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WEBSITE CHANGES AND NOTICES:

No new changes

SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT:
Stories, Comments, Questions Asked
and Answered

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

SOAP CORNER:

News & Updates

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES FROM THE U.S. EPA:

“EPA Releases Final Risk Assessment on Trichloroethylene (TCE)”

SHARING EXPERIENCES:
“SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS ~ TO USE OR NOT TO USE?”
By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

RECIPES:
VEGETABLES:  FRESH GREEN BEANS SAUTEED OR STIR-FRIED

FOOD RESOURCE UPDATE:
JULY 2014

 

 

No new changes this month.

 

 

	SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT STORIES, COMMENTS, AND QUESTIONS

 

 

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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 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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QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED

Email Correspondence:

Song of Health has been given permission by our Subscribers whose names appear, to share the following with you, so that we may all benefit.  Some have chosen to stay completely anonymous, in which cases you’ll see the name as “Subscriber” or initial.  Other correspondence has been received from outside our membership; however, we feel it is pertinent information to share with you.

From Diane D., July 1^st:  Thank you for the reminder [Membership rate increase]; however, I haven't found the membership to be that helpful to me personally and I think the rates are already too high.  Diane

Reply from Sandra:  Hello Diane, thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear you aren't completely satisfied. May I ask, what can I improve to help you and better serve you?  My objective is to offer service that will give you your money's worth…and more! Thank you.  In health, Sandra

Diane:  Hello Sandra, thank you for your response.  I may have difficulty explaining but will try.  My biggest difficulty is navigating the site.  It feels confusing to me…lots of highlighted areas that look like you should be able to click on them and go to the topic highlighted, but that isn't the case. Eventually I end up going to the left margin, but that wasn't intuitive when I started searching.  This is partly due to my own ineptness at using the computer, I'm pretty sure, and my need for a simple form of organization that lets me get to the information I need without getting distracted by too much other information.

1) My main intolerance is Dairy, which I'm learning to avoid…BUT I'd really like to know exactly how the testing method works, and if each person is intolerant to the same foods and to the same degree, and how do we know that? 

2) Do dairy products from cows, goats and sheep affect a dairy intolerant person in the same way or are there differences between them because of where and how they are raised and fed?  If it's the protein in the dairy products that causes the intolerance then it would seem that cows, goats and sheep might differ and my reaction to them might also differ?  What, besides the protein and lactose leads to dairy intolerance?  Are we born with the intolerance or do we develop it?

3) With the Fruit and Sugar intolerance, is it only refined cane and beet sugar that causes difficulties when eaten with fruit?  Is honey o.k.?  Maple syrup?

These are the questions I started out with when I signed up, but couldn't find answers to (although they may be there), so I still have these questions.  I read the section on Dr. Carroll's testing method, but I have some questions about that too.  

Thanks for taking the time to respond to me.   I think if I were a professional I might not think the cost of membership to be too high, but as a user/patient I really think this is very expensive.  Diane

Sandra:  Hello Diane.  First, I will take your suggestions to heart about the look of the website (i.e. highlighted distractions) and see about cleaning it up more.  I want the website to be as easy as possible to get around, with the format we are currently using.  Eventually, we will be able to launch the new format.  Honestly, I ran out of money and time to continue for awhile, but it is definitely in the making.

Now for your questions:

• It is a bit complicated to explain how the evaluation method is performed, as there is diagnostic equipment the physician uses to determine whether a reaction occurs when a person's chemistry is matched with a specific food/food group.  The analysis process was originally created by Dr. Otis G. Carroll, who concluded that every person has a "food enemy" or intolerance.  He adapted the work and apparatus of Dr. Albert Abrams, which was originally designed to diagnose and treat various pathologies; he could "detect constitutional or inborn food intolerances."  This is the method our doctors use today; they have since isolated even more food intolerance groups. (The book Nature Doctors, Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine, by Friedhelm Kirchfeld & Wade Boyle is a wonderfully written history.)

(You'll note, we call the Carroll Food Intolerance methods "evaluation or analysis" to comply with FDA rules.)

