tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324867792024-03-12T19:41:46.401-07:00Avoiding Corn: News for Corn Avoiders - Corn Allergy & IntoleranceSource for News, Research, and Testimony to aide in the complete avoidance of corn/maize.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196401780130245926noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-46881158032871745722022-08-22T22:14:00.003-07:002022-08-22T22:16:21.646-07:00Allergies, Autoimmune, Histamine Intolerance, MCAD/MCAS, Mastocytosis, IgE... What is going on?<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In our groups we welcome anyone who needs or wants to avoid corn. That's our primary goal. Avoiding corn. <br /><br />And as most of you know, that's easier said than done. <br /><br />Within our groups, you'll find people avoiding corn for many different medical reasons and sometimes people get confused on cart vs horse or unicorn or zebra. <br /><br />So we're going to try to write up something simplistic to help clarify the different conditions and diagnosis as best we can. Even medicine sometimes changes their minds on how things work so this is confusing for many. <br /><br />Let's start with the basics of how the immune system works with allergies and autoimmunity.<br /></span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8lT6yWimcrLcwlL59PfedF9lCua-KJghZexNJXFMVR5DcvOsMF5K8fR_iH9WLsrGMK4uxPEWEumyV6Ozzz_U60jyCWz1-M7uyMmTM1WLVH2cJvkQ4zsCe0seissTi4R63Epar4PhF8vLJrPf9KZiP3j_gAejs5MhjWVo3BP790-DUA_3UGQ/s1024/Fig-1-IgE-mediated-allergic-response-1024x825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1024" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8lT6yWimcrLcwlL59PfedF9lCua-KJghZexNJXFMVR5DcvOsMF5K8fR_iH9WLsrGMK4uxPEWEumyV6Ozzz_U60jyCWz1-M7uyMmTM1WLVH2cJvkQ4zsCe0seissTi4R63Epar4PhF8vLJrPf9KZiP3j_gAejs5MhjWVo3BP790-DUA_3UGQ/s320/Fig-1-IgE-mediated-allergic-response-1024x825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The body produces IgE in response to what it considers the enemy. These are specifically programmed to detect the presence of that enemy. They attach themselves to mast cells. When the enemy is present, the mast cell degranulates giving off multiple substances to help the body fight the enemy. <br /><br />Some of the items released from Mast Cell Degranulation are:<br />Histamine<br />Tryptase<br />Heparin<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">Prostaglandins</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Leukotrienes</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kinins</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Serotonin </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">Serine proteases</span><br /><br />How much of which and how many and whatnot.. that is very individual and can differ based on the "enemy" detected.<br /><br />So with the same "enemy" - Person A might just have bunch of histamine, some tryptase maybe.. Person B might have a little histamine, a bunch of heparin, tons of leukotrienes. <br /><br /> Meanwhile with different "enemies", Person A might have a ton of histamine with one, and almost no histamine with another. <br /><br />Our bodies even with similar diagnosis will always present differently because of the many many ways our systems work differently. <br /><br />And some of the ways our bodies work different are based on set DNA, and sometimes based on epigenetic changes in our bodies. Just to add more to the pile of confusion.<br /><br /><b>MCAD/MCAS & Mastocytosis:</b><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unlike allergies, Mast Cell Activation Disorders (MCAD) are immune adjacent and do not require immunoglobulins (IgE, IgG, IgA, etc) for mast cell degranulation. <br /><br />In the image above, you notice that IgE attaches to the mast cell and then the mast cell degranulates when in contact with the enemy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In MCAD, this step is skipped. The mast cell is highly volitile all on it's own and degranulates for various reasons and with various enemies. <br /><br />In the process of diagnosing MCAD, many diseases and conditions must be ruled out first, and one of those is allergies. IgE tests are done to make sure the reactions the person is experiencing is not a normal immune response. <br /><br />Now it is possible to have MCAD and allergies, but MCAD is only indicated IF the reactions cannot be explained by IgE involvement (or any other disease).<br /><br /><b>Histamine Intolerance:</b><br /><br />Intolerance is bandied about a lot in our groups and covers pretty much anything that isn't proven as an IgE allergy. <br /><br />However, true histamine intolerance is more akin to lactose intolerance than anything else. <br /><br />In lactose intolerance, the body doesn't make the right enzymes to break down lactose so the body cannot digest it. And so it wreaks havoc. <br /><br />Same goes for true histamine intolerance. <br /><br />The body has two main enzymes for breaking down and removing histamines from the body.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Histamines are a normal body process. They're naturally created during eating and help with digestion among other uses.<br /><br />The problem comes in when the body can't remove them fast enough. In reactions, this is because the flood of created histamine (released histamines from mast cells) is way more than the body can remove. <br /><br />But for people with histamine intolerance, this can happen for a multitude of reasons because their bodies either don't produce enough enzymes to break down histamine or they produce faulty enzymes. So even small amounts of histamine cause histamine buildup and they see a histamine reaction. <br /><br />People with IgE or MCAD can also have histamine intolerance to complicate matters as the combination only makes it all worse. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But having Histamine Intolerance does not mean you will have allergies nor does it indicate that you have a mast cell issue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-22027746376362939982019-12-20T07:59:00.000-08:002019-12-20T08:13:17.452-08:00Type 2 Diabetes - an immune connected disorder?Personally, I've known that type 2 diabetes was super complicated for many years.<br />
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Type 2 .. while it's suspected that the pancreas doesn't produce insulin or that there's a problem with the organ, research has shown that this isn't the case for everyone and more and more research is starting to find that Type 2 Diabetes is a "symptom" of a larger issue or a secondary issue to something else.<br />
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There's been research connecting it to immune disorders.. which is why I'm posting about it here.<br />
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For instance: <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/body/immune-system.html" target="_blank">Diabetes.Co.UK</a>:
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"The immune system also plays a part in type 2 diabetes Researchers have linked insulin resistance to high levels of <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785020/" target="_blank">cytokines,</a> which are released in response to inflammation in the body.
The immune’s system’s response to inflammation leads to fat cells being unable to respond well to insulin and sees the fat cells releasing fatty acids into the blood, leading to higher than normal levels of cholesterol."</blockquote>
Not to get too technical, but Cytokines are released by various cells including <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785020/" target="_blank">T Cells</a> and Mast Cells (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29431212" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.jimmunol.org/content/169/7/3801" target="_blank">here</a>). Mast Cells are triggered to release or degranulate by the immune system (as well as other cells).. this happens when diseases are detected or when exposed to an allergen. For those with any MCAD disease (Mastocytosis or MCAD or Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia), insulin resistance is going to be hard to avoid.<br />
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And this <a href="https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(17)30470-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1074761317304703%3Fshowall%3Dtrue" target="_blank">study</a> also linking Type2 to the immune system:<br />
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"Our findings provide evidence that an immunometabolic crosstalk between islet-derived IL-33, ILC2s, and myeloid cells fosters insulin secretion."</blockquote>
So if you already have an immune related disease, your chances of developing Type 2 aren't insignificant and you may not be able to entirely avoid it without taking some medical, medicine, or other action.<br />
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But you can help yourself a little by investigating just how your body deals with sugars/carbs.<br />
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Not too long ago, there was a research study that showed that 1 sugar + 1 sugar did not always equal 2, and it differed from person to person.<br />
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Here's the CBS article on it: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/huge-differences-even-when-people-ate-the-same-foods/" target="_blank">CBS News: "Huge" differences even though people ate the same foods</a><br />
Here's one by Science Daily: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119143445.htm" target="_blank">Science Daily: Blood sugar levels in response to foods are highly individual</a><br />
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One of the reasons it's taken so long for a cure for Type 2 Diabetes, is that it's not a one size fits all disease. What works for one person doesn't always work for the next. (You know, just like there's not a perfect diet that works for everyone.)<br />
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If you've been warned that you're heading to Type 2 Diabetes and you have food allergies or autoimmune issues, you're going to want to listen and start NOW with figuring out what works for you and what doesn't.<br />
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<b>- Please note.. this is not intended as a replacement for medical advice, but simply as a data gathering method to help inform YOU and YOUR DOCTOR of what is actually going on in your body in relation to sugar consumption, absorption, and processing. -</b><br />
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Many many years ago, I wrote an article here about the <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-best-food-allergy-diary.html" target="_blank">best food diary</a> (food journaling) for figuring out your allergens/intolerances. This is still a good method for Type 2 as well.<br />
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I explain more in that <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-best-food-allergy-diary.html" target="_blank">article </a>about the ins and outs of what to do daily and charting it, but just to explain here as well.<br />
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For blood sugar testing, you will want to record the following items.<br />
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Your Fasting Blood Sugar (every morning before you eat or drink. Test your BS.)<br />
Your Blood Sugar after every meal (Test 2 hours after every meal.)<br />
Your Weight (same time every day, preferably after waking before eating or drinking)<br />
Water Consumption (this is optional, but if you're not getting enough water it can affect your blood sugar levels and readings)<br />
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- If you're wanting to be super anal about this, you can also test your blood sugar before going to sleep as well as if you wake up in the middle of the night with insomnia. Over-testing for BS isn't really a thing so you can test as much as you want, just note that your fingers will get very sore so you'll want to spread the testing around to different fingers or even parts of the body as your meter allows. (To clarify, you can over-test and cause damage if you're using the same spot on your body too much. This can cause nerve damage over extended time. So switch it up.)<br />
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Reading the testing.<br />
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Normal Blood Sugar Ranges for those without Diabetes<br />
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<li>Fasting Blood Sugars: 72-99mg/dL</li>
<li>Before & After Eating: 80-130 mg/dL</li>
<li>High Blood Sugar: 140 mg/dL or greater </li>
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Diabetic Blood Sugar Ranges:<br />
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<li>Fasting Blood Sugar: 80 -130 mg/dL</li>
<li>After Eating: less than 180 mg/dL (about 1-2 hours after)</li>
<li>High Blood Sugar: greater than 180 mg/dL </li>
</ul>
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See also: <a href="https://www.diabetes.org/a1c/diagnosis" target="_blank">American Diabetes Association</a><br />
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If you are not diabetic yet, you should be using the "normal" of blood sugar scale:<br />
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If you're not seeing any jumps in your blood sugar no matter what you eat, and your fasting blood sugar is constantly in the normal zone, and your A1C is in the safe zone. Congratulations! You can stop testing and go on with your merry little life. Keep with your current diet, just be mindful about keeping hydrated and exercise.<br />
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If you're not seeing any jumps in your blood sugar no matter what you eat, and your fasting blood sugar is constantly in the normal zone, but your A1C is still high (over 6). Then you're missing a piece of the puzzle somewhere. You may want to try testing at 1 hour after eating as well as at 2 hours or possibly before eating AND after eating. There may be issues with gastroparesis or something else causing delays in your sugar processing outside of meal times (aka testing at 2 hours isn't catching it), or you're having sugar dumps (this happens with fight/flight triggers and allergic reactions).. Basically something is going on and you'll want to discuss this with your doctor.<br />
