Dear Madison
I read your pain in your notes to Mack, and I am moved to share my
story with you.  I too have been suicidally depressed at points in my
life.  I am now 53, and have had severe depression off & on since I was

I live in the Pacific Northwest and am pretty effectively iced into my house
due to this storm.
I normally get an organic produce box on Wed. but am not getting it this
week because there was just too much in there we wouldn't eat, even if I

Fiorella Belpoggi & Morando Soffritti of Ramazzini Foundation prove
lifetime carcinogenicity of Coca-Cola, aspartame, and arsenic, Annuals
of the NY Academy of Sciences: Murray 2006.11.28
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1382

Here's a diversion that might be fun.
Let's have a Guess and Then Test thread and see just how accurate we are
when we guess.
I know that if I stick to my eating plan, my guesses are not far off from my

The impact of the immigration explosion on British cuisine ...
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1959504,00.html

Having been reading opinions of the many wise folks in mhd since I was
diagnosed back in 1995 - in particular Oldal, also having read articles in
Medscape saying much the same things, I had no illusions that I should have
gone on to insulin more than a year ago. trouble was ...

I Have some sugarfree cookies. What is Sugar Alcohol?  I see it in alot of
products.

The following link indicates some link oh hypoglycemia with nerve
damage.
"Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which neurons are
damaged and killed by the overactivations of receptors for the

Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today.  It went really well, with a
couple of exceptions.  Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital
admission.  The doctor was thrilled with this.  They took an X-ray of her
hand to get a baseline on her growth because she is "small" ...

Interested in anyone's response to this.  I have a freind who has told
me that her doctor has informed her that she is "pre diabetic". She is
a fairly skinny lady so I think it may be the beginnings of type 1 late
onset.  But anyways her nutritional specialist has told her to make

http://diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=13867046&filename=20061123/r
euters20061123health00000006reutershealthewEDIT.xml
or
http://tinyurl.com/tjl9q

I posted this earlier and I don't know where my post went.  It never showed
and what I've posted since has shown.  I apologize if it posts twice.
Here's the link:
http://exercise.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/protein_2.htm

Are you gaining weight? Does this make you worry about your cholesterol
level?
Diet Tips to Lower your Cholesterol Levels Naturally
http://www.enfobiz.com/health/01

This "blistering attack" on NICE by a GP comes from the Daily Mail website
...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article
_id=419083&in_page_id=1774

Wow, what a lot of advice, and
encouragement, I never though that my
post would produce such a response,
thank you all very much. I have been on