Regarding to what degree is a person intolerant:  You either have the required enzymes to break down and digest a food or you don't!  No in between.  We all see people who eat anything and everything and live to be ripe old ages; how can they get by and we can't?  There are a number of factors as to how and why one person appears to be more affected than others.  Genetics and heredity can be a factor in what body parts are weaker or stronger.  With some, their cholesterol, blood pressure, circulatory systems take the hit first.  With others, the reproductive system becomes diseased.  Personally, I've learned not to compare myself with another, but to compare how I feel from one day to the next.  How strong is my immune system?  Do I feel energetic or lethargic?  Does my stomach and intestines feel good or do they hurt?  Am I getting sick often or am I generally healthy and active?  You must be your own personal barometer.  I suggest going to the Testimonials page at  to read the varied experiences.

NOTE:  Oftentimes, you may not feel immediate discomfort from eating your food intolerances; however, it doesn't mean your system is not being compromised and may display in ways you wouldn't expect; for instance, acne.

From the doctors' experience with many patients, food intolerance appears to be a genetic condition (born without the enzymes) and not an acquired condition.

Dr. Tish wrote extensively about this subject.  You can find it in the October 2011 newsletter, at http://www.songofhealth.com/subscribers/newsletter1011.html#article

If you are logged in, you can click on the link and go directly to it.  It is also listed in The Archive of Articles, under October 2011.  It may help to understand, and realize you aren't the only one with these questions!

Feel free to contact me at any time with any question.  I'm happy to direct you to the website area or explain personally.

Per your questions, I'm guessing that you are fairly new to the concept of avoiding food intolerances, possibly dubious of the accuracy and validity of it all.  I understand this, as we've been led by the American Medical Association to believe this is all a bunch of bunk!  The majority is not always right, often not.  It usually is directed by power and money.  The important question to ask yourself is, if you are adhering to the needs of your own personal dietary restrictions, is your health improving?  It may take some time to reverse the healing process and feel the progress.  Keep with it...stay connected with your physician in the process of getting well.  Most people (there's always exceptions) testify happy recoveries.

I understand how you may feel SOH membership is expensive.  It is a huge investment in time and money by the  Team to make all the services available, to keep the website running and to continually update the information.  I would love to be independently wealthy and offer my services for free; alas, I'm not!  We do our best to provide you with the most for your money, our goal being to help you succeed in maintaining great health.  I am happy to help guide you along the way, to make your life easier.

May I please have your permission to share our correspondence with our fellow Members in the July newsletter?  Even the negative stuff!! It is a great help for all of us to read discussions and review.  Thank you.

I look forward to hearing from you, Diane. In health, Sandra

Diane:  Hi Sandra, I really appreciate your detailed e-mail and all the time you took to answer my questions.  I can certainly understand the constraints of time and funds regarding the cost of maintaining the website too.  I will spend some time in the next couple of days looking at the information links you sent and re-reading your note and promise to get back to you.  With the 4th of July coming up time is a little tight…as I'm sure it is for you too. Thank you very much for having this conversation with me! If you think it will be helpful to share our correspondence, please do.  More later.

Sandra:  You're very welcome. I look forward to hearing from you and being able to help.

Diane:  I read the articles in the newsletter that you suggested.  Now I will try to get a copy of Kirchfeld and Boyle's book on Naturopathic Medicine.  Meantime, I've been trying to figure out how to explain my questions.  I've had enough experience with my Naturopathic physicians to know that the homeopathic remedies are real and helpful, in spite of all the criticisms and skepticism of many in the allopathic community.  I've also experienced Hydrotherapy with good results and I know my dairy intolerance is real, and that since I have eliminated most (close to all) dairy from my diet, my digestive tract feels better as do I.  I want to understand the way testing for food sensitivities is done.  If it's possible I'd like to see how it is accomplished.  At the very least, I'd like an explanation in the same detail as Hydrotherapy and Homeopathy are explained, and at the very best I'd really like to observe the food sensitivities tests.   I can imagine that the foods one is sensitive/intolerant to may cause a "leaky gut" and allow large particles like peptides or small proteins across the gut into the blood….but I don't know that that is the case.  So, instead of imagining how it might happen, I'd like a pretty detailed explanation of how it happens, in theory, in reality?  I

I hope this makes some sense to you.   I appreciate your time and attention to my questions, and I hope you are enjoying a good summer and good health.  Diane

Sandra:  Hello Diane, Well, you are definitely on the right track!  That you are being proactive in your health is most important.

