.sarahkennedynutrition.com/">Sarah Kennedy</a> surmised that I had <a href="http://www.siboinfo.com/overview.html"><b>SIBO</b> (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth)</a>.
SIBO is a chronic bacterial infection of the small intestine that causes
bloating, cramping, diarrhea and/or constipation. The excess
bacteria in the gut interfere with the absorption of food, increasing gas
production, decreasing fat absorption, and leading to a further proliferation
of bacteria. SIBO can be caused by many things, including celiac or Crohn’s
disease, chronic constipation, or any episode that disrupts gut flora and
damages the gut, such as traveler’s diarrhea. <b><a href="http://naturopathicvermont.com/sibo/">Some doctors estimate that SIBO may be the root cause for up to 80% of IBS sufferers</a>.
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I told my GI doctor that my nutritionist suspected that I
had SIBO, and the doc scheduled an appointment to test for it. The day of the
test, however, I discovered that although my insurance technically “covered”
the test, my co-pay was going to be $300. My doctor advised that I could buy
the test from Commonwealth Laboratories and do it myself at home for only $200.
It’s an easy breath test (for 3 hours you breathe into a tube every 15 minutes)
so I did it myself, and the test came back negative. Sarah and I were both mystified,
since my profile fit SIBO pretty perfectly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Fast forward two years, and my digestive woes were so debilitating
that I decide to pay out-of-pocket to see a Functional Medicine doctor who
specializes in IBS (why my insurance won’t cover this kind of doctor is another
rant for another day). Unlike previous doctors, this one spent an hour asking
questions about my digestive history before making any recommendations. When I
told him that I could pinpoint the year in which my symptoms appeared (2008),
he felt certain that there was a “foreign actor upon my system” (i.e. I picked
up some bad bacteria or a virus somewhere). He asked if I’d had a notable
stomach illness within the year prior to the onset of symptoms, and I said,
yep, I had a gnarly water-borne stomach bug in Guatemala in 2007. Bingo, he
said – your system was infiltrated by something in Guatemala, and it’s still
wreaking havoc today. He did a battery of (very expensive) tests, including a
re-test for SIBO. He told me that Commonwealth Labs delivers notoriously
inaccurate results, and I should use a <a href="http://sibocenter.com/">better testing center.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lo and behold, the SIBO test delivered a STRONG positive. It
is wildly empowering to have a diagnosis, and to finally understand what has
turned my gut upside-down. A bit of a bummer that I could’ve/should’ve received
this diagnosis TWO YEARS ago, had Commonwealth Labs gotten it right. But no
matter. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s the good news: there’s a treatment for SIBO. It
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of them. I’m in the midst of the treatment now and I already feel vastly better,
for the first time in 7 years. Of course, it remains to be seen what I feel like when I'm finished with the meds. I’ll blog about the treatment options and outcomes later, but
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use <a href="http://sibocenter.com/">Sibocenter</a>. G’luck! <o:p></o:p></div>
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These are so good they make you forget you’re eating raw vegetables:<br />
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<u>Peanut Sauce:</u><br />
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter<br />
- ¼ cup rice vinegar<br />
- ⅓ cup water <br />
- ¼ cup coconut aminos<br />
- 1½ tablespoons maple syrup<br />
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger<br />
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes<br />
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<u>Spring rolls:</u><br />
Spring roll rice wrappers – one package (about 8 sheets of rice paper)<br />
2 or 3 carrots (depending on size)<br />
1 cucumber <br />
1 beet<br />
handful of green beans<br />
1 red pepper<br />
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<b><u>Directions for Peanut Sauce:</u></b><br />
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Add more water if it needs to be thinned out a bit. You can also add more red pepper flakes if you want it super spicy. <br />
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<b><u>Directions for spring rolls:</u></b><br />
Chop veggies into thin strips. This is about the right portion for a single spring roll:<br />
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Soak a rice wrapper for about 20 seconds in some water, until it becomes soft and pliable:<br />
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Gently lay out the rice wrapper on a clean plate. Place a handful of mixed veggies onto it. Pull the rice paper taut around the veggies, like you’re wrapping a package:<br />
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As the rice paper dries it’ll set. Now you can make another one. Once you've wrapped them all, you may eat your masterpiece. </div>
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Here’s a good way to enjoy eating more vegetables: fry the hell out of them. These broccoli tots are so good that your friends will be like, HOW DID YOU DO THAT. <br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
2 heads of broccoli, stems cut off<br />
½ cup cooked white rice<br />
3 tbsp. rice flour<br />
½ lemon, squeezed<br />
½ tsp. sea salt <br />
½ tsp. pepper <br />
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br />
2 tbsp. olive oil<br />
2 tbsp. walnut oil (or you can just use 2 more tbsp. olive oil)<br />
1 egg<br />
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<b>Directions: </b><br />
1. Boil the broccoli for about 3-4 minutes, until it starts to get soft (but isn’t entirely cooked). Drain the broccoli in a colander, and then finely-dice on a cutting board.<br />
