Sulfur food list

[Guest guest]

*****Funny thing, I was just thinking about this overnight, that there is

probably going to be confusion over *high sulfur foods* as listed below, and

*foods requiring sulfation*, as we discussed and I listed yesterday. THEY ARE

TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

FOODS REQUIRING SULFATION----Has to do with being LOW PLASMA SULFATE. These

foods require sulfate to be processed by your liver, and if you are low in

sulfate, then this process may be slow, possibly causing problems. By lowering

your intake of these foods, you are not using up your sulfate reserve as fast,

and this will help you raise your sulfate levels, along with supplementing it.

So this is the situation where taking epsom salt baths, which are magnesium

sulfate, helps your body to get more sulfate by absorbing it through your skin.

You can also use magnesium sulfate cream, take epsom salts orally, or take

glucosamine sulfate. Taking molybdenum may also help. So the foods requiring

sulfation are high in phenols or salycilates, or anything that requires

sulfation, and this is what the FEINGOLD DIET is based on. See page 195 of AI.

Andy also says, " Things like sulfate as in epsom salts are perfectly safe for

people who have trouble with " sulfur foods " . " So foods requiring sulfation are

not high sulfur foods, they are two different things. Foods requiring sulfation

are NOT high in thiols, and that's what sulfur foods are, foods high in thiols.

HIGH SULFUR FOODS----Has to do with being HIGH PLASMA CYSTEINE. Cysteine and

high sulfur foods have THIOLS, and thiols is what grabs onto mercury and loosely

drags it around. So if you are high plasma cysteine and you eat alot of sulfury

(high thiol) foods, you are going to feel much worse. That's why some people

feel MUCH BETTER by eliminating/limiting these foods. This is what gets talked

about the most on the group, is doing a trial of eliminating these foods and

seeing how you feel. And this is what the list below is, and Andy talks about

this on page 195-196 of AI, SULFUR FOODS (THIOL FOODS). He also lists which

supplements are " sulfury " , such as cysteine, glutathione, MSM, DMSO, chlorella,

etc. Also read page 199 of AI where Andy talks about single thiols and double

thiols for a better understanding. Now, if you have NORMAL PLASMA CYSTEINE,

then you can probably tolerate SOME SULFUR FOODS. If you have LOW PLASMA

CYSTEINE, then you may feel better by eating ALOT OF SULFUR FOODS. Basically,

you need to experiment with it to find out what amount makes you feel the best.

So high sulfur foods are not the same as foods that require sulfation. They are

two different animals. One has to do with sulfate and one has to do with

cysteine. I hope this helps.

Jackie

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Here is a more complete high sulfur food list that Andy sent me in my

file review report:

Dean I can also send it as table in word if you would like it for the

web site.

artichokes, Jerusalem but not French

asparagus

bean curd/tofu milk

bean sprouts

beans of all sorts

bok choy

broccoli

brussels sprouts

cabbage

carob

cauliflower

cheese of all sorts

chives

chocolate

coffee

collard greens

cream daikon

peanuts

eggs

garlic

green beans

horseradish

jicama

kale

leeks

lentils of all sorts

milk from any animal

miso soup

onions

papaya (slightly)

peas

pineapple (slightly)

radishes

rutabaga

sauerkraut

sour cream

soy cheese

soy milk

spinach

split peas

tempeh

Tofu

turnip

greens

whey

yeast extract