I have referred your question to Dr. Tish Dick about the method of analyzing, whether you can witness it, or how to best explain the manner of methods.  Is she or Dr. Potenza your Naturopath at Windrose Clinic?  She can best guide us to answer your query.  Please be patient with her response time, as she is very busy and tries to get to everyone as timely as she possibly can.  Thank you.

Dr. Tish replied to your inquiry about how the food evaluation is performed:

Please have her call me at the clinic and leave a message with Pam and I will get back to her regarding her questions.  She is asking for technical information that we do not disclose over the internet.  This is a Naturopathic Modality and we reserve the rights to the process of the evaluation.

Please keep me posted on your progress! In health, Sandra

From Trish B., July 4^th:  Hello Ms. Strom!

I just wanted to find out how I could get further testing, if available for the other uncommon food intolerances.  I am still struggling with something upsetting my digestive system, even though I have been avoiding my main food groups.  Do I need to go back to my ND and request this?  Thanks and Happy 4th!  Best Regards, Trish

Reply from Sandra:  Hello Patricia, yes, if your current Naturopath addresses your food intolerances, then by all means, contact him/her and request further evaluating.  They will want to know, I'm sure, what symptoms you've been experiencing, etc.  Also, are you following The Food Resource List closely whenever possible?  Those sneaky hidden ingredients will get us too!

In the meantime, I suggest keeping a journal of what you're eating when you feel sick.  See if there's a common food group or product.  As a reminder, you can download a Food Consumption Journal page at SOH by clicking on the link or click here if you're already logged in:  Food Journal.  It is a PDF file that you can print out and use to keep track.  This may help you to narrow it down until you can get re-evaluated.

Keep me posted how it goes.  I look forward to hearing from you.

PS.  May I share our correspondence with our fellow Members?  I have no doubt others may have the same issue, wondering why they're not feeling right.  In health, Sandra

Trish:  Yes, that would be fine.  I am sure others are wondering as well.  I plan on being as strict as possible and also keeping a food journal to see if I can try to pinpoint my symptoms when they flare before I try to get more testing.  Thanks for your response!  Regards, Trish

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS:

From Environmental Working Group, June 16th:  URGENT ACTION ALERT: The Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering Dow Chemical Co.'s application to market a new weed killer called Enlist Duo, a mixture of the toxic weed killers 2,4-D and glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup.

Dow wants to sell Enlist to be used alongside new types of genetically engineered corn and soybeans that were designed to withstand 2,4-D. Why these new breeds? Because weeds have grown resistant to glyphosate alone!

Before the EPA makes its final decision on whether to approve Dow’s Enlist Duo, the agency’s leadership needs to hear from YOU right now.

Take action right now: Tell the EPA not to approve Dow’s application for Enlist Duo containing 2,4-D and glyphosate for use on genetically engineered crops! By clicking here, your name will automatically be added to EWG's petition.

Thank you for standing with EWG in protection of human health and the environment. - EWG Action Alert

P.S. To learn about the dangers of 2,4-D to human health and the environment and Dow’s 2,4-D resistant crops, click here for more information.

From Environmental Working Group:  Dear Sandra: It’s been a full 10 years since EWG launched the Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, the world’s best safety guide to personal care products. From 7,500 products in 2004 to nearly 70,000 today, Skin Deep has helped millions of people make healthier choices about buying personal care products.

We are so proud of how far Skin Deep has come over the past decade that we’re spending the entire month of July celebrating this milestone! Click here to visit our brand-new Skin Deep anniversary web page and join the festivities.

