Dragonfly News

The Official Monthly Newsletter of Song of Health
JULY 2012

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Welcome Subscribers, to Dragonfly News. This is our opportunity to share interesting and helpful information with you in our monthly newsletter, which is available to Subscribers only.  We first email the Newsletter and Food Resource updates to you directly in .pdf form.  Then, in a few days you will be able to access the newsletter on the website.  The Food Resource updates will be incorporated into the existing Food Resource List and can be found by clicking on the icon at the left side of most pages on the website.  The recipes will be added to the Recipes section, including the Table of Contents and Index.

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The information in Dragonfly News is brought to you by the Song of Health Team:

Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health
Dr. Letitia Dick, N.D., Staff Doctor
Dr. Caryn Potenza, N.D., Staff Supporting Doctor
Shawn Murphy, Song of Health Webmaster and Graphics Designer

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IN THIS ISSUE:

WEBSITE CHANGES AND NOTICES:
New Food Categories Group: CACTUS; SOAP section

SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT:
Stories, Comments, Questions Asked
and Answered

FOOD LABEL QUIZ:
Can you guess the food categories of ingredients listed on this label?

New ~ SOAP CORNER:
Updates

SHARING EXPERIENCES:
“NEW CATEGORY:  THE CACTUS FAMILY”
By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

RECIPES:
VEGETABLES:
ASPARAGUS AND TOMATO VINAGRETTE (Served Cold)

FOOD RESOURCE UPDATE:
JULY 2012

The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing is an educational opportunity for Naturopathic physicians and students to further their education in the classical methods of Naturopathy, not otherwise taught in the Naturopathic colleges.  This is where physicians and students learn about the Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation methods, constitutional hydrotherapy and other important methods handed down by Vlassical Nature Doctors.

Song of Health and The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing work together to reach as many people as possible in order to educate and help in understanding the importance of avoiding personal food intolerances, applying Classical Naturopathic methods of healing, and naturally restoring the body to health.

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WEBSITE CHANGES AND NOTICES

New Food Categories Group: CACTUS.  (See below under Questions Asked and Answered, Email Correspondence, email from Dr. Tish.)  Per our doctors’ new findings, we have added the category CACTUS to the Food Categories section. 

THE SOAP SECTION: New soaps available.  See below in The Soap Corner.  Note: Descriptions and ingredients now list the food intolerance category Cactus as present in all the soaps (Jojoba Oil).

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	SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT STORIES, COMMENTS, AND QUESTIONS

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Share your story with others.

SUBSCRIBERS, PLEASE…help others by sharing your story.  When you allow us to publish it in Dragonfly News and Subscribers’ Testimonials, a dedicated section on the Song of Health website, you provide the opportunity to reach out to those who still suffer but are not confident that our dietary lifestyle will work for them. By hearing and reading about how our lives were dramatically changed we can help others to step through the door toward wellness. WE WOULD BE HONORED TO INCLUDE YOUR STORY about how you came to follow the Carroll Food Intolerance way of life. We reserve the right to edit for grammar and spelling correctness, however we will not change your story content. So, DON'T BE SHY!

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Please email your contribution to manager@songofhealth.com.

Thank you for helping us to achieve our goal of reaching out to as many people as possible in order to provide help, hope and answers. The more we give away, the more we receive!

A note of encouragement: A subscriber was concerned that her story was uninteresting. There is no such thing as a boring, uninteresting story! We are here to support each other and every contribution helps, no matter how small or large the content. Please don't let that stop you! We invite you to check out Subscribers Testimonials to read what subscribers have shared.

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QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED

Email Correspondence:
Song of Health has been given permission by our Subscribers to share the following with you, so that we may all benefit.

From R, June 20^th:  Hi. Would you know of any flax oil supplement, magnesium supplement and progesterone cream for fruit intolerant group, who cannot mix potato and dairy, please? Thank you very much for your time.

Reply From Sandra:  Hello R, my best advice is to contact either [your Naturopath], or you can contact Windrose Clinic in Spokane, Washington: 509-327-5143.They carry many wonderful supplements that have all been evaluated, and they can help. My recommendation is to always contact your own personal physician first, though, as he knows you best and what your personal needs are. Either way, both clinics are glad to help you find what will work for you.

Also, I want to be sure you received your soaps. I'd also be grateful to have your feedback on them when you use them.

