FOOD RESOURCE UPDATE:
DECEMBER 2014

  No new changes this month.

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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 “Member” or initial.  Other correspondence has been received from outside our membership; however, we feel it is pertinent information to share with you.

From Heather, Nov. 29^th:  Hi Sandra.  The purpose of my email today is to ask if you know anything about eddoes and jicama. I cooked eddoes the same way as potatoes and mashed them. They are quite a bit starchier than potatoes but are fine for a break from grains and pasta. I have not yet tried the jicama. I also wanted to make sure they are okay for a potato substitute and not part of the potato family.

Now for something completely different...I emailed you last month about monk fruit. I found a raw food supplier who sells monk fruit powder as a sweetener. It is marketed under the name Luo Han Guo. All the research I have done says it is of the gourd family and it 300 times sweeter than sugar so it should be safe for fruit and sugar intolerances, correct?  Have a great day! Heather C

Reply from Sandra:  Hello Heather, honestly, I have never heard of eddoes.  Is it known by another name?  Maybe Dr. Tish is familiar with it.  Jicama is Mexican potato. I personally can't eat it (I'm potato intol).  We have it listed on the Potato page in the Food Categories section.

I remember your question about monk fruit. The only way to know for sure if it is fruit is to have our doctor evaluate the product. The sweetener you mention may have something in it also, that isn't obviously identifiable.  It would be great if you could send a sample in for evaluation.

Wish I could be more help than this, at this point.  In health, Sandra

Hi again, I just looked up eddoes on line to see what they are.  I would suggest sending a sample in for evaluation also.  I don't feel comfortable saying they are safe for potato intolerance, as are yuca and taro.  Dr. Tish is also unfamiliar with eddoes.  Sandra

From Lenore, Nov. 30^th:  Hello Sandra, I'd like to show you my gluten free, potato and fruit free pie. It has milk and egg and a small amount of maple syrup.  The crust is made with kidney beans and roasted pecans.

1.) Also, can you recommend a body lotion that's emollient?

2.) I'd like to try making soap to bring out the creative side of me. Will the soapmaking kit be safe to use?

3.) What ingredients can I use?

4.) Will nettle root or nettle leaf work as a hair rinse. I saw them on Mountain Rose. They are out of the tea.  Thank you.

From Sandra:  Hello Lenore:

1)  It would be great to see your recipe!  Also, I encourage you to go to The Forum and post it as a thread under the RECIPES category.

2)  It is very difficult to find fruit free toiletries of all types.  I personally use Jojoba Oil (Cactus) as an emollient for my face.  Not that I'm fruit intolerant, but I have sensitive skin and get reactions to most things used on my face. You might want to take a look at the pure oils that are not fruit derived, such as almond oil, shea butter, etc.

3)  Regarding soapmaking:  I do not recommend using any kits.  Most contain fruit derived oils, such as coconut and palm; let alone, who knows what else is included.  If you want to learn how to make soap, I suggest taking a class/classes to understand the process.  Although you probably won't be able to use the soap yourself, you can give it away as gifts.  This way, you can get an understanding of how involved a science it is; plus it can get quite expensive, especially when getting started.  You need to purchase equipment as well as ingredients.  I'm not trying to discourage you; it's just not something you jump into without due considerations.

The reason why I got into making ^TM soap is because of how difficult it is to find fruit-free items.  It took much research and studying to understand soapmaking, and then how I could create my own formulas, as there was nothing already out there to follow.

4) Nettle leaf is what I use to make my hair rinse.  For instructions, go to the thread in The Forum under the category Miscellaneous: NEED FRUIT FREE TOILETRIES.

Mountain Rose is a great company to buy from.  Hope that helps.  In health, Sandra

Lenore:  Hi There Sandra, thank you.

I love the coffee and anise oil soap. I use it at the sink to wash my hands when I get inside the house from shopping. Thank you for your beautiful thank you note. You always take the extra time. I feel as though I'm the only one to whom you write. I know you must have thousands of people to answer daily. You are extremely busy.

Many thanks again.  Much love your way from me and the Universe :)  Lenore

Sandra:  Hi Lenore, thank you for the sweet and considerate words!  Glad you're enjoying the hand soap. Thank you for the feedback.

From Lenore, Dec. 5^th:  What other gift can I get that's not so expensive?

(Note: Lenore is referring to Guest size sample bars in a lovely organza gift bag.)

Are hemp seeds and chestnuts fruit?  

Many thanks, Lenore

Sandra:  A gift suggestion other than the samples in bag is to order a regular size bar of soap and an organza gift bag to put it in.  That is a sweet "stocking stuffer".  The cost is for the bar of soap and the bag that includes attached gift tag and printed promo slip, which is $1.49 each.  So, for instance, a bar of  plus gift bag is:

8.49-10%=$7.64

+1.49 = $9.13.

Shipping is small priority box @$6.10.

Total would then be $15.23.

I would recommend ordering 3 bars of soap to get the most out of shipping costs (3 bars fit in the box, including 3 organza bags).  I guess it doesn't save you much, but it does make a very presentable and desired gift. I always get excited responses when I gift a bar in a bag!  Then you can sign their name and yours on the tag and personalize it.  You can order that directly from the website without a special invoice.

You are safe with chestnuts (a nut) and hemp seeds (I believe a grass).  Not fruit in themselves; hard telling how they are processed.

Lenore:  I can't seem to locate the rice bread from Trader Joe’s on The

Resource List.  I'm making eggnog French toast on Christmas day. I know it has nutmeg, but I'm always 100% so I'm going to have my once a year eggnog!  I wanted to make it with rice bread instead of Panettone.  Have you any suggestions?