Here are some ways we hope you’ll take part in Skin Deep’s 10th anniversary:

    Read the story of Skin Deep

    See how your personal care products stack up in Skin Deep

10 years ago, most people didn’t give the chemicals in their personal care products a second thought, believing the government was policing their safety. But as EWG’s reports over the past decade have made clear, that’s not true. The government does not require long-term safety studies or pre-market testing for most of the ingredients in cosmetics or other personal care products.

Since Skin Deep was launched, more chemicals used in cosmetics have been assessed for safety, but it’s still not enough. Dangerous ingredients continue to lurk in everyday products with little to no government regulation. That’s why EWG is here – to continue to fight for cosmetics policy reform at the federal level and to provide you with practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to hazardous substances.

Thank you for being a part of this movement. Here’s to 10 more years of groundbreaking work!  Sincerely, Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group

From The Xerces Society, June 16^th: BEAUTY AND THE BEES:  ONE GARDEN AT A TIME

Everyone can plant a flower for National Pollinator Week!

Once again, it is National Pollinator Week and a fantastic time to thank the bees, butterflies, and other pollinators by giving them a hand. There are so many threats to pollinators -- pesticides, diseases, habitat loss, and more -- that one can be discouraged. But everyone can easily do one thing to help pollinators: plant a beautiful bee-friendly flowering plant.

Whether adding bee-friendly perennial wildflowers to frame your front yard, planting a pollinator hedgerow along your farm road, including bee-flowers in your vegetable garden, or just planting a pot with a sunflower on your porch, any effort to increase the number of flowers available for bees can help pollinators and beautify your home or farm. Plus, it is a great joy to watch the bees visit the flowers you plant and to share this wildlife with your friends and neighbors.

Here are some places you can go to find information about which plants are best for your area.

    Xerces Society fact sheets: Plant lists for all regions of the U.S., including the first of a new series of regional lists. (We'll be rolling out more new regional plant lists for bees over the coming months.)

    Pollinator Conservation Resource Center: You'll find links to additional plant lists we like from other organizations.

    Attracting Native Pollinators: Our best-selling book includes page after page of illustrated plant lists, as well as a host of other information about pollinators.

    If you're outside of the U.S.: Plant resources for some other countries.

Don't forget to sign the Pollinator Protection Pledge and join the ever-expanding community of pollinator enthusiasts -- and enjoy yourself as we celebrate pollinators!

Find Out More:

To discover more ways to support pollinators, including ideas for creating a bee garden in your own community, visit our Bring Back the Pollinators webpage.

Thank you for doing your part!

From The Xerces Society, June 21^st:  A STORY WORTH TELLING

Tell your pollinator conservation story and inspire others!

Your efforts to conserve pollinators are working. People really care! They just need to know.

So often, when we face threats to the environment, it is easy to become overwhelmed and to feel like we can't make a significant change. It is also easy to feel like efforts to make a difference go unnoticed. To our delight, however, pollinator conservation doesn't need to fit this mold. The efforts you make to create a garden for bees or butterflies, or to landscape a farm with hedgerows, wildflower meadows, or cover crops for bees, lead to showcases of beautiful habitat that speaks for itself and offers a wonderful opportunity to tell a story. Your story can inspire others to act!

As we wrap up National Pollinator Week 2014, we encourage you to look for ways to tell your friends and neighbors about your own efforts to create a haven for bees and other pollinators. Starting conversations is a great way to extend pollinator week into pollinator month, pollinator season, pollinator year.

Putting signs up in habitat plantings has an amazing effect on engaging the public. Pollinator habitat signs are sprouting up across the U.S., inspiring passers-by to look twice at the beautiful wildflowers or flowering shrubs planted in front of houses and on farms. That sign tells a story, adds meaning to what is planted, and opens people's eyes not only to the bees flying from flower to flower, but to the possibilities in their own yards. They start asking questions, and getting their own ideas for how to improve their gardens.

Find Out More:

To discover more ways to support pollinators, including ideas for creating a bee garden in your own community, visit our Bring Back the Pollinators webpage.

