Re: pesticides/insight from our visit to the chiropractor

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Even more shocking!! I came accross a clip showing house members

(2congress) bringing to the attention of the house of a pesticide

study that is offering money(around $900 or so) to parents that would

allow a 2yr study on spraying in the homes with these children and

the affects on them!!! CRAZY!! But scocial services well step in if a

house is dirty, but lets experiment with chemicals and even pay

them!!! Unreal!! Jennie<><

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > We went to see a new chiropractor...haven't been to

our

> old one for

> > > > > > a while

> > > > > > > because of insurance changes...and he was very

thrilled

> with

> > > > everything

> > > > > > > we've been doing. He said, " You're doing all the

right

> things. Who's

> > > > > > helping

> > > > > > > you figure all this out? " I said, " Um...it's mostly

the

> moms on the

> > > > > > Yahoo

> > > > > > > Miralax list! "

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Anyway...he thinks that our daughter's sensory

> integration problems

> > > > > > have to

> > > > > > > be solved before the constipation will clear. He

thinks

> that the

> > > > > > stress from

> > > > > > > living with sensory problems is overloading her

> sympathetic and

> > > > > > > parasympathetic nervous systems. He also thinks that

some

> stuff

> > > > > > we've tried

> > > > > > > that didn't help, like the gf/cf diet, may not have

helped

> > > > because other

> > > > > > > factors weren't in place yet, and that a lot of the

> things we've

> > > > > > tried that

> > > > > > > looked like they weren't helping actually are

helping,

> but that when

> > > > > > you're

> > > > > > > working on healing the nervous system, the body will

> prioritize

> > > > brain

> > > > > > > healing before GI healing, so that if we give it some

> time, and keep

> > > > > > doing

> > > > > > > what we're doing, we should eventually see GI

improvement

> too. We

> > > > > > definitely

> > > > > > > are seeing sensory improvement, I just had not been

> viewing that

> > > > as the

> > > > > > > primary issue. I always felt the constipation

affected

> her quality

> > > > > > of life

> > > > > > > more than the sensory problems, which we viewed as

mild.

> So I'm

> > > > really

> > > > > > > pleased to have all this explained to me...I sort of

feel

> like what

> > > > > > we're

> > > > > > > doing is like peeling away the layers of an onion. We

> have to peel

> > > > > > away all

> > > > > > > these toxicities one by one (while also trying to add

> back in

> > > > > > nutrients one

> > > > > > > by one), and we don't seem to see improvement, but

> eventually I feel

> > > > > > that

> > > > > > > we'll finally get to the last layer. And, I think

that

> even

> > > > though she's

> > > > > > > still constipated, maybe the fact that she's been so

darn

> healthy

> > > > > > all fall

> > > > > > > is a sign that her GI tract is healing in ways that

we

> just can't

> > > > > > see, yet.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > It is such a slow journey, though. This chiropractor

also

> cautioned

> > > > > > me that

> > > > > > > it can take years to clear mercury from kids'

systems.

> Sigh.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > In the meantime, I'm thinking of going back to the

GF/CF

> diet

> > > > > > because I'm

> > > > > > > thinking it may, like some of these other things,

have

> been helping

> > > > > > her in

> > > > > > > unseen ways, even if we couldn't actually SEE how it

was

> helping her

> > > > > > before.

> > > > > > > On the other hand, I'm also thinking about trying to

> gradually

> > > > shift her

> > > > > > > onto a more raw foods diet (which would be mostly

GF/CF

> anyway, but

> > > > > > might

> > > > > > > include some sprouted grains that still would have

gluten

> in

> > > > > > them--since she

> > > > > > > doesn't have celiac disease, I'm not sure that she'd

need

> to be as

> > > > > > strictly

> > > > > > > GF as celiacs are.) I'm shifting to more and more raw

> foods myself.

> > > > > > > Unfortunately it's easier to switch me than her...I'm

a

> lot more

> > > > open to

> > > > > > > trying new things than she is. It would have to be a

VERY

> gradual

> > > > > > shift! And

> > > > > > > the frustrating truth is, if a dietary change is

helping

> her in

> > > > > > unseen ways,

> > > > > > > and it's a rough diet to implement, like both GF and

raw

> foods diets

> > > > > > are,

> > > > > > > than we're likely to backslide, because it will seem

like

> we're

> > > > > > doing all

> > > > > > > this for nothing (it will especially look that way to

my

> skeptical

> > > > > > husband).