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2. While the broccoli is boiling, whisk together the egg and lemon, and then add the salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and rice flour. Once that’s nicely mixed, add the white rice and then the finely-diced broccoli. <br />
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3. WAIT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING. This step is important, because it allows the tot “batter” to bind together a little bit. If the batter doesn’t bind, the tots may fall apart in the skillet. <br />
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4. Heat 3 tbsp. of oil in a large skillet on high (cast iron works really well for this recipe). Once the oil is hot, turn the temperature back to medium. <br />
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5. While the oil is heating, work the batter into tot-shaped pieces using your fist and fingers, as shown below. <br />
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This cucumber salad is super easy and pretty adorable, if vegetables can be adorable. <br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b>1 cucumber<br />
½ teaspoon sea salt<br />
2 teaspoons sesame seeds<br />
2 teaspoons rice vinegar<br />
½ teaspoon sesame oil<br />
¼ teaspoon maple syrup (or sugar)<br />
dash red pepper flakes (less than 1/8 teaspoon) <br />
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-Spiralize the cucumber (do not remove the peel or it will fall apart). Toss with salt, then put cucumber in a colander and let it breathe for half an hour. <br />
-Meanwhile, toast the sesame seeds in a pan. <br />
-Mix together rice vinegar, sesame oil, maple syrup, and red pepper flakes. <br />
-RINSE cucucumber thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels (I skipped this step once and the salad was intolerably salty). <br />
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You can double or triple this recipe, depending on how many people you’re serving.</div>
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My new obsession is my <a href="https://www.oxo.com/hand-held-spiralizer-335">Oxo Spiralizer</a>, which turns boring veggies into noodles: <br />
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For this dish, I noodle-ized zucchini. To make the noodles, just cut the tip off the zucch, press the <u>un-peeled</u> flat edge to the center of the Spiralizer, and twist. I’m 99% certain that zucchini tastes better in noodle form. Especially when it’s smothered in olive oil and herbs:<br />
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2 zucchinis<br />
10-12 shrimp <br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
½ lemon, squeezed<br />
¼ teaspoon fresh thyme (if you use dried herbs, use less)<br />
½ teaspoon fresh oregano<br />
½ teaspoon fresh basil <br />
½ teaspoon salt<br />
¼ teaspoon pepper<br />
Parsley for garnish (or you can skip the garnish) <br />
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Drop the zucchini in boiling water until it starts to get soft, about 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, sauté the shrimp on medium heat in the olive oil and lemon for 2 minutes per side. Add the herbs and let the shrimp continue to sauté while you briefly drain the zucchini in a colander. Add zucchini to the pan with the shrimp and herbs. Toss and sauté everything together for another 2-3 minutes, until zucchini is at desired level of softness. Total cooking time will probably be around 8 minutes – make sure the shrimp are cooked all the way through. <br />
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Makes 2 servings.Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-91963536053767300322016-03-27T06:23:00.001-07:002016-03-27T06:25:08.946-07:00Low-FODMAP Almond Flour Pancakes<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Your non-digestively-challenged friends will love these pancakes just as much as their beloved traditional pancakes. Actually, a lot of my friends love them more.<br /><br /><b>Ingredients:</b><div>
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1 ½ cups almond flour <br />¼ teaspoon cinnamon (I sometimes add more)<br />¼ cup blueberries<br />Coconut oil for cooking<br /><br /><b>Directions:</b><br />Whisk together eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla. Add the salt, cinnamon, and 1 ¼ cup almond flour. If you want the batter to be thicker, add the rest of the almond flour. Once batter is the right consistency, add the blueberries. <br /><br />Heat a tablespoon of coconut oil in a large skillet (I use cast-iron) over medium heat. Pour 1/4-cupfuls of batter onto the skillet and cook the pancakes until golden brown and cooked all the way through (about a minute or two per side). </div>
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Mix the first 9 ingredients together (everything except the
oil) to create a sort of “batter.” Heat the oil in a big pan (cast iron works
great for this recipe). Form mixture into patties the size of a small burger
and drop them into the oil. You should be able to make about 20 patties. Cook
the croquettes on medium-high for 5 minutes per side, or until browned and
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-33650742535498811382016-02-24T06:44:00.000-08:002016-05-04T07:12:23.309-07:00Video Explaining What FODMAPs Are and How They Affect The Gut<div class="MsoNormal">
For lots of people (including myself), a low-FODMAP (Fermentable
Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols) diet is a reliable way to eliminate painful
IBS symptoms. The diet was developed by researchers from the Australia’s University
of Monash, who discovered that IBS sufferers have trouble digesting certain kinds
of food sugars. Those sugars are found in foods in varying degrees: for
example, watermelon is high-FODMAP and cantaloupe is low-FODMAP. A complete
list of high- and low-FODMAP foods can be found <a href="http://laurabama.blogspot.com/2013/01/comprehensive-list-of-highlow-fodmap.html">here</a>. <span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The University of Monash has created a video to explain what
FODMAPs are and how they affect the gut. The first 20 seconds of this video
feature some laughably bad acting (you can skip the first 20 seconds), but the
