Food

[Guest guest]

Sorry for the grammar problems in this e-mail. I just read it again and should

have before I sent it. I'm tired, it's 1:15 in the morning and I guess that's

my excuse.

Thanks.

Carla

[ ] food

I'm fairly new to the group and have a question:

I'm waiting for the hair test right now and don't have a formal diagnosis of

autism for my son. I suspect he may be. I don't have any idea at this time if

mercury, yeast, etc. are even a factor. My son used to be an average to

slightly picky eater until he was about 2-3 yrs old. He is now 4 yrs. and 5

months old and I can hardly get him to eat anything other than the following:

hot dogs, pizza, peanut butter, bologna, bacon, french fries, and any salty

snack like pretzels. No vegetables or fruit at all. I'm wondering if is this

progressive picky eating style is a sign of anything I should test or look

at???? He does have sensory issues and is that just why or it there something

else going on????

Thanks.

Carla

[Guest guest]

I've heard those foods (and a couple of others) called " the autism diet " . I

have been on this list for a year, reading constantly. There is so much

information to take in and I don't begin to be any kind of an expert. But,

from what I have read apparently the damage that heavy metals do to your

system includes the ability to taste. Salt is apparently not affected by

mercury poisoning so this is a favorite, they can actually taste something!

Have you looked in the files section of this board? There is quite a bit of

information in there about what does and what does not show up in different

types of tests.

Valeri, mom to:

Jenna (4 1/2 ASD)

(3 1/2 NT)

LeeLee (1 1/2 NT)

Re: [ ] food

Sorry for the grammar problems in this e-mail. I just read it again and

should have before I sent it. I'm tired, it's 1:15 in the morning and I

guess that's my excuse.

Thanks.

Carla

[ ] food

I'm fairly new to the group and have a question:

I'm waiting for the hair test right now and don't have a formal diagnosis

of autism for my son. I suspect he may be. I don't have any idea at this

time if mercury, yeast, etc. are even a factor. My son used to be an

average to slightly picky eater until he was about 2-3 yrs old. He is now 4

yrs. and 5 months old and I can hardly get him to eat anything other than

the following: hot dogs, pizza, peanut butter, bologna, bacon, french

fries, and any salty snack like pretzels. No vegetables or fruit at all.

I'm wondering if is this progressive picky eating style is a sign of

anything I should test or look at???? He does have sensory issues and is

that just why or it there something else going on????

Thanks.

Carla

[Guest guest]

> I'm fairly new to the group and have a question:

>

> I'm waiting for the hair test right now and don't have a formal

diagnosis of autism for my son. I suspect he may be. I don't have

any idea at this time if mercury, yeast, etc. are even a factor. My

son used to be an average to slightly picky eater until he was about

2-3 yrs old. He is now 4 yrs. and 5 months old and I can hardly get

him to eat anything other than the following: hot dogs, pizza, peanut

butter, bologna, bacon, french fries, and any salty snack like

pretzels.

The meat products [including pizza] probably all contain

nitrites/nitrates, so consider phenols

http://www.autismchannel.net/dana/phenol.htm

>> No vegetables or fruit at all. I'm wondering if is this

progressive picky eating style is a sign of anything I should test or

look at????

You can consider testing, here is one lab with descriptions of tests

http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/

Dana

[Guest guest]

Could he be having difficulty digesting anything? Have you or are you going to

add enzymes? It is also possible to not tolerate additives in certain

chicken...the ones that say 10% solution added or something like that. Whatever

they add it isn't healthy. A friend of mine can't eat chicken with additives or

she gets migraines.

kennetheriklucy <eislerfamily@...> wrote:

When your child has just finished a 3 week chicken and potato

elimination diet, and you have to start re-introducing foods (I'm

starting with rice today), any suggestions on what foods to do next?

Also, any idea on why he's eaten nothing but chicken and potatoes for 3

weeks and his poop is yellow slimy liquid? Thanks. Amber.

[Guest guest]

yes, he gets all 3 houston enzymes whenever he eats anything.

On 12/13/05, lvchefmel <lvchefmel@...> wrote:

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> Could he be having difficulty digesting anything? Have you or are you

> going to add enzymes? It is also possible to not tolerate additives in

> certain chicken...the ones that say 10% solution added or something like

> that. Whatever they add it isn't healthy. A friend of mine can't eat

> chicken with additives or she gets migraines.

