Re: A Caution from the Bunce Zoo

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Thank you Carol for your guidance.

You said: " So please, Antoinette read over your message, pretending

that you are brand new and regard it from the perspective of someone

who is just starting SCD and you will continue to be a really big

help I am sure. "

Will do. I totaly understand.

You also said: " Also be aware that when a food has been restricted

by Elaine, there are instances when we do not know the reason. In

certain cases Elaine herself was unsure and just decided caution

should rule. "

I have something to ask:

Recently our DAN! suggested that Kiki take melatonin since she has

troubles sleeping. I am still trying to figure out why melatonin is

legal on Pecan Breads list...and not on Elaine's. No one replied to

our confusion.

But since I trust Elaine.....we are not going to use it now....this

I can tell you. I know that many ASD kids take the stuff.

Something that many of us should raise our eye brows about. Can you

or anyone tell me why?????

Thank you.

Antoinette (SCD 2/06)

[Guest guest]

I am not sure Elaine said anything one way or the other about melatonin. This

may have been one of those things that she just admitted to not knowing anything

about..... the substance itself. It is a brain hormone, and that *may* have

made her uneasy in terms of supplementing it.... that's quite a bit different

than just a vitamin or a mineral.

It could be that she basically said she didn't understand enough about it to

say..... except to make sure no illegal starches or fillers were included in

it. But, not everything made it to inclusion on her website, the legal/illegal

list or Knowledge Base.

It may be similar to her uneasiness about some other things... take stevia for

example. Because of it's similarity (at the molecular level) to a steroid

compound, she was very wary of what stevia would do in the gut.... over the long

term. Therefore, it is illegal..... but only because of, in Elaine's opinion, a

lack of information and research.

This sort of thing just made her uncomfortable.... and she honestly did not have

time to research so many new things that parents wanted to use.

Patti

Re: A Caution from the Bunce Zoo

I have something to ask:

Recently our DAN! suggested that Kiki take melatonin since she has

troubles sleeping. I am still trying to figure out why melatonin is

legal on Pecan Breads list...and not on Elaine's. No one replied to

our confusion.

But since I trust Elaine.....we are not going to use it now....

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