animation in the next 2 minutes is really useful. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://fodmapmonash.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-fodmap-grand-tour-down-under-ibs.html">Here's</a> the article associated with the above video, which gives some additional info. You can also download <a href="http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/gastro/fodmap/iphone-app.html">a smartphone app</a> where you can look
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<o:p>Happy eating, my friends. </o:p></div>
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Like everyone else, I loved Star Wars and Spotlight and The
Big Short. But a lot of the best movies from the past year aren’t getting the
recognition they deserve. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular
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<b>Amy</b> – Grotesquely compelling and important documentary about
the degenerative power of fame. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amy_2015/?search=amy">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amy_2015/?search=amy</a>
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<b>Far from the Madding Crowd </b>– How is this film not getting more recognition? If you love epic, perfectly-acted, beautifully shot British romances, you’ll thank me for recommending this one. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/far_from_the_madding_crowd_2014/?search=far%20from%20the%20madding">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/far_from_the_madding_crowd_2014/?search=far%20from%20the%20madding</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Love & Mercy</b> – One of the best films I saw this year. I
don’t understand why it’s not nominated for more awards. Paul Dano and John
Cusack were masterful, and the story is fantastically compelling. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_and_mercy/?search=love%20and%20mercy">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_and_mercy/?search=love%20and%20mercy</a>
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<b>The Wolfpack </b>– If this story about 5 kids who grew up almost
exclusively inside a NYC apartment (they only went outside briefly once each
year) weren’t a documentary, I wouldn’t believe the story was possible. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wolfpack/?search=the%20wolfpack">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wolfpack/?search=the%20wolfpack</a>
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<b>Going Clear </b>– I thought about this Scientology documentary
for days after I saw it - <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/going_clear_scientology_and_the_prison_of_belief_2015/?search=going%20clear">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/going_clear_scientology_and_the_prison_of_belief_2015/?search=going%20clear</a></div>
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<b>Ex Machina </b>– This unique sci-fi film should be nominated for
all the awards. Go see it. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ex_machina/?search=ex%20machina">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ex_machina/?search=ex%20machina</a>
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Slow West</b> – This indie western is unique and beautiful. One of the best films I
saw this year. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slow_west_2015/?search=slow%20west">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slow_west_2015/?search=slow%20west</a>
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<b>McFarland USA </b>– there’s nothing Oscar-worthy about this inspiring film
about a track team from a rough part of LA, but I loved every second of it. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mcfarland_usa/?search=mcfarland%20usa">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mcfarland_usa/?search=mcfarland%20usa</a>
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<b>Going Clear</b> – I thought about this Scientology documentary
for days after I saw it. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/going_clear_scientology_and_the_prison_of_belief_2015/?search=going%20clear">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/going_clear_scientology_and_the_prison_of_belief_2015/?search=going%20clear</a>
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<b>Trainwreck</b> – Not a perfect movie, but it made me laugh. And
laugh. And that’s worth a lot. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trainwreck/?search=trainwreck">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trainwreck/?search=trainwreck</a>
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<b>Obvious Child </b>– This movie, which admittedly came out in
late 2014 (though I didn’t see it ‘til 2015 so it’s going on my list) is a
comedy about an abortion, which at face value sounds like a really bad idea.
But in actuality, it’s incredibly compelling and touching and funny. <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/obvious_child/">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/obvious_child/</a>
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Happy viewing! And please send me YOUR recommendations!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have digestive issues but you love happy hour, you’re
in a bit of a pickle because a lot of alcoholic drinks are hard to digest. But
there’s one that never gives me any issues, because it’s low in difficult-to-digest sugars and it's super
mild (it's also low-calorie compared to most drinks):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieqYLwvyalzyPo9ecePnyrzZ1V1GULd33pheTkE_8XJMO-nWe-mXM-Ri5tLCS__JXUNmWCb5lH12ZHNWelXBrWXfUgMCWzBjONLpStLtWfrAJH1Wrq7A2ibIcDCrnWcK9jan7vtBIU4Ia/s1600/IMG_4025.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieqYLwvyalzyPo9ecePnyrzZ1V1GULd33pheTkE_8XJMO-nWe-mXM-Ri5tLCS__JXUNmWCb5lH12ZHNWelXBrWXfUgMCWzBjONLpStLtWfrAJH1Wrq7A2ibIcDCrnWcK9jan7vtBIU4Ia/s320/IMG_4025.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Citrus Vodka Seltzer:</b><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ingredients:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-High-quality vodka (I like Tito’s)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Seltzer (I use a SodaStream so I’m not constantly throwing