>

> kennetheriklucy <eislerfamily@...> wrote:

> When your child has just finished a 3 week chicken and potato

> elimination diet, and you have to start re-introducing foods (I'm

> starting with rice today), any suggestions on what foods to do next?

> Also, any idea on why he's eaten nothing but chicken and potatoes for 3

> weeks and his poop is yellow slimy liquid? Thanks. Amber.

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[Guest guest]

>

> When your child has just finished a 3 week chicken and potato

> elimination diet, and you have to start re-introducing foods (I'm

> starting with rice today), any suggestions on what foods to do next?

> Also, any idea on why he's eaten nothing but chicken and potatoes for 3

> weeks and his poop is yellow slimy liquid?

He may not tolerate the chicken or the potatoes.

He may have a yeast overgrowth issue.

He may have certain nutritional deficiencies.

Dana

[Guest guest]

The Dr. gave us a prescription for nystatin. He wants us to re-introduce

foods for 2-3 weeks, then give him nystatin. We started with rice yesterday,

the Dr. said to give him one food for 3 or 4 days, then add another.

He seems OK so far with the rice, any suggestions on what food to add next?

Thanks.

On 12/14/05, danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

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> > When your child has just finished a 3 week chicken and potato

> > elimination diet, and you have to start re-introducing foods (I'm

> > starting with rice today), any suggestions on what foods to do next?

> > Also, any idea on why he's eaten nothing but chicken and potatoes for 3

> > weeks and his poop is yellow slimy liquid?

>

>

> He may not tolerate the chicken or the potatoes.

>

> He may have a yeast overgrowth issue.

>

> He may have certain nutritional deficiencies.

>

> Dana

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[Guest guest]

> the Dr. said to give him one food for 3 or 4 days, then add another.

> He seems OK so far with the rice, any suggestions on what food to

add next?

Pears, yellow beans, pinto beans

Dana

[Guest guest]

Thank-you Dana. I really appreciate it. I was really hoping I could add

pears next- I would love to give him something sweet.

Question: he's been on rice for about a day and a half, and I don't notice

any change in his behavior yet, but this morning, he woke up with pink

cheeks again. Could that be a bad reaction to the rice?

And is 3 or 4 days a long enough test for a new food, or should I wait

longer to add a new one? Thanks, again. Amber.

On 12/15/05, danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

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> > the Dr. said to give him one food for 3 or 4 days, then add another.

> > He seems OK so far with the rice, any suggestions on what food to

> add next?

>

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> Pears, yellow beans, pinto beans

>

> Dana

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[Guest guest]

> Question: he's been on rice for about a day and a half, and I don't

notice

> any change in his behavior yet, but this morning, he woke up with pink

> cheeks again. Could that be a bad reaction to the rice?

It can be. Try dropping the rice for a few days, see if you notice

anything. If the red cheeks go away, then add back the rice and see

if you notice the cheeks get red again.

> And is 3 or 4 days a long enough test for a new food, or should I wait

> longer to add a new one?

It is usually enough, but if you notice anything [like your rice

question above], then you want to experiment with that food before

adding another one.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> I just finished my son on a 3 week chicken and potato diet, and have

> just begun to re-introduce foods. Yesterday, I gave him brown rice.

> I am so new to this, please tell me what exactly kind of things am I

> looking for to tell me if he is having a reaction to them or not.

> Thanks. Amber.

>

Hi Amber,

For my son (2.9yrs old) a typical food reaction can be anything from

increased hyperactivity, together with a red ring around his bottom,

or waking up at night, or lethargy and clinginess, or just very

unsettled behaviour.

Hope that helps.

[Guest guest]

>

> I just finished my son on a 3 week chicken and potato diet, and have

> just begun to re-introduce foods. Yesterday, I gave him brown rice.

> I am so new to this, please tell me what exactly kind of things am I

> looking for to tell me if he is having a reaction to them or not.

Best is to keep a journal and write down foods, supplements, bms,

behaviors, everything. Then you can note what are your specific

child's good/bad days and behaviors/reactions.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Dana, I started my son on rice a couple of days ago. No difference, except

red cheek- in your opinion, would that be a reaction to the rice? Thanks.

