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Well, the gluten-free thing I can see. People who can't eat gluten REALLY need to stay away from it. Maybe the cartoon could have said, "Is that bread made from whole-grain flour?"
Does it seem to anybody else as though a LOT of people are allergic to a LOT of stuff these days? I'm allergic to shellfish myself. A guy at work is allergic to chocolate - like, he gets sick to his stomach if he eats it. Just about everybody I know is allergic to something or other.
Is the human genetic code breaking down? Or have people always had these allergies and we just know more about them now? And if we have always had so much allergy trouble, how did the human race ever survive long enough to invent the epipen?
Does it seem to anybody else as though a LOT of people are allergic to a LOT of stuff these days? I'm allergic to shellfish myself. A guy at work is allergic to chocolate - like, he gets sick to his stomach if he eats it. Just about everybody I know is allergic to something or other.
Is the human genetic code breaking down? Or have people always had these allergies and we just know more about them now? And if we have always had so much allergy trouble, how did the human race ever survive long enough to invent the epipen?
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I've been wondering this myself.
Maybe a combination?
Someone I know was allergic to more or less everything when she was born
(Like, not just gluten and glucose and those normal things, but she had (before they started testing it properly)
less than ten things we knew we could safely offer her. - She is better now though!
A friend of mine claims to be glucose intolerant, but eats plenty of yoghurt and says it is fine.
(but, though I am no expert on glucose, I am pretty sure it also exists in yoghurt? it is made from milk after all)
Maybe a combination?
Someone I know was allergic to more or less everything when she was born
(Like, not just gluten and glucose and those normal things, but she had (before they started testing it properly)
less than ten things we knew we could safely offer her. - She is better now though!
A friend of mine claims to be glucose intolerant, but eats plenty of yoghurt and says it is fine.
(but, though I am no expert on glucose, I am pretty sure it also exists in yoghurt? it is made from milk after all)
Back to the original premise of the cartoon though, I know some people who are really, REALLY picky about what they eat. And not picky about quality - they will scarf down two fast food burgers and a nugget six-piece without thinking about it - but the list of foods they just won't eat is longer than they are tall.
My momma had a slogan: "I am not running a restaurant." We ate what she cooked or we didn't eat. As a result I have grown into quite an omnivore. Hmm... maybe I should make it known that I am now taking donations of all the foods they won't eat.
My momma had a slogan: "I am not running a restaurant." We ate what she cooked or we didn't eat. As a result I have grown into quite an omnivore. Hmm... maybe I should make it known that I am now taking donations of all the foods they won't eat.
I think it's mostly what we've done to our food and the consequences to our bodies. I remember hearing about how wheat was hybridized to be more sturdy and have a better yield back in the 70's, and now we have a lot of people who are "gluten intolerant", but they've tried feeding some gluten intolerant people the older, not hybridized varieties of wheat, and they don't have near as many problems with it as they do with the modern wheat.
So in recent history we've genetically modified much of our food (especially the major in everything crops like corn and soy), we've started eating a whole lot more processed foods and carbohydrates (which studies have show raise inflammation levels in the body) and we've also found way to subject ourselves to less sleep and more chronic stress and probably have more high stress events in our lives (moving to new communities, cross cultural interactions, changing jobs, divorces, etc) than people even a couple generations ago. All of these can take a toll on our health, and my theory (based on some personal experience) is that maybe we were for the most part slightly allergic to these things all along, but we've the cumulative total of stressors on our systems make our allergy symptoms much more severe.
Personally I'm just glad that my allergies seem to be enough under control that I can open my windows without feeling like my head is going to explode.
So in recent history we've genetically modified much of our food (especially the major in everything crops like corn and soy), we've started eating a whole lot more processed foods and carbohydrates (which studies have show raise inflammation levels in the body) and we've also found way to subject ourselves to less sleep and more chronic stress and probably have more high stress events in our lives (moving to new communities, cross cultural interactions, changing jobs, divorces, etc) than people even a couple generations ago. All of these can take a toll on our health, and my theory (based on some personal experience) is that maybe we were for the most part slightly allergic to these things all along, but we've the cumulative total of stressors on our systems make our allergy symptoms much more severe.
Personally I'm just glad that my allergies seem to be enough under control that I can open my windows without feeling like my head is going to explode.
M
I used to be really allergic to cats when I was a child. I remember my skin would break out in hives, my eyes would turn red, and I started sneezing like crazy. For some reason (Praise God!) I am no longer allergic. I noticed when I was about 20 that I could pet my aunt's cat and not get sick anymore. It was nice! Then my brother got Leo and I knew for sure I was cured.
A few years ago I broke out in hives and so did my two cousins that I was babysitting. We still don't know why that happened. It was only that one time though. I agree that carbs are really bad for us. Especially the processed ones. I think sugar in general is wrecking havoc on our health.
A few years ago I broke out in hives and so did my two cousins that I was babysitting. We still don't know why that happened. It was only that one time though. I agree that carbs are really bad for us. Especially the processed ones. I think sugar in general is wrecking havoc on our health.
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Underwriting?
In Norway, a signature is often referred to as a "underskrift" (which literally means underwriting)
I take it that is not what it means though
Or is it what the undertaker does when signing for something?
In Norway, a signature is often referred to as a "underskrift" (which literally means underwriting)
I take it that is not what it means though
Or is it what the undertaker does when signing for something?
Underwriting is an insurance term. It simply means that a person who signs up for insurance will be evaluated in order for the insurance company to decide if you are a risk and whether or not they'll insure you.
I like your undertaker definition much better though.
Underwriting?
In Norway, a signature is often referred to as a "underskrift" (which literally means underwriting)
I take it that is not what it means though
Or is it what the undertaker does when signing for something?
In Norway, a signature is often referred to as a "underskrift" (which literally means underwriting)
I take it that is not what it means though
Or is it what the undertaker does when signing for something?
I learned a new word! Underskrift. It rolls off the tongue. Lol.
Underwriting is an insurance term. It simply means that a person who signs up for insurance will be evaluated in order for the insurance company to decide if you are a risk and whether or not they'll insure you.
I like your undertaker definition much better though.
Underwriting is an insurance term. It simply means that a person who signs up for insurance will be evaluated in order for the insurance company to decide if you are a risk and whether or not they'll insure you.
I like your undertaker definition much better though.
Apparently, you all are talking about undertakers and insurance...
And in the meantime, I keep expecting someone to start flashing their skivvies.