away plastic bottles)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-A squeeze of fresh orange, grapefruit, or lime (if you don’t
have fresh fruits on hand, just throw in a splash of orange juice)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Directions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mix everything. Put a bit sprig of mint right on top so you
get what I call “mint-face” (i.e. a big whiff of mint) every time you take a
sip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cheers!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-87323770806385617042015-11-16T15:41:00.001-08:002015-11-16T15:48:42.713-08:00Songs I Want To Sing At The Top Of My Lungs<div class="MsoNormal">
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Below, I present to you my playlist of “Songs I Want To Sing
At The Top Of My Lungs.” Five full hours of songs so singable that I literally
cannot not sing them when I hear them. Some of these are classics and some are
trash, and I love them equally. </div>
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You Shook Me All Night Long<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>AC/DC</div>
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Rolling in the Deep<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adele</div>
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Set Fire to the Rain<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adele</div>
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You Oughta Know<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Alanis
Morissette</div>
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You Learn<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Alanis
Morissette</div>
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Both Hands<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ani
DiFranco</div>
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Little Plastic Castles<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ani
DiFranco</div>
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Breathe (2AM)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Anna
Nalick</div>
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Chain of Fools<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Aretha
Franklin</div>
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Boston<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Augustana</div>
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Hey Jude<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Beatles<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Let it Be<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Beatles</div>
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Oh! Darling<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Beatles</div>
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Ain’t No Sunshine<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bill
Withers</div>
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The Longest Time<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Billy
Joel</div>
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Is This Love<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bob
Marley</div>
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Something to Talk About<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bonnie
Raitt</div>
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The Story<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Brandi
Carlile</div>
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Before He Cheats<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Carrie
Underwood</div>
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F**k You<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cee
Lo Green</div>
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Lady in Red<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chris
de Burgh</div>
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Fix You<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Coldplay</div>
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Flying Horses<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dispatch</div>
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Not Ready to Make Nice<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dixie
Chicks</div>
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Islands in the Stream<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dolly
Parton & Kenny Rogers</div>
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Straight to Hell<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Drivin’
n Cryin’</div>
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Som of a Preacher Man<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dusty
Springfield</div>
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What I Am<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Edie
Brickell</div>
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Free Your Mind<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>En
Vogue</div>
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Apple</div>
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We Are Young<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fun.</div>
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Careless Whisper<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>George
Michael</div>
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I Will Survive<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gloria
Gaynor</div>
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Crazy<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Gnarles
Barkley</div>
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Land of Canaan<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Indigo
Girls</div>
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Never Tear Us Apart<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>INXS</div>
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Fire and Rain<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>James
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Bartender’s Blues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>James