Amber.

On 12/17/05, danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

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> > I just finished my son on a 3 week chicken and potato diet, and have

> > just begun to re-introduce foods. Yesterday, I gave him brown rice.

> > I am so new to this, please tell me what exactly kind of things am I

> > looking for to tell me if he is having a reaction to them or not.

>

>

> Best is to keep a journal and write down foods, supplements, bms,

> behaviors, everything. Then you can note what are your specific

> child's good/bad days and behaviors/reactions.

>

> Dana

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[Guest guest]

>

> Dana, I started my son on rice a couple of days ago. No difference,

except

> red cheek- in your opinion, would that be a reaction to the rice?

It might be. Drop the rice for two days and leave everything else the

same, see if the red cheeks disappear.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> Dana, do you think that the next thing that I can re-introduce is pears?

Give it a try. My son did not tolerate pears except with No-Fenol

enzyme, but he tolerated them just fine with the enzyme. He did not

tolerate rice, even with enzymes.

I

> took rice back out today, and I'll give him a couple of days to see

if his

> cheeks clear up- they look better today- still pink, but not as bad.

Sounds good.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

Hi Amber,

Our son does not tolerate either potatoes or chicken (nor any other

white meat). I'd also read somewhere that for some people the red

skinned (pontiac) potatoes may cause less of a reaction than the

white skinned ones, but this turned out not to be the case for us, he

reacts the same way to every variety of potato. They make him

extremely giggly and silly for hours (he has issues with yeast). He

has the same reaction to pears. And he can still break out in fits of

laughter up to one day after he's eaten them. Chicken makes him

hyperactive and he gets a red bottom. We will be trying to

reintroduce these foods however with enzymes over the next couple of

weeks.

Our son will also wake up at night if he eats something for

dinner/supper that he doesn't tolerate (the last 2 times he woke in

the middle of the night were when we tried to reintroduce broccoli

one night & pumpkin another. He woke up from his sleep about 4-6

hours after going to bed).

Dana recently suggested pinto/yellow beans as a possible next food to

reintroduce after the elimination diet, and we tried the pinto beans

last night for dinner (we removed the skin) and so far our son seems

fine with them. No reaction yet (thankyou Dana).

Amber, you also asked me in your other post how we knew our son

reacted to heated/cooked oil, but not fresh (uncooked) oil. We made

the connection one day after I added some olive oil to a

mixture 'before' baking. I was low on rice flour which I used to use

as a thickener, so decided to try adding a little oil instead to see

whether it would do the same job and hold the mixture together. All

other ingredients were exactly the same and he'd never once reacted

to it previously. He ate it and didn't seem to really react (besides

being a little more hyperactive than usual), but about an hour later

I took him to an indoor play centre and noticed he was 'licking' the

steel posts of the little fence which encircles the toddler area.

There are probably about 30-40 posts and he started from one end and

licked his way though each and every post. He then started licking

the glass window panes, then went back and started licking the fence

posts again. I had no idea at the time why he was doing it, but when

dh came home from work later that night I was telling him what had

happened at the play centre and then I remembered the only thing I'd

done differently that day was to add the oil before baking in to the

mixture. (We have often added a little oil after baking, once the

food has cooled if it's a little dry, and have never before or since

seen this licking reaction). We made another oven-baked dish a few

days later and added the oil in before baking to test it again, and

within hours he'd started licking everything again and putting his

nose up against everything too (anything cold like glass, metal).

We've since realised that perhaps we'd also had some strange

reactions previously on the rare occasions that we'd fried his

normally boiled/steamed foods, but back then we were at a loss to

explain the cause. Sometimes the connection to something isn't so

obvious, this time luckily it was, so we now know not to heat up/fry

anything with oil in it.

[Guest guest]

>

> Dana, I am going to lose my mind (my husband, too).

You are going to lose your husband????!

Or is your husband also going to lose his mind?

Maybe you are losing your husband AND his mind??

>>Do you think

> the nystatin will help with sleeping at night?

If he is waking because of yeast, and the strain/s of yeast that he

has are susceptible to Nystatin, then yes, it can.

>>Any other suggestions on why

> he wakes up?