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If you're not seeing any jumps in your blood sugar no matter what you eat, BUT your fasting blood sugar is occasionally high.. Congratulations! You're on your way to figuring things out. Note which days your fasting is high, and try to replicate it by eating similarly again, including eating at the same times of day. If you cannot replicate it, and it continues to be randomly occuring.. there may be something else going on. Start writing down symptoms. Did you wake up that night with insomina? Did you drink less water? Did you go some place different? If you really cannot replicate it (and I don't mean the exact BS number, I mean replicate it being high or low.. aka control it) then you're stuck. Do your best to eat a balanced diet and get some exercise. You can always return to this type of testing/food journaling if things get worse.<br />
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If you're seeing some blood sugar jumps with some meals and not others, or every meal, you're going to want to look at your diet. <br />
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If jumps are happening every meal, are you eating the same foods every meal? Milk? Wheat? Eggs? Corn? Soy? Are you eating too much or too little protein? Too much carbs or not enough? You're going to want to vary things up to see if removing or adding things makes any difference. Eat simple foods with simple ingredients so you can help narrow this down a bit.<br />
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If jumps are happening some meals but not others, you're on your way to getting answers. Make note of the meals that caused the jump. Start removing and adding foods based on that data. Can you replicate the jump? Does it happen every time with the same food? Or only when two foods are eaten together? (Personally, my biggest jump was pizza. I could eat the cheese fine. The sauce fine. The crust fine. But if I ate them together in the same meal.. Blood sugar jump.)<br />
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With this whole process, you're looking to keep your blood sugars steady or even keel. Jumps often come with lows, and if you're not cognizant of this.. you can easily find yourself on a blood sugar rollercoaster as you crave foods during your lows that often can cause spikes.. followed again by lows.. followed by spikes.. and so on. This is not awesome for your body.<br />
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Foods that help stabilize blood sugars are fats and proteins. <br />
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If you're eating a low fat diet, you should stop. Most low fat diets have more sugar or the carbs in the diet are often just carb with very little to keep blood sugars steady. Moderation is key as well as making sure you're eating good fats. So eat some avocado, not french fries.<br />
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There is also several studies out now that eating too low-carb can also be dangerous.<br />
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When eating carbs, try to make sure those carbs aren't just easy digestible empty calorie carbs. You're going to want to make sure you're getting adequate dietary fiber (roughage), fats, and proteins with every snack/meal. You don't need to give up items like ice cream or cookies (or at least not yet), but you should go for the full-fat whole milk or heavy cream ice cream. The fats can help curb sugar jumps/lows, but whole milk/cream ice creams also tend to be less sugar per ounce and the fats in it will make you feel more full quicker so you'll eat less. Cookies made with protein in them or whole grains will also help lessen the sugar spike and keep you going longer.<br />
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It's also best to make sure if you're eating something high carb, that it's with a meal and that you're eating protein often with each meal.<br />
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Results with diet changes will vary greatly from one person to the next. Diabetes is not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. Which is why I suggest doing the testing and food journaling to help you figure out what works best for you.<br />
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Anyway, I hope this helps. Consult your doctor if you have any questions.
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As a side note, MUCH of the literature around Type2 Diabetes blames fat for the issue. IMO this is cart/horse. Leading research today is more about inflammation and the immune system, but prejudices abound around fat so it'll be awhile before medicine catches up (if it ever does).<br />
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While excess fat can complicate Type2, and heavy excess of fat isn't great for anyone, I believe fat is the symptom of the cascade from the actual problem.<br />
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I believe that the immune related issue causing the inflammation, causing the insulin issues.. that that core issue causes a cascade of problems resulting in weight gain BEFORE the inflammation issue or insulin issues are bad enough to be clinically detected.<br />
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Should you attempt to lose weight healthily? Should you exercise? Yes. Please do.<br />
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But if you're beating yourself up for not being the size/weight you think you should be.. Please don't. The added stress is not helping any of this, and may actually be worsening your inflammation.<br />
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Focus on eating right, exercising right, and being healthy. If your immune system is buggered, you may never get the weight off.. but you can make yourself the healthiest and fittest and happiest you can be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-78995860430909820362018-03-05T12:48:00.001-08:002018-03-06T11:50:36.502-08:00Defining Your Sensitivity category for our groups. Corn-Lite VS Corn-Free<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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concerned about your sensitivity when evaluating product safety. If you
have no idea what that means, please check out this post here: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fno-corn.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fgrading-severity-of-your-allergy.html&h=ATPwgOfEESZcb9QGmJhBtu4jui7ql0NjACvyZbPq9_ODlVHc4GMfK6ePg2tE0O5_gCQWFB0L-WYaVpglxOupISKUIIjEzDq2PI6tXqPnRvhBbQzvy_aB20yPDnoZWyd-7CBN5ATC"><span style="color: #365899;">Grading the severity of your allergy: Sensitivity vs
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why don't we rank Reactivity?
Because in the grand scheme of things, it's not that important to your fellow
group members. We're all a little selfish and concerned about what matters most
to us. Don't worry, you're a little selfish and concerned about the same
things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If Abe states that he reacted to
ACME's almond butter, you will want to know a few things about Abe, especially
if you like almond butter but also if you happen to be enjoying some ACME
almond butter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">A.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Just
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Abe sure it was the almond butter?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you're a sociopath) You might also want to know if Abe is ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, Abe says he's fine but he's
certain it was the almond butter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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know if you should risk having that almond butter sandwich or not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you're in-between two categories, when suggesting or recommending something, use
the more corny category in your recommendation disclaimer (you don't want to
endanger someone else) and when asking people to recommend things use the next category up (for safer recommendations to you).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We wrote a very long article on
what is Corn-lite, you can read it here: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fno-corn.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F02%2Fdefining-corn-lite-and-corn-free-and.html&h=ATPwgOfEESZcb9QGmJhBtu4jui7ql0NjACvyZbPq9_ODlVHc4GMfK6ePg2tE0O5_gCQWFB0L-WYaVpglxOupISKUIIjEzDq2PI6tXqPnRvhBbQzvy_aB20yPDnoZWyd-7CBN5ATC"><span style="color: #365899;">Defining Corn-Lite, and Corn-Free, and all that wordy
jazz.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Corn-lite would be
avoiding the major corn ingredients like corn syrup, corn starch, corn meal,
etc.. and trying to avoid as much citric acid and ascorbic acid as
possible. Basically, eating lots of fresh veggies, meats, and home baked
goods."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn-lite not only removes
obviously “corn” named ingredients but also anything labeled where the source
has not been confirmed to be something else: starch, modified starch, glucose
syrup, fructose syrup, baking powder, grits, maize, zea mays, zein, iodized
salt, dextrose, fructose, glucose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This does not include just
foods, but all products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For the most part, a corn-lite
lifestyle is full of reading labels and buying specific brands of foods. Focusing
most meals on fresh produce and simple ingredients to cook at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Restaurants: If they are very
careful, they can occasionally eat out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">****If you can safely eat any of
the items listed for removal for "Corn-Lite", please do not recommend
products in the group. Your sensitivity category would be "Corny" and
while you may benefit from asking questions and other's recommendations, your
sensitivity is not high enough for you to make safe recommendations
within the group.*****<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn-Moderate:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The term corn-moderate may be
used by anyone who needs to remove more corn than corn-lite, whom also meets
the following requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A person's sensitivity category may
be deemed corn-moderate if they have to <b>avoid ALL corn derivatives</b> and
cannot source many of their groceries through a grocery store.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Produce: They may be able to
tolerate a couple items but most produce must be found through alternative
sources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meats: Most plain unseasoned
meats at the grocery store are unsafe for them and will cause a reaction. (If
you're still able to eat seasoned meats, hotdogs, lunchmeats, you are still
corn-lite.) They may be able to do one meat source found at a grocery store,
likely a particular product from a particular store. Most moderates special
order at least some meat (possibly even all) from trusted farmers that have
been vetted for safety.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Water: They cannot tolerate tap
water. Water must be filtered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ingredient labels of the products
they do buy list no more than 5 ingredients, and they make almost all their
snacks/foods from scratch at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This doesn't include just foods,
but all products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Restaurants are nightmares.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*** If you are new to our
groups, you should stick to the disclaimer of corn-lite on all your
recommendations until you've had a chance to read all the literature and get a
good feel for the group. Probably 6 months.***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn-Extreme:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I just decided to make this one
up for our very few members which would qualify for this. Since the term
"corn-free" is banned from us in our groups, our members the most
extreme about corn removal may use this term. And by "extreme" I
mean, they do this because they have to in order to stay alive and well.
Corn-Extreme is as close to corn-free as is humanly possible. Not comfortably
possible. Not semi-socially awkwardly possible. Not "in modern times"
possible. But in all things.. ALL THINGS.. as corn-free as it is possible
BECAUSE it's medically necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you use this term and you are
NOT one of the very few members who qualify for this title, you will be - no
questions asked - <b>booted from the groups</b>. If this title sounds like it
might be you, but you can think of someone more extremely limited than you are,
you probably are still moderate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*If you feel this label is right
for you, do not use it unless: 1. You've been a member of the group for more
than one year. 2. You've joined Level 2 and you've been cleared with the Admin
for use of this label.*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our corn-extreme members barely
remember what grocery stores are, and definitely don't buy anything more than
an item or two.. and likely only for family members. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our corn-extreme members inhabit
the spirit of living like it's 1899 in all its wondrous glory. They make the
ingredients their ingredients are made of, always, including almost all of
their spices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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They also research everything that goes into their mouths down to the very last
detail. They have talked to the customer service, owner, foreman, and
line personnel. They talk to the guy that supplies the products to the guy
they're buying the end product from. They trust nothing and no one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They buy meats from special
deals with farmers and processors, eliminating corn-fed animals, carcass
washes, processing aids, packaging issues, and often with the farmer or
processor agreeing to do something different than they normally do. They buy
only no-spray produce from trusted farmers, if they can't grow it themselves.
