IMPORTANT! /Re: Fermenting - Nourishing Traditions SCD

[Guest guest]

What is wild fermentation?

thanks,

Helen

> >

> > Not to discuss other diets unduly, but I do want to note that we

> did

> > the Body Ecology Diet for 8 months before starting SCD. There are

> many

> > polysaccharides in the BED that continued to cause us problems.

In

> > addition, we used cultured vegetables very heavily, using what I

> think

> > is " wild fermentation " and I think they caused an acidosis

> condition

> > in my son. He tested positive for D. Lactate after months on

the

> > diet, and I think the wild cultured vegetables were the cause.

> >

> > Just a caution. Acidosis is not something to mess with. It can

> lead to

> > pancreatitis, I beleive.

> >

> > I think the principle behind fermented foods is a good one, but

I

> > beleive you should be sure to nurture healthy flora not

unhealthy

> > flora. Our kids guts are sensitive, not a laboratory to grow

> whatever

> > happens to thrive in their intestines.

> >

> > Suzanne

> >

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