(PERSONAL BLOG)

I haven’t had pancakes in a long while–mainly because I had to watch the carbs because of the mercury’s interference with maintaining sugar levels.  That is, I would react strongly to any carb or high glycemic food, possibly bringing on a migraine.

With the admonition from the Celiac.com members stating that I couldn’t cheat, I had to have something akin to a treat, and decided to try gluten free mixes.  One I tried is by Gluten Free Pantry.  I bought their pancake mix, which has some dairy, but I seem to be able to tolerate small amounts.  I made it using one-half of the recipe amounts, with the exception of using two small eggs (that I needed to use up because they somehow got forgotten in the frig and were almost expired…ahem.)– this made them even more fluffy.

Anyway, I tried it the past couple of mornings….and it’s w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l!  A big red flag for anyone who thinks they may be gluten intolerant–when I ate wheat pancakes, they would just lay there in my stomach…for days.  Okay, I’m exaggerating, but yeah, that should be a clue that perhaps my body couldn’t digest it if it feels like a rock.  (They always felt like a rock.  This was “normal” for me–nothing to compare it to until now.)

Of course, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride is against mixes (processed food).

This page also decries the mixes. Oy.  I guess I’ll have to see how it affects me.  I can tell pretty quickly by my face whether something I ate doesn’t agree with me–my skin looks blotchy and loses its glow when I’ve eaten something I shouldn’t.   It’s amazing how our bodies “tell” us when something is wrong…albeit very subtly.

I didn’t have a migraine this month (woot!)…and feel pretty darn good right now…so I know that I’m on the right track.  It seems the migraines are going to be every other month, for now. Hopefully, they’ll eventually disappear altogether.   🙂