 

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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

 

 

FOOD LABEL QUIZ

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

 

The following list of ingredients is on a label from a product that is dated 06/14: INGREDIENTS:   White Tuna, Water, Salt, Pyrophosphate Added  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!   First, identify obvious food categories, i.e. potato starch = potato. Next, identify potential hidden ingredients, i.e. guar gum = potato. Finally, if you can answer this, you are exceptionally brilliant:  What product is this? The answers are below the New Recipes section, just above The Food Resource List Updates.        ~~~

 

THE SOAP CORNER

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SOAP NEWS AND UPDATES:

NOW AVAILABLE!…

 

UNSCENTED

~  For those who are sensitive to even natural scents, a new option is now available.  The popular soap and shaving bar now also comes in Unscented.  Also containing the eco-friendly Green Clay that gives GMB great “slip” for shaving, plus added Unrefined African Shea Butter, you will find the UNSCENTED equally effective as a superb soap and shaving bar, and long lasting too! 

Bars are approx. wt. 4 oz. @ $7.95. (In comparison, original bars are Approx. wt. 3 oz.)

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 CORRECTION ON LISTED SOAP PRICES ON MEMBERS PAGE ~ A few of the soaps listed your discounted price while others showed the pre-discount price.  This has been changed; now, all show the pre-discount price.  Your 14% discount will be taken and shown when ordered.

 

 

~ Each month we bring you articles on a myriad of topics regarding health and environmental issues. The main focus of is to avail you of expert information on the Carroll Food Intolerance dietary methods.  This – DIET - is the first step to getting and staying well.  We feel there are also many other interesting and important issues to be aware of, so we share our findings with you, on what may have a cause and effect on our health and lives.  This month…

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES FROM THE U.S. EPA:

 

June 25

EPA Releases Final Risk Assessment on Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Agency begins process to address potential human health risks

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives.  It also identifies health risks to workers when TCE is used as a degreaser in small commercial shops and as a stain removing agent in dry cleaning.

“EPA calls on Congress to enact legislation that strengthens our current federal toxics law,” said Jim Jones, assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention. “Until that time, we are using the best available science to assess and address chemical risks of TCE that now show that it may harm human health and the environment.”

The final TCE risk assessment was developed as part of the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan, which identified chemicals for review and assessment of potential risks to people’s health and the environment. EPA developed the draft TCE risk assessment based on the best available information and finalized the assessment after careful consideration of comments from the public and experts during an independent, scientific peer review of the assessment. TCE is the first chemical to complete the work plan risk assessment process under TSCA.

EPA is conducting a workshop from July 29-30, on potential TCE degreaser alternatives and risk reduction approaches. EPA will conduct other activities to address TCE uses as a stain removing agent in dry cleaning and as a clear protective spray fixative.

In the meantime, EPA recommends that people take precautions that can reduce exposures, such as using the product outside or in an extremely well-ventilated area and wearing protective equipment to reduce exposure.

Additional information on the TCE risk assessment, the July 29-30 public workshop, and TSCA workplan chemicals can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/riskassess.html

FIFRA is designed to ensure pesticides are not produced, imported, distributed, sold, or used in a manner posing unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. The law requires manufacturers provide restricted use information on labels ensuring customers understand pesticide hazards and proper use.

EPA and state agricultural agencies in Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wisconsin investigated this case.

For more information about this case: http://www.epa.gov/oalj/orders/2014/FIFRA-05-2010-0016_Liphatech_14-03-12_ID_Biro.pdf

For more information about FIFRA: http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/lfra.html

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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.

SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS ~ TO USE OR NOT TO USE?

By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

Discussions about sunscreen products have little to do with food intolerances, unless they actually contain a food category.  Still, it is worth taking note, as those products containing active chemical ingredients work by absorbing into the skin and then going directly into the bloodstream and other organs prior to the liver; therefore, they cannot be filtered before having potentially negative effects.  This is the same reason for using cosmetics and toiletries that do not contain your food intolerance ingredients --- the skin absorbs at least 90% of what is applied to it.

Are you conflicted by the choices of whether or not to use sunscreen products

to protect you and family from harmful UV rays?  If your choice is to use something, do you know what products are safe to use and why it’s best to avoid products containing specific chemicals?