They send Holiday gifts to their farmers and know them like family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Almost nothing they buy has an
ingredient label, and they're looking into buying farmland and already raise
chickens. They also know or are learning how to "dress" an animal,
and it has nothing to do with lace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Their kitchen is outfitted with
awesome tools like meat grinders, slicers, grain mills, dehydrators, a wide
variety of knives (all sharp). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Their water is extremely
filtered, and they probably have their own distiller. They likely only have one
water source that is tolerated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There is a legitimate fear of starvation should any one of their suppliers
change a product they use or go out of business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They actually have a hazmat suit
for staying safe outdoors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They're pretty sure they
remember what restaurants are, but it's been so long it seems like another
lifetime ago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*****Please, understand there is
no social hierarchy or shame with any category of corn sensitivity. It is most
honorable and safe for others for you to accurately state your sensitivity, and with
accuracy comes respect and trust of your fellow members.****** <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lets
Get Complicated!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You thought we were done.. we're
not. We know you still have questions, and we'll try to answer them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While most of the categories above
were described as foods, there's more to the story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are three main areas of
sensitivity:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">A.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ingestion
(eating, swallowing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">B.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airborne
(breathing, inhaling)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">C.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Skin
Contact (direct contact with skin, touching)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is completely possible to
have one category of avoidance for one of the above areas, but another category for
the other areas. Or to have a different categories of avoidance for all three areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bodies are weird!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This means that while you may
eat "Corn-Lite", when looking for lotion recommendations you may more
accurately need to use the label of "Corn-Moderate" if you're more
contact sensitive than the corn-lite category would fit. Or if you're not
contact sensitive at all, but you have to wear a mask often due to corny scents
or ethanol fumes or whatever.. you may want to use "corn-moderate"
when asking for air freshener ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please use the best fitting
label depending on the topic and product being discussed. If you can't
decide between two categories, use the lower or more corny category.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*****Please, understand there is
no social hierarchy or shame with any category of corn sensitivity. It is most
honorable and safe for others for you to accurately state your sensitivity, and with
accuracy comes respect and trust of your fellow members.****** <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Related definitions: </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u48Zh9pwoNg/Wp2nZJEwZTI/AAAAAAAATfk/q7huDouv0a0GiG_7mdnxE1Cf76b3yYjmACEwYBhgL/s1600/delete%2Bcorn-shaped-night-lamp-foodie-gift-hobbygiri-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u48Zh9pwoNg/Wp2nZJEwZTI/AAAAAAAATfk/q7huDouv0a0GiG_7mdnxE1Cf76b3yYjmACEwYBhgL/s200/delete%2Bcorn-shaped-night-lamp-foodie-gift-hobbygiri-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corn light</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn-Medium: A person who
utilizes metaphysical methods to devine whether or not something has corn in
it. This would make for an awesome Halloween costume.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfsXLPJN0_0/Wp2mDOAFXRI/AAAAAAAATfY/anerP4DjOBkSWhAXRPJRB7lBpo1KTPWnwCEwYBhgL/s1600/delete%2Boutdoor-led-light-bulbs-led-corn-bulbs-this-particular-lights-selection-is-very-strength-productive-in-addition-to-lower-preservation-a-completely-green-selection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZfsXLPJN0_0/Wp2mDOAFXRI/AAAAAAAATfY/anerP4DjOBkSWhAXRPJRB7lBpo1KTPWnwCEwYBhgL/s200/delete%2Boutdoor-led-light-bulbs-led-corn-bulbs-this-particular-lights-selection-is-very-strength-productive-in-addition-to-lower-preservation-a-completely-green-selection.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corn light</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn-light: a particular type of
bulb that looks like corn on the cob, may also be used for a corn shaped lamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-65286801677592001952017-11-12T01:26:00.000-08:002017-11-12T04:21:03.388-08:00Corn Allergen List This list was originally posted on Jenny Connor's website, which she recently took down. We are working on an updated list, but now this should be sufficient.<br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Acetic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Acetic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Alcohol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Alcohol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Allulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Allulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Alpha tocopherol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Alpha tocopherol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artificial flavorings"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Artificial flavorings</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Artificial sweeteners"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Artificial sweeteners</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ascorbates"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ascorbates</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ascorbic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ascorbic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Astaxanthin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Astaxanthin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Baking powder"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Baking powder</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Barley malt"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Barley malt</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bleached flour"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bleached flour</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blended sugar (sugaridextrose)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blended sugar (sugaridextrose)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brown sugar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brown sugar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium citrate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium citrate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium fumarate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium fumarate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium gluconate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium gluconate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium lactate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium lactate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium stearate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium stearate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Calcium stearoyl lactylate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Calcium stearoyl lactylate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Caramel and caramel color"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Caramel and caramel color</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Carbonmethylcellulose sodium"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Carbonmethylcellulose sodium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cellulose microcrystalline"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cellulose microcrystalline</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cellulose, methyl"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cellulose, methyl</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cellulose, powdered"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cellulose, powdered</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cetearyl glucoside"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cetearyl glucoside</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Choline chloride"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Choline chloride</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Citric acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Citric acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Confectioners sugar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Confectioners sugar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn alcohol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn alcohol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn extract"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn extract</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn flour"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn flour</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn gluten"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn gluten</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn oil"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn oil</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn sweetener, corn sugar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn sweetener, corn sugar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn syrup, corn syrup solids"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn syrup, corn syrup solids</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn, cornflour"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn, cornflour</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn, cornmeal"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn, cornmeal</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corn, popcorn"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Corn, popcorn</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crosscarmellose sodium"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crosscarmellose sodium</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crystalline dextrose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crystalline dextrose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crystalline fructose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crystalline fructose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cyclodextrin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cyclodextrin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"d-Gluconic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">d-Gluconic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Decyl glucoside"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Decyl glucoside</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Decyl polyglucose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Decyl polyglucose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dextrin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dextrin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dextrose (also found in IV solutions)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dextrose (also found in IV solutions)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous)"}" style="border-right-color: transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 748px;">
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Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous)</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Distilled white vinegar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Distilled white vinegar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Drying agent"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Drying agent</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Erythorbic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Erythorbic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Erythritol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Erythritol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethanol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethanol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethocel 20"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethocel 20</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethyl acetate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethyl acetate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethyl alcohol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethyl alcohol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethyl lactate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethyl lactate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethyl maltol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethyl maltol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethylcellulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethylcellulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethylene"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethylene</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ethylene Glycol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ethylene Glycol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fibersol-2"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fibersol-2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flavorings"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flavorings</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Food starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Food starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fructose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fructose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fruit juice concentrate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fruit juice concentrate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fumaric acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fumaric acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Germ/germ meal"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Germ/germ meal</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gluconate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gluconate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gluconic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gluconic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glucono delta-lactone"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glucono delta-lactone</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gluconolactone"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gluconolactone</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glucosamine"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glucosamine</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glucose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glucose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glucose syrup (also found in IV solutions)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glucose syrup (also found in IV solutions)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glutamate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glutamate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gluten"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gluten</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gluten feed/meal"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gluten feed/meal</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glycerides"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glycerides</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glycerin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glycerin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Glycerol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Glycerol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Golden Syrup"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Golden Syrup</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grits"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grits</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"High fructose corn syrup"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">High fructose corn syrup</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hominy"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hominy</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Honey"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Honey</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hydrolyzed corn"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hydrolyzed corn</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hydrolyzed corn protein"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hydrolyzed corn protein</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hydrolyzed vegetable protein"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hydrolyzed vegetable protein</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP)"}" style="border-right-color: transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 748px;">
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Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP)</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inositol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Inositol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Invert syrup or invert sugar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Invert syrup or invert sugar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Iodized salt"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Iodized salt</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lactate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lactate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lactic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lactic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lauryl glucoside"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lauryl glucoside</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lecithin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lecithin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Linoleic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Linoleic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lysine"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lysine</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Magnesium fumarate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Magnesium fumarate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Magnesium Stearate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Magnesium Stearate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maize"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maize</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Malic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Malic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Malonic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Malonic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Malt syrup"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Malt syrup</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Malt, malt extract"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Malt, malt extract</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maltitol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maltitol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maltodextrin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maltodextrin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maltol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maltol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maltose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Maltose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mannitol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mannitol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Masa"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Masa</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Methyl gluceth"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Methyl gluceth</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Methyl glucose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Methyl glucose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Methyl glucoside"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Methyl glucoside</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Methylcellulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Methylcellulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Microcrystaline cellulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Microcrystaline cellulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Modified cellulose gum"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Modified cellulose gum</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Modified corn starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Modified corn starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Modified food starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Modified food starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Molasses"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Molasses</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mono and di glycerides"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mono and di glycerides</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Monosodium glutamate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Monosodium glutamate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MSG"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MSG</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Natural flavorings"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Natural flavorings</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Oil, Canola"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Oil, Canola</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Oil, Vegetable"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Oil, Vegetable</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Olestra/Olean"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Olestra/Olean</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Paracetic Acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Paracetic Acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"PLA - Biodegradable Plastics"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">PLA - Biodegradable Plastics</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polenta"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polenta</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polydextrose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polydextrose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polylactic acid (PLA)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polylactic acid (PLA)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polysorbates (e.g. Polysorbate 80)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polysorbates (e.g. Polysorbate 80)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Polyvinyl acetate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Polyvinyl acetate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Popcorn"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Popcorn</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Potassium citrate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Potassium citrate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Potassium fumarate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Potassium fumarate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Potassium gluconate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Potassium gluconate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Powdered sugar"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Powdered sugar</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pregelatinized starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pregelatinized starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Propionic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Propionic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Propylene glycol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Propylene glycol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Propylene glycol monostearate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Propylene glycol monostearate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pullulan"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pullulan</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rice Syrup, Rice Malt, Rice Malt Syrup."