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Angel from Montgomery<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>John
Prine</div>
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Heartbeat Song<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kelly
Clarkson</div>
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Bad Romance<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lady
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Cult of Personality<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Living
Color</div>
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Royals<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lorde</div>
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What A Wonderful World<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Louis
Armstrong</div>
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I Try<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Macy
Gray</div>
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Like A Prayer<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Madonna</div>
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Obey Your Guns<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Matrimony</div>
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On Children<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mischords</div>
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Little Lion Man<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mumford
& Sons</div>
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Don’t Speak<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>No
Doubt</div>
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Heavenly Day<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Patty
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These Arms of Mine<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Otis
Redding</div>
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Harum</div>
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Worn Me Down<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Rachael
Yamagata</div>
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Send Me On My Way<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Rusted
Root</div>
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Whatta Man<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Salt
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Angel<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sarah
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The Boxer<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Simon
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The Sounds of Silence<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Simon
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Bridge over Troubled Water<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Simon
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Take The Money And Run<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Steve
Miller Band</div>
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Wild Mountain Honey<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Steve
Miller Band</div>
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I can’t. stop. drinking. this. It’s hard for me to find
dessert treats that I can actually digest, and this one is as sweet and yummy
as ice cream. It can also be turned into an impressive cocktail. </div>
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1/3 ripe honeydew</div>
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6-7 mint leaves</div>
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½ cup water</div>
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2 ice cubes</div>
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Blend together the honeydew, mint leaves, ice cubes and
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If it’s time for an adult beverage, add 1.5 ounces of vodka
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-74880009461404365732015-05-31T17:32:00.001-07:002015-05-31T17:42:14.961-07:00Low-FODMAP Maple Sage Turkey Sausage<div style="text-align: center;">
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Honestly, like, <i>honestly</i>, this turkey sausage is so good that I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And since it’s low-FODMAP, sometimes that dream comes true.<br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
1 pound organic ground turkey<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage (if you substitute dried herbs, make sure to use less)<br />
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil<br />
½ teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary<br />
2 tablespoons maple syrup<br />
1 teaspoon sea salt<br />
¼ cup gluten-free flour (*make sure it doesn’t contain corn, oat, or quinoa flour)<br />
3 tablespoons olive oil<br />
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-In a large bowl, hand-mix the turkey, herbs, maple, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the flour. <br />
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-Place the rest of the flour on a plate. <br />
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-Shape the turkey mixture into about 12 patties, dredging each one lightly in the remaining flour. <br />
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-Heat the olive oil on medium-high heat (I find that my cast-iron pan works particularly well for this dish).<br />
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-Drop the patties in the pan and cook for about 7 minutes per side until they’re browned, and cooked all the way through (cooking time will depend on the thickness of the patties so you’ll need to cut into one of them to see if it’s done). <br />
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Good luck not eating them all at once!</div>
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*The flour I use is made from brown rice, potato, and tapioca. I recommend that you avoid using flour that contains oats, corn, or quinoa, as these things can be difficult for some people to digest (for example, I have trouble with corn and oats). </div>
Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-50637248164991979662015-05-21T18:24:00.001-07:002017-01-04T11:58:32.215-08:00Low-FODMAP Bone Broth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bone broth is rich in minerals and proteins that support our body's healing processes, as well as digestion and skin health, among other things. If you have any digestive disorder or immune problem, it’s a good idea to drink bone broth regularly. I put about a cupful of broth into a mug, heat it, and drink it every day. You can also use bone broth to make soups, or you can use it to flavor rice, vegetables, etc. Here’s my low-FODMAP chicken broth recipe:<br />
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<b>Chicken Broth</b><br />
2-3 pounds of chicken bones (they can have some meat on them, but it should be mostly bones)<br />
1 gallon of water<br />
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (this is essential for leeching the minerals out)<br />
2 carrots carrots, coarsely chopped<br />
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2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped<br />
2-3 bay leaves (optional)<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt taste the broth after a couple hours and add more if you think it needs it)<br />
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In a stockpot, combine the water, chicken, vinegar, and vegetables, bay leaves, and salt. For best results, let it all sit for half an hour before turning on the burner. Then bring the soup to a boil. As soon as it’s boiling, scum will start rising to the top. Remove the scum with a big spoon – this is nasty stuff that you don’t want in your broth! Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 24 hours. Tip: you’ll want to reduce the heat enough that the stock is barely simmering. If you leave on too much heat the water will boil away. <br />
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After 24 hours, pour the broth through a strainer into another large pot. Refrigerate until the fat rises to the top and congeals (this might take a full day). Skim off the fat (you can reserve it for cooking). Now you can pour the stock into smaller containers and freeze whatever you can’t use within a few days.</div>
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NOTE: If you use beef bones instead of chicken, the broth will be much more gelatinous. It's pretty gross when it's cold, but it'll liquefy again when you heat it up. It's not as tasty to drink as chicken broth, so if you're new to the world of broth, I strongly recommend that you start with chicken! Move on to beef when you're a broth veteran and you can handle its uber-bony taste/texture. </div>
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Kale is my enemy for so many reasons, not least of which is
that it’s high-FODMAP and super hard to digest. Also I think it’s gross unless
it’s drenched in olive oil and baked to a crisp. Luckily, I just discovered
that spinach chips are as yummy as kale chips (and by that I mean, anything
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Two cups of raw spinach</div>
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1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, depending on how oily you want
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Sea salt, to taste</div>
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top, in a single layer. </div>
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-NOTE: you can put the spinach straight on the pan (not on
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scrape it off the pan with a spatula, but this wasn’t a problem for me. </div>
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I can’t tolerate garbanzo beans (or any kind of beans,
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Ingredients:<br />
- 1 zucchini, chopped, sauteed in olive oil<br />
- 3 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice<br />
- 1/3 cup <a href="http://amzn.to/1il7WkV"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tahini</span></a> </div>
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- 1 Tbsp. <a href="http://amzn.to/1AcOVea"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">extra virgin
olive oil</span></a><br />
- 1/2 tsp. <a href="http://amzn.to/1t6n38Z"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sea salt</span></a><br />
- 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper<br />
- Mint leaves or cilantro (you can leave this off if you want)<br />
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the zucchini in olive oil until it starts to turn soft. </div>
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2. Place the lemon juice and tahini in a blender or
food processor and blend for about 30 seconds (it should look creamy and
smooth)</div>
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3. Add the zucchini, olive oil, sea salt, black pepper and
blend. </div>
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4. Garnish with fresh mint leaves or cilantro if you want. </div>
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These low-FODMAP, gluten-free, paleo sliders on sweet potato
“buns” are a MAJOR WIN. Trust me. </div>
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Recipe:</div>
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-several half-inch-thick sweet potato slices, boiled for 5
minutes to soften them slightly, skin removed</div>
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-ground turkey (or beef)</div>
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-1 teaspoon fresh rosemary (can use ½ tsp dried)</div>
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-1 teaspoon fresh sage or thyme (can use ½ tsp dried)</div>
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-1 teaspoon sea salt</div>
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-1/2 teaspoon pepper</div>
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-2-3 tablespoons olive oil. </div>
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-Dijon mustard</div>
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-lettuce and tomato for the burgers</div>
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Using your hands, mix the ground turkey with the herbs.