For years now, we have been bombarded by warnings and ads to use sunblock products.  What is truth and what is hype?  Dr. Oz offers a good discussion, including some history and explanation of how certain chemicals affect the body that is worth reading at http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/your-sunscreen-might-be-poisoning-you.  He discusses how we should limit our sun exposure to 20 minutes a day if not protected.  Many of the FDA approved chemicals in most commercial sunscreens, however, (9 out of 15) are endocrine disruptors.  I highly recommend you read Dr. Oz’s article to understand how detrimental and serious the consequences can be for you and your children.  It’s unsettling!

The SPF indicates the time a person can be exposed to sunlight before getting sunburn with a sunscreen applied relative to the time they can be exposed without sunscreen.  For example, someone who would burn after 12 minutes in the sun would expect to burn after 2 hours (120 min) if protected by a sunscreen with SPF 10.  In practice, the protection derived from a particular sunscreen also depends on factors such as:

• The skin type of the user

• The amount applied and frequency of re-application

• The water-resistance of the product

• Activities in which one engages (swimming or exercising)

You can read more at http://cosmeticsinfo.org/products/sunscreen-and-suntan-products?gclid=CNuY9pT0zL8CFUpqfgodmCQAsQ

Environmental Working Group, a reputable consumer watchdog company whose emails are often shared in our newsletters, has compiled a list of products with sun protection that they have had tested for safety.  You can find which products are safe for you and your children at http://www.ewg.org/2014sunscreen/.

I personally do not apply sunscreen products, mainly because I didn’t trust any to be safe.  Now we have a list to choose from!  As a person with very fair skin and blue eyes, I have adhered to protective methods at the loss of trying to tan up (it’s a lost cause anyway).   Wearing a hat and large shades in the sun is a must.  I may not be tan, but my skin is still youthful in my 60’s.  I’ll take that tradeout!  If I am to be out for any period of exposure, I wear a top that at least covers my shoulders, especially if I’m to be on the water.  The reflections of water are treacherous.  If out all day, loose white long sleeve shirts work best.  I also alternate with sitting in the shade as much as possible.   Just a few suggestions that have worked for me throughout my life, much of which is spent outdoors.

Wishing you a protected, fun summer!

To All My Relations, Sandra

“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 .  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.

 

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!

VEGETABLES:  FRESH GREEN BEANS SAUTEED OR STIR-FRIED

Delicious and nutritious fresh green beans are now available in most areas in abundance. I’m enjoying mine fresh from the mini-garden to the pot!  Steamed, stir-fried, sautéed, raw in salad or vinaigrette ~ enjoy them in varied presentation.

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.

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

 

ANSWERS TO THE FOOD LABEL QUIZ:   Listed Ingredients: White Tuna, Water, Salt, Pyrophosphate Added Potential Hidden Ingredients:  Ms, P Obvious Ingredients:  Sf The product was evaluated for: ALL The results were: M,Ms,P,Sf The product is:  Kirkland Signature (Costco) Solid White Albacore Tuna, In Water Hidden ingredients are: M,Ms,P It was probably easy to guess what product this is by listed ingredients (White Tuna the giveaway); that it contains meat is a surprise. Wasn’t that fun?  How did you do?

  