}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rice Syrup, Rice Malt, Rice Malt Syrup.</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Saccharin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Saccharin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Salt "}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Salt </td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium carboxymethylcellulose"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium carboxymethylcellulose</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium citrate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium citrate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium erythorbate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium erythorbate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium fumarate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium fumarate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium lactate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium lactate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium starch glycolate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium starch glycolate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sodium stearoyl fumarate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sodium stearoyl fumarate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbitan"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbitan</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbitan monooleate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbitan monooleate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbitan tri-oleate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbitan tri-oleate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorbitol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorbitol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorghum syrup"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorghum syrup</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starch (any kind that's not specified)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Starch (any kind that's not specified)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Stearic acid"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stearic acid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Stearoyls"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stearoyls</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Threonine"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Threonine</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tocopherol (vitamin E)"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tocopherol (vitamin E)</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Treacle"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Treacle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Triethyl citrate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Triethyl citrate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Unmodified starch"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Unmodified starch</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanilla, natural flavoring"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanilla, natural flavoring</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanilla, pure or extract"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanilla, pure or extract</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanillin"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanillin</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vegetable anything that's not specific"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vegetable anything that's not specific</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vinegar, distilled white"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vinegar, distilled white</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vinyl acetate"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vinyl acetate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vitamin C"}" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vitamin C</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vitamin E"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vitamin E</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vitamins"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vitamins</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Xanthan gum"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Xanthan gum</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Xylitol"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Xylitol</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yeast"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Yeast</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zea mays"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zea mays</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zein"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zein</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-41845869081836812272015-03-24T10:12:00.004-07:002015-03-24T10:12:46.864-07:00The Subtle Side of a System of Bullying those with Food Allergies <div class="p1">
We’re having a conversation in our group about schools and activities, with emphasis on accommodations for kids with allergies.</div>
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And I am seething in anger.</div>
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Rewards for achievements is class trips to a movie theatre, during school hours. I guess there are worse things, like rewarding kids with candy. </div>
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Oh wait.. these movie trips also include popcorn and candy.</div>
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If it was my kid, I would be raising holy hell. How about instead give the kids a fun activity that isn’t sitting in seats like they do all day every day?</div>
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How about exploring a museum? Having a picnic in a park, or even just going to the park to play for a few hours in the afternoon? Maybe they can have a game of badminton or soccer or football or basketball and the winning team gets a prize… like a free cone at DQ or a $5 gift card or even just a badly made trophy that they can get bragging rights? </div>
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But instead, lets fill them with sugar and sit them down for 2 hours.</div>
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Then there’s the popcorn parties, and food parties, where parents have offered to supply popsicles or other “treat” so that their child could take part… and they were refused.</div>
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Instead, the child is forced to miss school that day or from what I just heard today… This girl was made to sit in a room alone for 2 hours with work to do and self-teach. ALONE. ABANDONED.</div>
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And that’s not the worst of it.</div>
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One parent was given the option of having their child sit in the library with the detention kids or they could pull the kid from school that day and be marked absent.</div>
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Yes, please lets teach our kids to expect exclusion if they want to avoid their allergens. That’s going to go over really well, and is probably why there’s so many reports of kids dying in school.<br /><br />Let's continue to make these kids who already feel different.. Let's make them also feel more alone.. More abandoned.. more isolated.. Because it's inconvenient. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-49091870425852731202015-02-17T12:45:00.002-08:002015-02-20T16:02:54.007-08:00Facebook is ok with hate speech and death threats - as long as you have allergies.Update 2/17 9pm - Facebook eventually removed the page, but not until 9 hours after this post was written and after multiple people reported the page and it's posts, and a Change.org petition had over 1.5k signatures.<br />
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Update 2/18 11am - The page is backup. Not enough angry smilies to express the rage. But they did add propaganda using Tom Hanks (wonder if he knows), making a joke of attempted murder by feeding someone their known allergen.<br />
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I, among others, have reported a Facebook page as against Facebook's rules, and yet Facebook says it's within it's community guidelines. Here's the guidelines that we think it fails:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Facebook does not tolerate <u><b>bullying or harassment.</b></u> We allow users to speak freely on matters and people of public interest, but take action on all reports of abusive behavior directed at <b><u>private individuals</u></b>. Repeatedly targeting other users with unwanted friend requests or messages is a form of harassment.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Facebook does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech. While we encourage you to challenge ideas, institutions, events, and practices, we do not permit individuals or groups to attack others based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or <b><u>medical condition.</u></b></span><br />
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I'm guessing the reviewer also thinks that hate speech, bullying, and yes, death threats against those with allergies is funny.<br />
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I will give them credit, a few of the posts on their page could be consider "humor". Such as this post:<br />
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Cuz well that's a meme. Replace Gluten with Rape. Ok so it's super dark humor, but I can see it.</div>
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However, most of their posts are not funny, but hate speech and one in particular is bullying.<br />
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I don't know who Jessica, Rheia, or Erica are, but this kind of bullshit is deadly, and yes is hate speech AND bullying of those three girls.</div>
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I think we all know who "they" are.. Jessica, Rheia, and Erica.</div>
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And I mean really, who doesn't have an allergic reaction when they can't have lesbian sex on top of some kegs out in the open at a party? </div>
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Yep. There you have it. The top 8 symptoms of allergies. This makes me stupid angry. To not believe someone has an allergy, can be deadly, and these people are not helping.</div>
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Oh and this one is sure to help kill someone.. </div>
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Yes, lets help these hard working servers kill someone because they think allergies aren't important, or real. </div>
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And then we come to the death threat portion.. </div>
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Yes.. lets encourage people to hold people at bay by waving deadly weapons at them. For many food allergic, holding their allergen near them is enough to cause a problem, and this promotes an intended "call to action" for people to do just that... and maybe even slip that peanut into the allergic person's food.</div>
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This idiocy needs to stop.</div>
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Please feel free to let Facebook know that posts like this are a danger to our very lives.<br />
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To see the page mentioned here, feel free to visit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mypooforyou">https://www.facebook.com/mypooforyou</a></div>
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Oh and if you're tired of FB reviewers being too stupid to see the hate speech, please feel free to snail-mail a letter to their legal department:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-17406454211473741462013-03-02T15:57:00.000-08:002014-02-03T22:40:59.014-08:00 Top 10 Foods to Plant this Spring<br />
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Depending on your area, your planting season may vary, but now is a good time to get started planning your spring garden. What should you grow, and when to plant will depend a bit on what area of the country you're in. So you'll want to ask local growers in your area for tips on how best to plant these and what varieties do best in your area if you're not already blessed with a big green thumb. There are a few good foods to plant for a great corn-free feast at low cost. Some of these items are nearly impossible to find in your grocery stores fresh & corn-free, so planting can really help ease your budget and add to your diet.</div>
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<li class="li3">Greens - Lettuce, Cabbage, Spinach, Kale, etc.</li>
<li class="li3">Peppers - Bell peppers, hot peppers.</li>
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Some recommendations on places to find good seeds (non-GMO, not that it really matters for a corn-free diet, but since most of us are anti-big agribusiness buying non-GMO helps):</div>
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<span class="s1"><a href="http://rareseeds.com/?utm_source=Corn-Free+Group+-+Paid&utm_campaign=93618cc4c6-Corn_Free_Post_Jan_2012_Edition1_14_2012&utm_medium=email">Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds</a></span><span class="s2">. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><a href="http://eldoradoheirloomseeds.com/?utm_source=Corn-Free+Group+-+Paid&utm_campaign=93618cc4c6-Corn_Free_Post_Jan_2012_Edition1_14_2012&utm_medium=email">Eldorado Heirloom Seeds.</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-80078139145606673452013-02-22T06:33:00.002-08:002018-03-02T08:41:14.943-08:00Defining Corn-Lite, and Corn-Free, and all that wordy jazz.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The term corn-lite was coined (as far as I could research) back on 12/10/2007, not long after the invention of corntamination (earliest record 4/27/2007 as corn-tamination, the hyphen was dropped shortly after that). And though I don't really recall inventing them it seems that I did or at least I have the first recorded use of them that I could find. I do like to invent words, especially if there is no single word for what I need. I'm ultra-efficient (lazy) like that. </div>
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However, there seems to be lots of argument of what is actually corn-lite exactly and what does it mean? </div>
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At it's most basic, "Corn-Lite" means that's it's not corn-free, but also doesn't obviously contain corn. A person can be described as corn-lite, if they primarily eat a diet that may appear, but isn't really corn-free.</div>
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And this is where the confusion starts. To truly define corn-lite, you also have to define corn-free. Both terms are completely subjective and yet reliant on each other, and if you talk to most medical professionals, our use of corn-lite IS corn-free just to make the waters on this topic even more muddy.</div>
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To us and our recommended support groups (<a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/avoidingcorn" target="_blank">Delphi</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/cornallergy" target="_blank">Facebook</a>) and for our <a href="http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Corn-Free Foods List</a>, our definition of what is corn-free is vastly different than you'll ever get from almost all medical professionals. </div>
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To us, corn-free means that the item is not made from, contains nothing made from, is not contaminated by corn or it's derivatives (no corntamination) in it's processing or packaging, and otherwise has no relationship with corn from it's conception to it's end product.</div>
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The only exception to that definition is in regards to animal meats & products. We consider animal meats, eggs, milk, and the like to be corn-free as long as they are processed and packaged cleanly without the use of any corn-derived products. Some people in our corn-free community do react to animal products if the animal has been fed corn; it is a rare occurrence and only among the most sensitive, so we have adopted this exception.</div>
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(The use of corn in products and processing is not required to be labeled at this time, and will likely not be required to be labeled any time soon. There is also no lab testing for the presence of corn that is even close to accurate enough for those allergic to corn. The use of corn-free on labels, as far as we can tell, is completely voluntary and unregulated, and thus unreliable.)</div>
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The term corn-lite was developed with the intent to put a category on foods that aren't quite full of corn, but aren't quite safe enough for most corn allergic persons either. It is also used to describe people in the corn-free lifestyle who are able to eat slightly corny foods without noticeable ill effects. The main point of the term was to help define things for the safety of all persons within the corn-free lifestyle, much like the difference between vegetarian and vegan for example.</div>
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If you utilize my 2009 definition of corn-lite, you'll notice that derivatives such as citric acid and ascorbic acid (two very commonly used ingredients derived from corn) are also included in things to avoid for corn-lite. So products that use either of these ingredients should not be considered corn-lite, nor are products that use synonyms for obvious corn products without using the name "corn" in title. (Of course this is true as long as these questionable ingredients are derived from corn, and most of them are, even if the company says they're not - companies sadly don't always know or the person you ask may not be correctly informed.)</div>
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Persons described as "corn-lite" are people who can eat, and/or knowingly choose to eat minor corn derivatives without noticeable health issues or without any issue at all, but must avoid the major sources of corn or obvious corn. Based on the definition of "corn-lite foods", technically a person who can eat products with unknown sourced citric acid in the ingredients listing without a problem should not be using the term corn-lite to describe themselves; however, in an effort to not invent any more words (such as Lite-corn-lite) anyone who is not eating at the corn-free level and yet must avoid foods with obvious sources of corn will be considered to be corn-lite. (We invented more words.)</div>
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In removing corn from your diet, corn-lite is generally one of the first stages of removal before you achieve corn-free. Those who are simply intolerant to corn may tolerate a corn-lite diet and may tolerate several corn-derivatives for years if not their entire lifetime. Most people with an actual allergy to corn do require a diet that is corn-free as defined above if not more restrictive than that. Many ill-informed corn allergic persons may eat a corn-lite diet and still function in society; however these persons usually also suffer from "mysterious" symptoms and health concerns that are often relieved temporarily or kept in check by steroids, anti-inflammatory medications, or antihistamines. These persons usually find these "illnesses" or symptoms cured while on a corn-free diet.</div>
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(Just some tidbits on the use of corntamination: A web search shows that corntamination was used once in 1867 and was likely a typo. And there's a use of corntamination in 2000 as a term to mean that corn itself was contaminated. The use and definition we use was first recorded in April of 2007 on Delphi Forums. The term corn-lite as we use it is rarely used outside of the forums.)</div>
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Keeping a diary of your food intake can be daunting. What can be worse is trying to go back through what you've entered to find answers.
