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Hey van ,

So good to hear from you ! How is your daughter doing ? Have been a bit tardy about my responses too.

Bali sounds dreamy – a part of the world I have always wanted to visit – hmmmm maybe sometime soon ! Yes i am so looking forward to going to India – am trying hard to lose wt so I can go there and gain it all back LOL ! Am looking forward to good food, good company and good times.

I hope you and everyone else on this board have a wonderful holiday season !

savvy

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That would be great Rashmi ! I look forward to meeting you there ! Could you email me at [email protected] and we can exchange info !

PS Welcome gopi and sulekha !

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hi baldeesh and van and everyone else,

Have not been around either but I see the forum has been relatively quiet ! Hey van, how was India – I plan to go in Jan. Am looking forward to a fun trip ! Plan to walk in the Mumbai marathon (the half- marathon or the 5K) ! How are things with you and everyone else ? Hope everyone is OK !

savvy

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happy belated Diwali and new year all !

savvy

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Hi,

I am 42 year old female – have had vitiligo since I have forgotten when – 7 or 8 – live in the US too. Welcome to the vitiligo support board ! I have opted to go the depig way because I am almost there anyway. Where are you based ? Am in North Carolina ! You can email me at [email protected] if you’d like. Folks around here are very friendly and supportive !

savvy

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Very useful information ! Thanks !

[savvy_as_98]

Dear Vitiligoindian

You do sound pretty knowledgeable !!! Can I possibly email you my details. Am not quite sure what to make of Astrology but do respect our ancient traditions enough to know that if there is so experience there must be something pretty interesting about it.

What soft ware do you use ? and dont you think it would be interesting to do a study on all the people with vit here and see if a pattern emerges ??

In admiration
savvy

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Hi nessraia!

Thanks for the info ! Would this apply to jaggery too ? Do you use the molasses yourself ? I have read about your experience with natural therapy for your vit – am impressed by your diligence.

savvy

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Hey van,

Sounds scrumplicious !!!! You will have a tummy ache with all my envious looks ( Oh my kaju barfi my absolute fave!!!) way before you gain the wt lol !!!!! So I guess now I have a good and legit reason to feast on the blackstrap molasses too !!

savvy

PS just kidding – enjoy some of the barfi and pedas on my behalf too !!!!

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Hey Van

Blackstrap molasses is freely available here – tastes goooood ( I have a sweet tooth) – is also a very good source of iron ! i use it in short spells as I tend to be iron deficient on occasion – ( incidentally jaggery is great for that too !!) Is it considerd to be good for vitiligo ?

savvy

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well, as I mentioned earlier I think it sorta helped that I feel this sense of energy that I never feel like when I do take in processed foods so it is a kind of negative feedback mechanism. I kind of stumbled into it and have tried to stick to it since then. I sometimes fail ( usually when I go out for dinner – what I call the sweet sabotage – where family and friends insist to a point that I have to eat something on my taboo list – of course I do understand that this is well motivated but…………..)

And it helps that I have substitiutes like lotsa fruits and veggies, rashmi, so it works out ok. And eggs, fish and chicken help to keep up my protein levels (along with dals and beans!).

savvy

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Well, about 6 months now – now maybe once a week I will indulge but it is usually strictly for one meal and then it is when I go someplace where I cannot get any alternative at all. I do tend to miss my sweets – but have been trying to use fruits to appease my sweet tooth instead usually works !!

Would love to eat only mangoes but sigghhhhh could not get enuff or afford enough !! I love my berries ( any kind – strawberries, rasberries, blueberries whatever) and will usually make a smoothie for breakfast. Lunch is strictly raw veggies – usually salad and dinner varies – stir fry vegetables, lentil soups ( yeah my angrez version of a dal), vegetable soups, paneer stuff, sometimes things with grilled chicken or fish and fruits. Oh yes and one cup of coffee per day – this is a major weakness ! I snack on nuts of various kinds.

The thing I miss most are hot freshly baked breads and of course desserts so about once a month I will make some for the neighbourhood and we will all make a party of it. This has all made me feel better than I have ever felt (as decrepit and old as I am lol) but has not made any difference to my vit.

I really do think that processed wheat and other foods do not suit me – maybe my metabolism cannot take them. I know other people on whom it has not worked at all – they felt weak, dizzy and so forth.

Have you always been vegetarian van ??

savvy

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