I've now had 9 good days in a row for the third time since recording data, and I'm optimistic. I've successfully added lemon juice back in, and will try cucumber today.
If I get through today without problems then it will be a new record for me.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/24/overweight_live_longer/

I had a skin reaction last night (boo!) which I attribute to the amines in the chicken. So I can't do any more skin tests currently until that settles. Other than that, I think the salicylates are doing no more than giving me a runny nose ( Read more... )

I have a love/hate relationship with carbohydrates ( Read more... )

After the last testing phase I concluded that I wasn't tolerating lentils anymore - at least not in the quantities that I was eating them. I am still ok with cashews thank goodness ( Read more... )

Apparently the potassium requirement is at least 4.7g for adults. They estimate that 90% of American (and probably Australian) adults are way under ( Read more... )

From PubMed

Having discovered the selenium/amine dilemma discussed earlier, I decided to go for a 3-eggs plus 1-brazil nut technique of covering my 130ug intake. I've now concluded that this doesn't allow my skin to clear up, as it remained bumpy after several days. Normally it would clear. So this leaves me with the high-meat (variable-level amines) or ( Read more... )

(I'm unlikely to be able to concentrate on work until I get this out of my system, so here goes ( Read more... )

In response to Dr Fuhrmann

1. Alcohol - moderate consumption (1-2 standard drinks/day) shown in numerous studies to lower risk of cardiovascular disease in males. Not quite so good for females however :(
   
2. Chocolate - known for its high bioflavonoid and plant sterol content, recent studies show that high cocoa consumption halves the death rate in ( Read more... )