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For those of you highly experienced in Excel or computerized spreadsheets, this may be easier for you. For those of you who like to use pen and paper, this might be more challenging.
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First, you'll want to have a small notebook that you can carry around with you 24/7. It's often hard to remember everything you ate, everywhere you went, and everything you did if you're just recording it at the end of the day.
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I recommend that each new day start at the top of a new page. It may take you several pages to note everything for the day, depending on how big your notebook is and how small you write. You will want to be as detailed in your notes as possible as this is your original notes.
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At the beginning of the notebook, inside the front cover (or if you have a way to mark the outside of the notebook) put the start date make sure to include the day, month, and year, and when you fill up the notebook mark on the front cover the end date of that notebook.
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<li>Waking blood sugar - If you suspect any kind of blood sugar issues, head to your nearest pharmacy and buy the cheapest blood sugar testing kit - make sure the strips are also cheap as that is where most of the cost will come from. If you're doing this, you may want to also test your blood right before eating meals and 2 hours after eating. Eating allergens can affect your body's ability to utilize sugars, so I actually advise this for pretty much anyone who is suffering.)</li>
<li>Daily Pollen Count - record the pollen concerns for your area.</li>
<li>Exercise/Activity - What kind of exercise did you do and how much? Did you do something odd or unusual that you don't do every day, such as clean the toilet, mop floors, travel, etc.? </li>
<li>Places - Did you go someplace outside of your normal? Grocery stores? Did you go clothes shopping? The air sometimes at certain places can cause reactions so keeping note of these things can help.</li>
<li>Symptoms - Any symptoms that you experience, even if you don't think it's a symptom. If you notice it, write it down along with the time you noticed it. For example, if you notice that you're tapping your pencil on your desk. You may not always do it, but sometimes you do, write it down (it can be a sign of jitteriness). If you stumble into your coffee table, write it down. If you notice your mood changes, even if you think it might be due to a co-worker (unless it's real normal thing - like you're sad but you just heard your dog died. Being livid at your co-worker for pronouncing your name wrong, you should probably write that down.) At least at first, you never know what is going to be an actual symptom and what isn't. Allergic reactions do a wide range of things in the body, so something you may have attributed to something else may actually be an allergic reaction.</li>
<li>Bodily Functions: While urinating is likely not to be a big deal, you should at the very least record your bowel movements. If you have any gastronomical reactions to your allergens, then this will help give you more information. You'll also want to record information about your stools such as the Bristol Stool Scale.</li>
<li>Household Products: Did you change your laundry soap? Bath wash? Dish soap? Make sure to record those changes as well.</li>
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When recording your food, you'll want to note exactly what you ate and when. This includes brand names, ingredients, what recipe you used, etc. Anything that goes into your mouth should be recorded with a time stamp, including gum, candy, medications.
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Once you've started recording this information, make an Excel document (or get a big sheet of paper, or write really small) with a row along the side for each symptom you want to monitor, mood, weight, blood sugar, reactions or no reactions, and so on. Along the top, you'll record each day. It is through this documentation that you'll see the patterns start to happen. It is also easier with this to see when the last day you experienced a particular symptom so you can go back to your food diary and compare or contrast the specifics of what went on, and start to trace it back to the cause.<br />
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Good Luck, and Happy Recording!<br />
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Kristyreal of Delphi forums recently posted an update about her holiday weekend struggle with <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=12326.1">dental issues</a>. She found that while a raw garlic clove is often recommended for cavity discomfort, clove paste and tea tree oil were more effective against the debilitating pain. <br />
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Please note that pain relief techniques are NOT a substitute for appropriate dental care. You still need to see a dentist regularly, and you'll still need to get whatever causes the dental pain taken care of in a timely fashion. But good pain relief will help you to function until your appointment. <br />
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For pain killers, Goodies Headache Powders with caffeine are considered corn free. Corn free acetaminophen or ibuprofen can also be compounded at your local compounding pharmacy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-40817224965057909702012-04-21T11:08:00.000-07:002012-04-21T11:08:12.795-07:00Corn Free Gardeners BewareA new, all natural soil amendment has been released. This product, <a href="http://www.zeba.com/technology/technology3.htm">Zeba</a>, was designed to improve the hydration of the soil. It's used to keep the ideal amount of water present in the soil to optimize plant growth. The problem? It's made from all natural cornstarch; which undergoes a chemical process that adjusts it's ability to hydrate. <br />
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It's not likely that plants grown with this medium are directly a problem for uncornies; but those who are growing their own food will need to beware and avoid soil or enhancers that include Zeba. It also seems prudent to thoroughly wash vegetables, especially root vegetables, that may have come into contact with this soil enhancer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-90252794584946168612012-01-18T11:52:00.001-08:002012-01-18T12:08:00.741-08:00Strike Day<iframe height="1000" src="http://sopastrike.com/strike/" width="600"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-1860398314109392572012-01-01T19:52:00.001-08:002012-01-08T08:35:49.926-08:00A new Corn-Free MagazineDue to difficult economic times, which has lead to a lack of time I can devote to the list. I've started an online newsletter/magazine to help pay some bills, so I can devote more of my time here. The first edition will be out on the 15th of this month.<br />
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I have great plans for this newsletter, and the more subscribers the more I will be able to do. It should be a time-saver for those of you who aren't able to spend 24/7 in the forums. And while I'm not yet setup for it, I do plan publishing in the newsletter anything I remove or add to "The List" so you won't have to scan the entire list to see what's new (in the future anyway).<br />
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</div><div class="p1"><b>10.</b> You have a non-life-threatening condition with no cure and no tests that prove the disease, but a long list of complicated symptoms, and a bunch of tests which say what it isn't. </div><div class="p1"><b>9.</b> You find it nearly impossible to maintain/reach your ideal weight no matter what you do.</div><div class="p1"><b>8.</b> You look at people strange when they aren't sleepy or don't have heartburn, reflux, diarrhea, or digestive distress after eating.</div><div class="p1"><b>7.</b> You're completely addicted to sugar, especially at night.</div><div class="p1"><b>6. </b>You've heard more than once that it's just "stress".</div><div class="p1"><b>5.</b> You take allergy medication like candy.</div><div class="p1"><b>4.</b> You have eczema or other skin condition which never goes away nor improves.</div><div class="p1"><b>3.</b> You have a tendency for mood swings or impulsive behavior.</div><div class="p1"><b>2.</b> You routinely suffer from migraines or cluster headaches.</div><div class="p1"><b>1.</b> Your doctor (and possibly your friends/family) is pretty sure you're a hypochondriac.</div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">What do you think? Did I miss anything? What were your top 10 signs looking back that should have clued you in that you had a corn allergy?</div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">(also bonus points if the treatment for #10 includes steriods or corticosteriods.)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-16429732699612726302011-08-29T12:25:00.000-07:002011-08-29T12:26:06.439-07:00Organic labels don't mean allergy-free for corn allergiesThere's a trend today among those allergic to corn to look for the easy way out. Easy signs on boxes or keywords to look for that increase their chances of something being corn-free. (Personally I really wish we had trustworthy signs on packages, but that isn't going to happen any day soon.)<br />
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Over the last few posts here, we've tried to tackle the <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2011/08/companys-corn-free-claims-why-you-cant.html">"corn-free" label</a> on foods issue expressing our concerns that "corn-free" wording means very little to the <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-is-corn-allergy.html">corn allergic</a>.<br />
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However, we've yet to tackle the "Organic" issue that seems to be bandied about today as the be-all of corn-freedom. <br />
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"You must look for Organic"… "Is it organic?".. "If it's not organic it'll contain corn."<br />
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There was a time when "Organic" actually meant a farmer grew it safely in his field without harmful chemicals and it was delivered to you without waxes or preservatives. During this time, hunting for "organic" foods was a wise choice for people with a corn allergy.<br />
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Then Big Business got ahold of the "Organic" label. Now organic can mean a lot of things and even include nasty things.<br />
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What Organic means today is generally that almost any nasty thing that was once made with petroleum is now made with ethanol (corn) which can be sourced "organically".<br />
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I don't want to get into the debate of which is healthier for you or which foods have more nutrients. If "organic" on labels actually meant what it should, this wouldn't even be a post.<br />
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What I do want to make sure to point out is that "organic" labeling today essentially ensures that if a preservative or wash was used, it was corn-based (or soy). Wax coatings on organic fruits - corn-based. Washes on organic veggies - corn-based. Even foods at farmers markets labeled organic can use pesticides made from organic corn or corn in the fertilizer and corn-based washes.<br />
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Organic canned goods.. will have corn-based "organic" citric acid. Organic meats are still processed/washed with corny acids most of the time.<br />
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I've even seen organic potato chips laden with corn-based dextrose and maltodextrin. <br />
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If you want to eat "organic", I have no problems with your choice. I would even encourage it.<br />
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However, if you're eating "organic" in hopes of being corn-free, you'll be sadly mistaken.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-87681670735970675322011-08-23T13:48:00.000-07:002011-08-24T00:24:43.741-07:00Company's Corn-Free Claims - Why you can't trust it.I hear often, especially in regards to our <a href="http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/">Corn-Free List</a>, that the company says it's corn-free so it's corn-free.<br />
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Corn-free means a lot of different things to different people. If you ask an every day normal by-stander if their hamburger is corn-free, they'll tell you yes. They're looking for corn kernels, and since there are none it is corn-free. A few might say that they don't know thinking there may be corn syrup or corn starch in the bun or condiments.<br />
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This is not sufficiently corn-free for the corn allergic.<br />
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A letter posted on a Delphi-Member's site from the <a href="http://farrp.unl.edu/">University of Nebraska - The Food Allergy Research & Resource Program</a>, which is often asked to test foods for proteins so companies can make "-free" claims, had this to say about corn-free claims in the USA:<br />
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"<a href="http://cornfreedom.com/blog/?p=131">...in the U.S., there is no regulatory definition for terms such as corn-free on product labels. Thus, companies can establish their own definitions and there can be considerable variability. Obviously that is not a desirable situation as such terms can sometimes be quite misleading.</a>"<br />
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This is very truly the case with corn-free labels on packaging as it's been tested by corn allergic human subjects, sometimes successfully and sometimes disastrously. It's hit and miss, which is why we require human-testing for any product that we suspect to be corny or that would be high risk. As much as we'd love to, we cannot just take a company's word for corn-free status.<br />
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This doesn't mean you shouldn't contact companies though. As companies can confirm for you that something definitely is corn, which can save you from trying it out. It simply means that even though a company has said "Yes this is corn-free" you should still use caution until you've tested it yourself.<br />
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As I've posted once before, we don't believe that companies are using false corn-free claims in order to do harm, but merely that they lack understanding of what constitutes corn-free and/or that their suppliers are not well informed.<br />
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University of Nebraska - The Food Allergy Research & Resource Program "<a href="http://cornfreedom.com/blog/?p=131">does not have an analytical method to test for corn so we would certainly not have performed any testing for corn.</a>" So if you see FARRP mentioned as the source for their corn-free claim, please notify the FARRP organization at UNL (<a href="http://farrp.unl.edu/">here</a>).<br />
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Please also keep in mind that tests for "-free" claims do allow a certain amount of proteins to be present (parts per million - ppm) so if it's made from corn, and claimed that the corn is processed out of it, there still could be a protein left (your allergy may not even be protein based, but that's another story).<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-10358772384932134122011-08-16T10:36:00.000-07:002011-08-16T12:47:57.737-07:00What is a Corn Allergy?When people think of food allergies, they often think of peanuts. Or possibly lactose intolerance (take a pill). Some of the more well-educated individuals are aware of the top 8 allergens; Peanuts, Tree nuts, Shell fish, fin fish, Soy, Wheat, Dairy and Eggs. Few realize that any food can be an allergen. <br />
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The normally thought of as 'hypoallergenic', corn is actually an increasingly common culprit of food allergy complaints.<br />
