Food dyes

Yet another interesting connection has been observed. If I eat hard candies or sodas or even a shake from sonic - I'll wake up mildly achy for the next two days. Not enough to be more than annoying though... All of those contain red #40 food dye. Unfortunately there are no allergy tests for that one.
Perhaps I'll talk to a food chemist I know - and get a pure sample to test.....
Oh well, makes it harder to eat unhealthy stuff. Granted I crave the junk for days after eating it! Really hard when you're a teacher who keeps it on hand as prizes for students. But I shall resist temptation... I shall...

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Damn the holidays! Have given into overwhelming cravings for chocolate and tomatoes. Now feet feel severely bruised on bottoms, all the joints from wrist down on both hands are hurting and I feel like a clavical is broken. Downing the Celebrex now and cussing myself over my own stupidity. Maybe the pain will force me back on my diet and I\'ll feel normal again by Monday - when I get to meet a 120 new students.