Tex,
In Chapter 14 you talk about molds and histamine and I am really intrigued by your hypothesis. It certainly makes alot of sense. Years ago I had allergy testing done and was told that I was reactive to both environmental mold and food molds, "like the mold on wine barrells" the allergist said. We have alot of mold here in Houston and I find that I am always itchy because of it. I have always gotten headaches from wine and blue cheese makes me vomit. And I am allergic to penicillins. It seems that no matter what form it comes in, mold is my enemy.
I am curous about the picture on the book cover. Does it have some significance? Was it taken on your farm?
Mary Beth
Paging Tex: Histamine/Mold and Book Cover
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Paging Tex: Histamine/Mold and Book Cover
"If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
Hi Mary Beth,
Molds are surely much worse in some areas than others, but they seem be a common problem almost everywhere. While I'm not ultra-sensitive to molds, if I get a moderate dose of mold spores, such as when raking decaying leaves, my symptoms will be severe enough that I wonder of I might have picked up a cold.
I don't drink wine either, because it gives me a headache, and fairly often I'm wondering what I've come into contact with that's causing me to itch. You're probably right, it's the doggone mold. What bugs me is that even though we had a very dry summer, mold was rated as either moderate or high on the allergy scale, almost every day. That makes it a formidable problem for many of us.
Yes, years ago that old tree stood on a creek bank near the corner of a grain field on our farm. Originally, I planned to picture the tree with various food and drug sensitivities feeding into the roots; stress, mast cells, and leaky gut along the trunk; and MC and the other IBDs and various other autoimmune diseases coming out of the branches. Rosie pointed out to me that was way too "busy" though, and I had to agree with her. LOL. So I uncluttered it.
Here are two other views of that old tree, looking across the creek. You can click on the images to see an enlargement.
Tex
Molds are surely much worse in some areas than others, but they seem be a common problem almost everywhere. While I'm not ultra-sensitive to molds, if I get a moderate dose of mold spores, such as when raking decaying leaves, my symptoms will be severe enough that I wonder of I might have picked up a cold.
I don't drink wine either, because it gives me a headache, and fairly often I'm wondering what I've come into contact with that's causing me to itch. You're probably right, it's the doggone mold. What bugs me is that even though we had a very dry summer, mold was rated as either moderate or high on the allergy scale, almost every day. That makes it a formidable problem for many of us.
Yes, years ago that old tree stood on a creek bank near the corner of a grain field on our farm. Originally, I planned to picture the tree with various food and drug sensitivities feeding into the roots; stress, mast cells, and leaky gut along the trunk; and MC and the other IBDs and various other autoimmune diseases coming out of the branches. Rosie pointed out to me that was way too "busy" though, and I had to agree with her. LOL. So I uncluttered it.
Here are two other views of that old tree, looking across the creek. You can click on the images to see an enlargement.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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Christine wrote:I am allergic to penicillin too. Do you suppose that is a common allergy among us?
Penicillin was developed from a mold (Penicillium mold).Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I knew there had to be a story behind the tree. Even if it was cluttered I think the idea was great.
Enjoying the book and continuing to learn from it. Too bad you don't have a medical degree . . . you'd make one great doctor.
Kudos,
Mary Beth
Enjoying the book and continuing to learn from it. Too bad you don't have a medical degree . . . you'd make one great doctor.
Kudos,
Mary Beth
"If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
I ordered the book on September 12 and selected the "Free Shipping." I just checked tonight (September 17), and it still hasn't shipped. I expected the transit time to be longer, but it isn't even in transit after 5 days. I don't recall other items shipped for free taking this long. Tex, do you ship the book yourself, or does Amazon?
Gloria
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
Hi Gloria,
Amazon has a subsidiary called CreatSpace.com, which is a print on demand service. IOW, they don't stockpile any books, they only print them in response to orders. On the 11th, I uploaded a revised file that included corrections for a couple of minor errors in the book, and whenever an author does that, no books can be printed until both the author and CreateSpace.com editors approve a proof of the new version. It takes them about 24 hours to go through their part of the approval process. That might have delayed things for a day, but the turnaround time probably depends more on how many orders they have for all books (by all authors) in the system on any given day.
I ordered some of them myself, direct from the printer, on August 28th, and they didn't arrive until the latter part of last week (which was way past the original estimated delivery date).
Maybe their system is having problems digesting this book.
Tex
Amazon has a subsidiary called CreatSpace.com, which is a print on demand service. IOW, they don't stockpile any books, they only print them in response to orders. On the 11th, I uploaded a revised file that included corrections for a couple of minor errors in the book, and whenever an author does that, no books can be printed until both the author and CreateSpace.com editors approve a proof of the new version. It takes them about 24 hours to go through their part of the approval process. That might have delayed things for a day, but the turnaround time probably depends more on how many orders they have for all books (by all authors) in the system on any given day.
I ordered some of them myself, direct from the printer, on August 28th, and they didn't arrive until the latter part of last week (which was way past the original estimated delivery date).
Maybe their system is having problems digesting this book.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Mary Beth,
Thank you for the compliment. I did consider a career in medicine early on, but I was afraid that the time demands and all the stress would soon wear me down, so I chose a less stressful path. I reckon you can paint me lazy.
Tex
Thank you for the compliment. I did consider a career in medicine early on, but I was afraid that the time demands and all the stress would soon wear me down, so I chose a less stressful path. I reckon you can paint me lazy.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Great question Mary Beth! I am glad you asked because I too was curious about the cover of Tex's book. Can't wait to start reading it. I need to get up to speed here fast!
Tex, that photo looks as if an artist painted it...beautiful and kind of haunting at the same time. Thank you for explaining the symbolism behind it and how it represents MC so well.
Brilliant!
Pam
Tex, that photo looks as if an artist painted it...beautiful and kind of haunting at the same time. Thank you for explaining the symbolism behind it and how it represents MC so well.
Brilliant!
Pam
I had weekly shots for mold allergy when I was a little girl in Costa Rica. My sister's allergy was worse than mine, but we both got the shots for at least a year. They might have worked, because I don't remember sniffes or sneezing due to mold growing up. I too get a wine headache and now I'm noticing flushing from white wine. Although I never reacted to blue cheese...in fact, I LOVED it! I suspect we are eating mold on produce and bread all the time---the kind that's still too small to be seen with the naked eye.