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The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) has<a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/page/other"> this</a> to say about corn allergy: <a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/page/other"><i>Allergic reactions to corn are rare and a relatively small number of case reports can be found in medical literature. However, the reports do indicate that reactions to corn can be severe. Reactions to corn can occur from both raw and cooked corn. Individuals who are indeed allergic to corn may also react to corn and grass pollens. Cornstarch may also need to be avoided. </i></a><br />
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To those of us with reactions, the story is much deeper. While there may be individuals who react just to the raw and cooked forms of whole corn and cornmeal, but can ingest cornstarch and undefined derivatives, we began this blog for the individuals who have worked hard to fit the jigsaw pieces of their reactions together in order to finally discover the cause of consistent reactions and come up with...corn.<br />
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Like <a href="http://cornallergens.com/">Jenny Connors</a>,<i> </i>we were on our own but not alone. The definitions and mechanics of corn mediated reactions are still blurry. There are some who have a definitive diagnosis of corn allergy (blood work or scratch test positive); and many who have only been diagnosed through the less-comfortable elimination and blind introduction method. Or self diagnosed based on food diaries and symptoms; and deliberate elimination diets and exposures.<br />
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A common thread among our medical and popular information sources seems to be that corn derivatives such as microcrystalline cellulose and xanthan gum should not cause any reaction, but these actually cause reactions that are very uncomfortable. And it isn't that people with corn allergies react to just cellulose, or dextrose. There seems to be a consistent low level reaction to just about <a href="http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php">every derivative.</a><br />
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The new <a href="http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/clinical/pages/default.aspx">Food Allergy Guidelines</a> state that a Food Allergy is any adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food. (and food is defined as a substance intended to be ingested; whether in it's pure form or a processed one) For the purpose of this blog and the associated ones, the term "corn allergy" will refer to the consistent adverse reactions experienced on exposure to any corn derivative, regardless of the presence of corn protein via food lab tests and/or measurable antibodies in the corn allergic person. (The guidelines themselves say that diet challenge is the only definitive way to diagnose a food allergy.) <br />
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We are not doctors or medical professionals. Just part of a small group of individuals with a common medical condition, learning from experience. Our intent is to pool our experiences and research to protect one another, and help those just entering the world of corn-mediated reactions have a smoother transition.<br />
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I encourage our readers to find their own level of <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2011/06/grading-severity-of-your-allergy.html">sensitivity and tolerance.</a><br />
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Companies who make great strides in protecting their food allergic customers have very little to go on when it comes to corn allergies. When we make recommendations or suggest using caution, it is because multiple people (who already have reproducible reactions to confirmed corn derivatives) trace their reactions to a single product. It doesn't mean every corn allergic individual is going to react to it, but it sure does help to know that product A has failed being safe for multiple corn allergic individuals and placed on a suspect list when you're planning a pre-graduation dinner or looking for a bite to eat before a job interview. Hives don't make a good impression, and neither do GI reactions. <br />
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If a product is on a <a href="http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/">suspect list</a> but looks safe...contact the company to verify it's safety for your own tolerance level and then try it out when you don't have big plans in an hour, or the next day. If you can enjoy it, celebrate. And if not, at least you had a "heads up" and don't have to add humiliation to discomfort.<br />
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We may not be able to cure this condition, but we can manage it.<br />
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Good luck!!! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-74117670848156060052011-08-11T08:25:00.000-07:002011-08-11T08:25:11.498-07:00Lactic Acid Washes on Beef - not safe for corn allergies.Just in case you had your doubts, it looks like lactic acid washes on beef in the processing is going to be continuing if not getting <a href="http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Public-Concerns/EFSA-backs-use-of-lactic-acid-as-beef-decontaminant/?c=DdCnE%2BZdhZTbeFxCODjHTg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily">more widespread</a> in the future.<br />
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An article on the verdict of <b> </b><a href="http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Public-Concerns/EFSA-backs-use-of-lactic-acid-as-beef-decontaminant/?c=DdCnE%2BZdhZTbeFxCODjHTg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily">“the safety and efficacy of lactic acid when used to reduce microbial surface contamination on beef hides, carcasses, cuts and trimmings”</a>. (Isn't looking good for those of us allergic to lactic acid.)<br />
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Lactic acid can come from milk, but most often comes from corn-based sources now.<br />
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In industry, the production of lactic acid is done by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acid_fermentation" title="Lactic acid fermentation">lactic acid fermentation</a> performed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acid_bacteria" title="Lactic acid bacteria">lactic acid bacteria</a>.<br />
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Lactic acid fermentation is a biological process by which sugars such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose" title="Glucose">glucose</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose" title="Fructose">fructose</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose" title="Sucrose">sucrose</a>, are converted into cellular energy and the metabolic byproduct <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acid" title="Lactic acid">lactate</a>.<br />
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This practice isn't just for beef alone though. All meats these days tend to get a good "chemical" wash.<br />
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So if you have corn allergy and meats are causing you problems, you'll want to look into purchasing them locally from a farmer who can get them processed safely without acid washes for you. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-22228346521569525672011-07-15T14:41:00.000-07:002011-07-15T14:52:05.907-07:00The Food Allergy Cookbook by Neslon and Ibrisimovic - book review<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Allergy-Cookbook-Allergies-Entertaining/dp/1616082976?ie=UTF8&tag=corfrefoo-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Food Allergy Cookbook "A guide to living with allergies and entertaining with healthy, delicious meals." by Carmel Nelson and Amrm Ibrisimovic </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=corfrefoo-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1616082976" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (The links in this article go to it's listing on Amazon if you'd like to purchase it.)<br />
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About a month ago, I was approached by publicist for this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Allergy-Cookbook-Allergies-Entertaining/dp/1616082976?ie=UTF8&tag=corfrefoo-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">book </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=corfrefoo-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1616082976" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />and asked:<br />
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"Would you be interested in reviewing this book on your blog if I gave you a free book?"<br />
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I said, "Hell yes."<br />
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I'm a little bit of a <strike>book</strike> cookbook junkie, and I do like to have some idea of the new books coming out just so I know whether or not to recommend them.<br />
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The Food Allergy Cookbook really is a very good attempt at cutting out a few allergens from your diet. It is almost corn-free (there's a couple recipes which call for ingredients you're not going to be able to find corn-free), wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, possibly soy-free though there's a couple recipes which include ingredients you won't readily find soy-free.. and thats about it. (The recipes do include eggs, beans, nuts, fish, gluten-free grains, rice, and many include coconut.)<br />
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This is a really great cookbook for anyone newly gluten-free, or needing to avoid wheat and milk.<br />
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My one point of contention with the book is that the authors at the beginning of the book attempt to give lessons on how to eat allergy-free for some allergens (like corn) and fail to give adequate advice. The advice they do give isn't bad, but it's not nearly detailed enough, and should not be taken as your sole source of advice on avoiding these allergens. You definitely should not take their advice about avoiding corn as their advice on it is so incomplete that it could be harmful.<br />
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Actually, I advise just skipping the first part of the book and going straight to the recipes.<br />
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The recipes look good, and I trust that they are. Unfortunately since I am allergic to almonds, coconut, beans, fish, eggs, rice, most vegetables, and nearly all the gluten-free grains, there isn't much in the book that I could safely make so I've not made any.<br />
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I would highly recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Allergy-Cookbook-Allergies-Entertaining/dp/1616082976?ie=UTF8&tag=corfrefoo-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Food Allergy Cookbook</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=corfrefoo-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1616082976" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> to anyone new to gluten-free cooking or new to dairy-free cooking as there really are some great recipes and ideas in the book.<br />
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If you have questions about what is or isn't in the book.. looking for something special? Just ask, I'll check the book for you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-16012191545890952922011-06-04T17:32:00.000-07:002018-04-10T14:15:32.098-07:00Grading the severity of your allergy: Sensitivity vs Reaction Level<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When it comes to allergic reactions there are essentially two measurements to grade your reactions.<br />
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On one side there is reactivity. The severity of a reaction can be as simple as making you miserable, or as life threatening to land you in the ER.<br />
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On the other side, there is sensitivity. One whiff of your allergen from 6 miles away might set you off, or you might just simply be able to pick off the offending food from your plate.<br />
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These two measurements of allergenicity (is that a word? probably not).. These two measurements of your allergy do not have a single thing to do with one another.<br />
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You can go into anaphylactic shock with every reaction, but still only react with direct contact. Another person can simply not feel well with each reaction, and have that reaction if someone even walks in the room with the offending item.<br />
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This is where people get confused, and this confusion can sometimes cause people to proclaim things to be totally safe when they're not, or misrepresent themselves. Often this is not done with evil intentions, but with well meaning people trying to share their experiences and help others out.<br />
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Whether you tested a 1 or a 4 for your allergen, whether or not it lands you in the ER, does not make you sensitive. An allergy's sensitivity is about just how little contact or exposure is required to make you react at all in any sense.<br />
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In sensitivity, there are also two main gauges of sensitivity. Internal and External.<br />
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Internal sensitivity is when the allergen is ingested. This includes eye contact and breathing it in, as these both allow the allergen to get "inside" the body with possible absorption by the mucus membranes.<br />
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External sensitivity is direct skin contact. Keep in mind, even those without much external sensitivity may find themselves reacting to contact if their skin is broken, or if the corny substance is wet, or if they're in the shower, as wet or broken skin allows the body to more readily absorb the allergen through the skin weakening it's protective barrier.<br />
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Someone who is internally sensitive is not always necessarily externally contact sensitive. Those who are externally sensitive may not always be internally as sensitive.<br />
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This allows for a lot of confusion when grading products for reliability of corn-free status.<br />
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Even at my most sensitive, I could still pick up a corn chip with my fingers or touch a corn cob (I didn't because of my fear of accidentally getting residue of it in my mouth.) without much of a reaction or without a reaction at all. Others would break out into a full body rash on contact with a corn chip, but be able to eat some contaminated products that would leave me sick as a dog for days.<br />
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So just to clarify.. The severity of your reaction while horrid does not make your reactions more valid for testing the presence of an allergen, it's your sensitivity (how much it takes to set you off) that is a much better test of the presence of an allergen.<br />
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So when you're out there on boards and forums, do a lot of reading and pay attention to what products people are using. Find the person who best fits your own sensitivity level, and join forces.<br />
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The best way to get through this allergy is with someone else who also can help you weed out problem products and make safe recommendations.<br />
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Don't trust anyone just because they sound right, or are saying what you want to hear. Sometimes the thing that sounds the most unbelievable with this allergy, is the one you should rely on. <br />
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In truth, question everything.
