Question 1

hi. i'm looking for a place in the netherlands where i can have my blood tested for tannin intolerance. do you know if blood tests for tannin tolerance exist? and if they do, could you perhaps help me find one in my home country?

i've been having increas

Accepted Answer

Be careful: "Tannin sensitivity" is a "pop" diagnosis that might just account for symptoms in some people. There are no evidence-based labs, and your best move is simply to keep a very careful food diary and experiment, staying as objective as you can, and recognizing that there are other causes of feeling generally unwell, from life situations to Addisons, porphyria, or a faulty home heater.

Question 2

i work at a tanning salon in md. our job requires us to clean the tannin beds that people lay in/sweat in.what is the likelihood of contracting ebola?

Accepted Answer

Probably none, but: Since there is nobody walking around with Ebola, going tanning, in the US right now (Oct. 2014) there is no risk of catching Ebola from a tanning bed. However, one can be safer if one wears disposable gloves and uses the same disinfectants we use on clinic exam tables. The gloves also protect our hands from getting irritated by the disinfectant chemical (which kills HIV, Hepatitis viruses, etc.).

Question 3

eating to much fruits bad for you?

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Moderation : Any consumption of food in excessive amounts including fruits can be be bad, particularly if you have diabetes as blood sugars can be affected.  Hope this helps.

Question 4

are fruits really that healthy for you?

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Yes: It is currently recommended that you eat 5 servings of vegetable and four servings of fruit per day. Fruit can be a healthy source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

Question 5

is a tomatoe a fruit?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: I tomato is a fruit, just like kiwi is a fruit. That means pizza with tomato-based sauce is not a "vegetable".

Question 6

which fruits have leptin?

Accepted Answer

Fish-rich diet: Digestive tract cannot absorb leptin, so even if you could find a food rich in leptin it wouldn't help - forget about finding foods rich in leptin. The body has to create it's own leptin. And as you lose weight, leptin levels drop, because fat itself causes the body to produce more leptin.
Latest study suggests that a fish-rich diet somehow makes your body more sensitive to leptin, &help wt loss.

Question 7

is fruit and veg fat free?

Accepted Answer

Not all.: Not all fruits and vegetables are fat free.

Question 8

is fruit sugar bad for you ?

Accepted Answer

NO: The problem with fruit sugar (fructose) is that it is extracted and used for sweetening artificial foods. It is the fiber in fresh fruit that alters the way it is processed in the body and that is the way that god intended it to be eaten. Google my blog entitled "oxygen, the spark of life" and see the post entitled "sweet and dangerous".

Question 9

are fruit smoothies healthy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: As long as you use fresh fruit.

Question 10

what enzymes break down fruit?

Accepted Answer

Fruit Breakdown: Depends on the type of fruit. Common enzymes are amylase involved in all carbohydrate metabolism, another is aldolase-B involved in fructose metabolism, etc.

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Hi. i'm looking for a place in the netherlands where i can have my blood tested for tannin intolerance. do you know if blood tests for tannin tolerance exist? and if they do, could you perhaps help me find one in my home country? i've been having increas

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I work at a tanning salon in md. our job requires us to clean the tannin beds that people lay in/sweat in.what is the likelihood of contracting ebola?

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Eating to much fruits bad for you?

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Are fruits really that healthy for you?

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Is a tomatoe a fruit?

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Which fruits have leptin?

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Is fruit and veg fat free?

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Is fruit sugar bad for you ?

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Are fruit smoothies healthy?

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What enzymes break down fruit?

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