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Sigh. Oh well. At least we're making progress, however

> > > > incrementally...

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Bonnie

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

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Re: pesticides/insight from our visit to the chiropractor

Even more shocking!! I came accross a clip showing house members(2congress) bringing to the attention of the house of a pesticide study that is offering money(around $900 or so) to parents that would allow a 2yr study on spraying in the homes with these children and the affects on them!!! CRAZY!! But scocial services well step in if a house is dirty, but lets experiment with chemicals and even pay them!!! Unreal!! Jennie<><> > > > > > >> > > > > > > We went to see a new chiropractor...haven't been to our > old one for> > > > > > a while> > > > > > > because of insurance changes...and he was very thrilled > with> > > > everything> > > > > > > we've been doing. He said, "You're doing all the right > things. Who's> > > > > > helping> > > > > > > you figure all this out?" I said, "Um...it's mostly the > moms on the> > > > > > Yahoo> > > > > > > Miralax list!"> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Anyway...he thinks that our daughter's sensory > integration problems> > > > > > have to> > > > > > > be solved before the constipation will clear. He thinks > that the> > > > > > stress from> > > > > > > living with sensory problems is overloading her > sympathetic and> > > > > > > parasympathetic nervous systems. He also thinks that some > stuff> > > > > > we've tried> > > > > > > that didn't help, like the gf/cf diet, may not have helped> > > > because other> > > > > > > factors weren't in place yet, and that a lot of the > things we've> > > > > > tried that> > > > > > > looked like they weren't helping actually are helping, > but that when> > > > > > you're> > > > > > > working on healing the nervous system, the body will > prioritize> > > > brain> > > > > > > healing before GI healing, so that if we give it some > time, and keep> > > > > > doing> > > > > > > what we're doing, we should eventually see GI improvement > too. We> > > > > > definitely> > > > > > > are seeing sensory improvement, I just had not been > viewing that> > > > as the> > > > > > > primary issue. I always felt the constipation affected > her quality> > > > > > of life> > > > > > > more than the sensory problems, which we viewed as mild. > So I'm> > > > really> > > > > > > pleased to have all this explained to me...I sort of feel > like what> > > > > > we're> > > > > > > doing is like peeling away the layers of an onion. We > have to peel> > > > > > away all> > > > > > > these toxicities one by one (while also trying to add > back in> > > > > > nutrients one> > > > > > > by one), and we don't seem to see improvement, but > eventually I feel> > > > > > that> > > > > > > we'll finally get to the last layer. And, I think that > even> > > > though she's> > > > > > > still constipated, maybe the fact that she's been so darn > healthy> > > > > > all fall> > > > > > > is a sign that her GI tract is healing in ways that we > just can't> > > > > > see, yet.> > > > > > >> > > > > > > It is such a slow journey, though. This chiropractor also > cautioned> > > > > > me that> > > > > > > it can take years to clear mercury from kids' systems. > Sigh.> > > > > > >> > > > > > > In the meantime, I'm thinking of going back to the GF/CF > diet> > > > > > because I'm> > > > > > > thinking it may, like some of these other things, have > been helping> > > > > > her in> > > > > > > unseen ways, even if we couldn't actually SEE how it was > helping her> > > > > > before.> > > > > > > On the other hand, I'm also thinking about trying to > gradually> > > > shift her> > > > > > > onto a more raw foods diet (which would be mostly GF/CF > anyway, but> > > > > > might> > > > > > > include some sprouted grains that still would have gluten > in> > > > > > them--since she> > > > > > > doesn't have celiac disease, I'm not sure that she'd need > to be as> > > > > > strictly> > > > > > > GF as celiacs are.) I'm shifting to more and more raw > foods myself.> > > > > > > Unfortunately it's easier to switch me than her...I'm a > lot more> > > > open to> > > > > > > trying new things than she is. It would have to be a VERY > gradual> > > > > > shift! And> > > > > > > the frustrating truth is, if a dietary change is helping > her in> > > > > > unseen ways,> > > > > > > and it's a rough diet to implement, like both GF and raw > foods diets> > > > > > are,> > > > > > > than we're likely to backslide, because it will seem like > we're> > > > > > doing all> > > > > > > this for nothing (it will especially look that way to my > skeptical> > > > > > husband).> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Sigh. Oh well. At least we're making progress, however> > > > incrementally...> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Bonnie> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > >> >>