Many thanks, Lenore

Sandra:  Have you ever tried allspice in place of nutmeg for your eggnog? I love allspice! I use the berries and crush them in mortar with pestle. The trick to substituting/adapting is to appreciate the tastiness of what you can use and not insist on the memory of what may end up causing you distress. Another spice you can have and is quite Christmas-y is cardamom. That one is way different than nutmeg, but is especially delicious in breads and pastries. You may decide you actually prefer it in your French toast!

For some reason, I do not have your list of food intolerances. Would you please send them to me again so I can put it on my list? Then I can better help you. I remember you are gluten intol as well as fruit. Is that all?

You may have to make your own bread with gluten free flour. On The Food Resource List, two of Bob's Red Mill products appear to be fruit free when last evaluated: Bob's Red Mill GF (Gluten Free) Garbanzo & Fava; Bob's Red Mill Teff, Whole Grain Stoneground. Teff is supposed to be a great grain alternative. I haven't personally tried it. I'm guessing the packaging has recipes on it. Imagine how yummy your own homemade bread will taste as French toast! I know, it is difficult to let go of some of our traditional ancestral foods. I had to give up my mother's Jewish Potato Latkes. Hardest thing of all!

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UNHEALTHY HABITS OUT ~ GOOD HABITS IN!

By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

December ~ the season of celebration for several religious and spiritual faiths, secular celebrations, colorful bright lights and decorations, parties, and ringing in the new year.  A month of hoopla, baking, spending money, trading gifts --- a time of bringing out the best…and the worst in us.  For many, the stress level increases dramatically.  By the time New Year’s Eve rolls around, the last great hoorah of the year is gratefully followed by a blessed morning of sleeping in (not applicable with small kids).  Reflecting on the old, looking toward a “clean slate” for the new, we find ourselves asking, “where did we miss the mark and how can we improve --- without suffering?” 

As I continue to age, my values of importance change along with my energy levels!  I hear people around my age claim they have the same amount of energy they had when they were 30 years younger.  If they are remembering right, I admire them.  I’d be lying to myself to believe that about me.  I have definitely slowed down from 30 years ago, and my body doesn’t accept abuse to it well.  Extreme activity leaves achy muscles, and eating out often dishes out retribution; uncomfortable symptoms are readily obvious from getting into something disagreeable.  I don’t require knowing the scientific explanations of why this phenomenon is true.  What I know is that it has paid off for me having done a half-way decent job of watching my diet, eating organic, and made most of my meals from scratch for the majority of my adult life. 

When I was younger the occasions of fudging on my food intolerances were probably more frequent than now.  We didn’t have the wonderful tools then that our Naturopaths avail us now, such as The Food Resource List of hidden ingredients.  We just mainly got the basics of avoidance down and hoped for the best.  When we felt ill every time we ate something, we learned to avoid it and try something else.  Although I treated my body poorly in other ways during my youth, I am grateful for having been diligent, at least, about my eating habits throughout my adult life; for today I am not plagued with conditions and diseases that many people my age are, such as high blood pressure, heart conditions, cancers, etc.  Although some conditions are genetic, I absolutely attribute my decent health to my diet, and stand here as witness to the difference eating healthy makes.  When we’re young we believe in invincibility; we can get away with a lot of unhealthy habits and still get up in the morning and put in a full day’s work.  With minimal sleep we can still function with sharp brains.  Adding stress to it all, what we don’t realize is how much unhealthy youthful lifestyles affect our bodies in later years.  Aging slowly robs us of those easy times.  More sleep is required.  We look to supplements to help us lessen the attrition of cells in every part of our body.  Experience dictates, the better we treat our bodies from the get-go, the better our chances are for living longer productive, healthy lives. 

As we close year 2014 together, we enter into new opportunities in 2015, together.  It is so much easier to make necessary changes in habits when we do it together, and to continue on our paths of improved healthy choices together.  More often than not, we feel like the lone wolf out there in a world of shopping promotions and displays attempting to entice us to “come hither, eat of the forbidden food.” We’re doing our best to look away and, instead, fill the shopping cart with fresh foods and healthy choices while the guy in front of us throws colorful boxes with cutesy names onto the checkout conveyor.  This is why it is so important for us all to support each other, for we can do together what we cannot do by ourselves. 

As the year on the calendar turns over, we encourage you to be courageous as an active Member, by sharing your experiences with us all, asking for other Members’ ideas, remembering we are all seeking the same goal of getting and staying well.  How do you manage to avoid your food intolerances while celebrating the sweet season?  We’re interested!   

May you and your relations all be blessed with the comfort in each other’s love this season, and may we remember to carry generous, kind feelings with respect for others into our future. 

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!

  SOUPS AND SOUP GARNISHES:  BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH BAKED     CRANBERRIES GARNISH

There are many recipes available for Butternut Squash Soup.  This is a version of mine for this season of winter squash and cranberries.  It is a hardy, delicious, healthful soup, a delightful treat in the winter weather.  If you are fruit intolerant, omit the berries.  Remember to check The Food Substitutions List for help in adapting this and other recipes.

Check out the Recipes category in The Forum for recipes that fellow Members 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.

*About this month’s picture: Featuring the Select Gift Box ~ An elegant and practical choice ~ for the holiday season!

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 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
DECEMBER 2014

NOTE: The RESULTS column will show the "basic" food intolerance categories:  Cactus, Dairy, Egg, Fruit, Grain, Honey, Meat, Potato, Sugar, Seafood, and Soy. Be aware that the less common categories are not shown.