Shape into slider-sized patties and sauté in olive oil until they’re browned on
the outside, and as done as you like them on the inside (5-ish minutes per
side). Add more olive oil if the pan is getting dry/sticky. </div>
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Meanwhile, in another pan, heat up a tablespoon or two of
olive oil on medium (amount will depend on how many sweet potatoes you’re
cooking). Sauté the sweet potato slices for a few minutes per side, until
they’re starting to brown/darken. </div>
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Then, build the burgers like you see in the photo above - Dijon mustard, lettuce, tomato. You may need to eat with a knife and fork, depending on how crispy you made the sweet potatoes. They're ridic yummy either way. </div>
<!--EndFragment-->Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-22449635315469461702015-03-19T13:33:00.002-07:002015-03-23T10:36:18.005-07:00Low-FODMAP Plantain Crackers<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My new FAVORITE snack (thanks to my nutritionist Sarah
Kennedy for the suggestion) is homemade plantain crackers. I bake some every
week - they are SO easy to make! My non-digestively-challenged husband can’t stop eating them either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 plantains, not over-ripe (but not green)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup coconut oil (you can reduce this if you can’t handle
too much fat)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sea salt</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Direcitons:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Heat oven to 350. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Cut the plantains open and put them into a food processor
in chunks. Add the coconut oil. Blend/process until completely smooth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Lay parchment paper on top of a cookie sheet. Spread the
plantain mixture onto the parchment paper, making sure that it’s super thin
(cracker thin!) and even. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Bake for 10 minutes. Then pull the cookie sheet out of
the oven and score the mixture into cracker-sized squares with a pizza cutter
or big knife. Sprinkle sea salt on the tops of the crackers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Bake for about 50 more minutes, or until the crackers
look like they’re just about to burn. They should be dark brown and feel crispy
to the touch. In this photo of my first attempt at the recipe, I actually liked
the darker ones better than the lighter ones:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy! These suckers are SO GOOD!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BTW, these are great just by themselves OR with any kind of
dip. Occasionally I am able to make myself eat them with chicken liver p<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">â</span>t<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">é</span> so
I can up my intake of Vitamin B’s and iron (maybe I’ll include my chicken liver
p<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">â</span>t<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">é</span> recipe
soon, though I can’t promise it’s my most delicious). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later! xo</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My other projects:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Novel, Shadow Swans: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Swans-Laura-Thomas-ebook/dp/B0056C414I">http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Swans-Laura-Thomas-ebook/dp/B0056C414I</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura Thomas music: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Thomas/151476024869894">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Thomas/151476024869894</a></span></div>
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-51040475513719227362015-03-10T18:00:00.001-07:002015-03-10T18:00:40.525-07:00Low-FODMAP App!<div class="MsoNormal">
Hello my friends!</div>
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For anyone else following a low-FODMAP diet, you’ll be
psyched to know that Monash (they are THE authorities on the FODMAP diet) has
created a low-FODMAP APP! With this app you can find out the latest info about
which foods are most digestible for gastrointestinal losers like us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can download the app here:</div>
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<a href="http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/iphone-app.html">http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/iphone-app.html</a></div>
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I will be back for more blogging soon – sorry I’ve been
M.I.A. My days have been getting sucked into a time vortex, but I shall bust open that vortex soon. xo</div>
Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-41687660260290351222014-12-22T13:01:00.000-08:002014-12-22T13:01:02.348-08:00My favorite Paleo, Low-FODMAP breakfast: Sweet Potato Porridge<div class="MsoNormal">
For a long time I struggled with what to eat for breakfast,