B vitamin deficiency can cause it. Try giving 1/4 B50 plus No-Fenol

enzyme in the morning, see if it helps. If it does, you can work up

from there.

Zinc deficiency can cause it. Try giving 15mg zinc in the morning,

see if it helps.

There are other ideas, but those are the most common of the deficiencies.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> I already give him 20 mg of zinc with breakfast, and at supper. He

also gets

> a B-complex in the morning. I've never heard of B50.

> Where would I find that?

It is available at local health food stores, but if you give B

complex, then that would be relatively the same thing. Does he

tolerate the B complex? Intolerance to supplements is a common cause

of sleep issues, and B vitamins can cause sleep problems as well as

alleviate them. Try dropping it, or reducing the dose by at least

half, see if that helps. And don't give it after 10am.

> As far as losing my mind, I just found out this morning that my almost 3

> year old daughter also has some developmental delays.

I also have two kids with delays. I am sorry you have also received

that dx. I did learn that almost everything that helped one of my

kids also helped the others, so consider doing the same things for

both of your kids.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Kathy;

Do you mind posting the recipe? Sounds like something that might be useful

around here. I bought some buckwheat the other day w/the intention of

making something good for the kids and havent figured out what to do with it

yet (not even the flour, just the buckwheat).

Thanks!

Josie

I do with buckwheat flour and baby food pears...fry on a grill like a

tortilla.

Peace,

Kathy E.

Kathleen_E@...

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[Guest guest]

>

> Hi, Dana,

> OK you said the next three things to re-introduce to is pears,

yellow

> beans, and chick peas.

I think I mentioned pinto beans, but chick peas would work also.

I never used anything other than chick pea flour, so the other replies

you received are much more informative than I could ever be!

Good luck.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Dana,

> I had been giving my son a B-complex at breakfast, and one at

supper. Last

> night I didn't give him the one at supper, and at 3:00 am, he was awake,

> again.

Keep it out for another day or two. He might just need a few days to

reduce the doses in his body.

>>How about the zinc he gets at supper? Would that effect sleep?

> I also give him a buffered magnesium glycinate with supper.

Yes, it can. Try moving all supplements to the morning and early

afternoon.

> You did say pinto beans, I'm not sure why I was thinking chick peas. So,

> when he gets chick peas, the flour is OK, too?

That is what I used.

> After I re-introduce a few more foods to him, I can start him on

Nystatin.

> After the pinto, and yellow beans, could I give him carrots, sweet

potato,

> beef? Thanks. Amber.

Those are more commonly associated with intolerances. Try to stay

with things that have very little color.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I agree with the omega three bit. I have been on it for 3 or 4 years

now, and with my B12, and St. 's Wort(and prayers), plus my

change in diet, I have kept my depression at bay without

antidepressents. I have to work a little harder, but the cost isn't

nearly as horrible as it was with the antidepressants. I lost my

creativety when I took them, and didn't do any art almost the entire

time...it was AWFUL!

Doctors didn't believe I could make it like this...boy did I prove

them wrong...and I am creative again!

Winter time is a little harder, because we don't have the garden to

depend on...but we make it with the organic veggies and such at the

stores.

Anri

--- In low dose naltrexone , " tbayuk " <tbayuk@...>

wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----

> From: tbayuk@...

> tbayuk@...

> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:22 AM

>

>

>

> How Food Affects Your Mental Health

>

>

> Two British health organizations have reported that the way

food is produced in the modern age has altered the balance of key

nutrients people consume, and consequently affected mental health.

>

> Less Fresh Food

>

> A smaller amount of fresh food, and more saturated fats and

sugars, may be leading to depression and memory problems. Addressing

mental health problems with dietary changes can show better results

in some cases than either drugs or counseling.

>

> Omega-3's

>

> People are eating 34 percent fewer vegetables and two-thirds

less fish than they did 50 years ago. Fish are one of the few

sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are crucial to brain health,

in the human diet.

>

> These changes may be linked to depression, schizophrenia,

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Alzheimer's

disease.

>

> Mental Health Foundation (UK)

>

> BBC January 16, 2006

>

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> Dr. Mercola's Comment:

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>

> Conventional medicine is finally starting to appreciate just

how much eating the right types of foods affects your mental health.