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(If you're part of our groups, please also see terminology descriptions: <a href="http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2018/03/defining-your-sensitivity-level-for-our.html">http://no-corn.blogspot.com/2018/03/defining-your-sensitivity-level-for-our.html</a>)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-5867147853107535932011-03-14T08:28:00.000-07:002011-03-14T08:29:31.899-07:00The Attack on Food Allergy Accomodations in SchoolsI recieved this email today through one of my local food allergy groups and thought I'd share it with you all to join in the fight.<br />
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While this fight is about peanut allergies, it is not a stretch to see how the outcome of this will affect all of us with food allergies, especially corn which is just as hard if not harder to avoid.<br />
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<blockquote>"The mother of the allergic child at the center of a school controversy in Florida has asked for some help. The details of what you could do to help are here. If you haven't been following this story, click on the link below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/education/27139755/detail.html">http://www.clickorlando.com/education/27139755/detail.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://allergickid.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-more-education.html?spref=tw">http://allergickid.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-more-education.html?spref=tw</a><br />
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So very many of you have asked if there is absolutely anything that can be done to help the family being harassed and bullied about the food allergy accommodations their daughter receives at her elementary school here in Florida. I finally do have contact information for the school and district, as well as state level agencies, where you can let your opinions be heard, as well as a request from Tracey, the mom.<br />
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First, the bad news: there have been so many threats made against their child by parents in online comments, such as putting peanut oil on their own child's backpack, that the family has decided it is no longer safe to send their daughter to school. These protesters have successfully managed to bully a six year old out of school, because of her disability.<br />
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Before I set all of you loose, though, I want to give you a word of warning. I can tell you that personally, my blood is boiling. The temptation to just breathe fire through the phone line is awfully hard to resist.<br />
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Then I remember how the story has played out in the media. Exaggerations and outright lies have been presented as fact in a "controversy" about "extreme measures" that are "depriving other children of their right to an education."<br />
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As hateful as these parents are, they have presented themselves with enough media savvy to make it a story about wanting "compromise" about the accommodations, rather than about a pack of bullies endangering a child's life.<br />
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The narrative needs to be fixed.<br />
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If you are willing to take the time to send an email or pick up the phone to make a call, remember that the recipient is most likely an innocent school or state employee who has suddenly found him or herself in the middle of a hailstorm. Remember, you are contacting them as a Deeply Concerned Parent, not a Raving Freaking Lunatic.<br />
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Just because you know that you are the good guy, doesn't mean that anyone else does. So make sure that your words and tone demonstrate that.<br />
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These are a few suggestions:<br />
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Explain your concern for this child's safety and well being. <br />
Respectfully ask that, although you understand privacy restrictions, that the school speak up to the media to accurately describe the accommodations this child has received. <br />
Ask what anti-bullying measures are in place, and how they intend to protect children from this kind of hatred.<br />
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Spring break started yesterday in Volusia County, adding even more to the hit and run nature of this bullying campaign, but here is the contact information:<br />
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Edgewater Elementary School Principal Linda Moore: 386-426-7300. <br />
Volusia County School Superintendent: 386-734-7190. (Follow prompts for operator and ask for Superintendents Office.) <br />
The Florida Department of Education: 850-245-0438. <br />
James Holland, Director of Professional Standards: 386-734-7190 ext. 20256. (This one is to report school misconduct, so make sure you have a Specific Complaint, not a Wild Accusation.)<br />
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In the comments of the previous post, Kyra was kind enough to also share the district's email contact information:<br />
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Principal Lynda Moore: lmoore(at)volusia.k12.fl.us <br />
Assistant Principal Stephanie Eafford: saeffor(at)volusia.k12.fl.us<br />
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Finally, here is the request from Tracey. It appears that in some of the comments by parents in the news stories online, there have been details of her daughter's medical plan, however distorted, that could have only been revealed by a member of the school's staff. If you are brave enough to go on troll patrol, see if you can find any of these comments. If you find them, please copy and paste the comment or take a screen shot if you can (in case it is deleted) and email it and the link to the page to me at allergiesmom[at]gmail[dot]com. I'll sift through the duplicates and make sure that they reach Tracey.<br />
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Thank you so much for your compassion and zeal in defense of her daughter." Email written by SunConnor of <a href="http://www.bigtent.com/group/forum/message/50827768?md=MzI3MjM5NDM=">Austin Families with Food Allergies</a>.</blockquote><br />
Please help if you can. The fight for our children's rights to an education is an important fight for us to band together.<br />
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Thank you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-59202001615340163872011-01-21T21:00:00.000-08:002011-01-21T21:05:28.707-08:00Discussion of NCGA blog post about corn allergiesThere's a post over on "<a href="http://corncommentary.com/2011/01/21/allergies-nothing-to-sneeze-at/#respond">Corn Commentary</a>", which is a blog of the <a href="http://ncga.com/">National Corn Growers Association</a>, which has gotten quite a few people in uproar.<br />
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The post is "<a href="http://corncommentary.com/2011/01/21/allergies-nothing-to-sneeze-at/#respond">Allergies Nothing To Sneeze At</a>" which discusses how rare a corn allergy must be, and if read under the right light can lead you to believe that people with a corn allergy are exaggerating or making things up. I am not entirely sure that was their intent or not.<br />
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However, what's really gotten people into an uproar is that the comments are not showing. I know I have commented. I also know a good 10 others who have too, but none are showing.<br />
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If you'd like to discuss this article, please feel free to use our comments section here. I'll do my best to make sure that "Corn Commentary" sees them.<br />
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<b>Some unpublished comments</b>: (please feel free to tell us how you feel about their blog post in our comments, thanks)<br />
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<div style="color: black;">"I deal with corn allergies all the time, and I appreciate you touching on this subject.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">Corn is a growing allergen among children and adults, however it is still in its uphill battle stages as many doctors, nutritionists, and other medical professionals still consider corn a hypoallergenic food. (Don’t ask me why, but its true.) So even when presented with proof, some still dismiss the possibility. For that alone, many corn allergies never get reported, and many corn allergic persons resort to alternative medicine.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">So that you’re unable to verify just how fast it’s growing does not surprise me. I’m not sure myself on the stats of a corn allergy and how fast it’s growing, and I’ve been doing corn food allergy coaching for nearly 6 years now.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">What I do know is that every year there seems to be more and more demand for my services and knowledge, and more and more demand for corn-free foods." - Von</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">"Your post sounds like you are poking fingers at this poor woman who has to deal with what I deal with everyday. Its a nightmare. There is a whole blog of people with corn allergy. <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn" target="_blank">http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn</a> Total Messages: 80440 (39 posted today) Members: 2880 (47 active today) </div><div style="color: black;"></div><div style="color: black;">Corn is in everything! Here's a list of ingredients I have to look out for every day. <span style="color: #0c343d;"><a href="http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php" target="_blank">http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php</a></span> Meat and vegetables are impossible to buy at any grocery store. They are all sprayed with citric or lactic acid made from corn, or dusted with corn starch. The USDA and FDA has done a fine job at regulating. If there is just trace amounts of corn in any product it doesn't have to be disclosed at all! It is really embarrassing when you visit someone and you have to always remember to bring your own toilet paper. I really hate it when I am around any one with any scents or perfumes on. The alcohol that carries the scent is made from corn. It is nearly impossible to find soaps and shampoos without corn. Vinegar, glycerin, alcohol, natural flavors, vanilla, citric acid, <span class="mark" id="misspell-0" style="color: #0c343d;">maltodextrin</span>, sweeteners and diet sugars, and salt are just a few examples that are in virtually everything. We even have to pay extra to have our medicines compounded. We have to use the source ingredients without any corny fillers. Please be more compassionate. If any of us goes to the emergency room and we are given glucose we could die." - <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8987.4">MissyAnn104</a><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;">"<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have multiple food allergies and by far the one to corn is the worst! Why you ask? Just avoid corn! you say.<br />
Yeah wouldn't that be nice but as you point out corn is so environmentally friendly replacing so many things that it is almost impossible. I can't even use my enhaler any more due the the "environmentally friendly" use of ethanol as the propellant now. Its illegal to use anything else the last I checked. Not to mention what trying to pump gas for my car does to me.<br />
I could say so much more but I know it would do no good. Nothing would change. My life is so far from what it usd to be you would not even recognize it as a "happy ProductiveLife".</span>" - <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8987.5">wchamberlink</a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="color: black;">"“Like people with any allergy, she will have to read the labels on any products she wants to consume or use. But, she can still lead a happy and productive life, despite that.”<br />
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What a ridiculous thing to say. Only someone that has never had to deal with an allergy to something as ubiquitous as corn could be so cavalier with such a loaded statement. If corn was disclosed on labels at all times, life would be much simpler for the corn allergic, but it would still not even be in the same ballpark with happy and productive. Everything is poison when you are allergic to corn. Other people with all their corny scented products, deli counters in the grocery store, gas stations (inside and out), hair salons, movie theaters, laundromats, offices, schools, even the houses of relatives can be intolerable. Try going on a date when you can’t eat at a restaurant or go to a movie. Try working in an office where microwave popcorn and hand sanitizers are every day obstacles. For that matter, try grocery shopping when they’re steaming seafood with corny seasonings or cleaning the floor and every handle of every shopping cart is wiped down with corny antibacterial wipes. Of course, you know how prevalent corn is in American life. You know that the economy of this country is irrevocably intertwined with the fate of GMO corn because this blog is all about corn propaganda. I noticed that Sudden Death Syndrome, superweeds and the ever increasing need for more chemicals to grow corn and soy crops aren’t mentioned on here.<br />
