So I had a dream lying on my bed today that I had signed up for some kind of Starship-Troopers style galactic military thing. At the beginning of the dream, I knew it was just some kind of expensive fantasy thing I'd signed up for, but I seemed to forget that later on. We were in some kind of enormous mustering hall, in uniform, listening to a speech, when there was an alert and we all had to suit up and go on station. I remember one amusing conversation with a superior as I got lost on the way to suit up. Actually putting on the armor required getting out some kind of powdered latex condom thing and jumping into this larger, claustrophobic hole where it was hard to breathe. ( Read more... )
No More Chocolate!
Mar. 11th, 2008 05:03 pmFor years I've had various depressive symptoms, sleep complications, and general fatigue. In an effort to improve things, I decided, after much research, to explore food sensitivity testing. In addition to the symptoms I've had, food sensitivities can cause migraines, muscle aches, bowel problems, and a host of other crazy symptoms. I decided on the MRT test from Signet, which is expensive but currently the best thing going. The general idea is that many people have an immune reaction to foods that isn't allergic. There are three types of food problems. Allergies are what most people are familiar with. For instance, I'm allergic to peanuts. Food intolerances, like lactose or gluten intolerance, are situations where you body is actually genetically unable to properly digest something. The MRT test if for the last category, in which food substances trigger an incorrect immune reaction. This can sometimes happen hours or even days after the food is eaten, making it very difficult to detect. The test works by exposing blood to various foods and food additives (150 in all) and measuring the response.
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