>

> Both of these British organizations agree with my

position that the ways foods are processed and produced -- as fast

food and genetically modified crops for example -- have

significantly diminished the number of nutrients you eat, leading to

potentially serious mental health issues.

>

> Your body was designed to eat natural foods as they

are found in nature. Processed foods -- containing high quantities

of:

>

> a.. Trans fats

> b.. High fructose corn syrup

> c.. Artificial sweeteners

> d.. Additives, preservatives

> ... have created an epidemic of degenerative diseases

in the modern world.

>

> I would urge a return to the foods of your Paleolithic

ancestors. Those are the foods that the human body adapted to over

many hundreds of generations, long before fairly recent (in

evolutionary terms) farming techniques loaded our diet with simple

sugars and carbohydrates.

>

> If you really want to be healthy, reduce or eliminate

grains and sugars from your diet, and eat the foods you evolved to

eat.

>

> It still perplexes me, however, to know that some

conventional medicine " experts " still shy away from making the

connection between food and mental health, even though omega-3 fats -

- specifically those found in a high-quality fish or cod liver oil,

since fish itself contains too much mercury -- are a proven natural

tool for fighting depression, and a folic-acid-rich diet has been

found to slow a patient's mental decline.

>

> And, if you don't think you can afford to make the

transition to whole food living, review Colleen Huber's awesome

piece comparing the prices of organic and processed foods

>

>

>

> --

> Regards,

> Tom

>

[Guest guest]

Diet is one of the most important factors in helping

our kids recover from Lyme. Eat organic fruits and

vegetables whenever you can, if you can't get organic

scrub them very well. Completely eliminate ALL foods

with high fructose corn syrup, trans fats and sodium

nitrites. I have spent hours in the grocery store

looking at every label and have been able to find

alternative products to their favorite foods that do

not contain these horrible immune suppressing

ingredients. I was shocked to see how many of our

favorite foods contained these but yes, I was able to

find great alternatives!

Also, probiotics is very important when taking

antibiotics, I feel like the kids can't get enough of

the good bacteria, I've double dosed them before

breakfast every day with the refrigerated probiotic

chewables and we eat yogurt and drink aciphidopholus

drinks at times too. I have found that doing this

myself that I have been able to decrease/cure my

gastric reflux and stop taking Nexium/Prevacid. We

also drink organic milk and my one daughter and I

drink soy milk (because of allergies). Just some

thoughts from this food-concious Mom! Barbara

--- kgg12003 <kgenest@...> wrote:

> Ok, on to food allergies. Food allergies are tricky

> to deal with and

> take a lot of effort. Effort that I don't have the

> energy for, but

> did any way. What choice is there?

>

> We found out about this allergy by an incident that

> happened while he

> ate lunch. He wanted nachos. He was eating the

> nachos and suddenly

> got up from the table, threw himself on the couch

> holding his head and

> stomach at the same time. It was dramatic for him

> because he in not a

> complainer. He went from feeling fine to migraine

> status in less than

> 10 minutes.

>

> This happened again while eating Shepherd's pie,

> which included a corn

> layer. There was no mistaking the reaction. So I

> thought about what

> the common ingredient was and it was corn.

>

> We took him to a pediatric gi specialist. He tested

> him using a RAST

> test. It came back only +1 out of 4. The doc was

> not impressed with

> the results. But I had already taken corn out of

> his diet, so the

> result would have been low. But the doc didn't know

> this. So at that

> time the specialist put Mark on Perdiem for

> constipation, Zantac for

> esophageal reflux and a small hiatal hernia, and the

> oral form of

> Ental (which I don't remember the name of right

> now)for the allergy.

> None of this really helped him and some made him

> worse. So after a

> year or so we stopped most of the meds except for

> the Zantac.

>

> He has been tested for allergies at least 4

> different ways. The RAST,

> Great Smokies Diagnostic Labs (now Genova)

> test, intradermal

> (injections) skin testing and muscle testing with

> kinesology.

> Supposedly allergy testing is only 85% accurate.

> You can have false

> positives and false negatives. If I was to do it

> over again, I would

> not waste my money and just do the elimination diet

> or the muscle

> testing. The muscle testing was just as accurate as

> the blood testing.