because I can’t bear to start the day with something that will give me stomach
pain. So I ate rice cereal and berries with almond milk, but then after that (not very nutritious) heavy-carb breakfast, I’d experience an energy crash every afternoon. Fortunately,
my fabulous nutritionist Sarah Kennedy (message me if you want her info)
suggested that I make myself some kind of sweet potato porridge, so I invented
one that I love so much I’d be happy to eat it for breakfast AND lunch every
day. Sarah told me to pair this with turkey bacon or chicken sausage so that I’m
getting plenty of protein, and my afternoon energy crash has totally
disappeared. Here’s the recipe:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Sweet potato porridge<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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-1 cup of mashed sweet potato* (see the end of the
recipe for easy cooking instructions)</div>
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-1 teaspoon of maple syrup</div>
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1/4 cup berries (any kind)</div>
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2 tbsp slivered almonds</div>
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon</div>
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a dash of nutmeg</div>
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1 teaspoon ground flax seeds</div>
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Mix it all together, then add enough hot water to make it a
porridge-y texture. It is seriously the best thing ever! </div>
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*For the mashed sweet potato: Quarter and boil a
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Laura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787713426499352989noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644301103884595210.post-24748705219348052014-12-16T17:03:00.001-08:002014-12-16T17:04:14.356-08:00Marshmallow root improved my IBS symptoms IMMEDIATELY – get on it! <div class="MsoNormal">
Like many of you, I have trouble digesting about a million
different foods. Aside from cutting out wheat and dairy and beans and onions
and garlic and legumes and… [*she bangs her head on keyboard and passes out*],
nothing I’ve tried has improved my symptoms. Unless I follow a STRICT
low-FODMAP diet, I. Get. Painfully. Bloated. From. Every. F’ing. FOOD. And even
when I go low-FODMAP, I often get stomach pain/bloating. For me, it’s like food=poison,
and that is a major pain in my ass. </div>
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I’ve tried every cure out there. Bone broth isn’t making any
notable difference in my symptoms. I did L-Glutamine for a while ‘til I
realized I was allergic to it (don’t go near that stuff if you have an MSG
allergy). Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (I can’t believe I can spell that) does
nothing for me. I hydrate constantly, I take probiotics, digestive enzymes,
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And then came the marshmallow. I’d heard that marshmallow
root could also ease IBS symptoms (<a href="http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-774-marshmallow.aspx?activeingredientid=774&activeingredientname=marshmallow">http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-774-marshmallow.aspx?activeingredientid=774&activeingredientname=marshmallow</a>),
but since NOTHING else worked for me I blew off the idea of trying marshmallow
for a long time. Then a few weeks ago, infuriated by the chronic pain, I huffed
my way to the herbalist and bought some powdered marshmallow root. She told me
to mix a spoonful with a cup of water, let it sit for 5 minutes so that the
powder could get all gooey, and then drink it down. And I am not exaggerating
when I tell you that I experienced an IMMEDIATE difference. Each morning for
the past 3 weeks I have drunk down a cup of gloppy marshmallow water (which, by
the way, has very little taste at all), and each day thereafter I have had no
stomach pain. </div>
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Apparently, marshmallow root helps to soothe and repair the
gut lining. There haven’t been too many studies exploring this interaction, but
one study recently confirmed that marshmallow eased irritated mucous membranes (<a href="http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/marshmallow">http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/marshmallow</a>).
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Now, it’s not like I’m suddenly eating bread and cheese and
experiencing no stomach pain. I still avoid ALL high-FODMAP foods. If I break
that pattern I’m back in bed clutching my tummy. I still can’t eat broccoli and
hummus and all the other high-FODMAP foods that piss off my lower gut. But
before the marshmallow, even low-FODMAP foods were giving me some
pain/bloating. So, for me, this is a major quality of life improvement. At
least I can eat food without feeling like I’ve poisoned myself. </div>
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I’m telling you, this marshmallow root thing is AMAZING. You
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