Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Many things are not forever, they are for HEALING. Stan who put his kid on the MOST restricted diet of all, less supplements than many on thist list , and the same drugs for nine months...got his kid back within 21 days and off the spectrum in nine months...at which time he pulled much of what he had to do to save him, but the diet stuff sticks bc onece you KNOW, you KNOW. You know, food is huge for our children's > recovery. There are other pollutants in their > environment we can also control though. > > Don't use a microwave, avoid aluminum and > plastics in any cooking or storage (I also > wouldn't feed my child on plastic, esp hot > foods), keep redecorating to a min, or wait until > your child is recovered to do it. Avoid other > pollutants if you can, like high traffic areas > (because of exhaust fumes), perfumes and dyes, > and smoking or being around ppl who smoke because > the pollutants are still on their clothes even if > they're not smoking around you. > > Kim > > __________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > nItsUj > www.soundclick.com/dystonic01 > between 0000-00-00 and 9999-99-99 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 No offense taken. I really didn't mean you have to take this to the extreme, I just mentioned these other environmental pollutants because it's also something we, as parents, can control. I have an extreme sensitivity to cigarette smoke, perfumes, exhaust, etc, so it makes sense for me, to avoid these things. Just like someone who is allergic to a food avoids that. Regarding the microwave thing, I haven't done a ton of research, but I recently read that you can benefit from cooked garlic the same way you would benefit from raw garlic. However, once it's microwaved, all the beneficial things in garlic are gone. This, to me, says alot about what microwaves do to our food. The reality is, our kids are sick and most are very sensitive to pollutants anyway. Otherwise, our kids could eat a Standard American Diet just like typical kids and not suffer terrible consequences. If what they take in orally affects them, yet creams and nasal sprays can help, doesn't it stand to reason that we should guard these pathways into our children's bodies as well? I think too, if you're new to this, it might seem over the top, but as you research more, I think you'll find that, unfortunately, our environment is terribly polluted and it does affect our kids. Anyway, I don't mean this as a guilt trip. I think every parent on here desperately cares about their child and wants to aid their healing, but we may not all be emotionally or financially able to do everything. For example, I know I should be doing SCD with my son (or at least give it a try), but honestly, I just can't make myself do it yet. Does this make me a bad parent? I hope not. Hope this doesn't sound harsh, because it wasn't meant that way Kim --- nitsuJ wrote: > No offense, but it sounds as if you are saying > one should move into an empty sealed up cave or > have our child be the " boy in a bubble " on > their block. I for one would like for my kid > to at least feel somewhat " normal " and not > alienated. Everything in our world seems to > be somewhat contaminated as of now, but isn't > teaching our kids to be afraid of everything in > their environment equally as bad? > Autism seems to be a lifelong struggle as it is > without adding the neurotic parts. This kind > of talk frightens me as I am so very new to > this.. > Kim wrote: > You know, food is huge for > our children's > recovery. There are other pollutants in their > environment we can also control though. > > Don't use a microwave, avoid aluminum and > plastics in any cooking or storage (I also > wouldn't feed my child on plastic, esp hot > foods), keep redecorating to a min, or wait > until > your child is recovered to do it. Avoid other > pollutants if you can, like high traffic areas > (because of exhaust fumes), perfumes and dyes, > and smoking or being around ppl who smoke > because > the pollutants are still on their clothes even > if > they're not smoking around you. > > Kim > > > __________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > nItsUj > www.soundclick.com/dystonic01 > between 0000-00-00 and 9999-99-99 ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Regarding changes seeming extreme: I cried for 2 weeks the first time I looked at a list of changes that needed to happen. I felt like a weirdo. Our kids will grow up this way. This is how they will learn what is normal. Believe me it's even getting trendy to go green. Pottery Barn now has trendy green things. Grocers are switching over to reusable bags. These kids are our canaries in the coalmine. We all need to change. The world will change, we just are the first ones to realize this. Don't think your kid will be weird. It took me a while, but I found other like minded moms with typical kids. We fit in just fine now. > > You know, food is huge for > > our children's > > recovery. There are other pollutants in their > > environment we can also control though. > > > > Don't use a microwave, avoid aluminum and > > plastics in any cooking or storage (I also > > wouldn't feed my child on plastic, esp hot > > foods), keep redecorating to a min, or wait > > until > > your child is recovered to do it. Avoid other > > pollutants if you can, like high traffic areas > > (because of exhaust fumes), perfumes and dyes, > > and smoking or being around ppl who smoke > > because > > the pollutants are still on their clothes even > > if > > they're not smoking around you. > > > > Kim > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > > > > > > nItsUj > > www.soundclick.com/dystonic01 > > between 0000-00-00 and 9999-99-99 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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