REMINDER: IMPORTANT!  Per the request of Dr. Zeff, we will continue to print this message in every newsletter from now on. It is an important issue that we believe needs to always be addressed: On occasion, a Subscriber will ask our doctors a food intolerance question and their responses will slightly differ.  This has sometimes caused confusion and has been expressed directly to one of our doctors by several patients.  Per our doctors: “…most likely, we are not evaluating foods for, e.g., potato content.  We are evaluating a food for a person with a known potato intolerance…”  Results for one patient to a food can vary from another patient, even though they are intolerant to the same food category.  So, one doctor may determine a different result than any of the other doctors who competently perform this analysis, because they are evaluating for a patient’s specificity to a specific food sample.  “It is one of the peculiarities of the methodology.” For this reason, we constantly emphasize throughout the Song of Health website that the information found on the website is a guide only.   If you have any personal issues with a product, in other words, an evaluation shows that a food should be OK for you to eat, yet you have a reaction to it anyway, we suggest you refrain from consuming it until you have it evaluated for you personally. Always, always, always consult your physician with any medical issues you may be experiencing, any drugs you have questions about, or your medical care.  Our purpose is to help you to determine what foods are included in food intolerance categories.  All other information, including articles, are for educational purposes and is not meant to replace your doctor’s care for you.  We are set up as a support team for doctor, patient and Subscriber.  There are many questions Song of Health can answer for you, and we encourage you to ask us first, in regards to food and food intolerances.  All other medical discussions should be directed to your physician.   If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.  We are here to support you and your efforts to claim and maintain great health by refraining from your food intolerances. In Health, Sandra Strom

*About this month’s picture:  Garden Beans & Nasturtiums ~ Bush Beans and Volunteer Nasturtiums ~ Taken June 29^th, the progress of my mini raised squash and beans garden.  Squash are in bloom and starting to produce “fruit.”  Beans should be ready to eat in a couple weeks. (Update: July 17^th ~ yummy first pickings!)

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.

 

KEY FOR RESULT CODES
All =	Bad for All		M =	Meat
C =	Cactus		Ms =	Mine Salt
D =	Dairy		N =	Neutral for All
E =	Egg		P =	Potato
F =	Fruit		Sf =	Seafood
G =	Grain		S =	Sugar
H =	Honey		Sy =	Soy

 

 

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 smart phone? You can log on to Song of Health.com, The Food Resource List, and look up items while you shop!

FOOD RESOURCE LIST
JUNE 2014

 

FOOD EVALUATED	DATE EVAL.	EVAL. FOR	RESULTS
BREAD:
Dave’s Killer Bread Organic 100% Whole Wheat	07/14	ALL	ALL
CANDY AND GUM:
Spry Cinnamon Mints	07/14	ALL	D
Spry Green Tea Chewing Gum	07/14	ALL	P,Sy
CEREAL – COLD:
Arrowhead Mills Organic Kamut Flakes	07/14	ALL	F,G,P,S
Familia Swiss Muesli Cereal, No Added Sugar	07/14	ALL	ALL
CHEESE:
Bauer Butter Kase Cheese from Moscow WA. Coop	06/14	ALL	D,Ms,Sf
COFFEE AND ALTERNATIVES:
Kirkland Signature Pacific Bold Coffee K-Cups	07/14	ALL	F,P,Sf
Starbucks® House Blend K-Cup®   Medium Roast	07/14	ALL	F,Sy
CONDIMENTS:
Wild Harvest Organic Ketchup	07/14	ALL	F,G,S
COOKIES AND TREATS:
Hail Merry Macaroons Strawberry	06/14	ALL	F
FLOUR:
Bob's Red Mill Vital Wheat Gluten 75% to 85% Protein	07/14	ALL	G
Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill Rye	07/14	ALL	G
Namaste Foods Gluten Free Perfect Flour Blend	07/14	ALL	G,P
GRAINS:
Azure Standard Edison Grainery   Buckwheat Kasha, Organic	07/14	ALL	F,G
Wild Harvest Organic Thai Jasmine Rice	07/14	ALL	G,P
MEATS & MEAT BOUILLON:
Hempler’s Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Center Cut Bacon	06/14	ALL	H,M,Ms
Kirkland Signature (Costco) Roast   Beef in Beef Broth (Canned)	06/14	ALL	M,Ms,P,Sf
OIL:
Omega Nutrition Organic Flax Oil	06/14	ALL	ALL
SEAFOOD:
Kirkland Signature (Costco) Solid   White Albacore Tuna, In Water	06/14	ALL	M,Ms,P,Sf
SEASONINGS AND SPICES:
Frontier Organic Mustard Seed,  Ground	07/14	ALL	N
Wild Harvest Organic Cayenne Pepper, Ground	07/14	ALL	N
TEAS:
Honest Tea Jasmine Green Energy	06/14	ALL	F

 

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