R:  Hi. Thank you very much for the information. Yes I receivedthe soaps and they are great. Can I use them as shampoo too? Thank you.

Sandra: Glad you're enjoying the soaps. Yes, it [ ] does work well as shampoo. It takes a bit more rubbing than shampoo to get a lather going, but it cleans well. I use strong nettle tea as a hair rinse/conditioner following, and all the soap washes out. Let me know what you think if you try it. One thing about the soaps is they are very long lasting, as they are cured for a long time and the cocoa butter makes them hard.

R: Thank you so much for the information. I am very sensitive to almost everything.  If you know of any make up, body lotion, face moisturizer, hair spray, mousse, hair gel and deodorant and toothpaste also, please let me know. I have to avoid fruits; also not mixing potato and grain.  But I am sensitive to perfume, fragrances, chemicals and some natural products in makeup and other products (not sure to what).  Thank you very much for your time.

Sandra: Cosmetics is a very tough issue for fruit intolerance, as most of the products contain some fruit derivative.  I am potato intolerant (and fruit/sugar combo). When I use foundation makeup, I use the brand Zia; however, I believe they are difficult to find anymore. So my finish powder is now Mineral Fusion. I have very sensitive skin and have been good with both brands. I just went on Mineral Fusion's website and their foundation products do contain fruit.  Most ofthe time our doctors recommend finding a product that best agrees with you, as finding your food-intolerance-free products is so tough.

I'm forwarding your question to Dr. Caryn Potenza at Windrose Clinic. I think I remember her having some information on certain skin products.

Editor’s Note:  As a reminder to R’s quest for toothpaste and deodorant that is fruit-free: Baking soda used as tooth powder is fruit-free.  For a deodorant powder, use ½ each of corn starch (grain) and baking soda, mixed well.  The corn starch absorbs sweat naturally and the baking soda deodorizes.

From Dr. Christopher Kozura (per FB), June 20^th:   Many of you already know the dirty dozen but this breaks it down to the amount of different pesticide residues they have on each of the dirtier ones.  Thank you organic farmers, especially the ones that treat your soil like gold.  I bow to the sustainable organic farms out there.  EWG’s 2012 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

The following is from our Subscriber and supporting physician Dr. Kozura, ND. and may not necessarily be the opinion of our staff:

From Dr. Christopher Kozura (per FB), June 27^th:  Cow hormones in milk, like mayer hormones (Prempro) for women taking them during menopause, just may increase your chance of diseases like heart disease. I like all the propaganda that comes as conversation in my office that soy is bad for you because it has phytoestrogens. The soy is at least not actual hormones in your food on a daily basis if you are a milk drinker or dairy eater.

Counterpoint: On the other hand it may make you younger, as the highest amount of hormones that humans produce is during puberty.  Therefore, maybe a little dose of hormones from cows and horses may help us live younger, and it may be just something else that caused the heart disease.  The hormones from cow’s milk just gets you to puberty quicker.  Hey, I know the hormone story is not easy to understand, but we at least need to know stuff like pregnant cow hormones are in our milk.  The guys might be concerned about this though.

From Dr. Tish, July 9^th:  The Cactus group is a new group we have just discovered. It came about when patients began complaining about reacting to Agave. We found a few people who couldn't have Agave, so then we started sorting out this category. These people also react to Aloe, Pineapple, Sage (cooking sage), and Prickly Pear, along with the Cactus botanical we use in our heart formulas. This would also include Tequila.

So, Pineapple is a cactus, not a fruit. Many canned pineapples do contain citric acid, which makes that canned product fruit, however.

That's what I know so far. We are still sorting out this group. It came as quite a surprise. We just started working on this a few months ago.

From The Forum:

IMPORTANT NOTICE: At this time, due to work overload and shortage of time, our doctors are not able to answer your questions in the categoryAsk the Doctors a Question. They request that you refer any medical questions to them, or your personal physician, directly to their clinics, by requesting a consultation appointment. Thank you for your understanding.
Editor’s Note:  I realize how easy it is to miss our requests.  We take full responsibility for that, and are happy to repeat them whenever necessary.

REMEMBER TO GO TO THE FORUM TO SHARE - AND ACCESS – MORE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS!