>

> For Mark he was consistently found to be allergic to

> black pepper,

> milk, eggs and wheat. Then there were others that

> showed up but not

> with each test. But like your son, if we eliminated

> those foods he

> did not feel any better. And he was angry that he

> couldn't eat

> normally. Corn seems to be the only allergy that

> really affects him.

> He will get an intense headache and stomach ache

> within 10 minutes of

> eating something with corn in it. Then for the next

> three days he

> would have diarrhea, headaches, muscle/body pain,

> extreme fatigue and

> be very irritable.

>

> Food allergies are typically the top 5 favorite

> foods that someone

> eats or they hate a food item. So take the favorite

> foods and see if

> there is a common ingredient. For my son, it was

> corn every time.

> Then eliminate it for atleast 4 days but better 2

> weeks (you can have

> a delayed reaction up to 2 weeks). Then after the

> elimination take a

> day and add the food back in, in abundance. If

> there is an allergy,

> there will be a reaction. Some will have ADD

> symptoms or the symptoms

> like my son. But if there is an allergy there will

> be some kind of

> reaction.

>

> So, how do you do this with a big family? You

> already started by

> eliminating all of the preservatives etc. It

> requires cooking from

> scratch for me and my family. When I shop at the

> grocery store I shop

> the outside perimeter of the store. That is where

> you will find the

> dairy, meats, fruits and vegetables. I hardly ever

> shop the inner

> isles where there is processed foods.

>

> If there are more than 5 ingredients in a processed

> food and/or there

> are words that are difficult to pronounce, then

> there is hidden corn

> in there somewhere. I don't buy it.

>

> For our family, the whole family went corn free. It

> would take too

> much energy otherwise. We are eating healthier

> because of the corn

> allergy. My energy level came up after de-corning

> our house. But it

> sure was a process!

>

> If it was me, I would involve the whole family. It

> would be a home

> ec/nutrition course preparing meals. That way your

> son is not singled

> out and the whole family helps with food preparation

> and learns

> healthy eating. And you get the help you need.

>

> We have an epidemic of type 2 Diabetes in this

> country. Hello?!!

> Almost every label in the store has high fructose

> corn syrup on it,

> from bread to soup to cereal.

>

> Lastly, we found through a CDSA (comprehensive

> diagnostic stool

> analysis) that he had no good bacteria or flora in

> his gut, that he

> had a lot of yeast and some opportunistic pathogenic

> bacteria. He

> also had a leaky gut test done that showed he had

> this also, which

> contributes to the food allergies. Leaky gut allows

> larger food

> particles than is supposed to pass through the

> intestinal lining,

> causing an allergic response in the body. So we

> eliminated the corn,

> treated the yeast and pathogenic bacteria and

> restored his flora with

> probiotics. His encoporeis (sp?) stopped and the

> constipation

> cleared. The irritability is no longer an issue, he

> no longer has the

> headaches and he has adapted to not eating corn to

> the point that he

> reads labels now. When the fatigue did not improve

> we continued to

> pursue answers and that was when we found out about

> the Lyme.

>

> Our hope is once the lyme is dealt with that the

> allergies will

> improve. I have read of this happening. Until then

> we are eating

> better and that can only help.

>

> Best,

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara,

Excuse my ignorance about nutrition (my mother fed us either boxed stuff or

Mcs!), but just exactly why is corn or corn syrup such a problem? After

's post I do see that so much food has some type of corn syrup in it, but

why is it causing so much problems?

Also, what are trans fats? Is it hydrogenated oils?

I've been trying to prepare most of our food from scratch for the past

couple of years. It sure is a challenge when you don't have much experience in

good nutrition!

What is the difference between probiotics and acidolpholus?

I am concerned about this yeast problem because it is something that I think

that I have had for many years. I only discovered what it was about two years

ago. I don't really know how to eradicate it because I'm always pregnant or

nursing. (I'm pregnant right now.) The diets seem too stringent in my

condition. Will acidolpholus or probiotics (are they O.K. if you're pregnant?)

get the yeast overgrowth in balance?

I really appreciate all you ladies and all your help!