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We corn allergic may have it tough right now, but when the GMO crops fail (aren’t the stores of corn and soy at the lowest point in history right now because of crop failures?) we’ll be the only ones that know how to survive without all the corny “conveniences” upon which the rest of Americans is dependent. I have half a grassfed cow (custom butchered to avoid citric and lactic acids) and local vegetables in my freezer (specifically bought local to avoid corn waxes, gases and acid washes that are on almost all grocery store produce). What will you eat when the grocery store has no frozen dinners, breakfast cereal, canned pasta, sandwich meat, vitamin D milk or rotisserie chickens? Wouldn’t it be interesting to see you survive off the 18 items in my grocery store that are completely corn-free? (I”ll give you a hint: there’ll be no meat, dairy or wheat products at all and you better step lively in the produce section.)<br />
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Remember, no one can have it both ways. You can’t extol the virtues of having corn in every product in America in one breath and then suggest that corn allergic individuals only have to read labels for a happy life in the next breath. Who are you kidding?" - <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8987.8">kristyreal</a><br />
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</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"</span>Based on the tone of your article, it is obvious that you have completed however many days of research and stand by your beliefs. The difficulty of the corn allergy, unlike other food allergies, is the unknown nature in which the allergy will manifest and the lack of discernible ability to pinpoint the culprit of the reaction. This overall ignorance toward a corn allergy has not hope of change unless: </div><div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">1. A person with clout realizes they are allergic to corn and corn derivatives and gives money for research or sheds light on the allergy and the pervasiveness of corn (which you think is a good thing).</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">2. the corn industry doesn't have such a large hold and investment on the American food industry.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;">I'm sorry. I don't agree with the comment "The fact that corn can be used to make a variety of products is a great thing..." or the comment "...not unlike people who suffer from Celiac disease and are unable to eat anything with gluten in it. Like people with any allergy, she will have to read the labels on any products she wants to consume or use."</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div>The reason I do not agree with your statements are the many hidden names of corn and the fact that corn and corn derivatives do not have to be labeled on ingredients lists, like gluten, soy, eggs etc. Corn does not have to be labeled if it is used in any way to process a food, package a food, or used in medications, or IVs.<br />
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Most corn ingredients won't be labeled as "corn." Case in point, I gave birth to my daughter last year, I told my OBGYN and the hospital staff that I am allergic to corn. They even wrote it on my red bracelet. I had to have an emergency cesarean, up until that moment I had no worries of being poisoned at the hospital. They subsequently gave me an IV and medication (after 26 hours of labor and refusing said iv and medications) that contained corn...DEXTROSE to be exact. I lost consciousness...they had difficulty reviving me. I surmised, based on your logic, I should have stopped the medical staff to read the labels on the medications, since it's obviously my and, in the future, Maureen's daughter's job to make sure we don't die at the hospital.<br />
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I realize you "researched" your article before hitting the "Publish Now" button; however, I am certain you had NO idea how to properly research this allergy. Your statements are based on ignorance. You should try harder and be more diligent next time. Perhaps you should consult Maureen.<br />
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Again, gluten must be labeled if any ingredient contains, was derived from, or MIGHT INCLUDE gluten, i.e. wheat, oats, barley, spelt<br />
Soy must be labeled if any ingredient contains, was derived from, or MIGHT INCLUDE soy, even a no-brainer like tofu<br />
Eggs must be labeled if any ingredient contains, was derived from, or MIGHT INCLUDE eggs...including a package of EGGS<br />
Shellfish must be labeled if any ingredient contains, was derived from, or MIGHT INCLUDE shellfish...including shrimp and lobster<br />
Fish must be labeled if any ingredient contains, was derived from, or MIGHT INCLUDE fish...including halibut, tilapia, salmon, etc.<br />
Peanuts...Treenuts...Dairy.... Do you get my point?<br />
Corn or corn derivatives, however, require NO labeling. This is the list of corn and corn derivatives as it exists today. Unless this is stopped Maureen's daughter will have to carry an encyclopedia with her to the grocery store or choose to not eat: (insert <a href="http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php">Conner's corn allergen list</a> here)" - <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8987.9">HelpImHungry</a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-73514737844655743942010-12-22T21:57:00.000-08:002010-12-22T21:57:14.015-08:00Avoiding corn in the bedroom: Corn-free gets sexyWe're having a good and much needed discussion about sex, corn, and allergic reactions on our favorite forum, <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8848.1">Delphi Avoiding Corn: "Condoms and STD Protection?"</a> and we'd love to get as much user-tested information as possible.<br />
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Since most pills do contain corn, finding a good contraceptive can be difficult, plus trying to be safe by protecting yourself from diseases just adds to the fun of this allergy.<br />
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We firmly believe in living a full and happy corn-free life, and this is one area with a lot of pitfalls. (The last thing anyone needs during those intimate times is a life or death health episode. For some reason that tends to ruin the mood.)<br />
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We're also discussing kissing as the exchange of any bodily fluids can put you at risk of an allergic reaction if the other person eats your allergens.<br />
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So please, come join the <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8848.1">discussion</a> and share your experiences. (Registration is free)<br />
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Tis the season for love and sharing. Right? :)<br />
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(We'll be using any information shared to help improve our <a href="http://corn-freefoods.blogspot.com/">corn-free products list</a> in this much needed area.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-35006552382145518762010-10-17T07:06:00.000-07:002010-10-17T07:06:18.296-07:00Corn-Based BPA replacementIf you're having problems with your normal foods that should be corn-free, but strangely you're reacting, this might be the new culprit.<br />
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BPA has been used in various food packaging and some companies are now replacing this toxic chemical with a <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1682423/coming-soon-a-corn-based-bpa-replacement">corn-based solution</a>.<br />
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As always, please use caution.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32486779.post-71405115779948659142010-10-12T02:39:00.000-07:002010-10-12T02:39:15.913-07:00Food Allergy Misdiagnosis and Misinformed DoctorsFor most people who have suffered for years only to find out later that a food allergy or corn allergy is the culprit of nearly all their suffering, there is a always a combination of two things that keep them from the correct diagnosis.<br />
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Misdiagnosis and Ignorant Doctors.<br />
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For many of the allergy symptoms there are "diseases" that doctors can diagnose them as having, and medications to give to help alleviate those symptoms. Often in these diseases, the medications are variants of steroids or anti-histamines, which help the allergic reaction which further the likelihood of the misdiagnosis. Some medications in these diseases merely manage the appearance of symptoms, such as anti-diarrheal, anti-nausea, anti-reflux, mood stabilizers.<br />
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Because there are a <a href="http://www.womentowomen.com/inflammation/allergysymptoms.aspx">multitude of symptoms</a> that come with allergic reactions, you can have a food allergy and never have your throat close or get hives. Unfortunately, many doctors are still misinformed about this and think that unless you get a clear case of hives or your throat closes shut, you can't possibly have a food allergy.<br />
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We've talked on this blog before, several times, about how tests are not the end-all-be-all of food allergy diagnosis. The most accurate tests are not 100% accurate.<br />
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What is 100% accurate if you're paying attention and you know all the symptoms that can be linked to food allergy reactions and watch for them, is the double blind food allergy intake test. Where the patient is given food with their allergen in it, and again food without their allergen in it, and the person giving it to them doesn't know which food contains their allergen and which doesn't, nor does the patient.<br />
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Unfortunately, even in these cases.. with some doctors.. not all symptoms of allergic reaction are included by the doctor for medical diagnosis. <br />
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The most common symptoms that I run across that are almost always missed as a food allergy reaction, especially in infants and children:<br />
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Reflux<br />
Nausea<br />
Failure to Thrive<br />
Fear of Food<br />
Distended/Bloated Belly<br />
Digestive problems<br />
Ear Infections<br />
Sinus Infections<br />
Trouble Swallowing <br />
Asthmatic issues<br />
ADD/Austism behavioral or developmental problems<br />
Eczema<br />
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Recently, on our favorite corn-free forum, Delphi Forums - Avoiding Corn, there was a posting by a woman whose child has suffered needlessly for which she has tried in desperation to find a solution. <a href="http://forums.delphiforums.com/AvoidingCorn/messages?msg=8456.1">[Read her full story here]</a><br />
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Her son went through the first year of his life with severe reflux, and failure to thrive. He wouldn't eat and developed an oral aversion, so the doctors put in a feeding tube to force feed him to keep him alive. His parents worked to train him to eat, but being so happy that he was actually eating, they didn't notice that he would only eat because that was what he was trained to do. (Much like training a child to eat pennies or an abused child being trained to accept the abuse.)<br />
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Reading her story was heart-wrenching for me, as I completely understand her child's predicament, and how well-meaning efforts to make him live were in reality the equivalent of the most cruel torture. As an infant, he tried in every way at his disposal to tell them that it was the food that was the problem, but no one understood.<br />
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She later stumbled into the discovery that her child was allergic to corn, as her attempts to give the child actual corn resulted in hives. So she decided to remove corn products from his diet to test it, and saw him vastly improve in days and actually seek out food on his own.<br />
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Yet despite the improvement from avoidance, and his health worsening upon reintroduction of the food, his current doctor refuses to believe that corn is the problem. Because the doctor was trained to believe the (not always accurate) allergy tests, instead of the improvement in the patient.<br />
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We've become a nation more afraid that children won't get proper nutrition than we are for the child's actual health. Vegans remove foods successfully. Vegetarians do it successfully. People with peanut, seafood, milk, egg, wheat. and other allergies do it successfully. Yet there is this fear.<br />
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Luckily, with the advances in diagnosing Celiac and gluten-intolerance, doctors are more ready and able to look to foods as the culprit. Unfortunately, unless the tests back up the food challenge results, many doctors still consider removing any one food from a child's diet as bad parenting.<br />
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The problem is that there is really no one person to blame. It's how our doctors are being taught. The information or lack of it that they get about food allergies, often sponsored by the food companies themselves. Parents rely on their doctors to be experts, and want to believe that they can trust them to find the correct solution.<br />
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It's really a little known perfect storm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2