IMPORTANT NOTE:  When posting a question or comment in The Forum to a thread that is not recent (within the current week), PLEASE CREATE A NEW THREAD, even if the topic has been discussed at a prior time. This way, new entries won’t get unintentionally missed.

The Forum is a great way to make new friends!
It is a great opportunity for you to share tips, meals, recipes and any other information to help support and educate each other!

FOOD LABEL QUIZ

CAN YOU GUESS THE FOOD CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS
LISTED ON THIS LABEL?

As part of my goal to help you in the quest of eating safely in accordance with your personal food intolerances, this section is another way to help you identify suspicious ingredients and … HAVE SOME FUN!

The answers at the bottom of the New Recipes section, just above The Food Resource List Updates.        ~~~

NEW ~ THE SOAP CORNER

CUSTOM MADE SOAPS AVAILABLE. Email me for a quote.

The design of the   website page has been updated and is now more user friendly.

Important changes to descriptions and ingredients:  In compliance with our doctors’ new findings and the addition of the CACTUS food intolerance category, the following information has changed:

•Ingredients We Use ~ Natural Jojoba Oil: Per the Carroll Food Intolerance Method, this product has been evaluated to contain the food intolerance category CACTUS.

•Our Selection of coco-shá Soaps ~ Soaps will specify either:  In accordance with the Carroll Food Intolerance Method, this product contains CACTUS. No other food intolerance categories are present; or, …contains CACTUS and GRAIN…

Since it has been determined that the Unrefined African Shea Butter used in our soaps are food intolerance free, from now on all the soaps will contain this enriching emollient butter.

NEW ~   ORGANZA DRAWSTRING GIFT BAGS.
These transparent bags with ribbon drawstrings will hold 2 bars of  Soap, making a special, unique, and beautiful gift.  Choose from 5 colors:  Shown: (Top row) Pink, Blue, Lavender, (Bottom) White, Black.  4-1/2" x 6-1/2" are $.99 ea.  (Regular $1.20)

Following is the schedule of availability for new   :

•   Nicknamed “CAMO.” NOW AVAILABLE.  Be prepared for your summer activities with this amazing soap.

SUGGESTION: Hang these soaps [in your tent]
in the new ORGANZA DRAWSTRING GIFT BAGS when not bathing!

•  NOW AVAILABLE
  
• Latest batch, now with Unrefined Shea Butter and more essential oils of Lavender and Anise, available July 21^st
  
• (With Anise and Organic Coffee Grounds).  
  Anise is renowned for removing human scent and other odors, and for attracting fish.  Coffee grounds aid in additional, yet kind-to-the-skin scrubbing.  That’s what makes this soap a must on the boat and in the kitchen!  Available July 21^st
• Refreshing Natural Added Protection.  New batch, available July 25^th, contains Organic Comfrey Powder and Leaf.
• Now with Unrefined African Shea Butter~ The new batch will be available July 25^th.  There are still 2 bars available of the original batch, without Shea butter.
• There was a delay on receiving backordered supplies.  There are 2 bars still available.  The next batch will hopefully be available by August 5^th.

SHARING EXPERIENCES:

Remember that eating our food intolerances can have a dramatic effect on our moods as well as other symptoms we discuss, ad infinitum. .

NEW CATEGORY:  THE CACTUS FAMILY
By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

Our brilliant Naturopaths --- Doctors “Tish” Dick, Potenza, and Zeff --- have recently identified a new food intolerance category.  According to Dr. Tish, after several patients expressed distress from Agave they began working to sort out a category of related plants that also caused reactions for these people.  Thus, we are now adding a new section to our list of Food Categories --- the CACTUS family.

So far, the plants identified in the Cactus category are Agave (includes Tequila), Aloe, Jojoba, Pineapple, Prickly Pear, Sage (Salvia officinalis [garden sage, common sage] – used in cooking), and the botanical Cactus Grandiflora.  Dr. Tish will also be looking into Yucca and Cassava (Yuca) to determine if they, too, belong in this family, as well as anything else suspected.

It is a curious phenomenon that all these years Pineapple was considered to be in the Fruit category.  Most likely because many of the canned Pineapple goods contain citric acid; so, whenever a Pineapple product was evaluated it analyzed positive for Fruit.  Because the Cactus food intolerance, not a common one, was not realized until now, the secret of Pineapple was kept well hidden. Needless to say, this all came as quite a surprise to our doctors!

