tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post3249545849692453626..comments2024-03-12T01:20:45.509-06:00Comments on Anna Allen Clothing Blog: paleo/primal and a muffin recipe! Anna McClurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-67616911454075316882013-09-03T21:07:16.209-06:002013-09-03T21:07:16.209-06:00Cutting out gluten has helped a couple of issues f...Cutting out gluten has helped a couple of issues for me. I can directly trace several unpleasant effects to eating it. If you haven't cut out grain based vegetable oils, you might want to try that too. They have really high levels of omega-6 fatty acids.<br /><br />If you really want to make it work, you have to give up what Kurt Harris calls "candy cigarettes" (http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2010/1/13/smoking-candy-cigarettes.html). You'll be glad you did.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073938698640648192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-67818250100111689002013-08-25T22:11:06.420-06:002013-08-25T22:11:06.420-06:00Hi, Julie! Yes, the rash has gone *mostly* away. I...Hi, Julie! Yes, the rash has gone *mostly* away. I think it is taking me a little time to adjust mainly because when I did start the gluten free diet a month ago, I wasn't perfect. For instance, we ate out at Thai restaurants a lot and I know most asian food is contaminated with wheat. And last week I ate some food that I had a reaction to this week. Basically, if I stay away from packaged foods or foods that I'm not certain are gluten free, the rash goes away. It seems to take about a week to clear up when I've been "glutened." So anyway, yes, it really has helped. I recommend gluten free! It's really not as hard as it seems. And you can always give it a trial run and see how it affects you. Good luck! Anna McClurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-3112654139694923132013-08-25T21:58:57.633-06:002013-08-25T21:58:57.633-06:00I'd love to know if your rash went away too. ...I'd love to know if your rash went away too. I have a rash that comes and goes and have had for years behind my knees and it's been diagnosed as eczema also. I'm realizing when I eat more grains it does get worse. So I'm moving towards a glutenless diet.<br /><br />Muffins sound delish! I will give them a try!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Julia Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962789783040804769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-72895743332259488942013-08-25T21:56:28.542-06:002013-08-25T21:56:28.542-06:00@princess kanomanom It's always great to hear...@princess kanomanom It's always great to hear from others who follow a paleo lifestyle! I'm so glad I found out about paleo/primal. I keep finding out about all these amazing cookbooks. Thank you so much for the recommendation! I'll definitely be checking this one out. I'm "researching" for the holidays as well, since I'm basically the only one eating gluten free/paleo in my family and I want to be prepared! ;)Anna McClurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-55648295755393097952013-08-25T21:28:30.229-06:002013-08-25T21:28:30.229-06:00Awesome that you've found some relief via a pa...Awesome that you've found some relief via a paleo/primal way of eating! I went that direction myself several years back, and honest to god I have never felt better. So much peppier than I was before, pre-transition. <br /><br />Related: there's a book you simply must get your cooking/baking-hands on. It's this: http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Indulgences-Healthy-Gluten-Free-Cravings/dp/1936608685. AMAZING recipes, I tell ya.princess kanomanomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561324385057329327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-61238321525705488002013-08-24T14:23:47.486-06:002013-08-24T14:23:47.486-06:00Chelsea, you definitely should try going gluten fr...Chelsea, you definitely should try going gluten free! See how you feel after a few weeks. It's kind of hard at first if you have never done it before, but just familiarize yourself with foods you CAN eat and you will be fine. And thank you for reading my blog! I'm sure my readers have gone way down in the last year or so. I've been such a sporadic blogger. <br /><br />Dina, I haven't heard about problems with coconut flour, but I am sure there are people who do have issues with it. This is the first time I've had it, so I can't say for sure if I will have issues. Though so far no problems! I'll let you know if I find out I do have issues with it. It's one of the flours that they recommend if you are on a primal diet. I know a lot of paleo people prefer almond flour, but I don't like eating THAT many nuts, so was happy to find recipes using coconut flour instead. Oh and on the dried fruit and nuts... There is this specific store brand that I know labels everything that is specifically gluten free stating that it is so. This package did not have gluten free on it, so I knew it probably was contaminated by wheat. I ate it anyway because I was having "one of those days" and of course I started itching the next day. Live and learn!<br /><br />Anna McClurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-83821119523672610692013-08-24T13:35:23.740-06:002013-08-24T13:35:23.740-06:00Hi Anna,
I recently bought a bag of that exact sam...Hi Anna,<br />I recently bought a bag of that exact same coconut flour for use in a zucchini bread recipe. AFTER I bought it, I read that many people have a hard time with coconut flour (tummy problems), so I didn't use it. I don't want to waste it, so I wondered if you had any issues. I realllly want to try your recipe, as is. Looks so good!<br /><br />Thanks, Dina<br />(**dried fruits and nuts have gluten???)dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248692634270657110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-85806978818064180852013-08-24T13:30:27.315-06:002013-08-24T13:30:27.315-06:00Anna, that's awesome you feel better! That ras...Anna, that's awesome you feel better! That rash sounds so awful. I'm debating going gluten free (some health issues over here too) and it's really encouraging to see people I already know of on the internet going paleo/primal. So happy you're blogging again! Your blog is just lovely :)Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795001098633207367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-61641382529813912922013-08-24T12:37:05.139-06:002013-08-24T12:37:05.139-06:00Larissa, sorry I guess I didn't really say whe...Larissa, sorry I guess I didn't really say whether or not it did go away, did I?!! YES, it has! Well, mostly it has. I haven't been 100% perfect gluten free since we just moved to Colorado and sometimes it's hard to know everything I am eating. Also made the mistake of eating dried fruit/nuts that I knew probably weren't gluten free and it made me a little itchy. But otherwise, the rash hardly itches and it's disappearing. Pretty good seeing as I've had this thing for almost five years! I'm convinced I have a problem with gluten.Anna McClurghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924367696371374833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073762742008407695.post-67603426444842052762013-08-24T12:16:47.429-06:002013-08-24T12:16:47.429-06:00So has your itchy rash gone away? So curious!So has your itchy rash gone away? So curious!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923777913386402817noreply@blogger.com