How vain are you?

Hi all

I have been off spending the weekend in Newport Beach so missed the posts.  

First off- I have no idea why my son can eat some gluten things and have celiac- possibly because the celiac happened in conjunction with his diabetes as an auto-immune thing? If he over does it he pays with several trips to the bathroom and stomach cramps- usually this happens with good NY bagels with that extra-high gluten flour hahaha. 

I wonder about the BB tinted moisturizer- I have the Laura Mercier which I love for summer or any trips to hot/humid climes but I don't seem to get any real coverage versus just sort of evening out. 

Last about the allergies- I had a good friend tell me you have to ingest >>read eat local honey and if you do you can build up some natural immunity to all the pollens and allergens in the area where you live. I have done this for years and I think it makes a world of difference because of course the local honey is made from all the pollens flying through the air in your geography.  If you go to farmers markets and such you can usually find a local honey source. 

Selena, here ya go:

"Null says he holds an associate degree in business administration from Mountain State College in West Virginia, a bachelor's degree from Thomas A. Edison State College in New Jersey, and a PhD in human nutrition and public health sciences from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Two papers he co-authored during the early 1980s identified him as Gary Null, M.S," but I have seen no information about the source of that credential.

Edison State is a "nontraditional" school with neither campus nor courses. It is accredited but awards accredited bachelor's degrees based on career experience, equivalency exams, and courses taken at other schools. 

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The Union Institute is also accredited, but its degree requirements and standards for health-related doctoral degrees differ greatly from those of most traditional universities. Students design their own program, form and chair their own doctoral committee, and are required to attend only an introductory colloquium and a few interdisciplinary seminars. Null's thesis, entitled "A Study of Psychological and Physiological Effects of Caffeine on Human Health," was approved in in August 1989. The approval document states that his PhD committee was composed of a "core faculty member," three "adjunct professors," two "peers," and a "second core reader." The "core faculty member," Peter Fenner, was a well-credentialed academician whose expertise (in geologic sciences) was not related to Null's topic. One of the three "adjunct professors" was Martin Feldman, MD, a "complementary" physician (and "clinical ecologist") who has pinch-hit for Null as a radio host, and helped develop some of Null's books and supplement formulations. The other two were Philip J. Hodes and Elayne Kahn. When I asked a school official about their background or location, he replied that information was in storage and was too difficult to obtain. In 2005, I located mention of "Dr. Philip Jay Hodes, Ph.D, Ed.D., Practitioner Holistic, Health Detoxification & Orthomolecular Nutritionist, Consultant" on a Web site that sells "natural tropical herbal medicines." [7] I also discovered that Elayne Kahn is a psychologist in New York City who coauthored a book with Null that was published in 1976 [8]." http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/null...

I have noticed that quacks with Ph.Ds usually have them from outfits like the ones in the above.

spookiesmom - YES YES YES YES - there is such a range of reactions to gluten.  Several articles online now about how the WHITE's change so quickly to sugar, and effect many with pre diabetes.  I've noticed feeling SO much better not having any of the 5 Whites: flour, rice, bread, pasta, sugar.

There is now an accumulation of evidence stopping gluten has helped reduce joint pain in so many women taking AI's.

Yorkie, 

and such beautiful eyes. 

tee, hee...hmmmmmm, indeed....

Selena, your spa day sounded fab!  So relaxing!  Your Malcolm was a gorgeous boy. So regal looking.  I just wanted to share a picture of the queen of our house, Hermione. She is three and a half years old and quite a prissy girl. lol!

Selena, that sounds about right. If something keeps getting publically touted as BAD companies have to eliminate it to keep customers, regardless of the science. Maybe this is a case of mass hysteria.

Oh no! Selena! Apologies for the spoiler! Will keep my mouth shut from now on about DA, except in discussing clothes, hair, or makep.

OK, I'll admit it - I'm getting very BORED with downton abby...feel they're really scratching bottom for "story lines" - but I'm LOVING the ew Sherlock ( he wasn't dead, we knew that!!)