What supposes a plant to be a member of the Cactus Food Intolerance family?

Having only been a few months since this food intolerance was identified, the classification of all that is included is still not complete.  I researched the above named plants to see what they might have in common, remembering that an obvious similarity does not preclude positivity for intolerance.  With that in mind, this is what I’ve briefly found:

Under Scientific Classification, “Clade” ~ Monicots include Agave, Aloe, and Pineapple.  “Clade” ~ Eudicots include Jojoba, Prickly Pear, and Sage (Salvia officinalis). Further breakdown into plant family, genus, etc. is dissimilar among the plants.

All but the Jojoba and Sage have a similarity of fleshy, spiny leaves.  Jojoba’s leaves are fleshy without the spines.  Sage is an evergreen shrub whose leaves are not fleshy, as are the others, appearing more like the herbaceous plant we would expect. 

So far, the information I have on CACTUS food intolerance is obviously limited.  As our doctors’ findings increase, we will continue to share the information with you.  In the meantime, we will be adding the new page in the Food Categories section at Song of Health, to share with you what we know at this point.

I send out a big cheer to our doctors for their amazing work in affording this opportunity for even more people to restore and maintain their health and well being.  Please join me in your support for their untiring efforts with our best welfare as their first concern.

To All My Relations, Sandra

References: Dr. Letitia Dick, ND.;
www.Wikipedia.org;
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SAOF2

“Every dis-ease known to humans is created in our digestion system” (Dr. Harold Dick, N.D.)

NEW RECIPES

Each month new recipes are published in the Recipes section at Song of Health.  In the newsletter they are listed and linked so you can easily go to them in the Recipes section.

 The ingredients for all the recipes are coded for food intolerance items.

From time to time you may find an existing recipe has been slightly corrected from the original, in order to make it easier to follow, or to update new findings of ingredients for food intolerances.

 WE INVITE YOU TO SHARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS, RECIPES, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.  Please go to The Forum and post in the Recipes section, or contact us at manager@songofhealth.com.

Just click on the recipe link to go directly to it in the RECIPES SECTION, or copy and paste the "url". Remember to log in first!

Is there a recipe you would like to have, or need help adapting?  I'm happy to help! Contact me at manager@songofhealth.com.

VEGETABLES:
ASPARAGUS AND TOMATO VINAGRETTE (Served Cold)

Check out the Recipes category in The Forum for recipes that fellow Subscribers have been gracious enough to share!  Plus, cooking and baking questions are asked and answered.

*About this month’s picture:  Agave has been identified as being in the new food intolerance category CACTUS.

FOOD RESOURCE LIST UPDATES

THE FOOD RESOURCE LIST ON THE WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE IN PRINTABLE VERSION. JUST GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK ON "SOH RESOURCE LIST PART 1 OR PART 2" FOR THE VERSION IN .PDF FORM.

Use the codes below to translate the Results Column.

HOW TO READ THE FOOD RESOURCE LIST AND USE THE KEY:

 As items are submitted and analyzed by our staff doctors, they are then added to the Food Resource List on the Song of Health website. We compile the updated lists to email to you as well.

 The items are listed per category.

 By listing the “Date Evaluated” you can be assured of the most recent updates.

 Under the “Evaluated For” column, “ALL” signifies that the product has been analyzed for all food categories included in the Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation Method.

In some cases, you will see ingredients listed in the “Results” column that are ot included in “Evaluated For.” This is due to: 1) the ingredient has been listed on the packaging; 2) or it is obviously in the stated category; 3) or our doctors evaluated for more than what was asked for. For example, results for milk will be “dairy (D).”

 Under “Purchased At” we no longer furnish where the product was purchased; however, if the product was purchased outside the Pacific Northwest area, the region will be noted.  Sometimes, I will be able to locate a place to purchase a product for you, if requested.

If you have any questions, please contact us at:
manager@songofhealth.com. We are happy to help!

SHOPPING SUGGESTION: Do you have a Blackberry, Iphone or other mobile smart phone with internet capability?  I use mine as my shopping tool!  Just log in to your account at Song of Health.com, go to The Food Resource List, and verify products as you shop!

FOOD RESOURCE LIST
JULY 2012

The items listed were purchased in the Pacific Northwest unless otherwise noted.

TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE...

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