My husband had a philosophy of life: "You can never have too much cheese."

Now it seems he needs to change that to "Any cheese is too much cheese." After struggling with serious bouts of asthma and arthritis this spring, he decided to try some diet changes and see if they made a difference with how he felt. For the last week he decided to eliminate dairy products from his diet.

We were both surprised to see how quickly his asthma cleared up. He is still doing some research on connections between dairy allergies and asthma - and he'll ask about further testing for the dairy allergy when he goes for an allergy shot tomorrow. If it turns out that he does need to go permanently dairy free (DF), then we're already making some changes. It's not too hard to cook DF meals for dinner - I don't do many casseroles, and I can leave out cheese or have it on the side. But breakfasts are a challenge for a guy who has always loved his bowl of cereal every morning!

In the meantime, he has decided on a new philosophy of life: "You can never have too many hugs!"