RE: cinamon on an elimination diet

[Guest guest]

well, i don't know if it's ok, but i do know that if you get organic

cinnamon STICKS and grind them yourself, then it's not likely to be

contaminated. that's what we've done...

-katja, finally getting caught up!

At 10:00 AM 4/21/2004, you wrote:

>Does anyone know if cinamon is safe on an elimination diet? Any brands that

>are not likely contaminated with gluten or any other problematic substances?

>

>I had a sprinkle of cinamon on my lard-fried apple this morning and it was

>delicious. It took care of my sweet craving (although I crave the coconut

>candies mostly!), and I'd like to continue using it if it's OK. I didn't

>bloat after eating it (yay!) but I know that the damage could be insidious

>if it's contaminated with gluten, for example.

>Suze Fisher

>Lapdog Design, Inc.

>Web Design & Development

[Guest guest]

> Re: cinamon on an elimination diet

>

>

>well, i don't know if it's ok, but i do know that if you get organic

>cinnamon STICKS and grind them yourself, then it's not likely to be

>contaminated. that's what we've done...

Wow - *excellent* idea Katja. I'll get them today and toss them in the

coffee grinder. Thanks!

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

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heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

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[Guest guest]

>Does anyone know if cinamon is safe on an elimination diet? Any brands that

>are not likely contaminated with gluten or any other problematic substances?

I've never had a reaction from any of the spices

made by McCormick (who is careful in their factory,

and doesn't handle gluten products much anyway).

Penzy's seems ok too. I only had problems with one

set of dried peppers from a small mailorder place.

Worcestershire sauce seems ok too. Fish sauce

seems ok. Soy sauce and miso do NOT seem ok, but

I'm not sure exactly why, even the wheat-free

soy doesn't seem to work for me. Might be the soy ...

White vinegar can be made from wheat, but the consensus

is that it's ok (lots of study done on that). I tend

to avoid it for aesthetic reasons anyway, but the amount

in, say Worcestershire sauce, doesn't offend my aesthetics.

Sugar and brown sugar are usually ok, but I DID have a

problem with them at first. Which turned out to be because

I used them while I was baking with wheat flour (which

gets everywhere!). I got new sugar and it's ok. Though

probably not real good for gut flora for other reasons!

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone know if cinamon is safe on an elimination diet? Any brands

that

> are not likely contaminated with gluten or any other problematic

substances?

>

> I had a sprinkle of cinamon on my lard-fried apple this morning and it was

> delicious. It took care of my sweet craving (although I crave the coconut

> candies mostly!), and I'd like to continue using it if it's OK. I didn't

> bloat after eating it (yay!) but I know that the damage could be insidious

> if it's contaminated with gluten, for example.

> Suze Fisher

Mercola on cinnamon, blood sugar, digestion etc.

http://www.mercola.com/2003/dec/13/holiday_spices.htm Have it almost daily.

Wanita

[Guest guest]

the thing with eliminatng is that everybody has different reaction

so nobody can say what is safe for you. bob's little list is the

things that have shown least allergenic potential. but now you are

in the testing phase, so your body answers the question for you.

cinnamon seems to be ok. just remember to only add one new thing per

meal, so if you have a bad reaction, you know what it is.

you might want to read up about the testing phase again now.

cheers, deb

> Does anyone know if cinamon is safe on an elimination diet? Any

brands that

> are not likely contaminated with gluten or any other problematic

substances?

[Guest guest]

> Re: cinamon on an elimination diet

>

>

>the thing with eliminatng is that everybody has different reaction

>so nobody can say what is safe for you.

This is true, but since I'm gluten-free, I'm really trying to avoid anything

with gluten in it. But I do understand that other than the general suspects

(gluten, casein) this is very much an individual thing.

bob's little list is the

>things that have shown least allergenic potential. but now you are

>in the testing phase, so your body answers the question for you.

>cinnamon seems to be ok. just remember to only add one new thing per

>meal, so if you have a bad reaction, you know what it is.

>

>you might want to read up about the testing phase again now.

Sounds like a good idea, thanks :-)

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

----------------------------

“The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause

heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

----------------------------

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[Guest guest]

> Re: cinamon on an elimination diet

>

>

>

>>Does anyone know if cinamon is safe on an elimination diet? Any

>brands that

>>are not likely contaminated with gluten or any other problematic

>substances?

>

>I've never had a reaction from any of the spices

>made by McCormick (who is careful in their factory,

>and doesn't handle gluten products much anyway).

>Penzy's seems ok too. I only had problems with one

>set of dried peppers from a small mailorder place.

I hope Frontier is OK because that's the best quality spice supplier I have

access to.

>Sugar and brown sugar are usually ok, but I DID have a

>problem with them at first. Which turned out to be because

>I used them while I was baking with wheat flour (which

>gets everywhere!). I got new sugar and it's ok. Though

>probably not real good for gut flora for other reasons!

I don't eat sugar at all, but do feed it to my kombucha :-)

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

----------------------------

" The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause

heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

----------------------------

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