Very informative site, TCP...thanks!
Thanks for your feedback. For anyone interested here are tips on getting this helpful test done:
http://meridianvalleylab.com/food-allergy-testing/extended-foods-a-panel/
Go to Meridian Valley Lab website. Call them and order the Food Allergy “Combo Test” for $257. This test combines the basic and extended food lists and tests for nearly 200 foods.
Once the kit arrives from Meridian, you need a place that will draw your blood locally. If you have a blood drawing place near you, see if they will do it, if your own doctor’s blood lab won’t.
Whatever blood lab you use, will follow the directions in the test kit and prepare the blood (spin out the plasma). The kit has a pre-paid return box for overnight return delivery. Have the blood draw on a Monday or Tuesday to insure the return package gets to Washington state well before a weekend.
Other health info:
I learned about good and bad fats this summer. I threw out my canola oil, it has bad fat content. My sister-in-law gave me a book about coconut oil this summer. It is good for us just like Rush has said all these years. The Canola Industry put out false info on coconut oil years ago. I use olive oil and coconut oil only. ( I am allergic to butter).
Coconut oil is not really “oily”. It comes in a mason jar and is a lovely white color and does not need refrigeration. It is a soft solid at room temps just like butter. I use almost a jar a week for saute-ing and baking. I eat a spoonful of it everyday if I have not cooked with it that day. It melts clear and easy much like butter does only it won’t burn like butter when you fry. I prefer it to olive oil. It has a light taste that compliments everything I make with it. I love to saute with it, and it is my butter substitute for baking.
Here are webpages about coconut oil, and good and bad fats.
We need good fats to make healthy cell walls. Eating good nutritious food is wonderful for feeding our bodies, but we also need good fats for strong cell walls.
Don’t get me started...I’ve learned a lot this year. LOL.
http://www.acupuncturebaltimore.com/blog/canola-vs-olive-oil-no-contest/
http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats
http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/
Recommended reading for all....”Never Be Sick Again” by Raymond Francis and “The Coconut Oil Miracle” by Bruce Fife.
PS-also recommend any book by Suzanne Sommers. “Sexy Forever” is one of them. Comprehensive books on good food, getting rid of toxins in our lives, food sensitivities, etc. Her books offer a ton of info and many good labs listed in the back, including the lab that saved my life.