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I find that these complicated tasks do become a challenge and I need to build myself up to do them, particularly when you have to sacrifice a larger quantity of smaller easier tasks that would make you feel more productive. In part its about feeling rewarded for the juggling that you have to...

I think it’s to do with pressure points and acupuncture ...I’m no expert ...it sounds quite mystical....a bit like the conjecture around gut biome at the moment ;)

It’s a Chinese medicine technique apparently to do with burning stuff I presume that ginger replaces the mugwort? The paper looks very suspect in terms of design from the abstract but I haven’t read the paper. from wiki

A true sacrilege to my favourite food..although I am partial to Mrs crimbles coconut macaroons ....but I ignore the gluten and vegan claims and just eat them for what they are...a delicious 130kcal snack :)

I think life’s to short to eliminate biscuits from our lives

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So you don’t eat baked products with starch in them? ;)

yes that’s my main problem with the whole thing, the way it’s misused/misrepresented ...I think the original intention was 8 weeks abstinence followed by slow reintroduction (can’t remember exactly)...I.e just long enough time to reset gut flora ? A big problem with gums and thickeners (e.g...

Yes but zonulin as a biomarker has been hotly disputed with other studies calling the validity of it into question. https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/09/gutjnl-2020-323026?int_source=trendmd&int_medium=cpc&int_campaign=usage-042019#ref-4 This is about the non specificity of the assays...

Yes I agree in principle, but I would say that at least two of the doctors mentioned in the link that are calling for better education are prime examples of doctors (former doctors mainly) who are spreading misinformation about diet and lifestyle. So what hope do we have? ...a bit like...

And then we are all shunted down a rabbit hole ....I think nutrition is such a grey area ...there is this weird tension between medicine and food science ....even though you would think they would be synergistic, it’s just nasty politics mostly with medical doctors thinking they know what they...

I often see zinc and vitamin d discussed in a whole range of conditions. I saw it recently somewhere ...I think it was work related so possibly about heart disease or other obesity related conditions ...it went on though to show there wasn’t a connection. Wish I could recall what it...

And if you look at the symptoms for 12 weeks they are quite general and not unlike ME but also not quite the same profile ....no cognitive, gut issues disruptive sleep etc I suspect that might be an artifice of the questions asked though/lack of responses/ability to articulate? There is some...

I thought the age prevalence was interesting but the gender split seems quite different to PWME when you look at the proportions?

I suspect they will all be thrown on the same scrap heap in good time. it won’t be long before these long COVID types will be blamed for sitting on their arse all day causing the rise in obesity as the “keep fit and avoid COVID” media machine kicks into gear. I thought it was interesting that...

Yes that’s pretty much what I see...an interesting anomaly that can’t quite be linked to anything in terms of causation or symptoms. I’ve also seen some studies that look at the rise of non coeliac self-reported intolerance claims (sharp rise over the last 10 years or so) and try to link it to...

I believe the evidence base for this is weak? ...could you post something that shows the evidence that so called leaky gut is responsible for symptoms in many autoimmune conditions? I see quite a bit of nonsense in this area quite regularly and I’m keen to see whether there is anything more...

Yes I think I’m one of the minority that don’t have anything gland wise (I mainly couldn’t resist the innuendo element). I often wonder whether it’s a likely indicator for sub grouping. I have constant muscle pain and headaches which flare but no painful lymph nodes. Never had any obvious...

Never had any unusual swellings

I’m not normally prone to texting style shorthand (too old and numb fingers not conducive)...perhaps I’ve picked it up from work?...it’s in my diary as 121 meetings with my line manager etc so I’ve probably picked it up from there I’ll try and revert back to my normal direct approach :)