Barbara Spaulding <barbspaulding@...> wrote:

Diet is one of the most important factors in helping

our kids recover from Lyme. Eat organic fruits and

vegetables whenever you can, if you can't get organic

scrub them very well. Completely eliminate ALL foods

with high fructose corn syrup, trans fats and sodium

nitrites. I have spent hours in the grocery store

looking at every label and have been able to find

alternative products to their favorite foods that do

not contain these horrible immune suppressing

ingredients. I was shocked to see how many of our

favorite foods contained these but yes, I was able to

find great alternatives!

Also, probiotics is very important when taking

antibiotics, I feel like the kids can't get enough of

the good bacteria, I've double dosed them before

breakfast every day with the refrigerated probiotic

chewables and we eat yogurt and drink aciphidopholus

drinks at times too. I have found that doing this

myself that I have been able to decrease/cure my

gastric reflux and stop taking Nexium/Prevacid. We

also drink organic milk and my one daughter and I

drink soy milk (because of allergies). Just some

thoughts from this food-concious Mom! Barbara

[Guest guest]

Attached next to your questions in your email below

are a couple websites that do a good job explaining

what high fructose corn syrup and trans fats are and

why they are bad for you. Basically anything that

says partially hydrogenated fats or HFCS should not be

in your diet.

The best diet includes WHOLE grains, fruits and

vegetables (as many green as you can get them to eat,

experiment and try different veggies and serve them

with dips, cooked or just raw), and protein foods that

your family enjoys.

Yes, do avoid fast food as much as possible, but like

you I am a busy exhausted Mom that does eat it every

once in awhile! Just try to make the best choices

when you go there, my kids actually like Mc's

grilled chicken salad and apples and we always only

order bottled water. I personally think all soda pop

should only be for a special occasion and the kids

should drink water or milk/soy milk only. My kids

drink water with every meal.

As far as probiotics, I'll find and send an article

that someone sent me on the benefits. Probiotics is

just a combination of good bacterias, aciphidopholus

is one of them and found in yogurt. Hope this helps.

Oh, and I would think probiotics would be wonderful

during pregnancy but I don't know for sure?? Anyone

know? Maybe that article I'll send later will help.

Gotta get to swim lessons!

--- Seeker Truth <seekeroftruthinchrist@...>

wrote:

> Hi Barbara,

>

> Excuse my ignorance about nutrition (my mother

> fed us either boxed stuff or Mcs!), but just

> exactly why is corn or corn syrup such a problem?

> After 's post I do see that so much food has

> some type of corn syrup in it, but why is it causing

> so much problems?

http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html

>

> Also, what are trans fats? Is it hydrogenated

> oils? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat

and

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/503_fats.html

>

> I've been trying to prepare most of our food

> from scratch for the past couple of years. It sure

> is a challenge when you don't have much experience

> in good nutrition!

>

> What is the difference between probiotics and

> acidolpholus?

>

> I am concerned about this yeast problem because

> it is something that I think that I have had for

> many years. I only discovered what it was about two

> years ago. I don't really know how to eradicate it

> because I'm always pregnant or nursing. (I'm

> pregnant right now.) The diets seem too stringent

> in my condition. Will acidolpholus or probiotics

> (are they O.K. if you're pregnant?) get the yeast

> overgrowth in balance?

>

> I really appreciate all you ladies and all your

> help!

>

>

>

> Barbara Spaulding <barbspaulding@...> wrote:

> Diet is one of the most important factors in

> helping

> our kids recover from Lyme. Eat organic fruits and

> vegetables whenever you can, if you can't get

> organic

> scrub them very well. Completely eliminate ALL

> foods

> with high fructose corn syrup, trans fats and sodium

> nitrites. I have spent hours in the grocery store

> looking at every label and have been able to find

> alternative products to their favorite foods that do

> not contain these horrible immune suppressing

> ingredients. I was shocked to see how many of our

> favorite foods contained these but yes, I was able

> to

> find great alternatives!

>

> Also, probiotics is very important when taking

> antibiotics, I feel like the kids can't get enough

> of

> the good bacteria, I've double dosed them before

> breakfast every day with the refrigerated probiotic

> chewables and we eat yogurt and drink aciphidopholus

> drinks at times too. I have found that doing this

> myself that I have been able to decrease/cure my

> gastric reflux and stop taking Nexium/Prevacid. We

> also drink organic milk and my one daughter and I

> drink soy milk (because of allergies). Just some

> thoughts from this food-concious Mom! Barbara

>

>

>

>

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