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I'm finally getting answers about weird health problems that have kept coming and going over the years for no reason I could ever explain: pounding heart, bloating, insomnia, heat intolerance, intolerance of high-fat meals, and getting winded easily even though I'm physically fit. These health problems all came roaring in at once this spring when I did a huge landscape project, pushing through it even while I had a cold. The yard looks fabulous, but I ended up with A three-week cold Post-viral syndrome for another few weeks An ongoing cough  Insomnia (tired but wired late at night) A puffy face, especially in the morning and after eating foods I’d previously tolerated (including SIBO yogurt) 6 pound weight gain TATT (tired all the time) Being easily winded Having a hard time cooling off Being sensitive to sunlight Grok (X’s AI feature) said this could be mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Mast cells are immune system cells that put out pathogen-fighting and other substances ...

If you make any recipes listed on this blog, you can now read the ingredients on your phone at the grocery store without eye strain. The font is bigger and closer together in both snippets and full posts. And just as before, the text is the width of the phone (no need to hold your phone horizontally).  Shout out to Grok, X's AI feature, for providing the CSS code that made this possible.

Cajun flavor at northern speed  Here's the full recipe, which is too long for a youtube comment. See the video here .  Ingredients 1 bag frozen riced cauliflower (12 oz) 1 bag frozen Cajun mirepoix (12 oz) 1/2 bag frozen okra (thawed) (use 6 oz) about 2.5 cups broth  12 oz Andouille sausage (cooked)  1/2 t onion powder  1/2 t minced dried garlic  1 can stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz) 2 teaspoons Cajun spice  3 tablespoons butter (divided) Directions Put the cauliflower in a bowl, add a little water, cover it with a plate, and put it in the microwave on high for 3 minutes. Melt 2T butter in a big skillet at medium-high heat.  Slice the sausage into thin slices.  When the butter is melted, put the mirepoix in the skillet and stir it in. Slice the thawed okra.  Carefully take the caulirice out of the microwave, give it a stir, and put it back in for 3.5 minutes. In another skillet, melt 1T of butter on medium high heat.  When the microwave b...