Re: CRON made me sick ????? - food sensitivities and caffeine

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Detoxing from food is not very questionable - see http://www.beyond-

dieting.com. I know it sounds kind of hokey, but I have a very good

friend who had the most bizarre symptoms before this program (I

wouldn't believe the whole thing if I hadn't seen what it did for

her), and there is a group of people in my area who are also involved

with this program. It is related to

http://www.beyondfibromyalgia.com/ which is now the more serious

website devoted to fibromyalgia. Dr. Bates, who set up these

programs found that fibromyalgia sufferers were more motivated than

weight loss dieters, and now devotes most of his time to the

fibromyalgia side.

See also http://www.alcat.com - yeah, it sounds hokey too, but I know

people who have pleaded with their doctor to be tested for food

allergies, and had it poo-pooed by their doctor, only to discover via

elimination diets that they were allergic to what they suspected. If

anything helps identify a particular sensitivity, without the full

elimination diet, people will be more likely to pursue it

thereafter. Especially if they're not displaying 'classic' food

allergy symptoms.

Was it Francesca who's allergic/sensitive to Brazil nuts?

As for detoxing from food - trust me, most people who are coffee

drinkers (or heavy cola drinkers) will experience awful symptoms when

getting off caffeine. The last time I gave it up resulted in a 4 day

headache that NOTHING could touch - pretty similar to a sinus cold

headache, but nothing relieves it, other than 'the hair of the dog',

and even that is not immediately effective. Hmmmmm..... sounds just

like the message that started this thread.

I had given it up before when I found I got a headache on

Saturday/Sunday because most of my coffee drinking was at work, and

not on weekends. I had eased back into it, and found myself back in

the same situation, and gave it up for good. I can drink caffeinated

coffee, even at night, without it keeping me awake (other than the

need to go to the bathroom) - but the headaches when I don't get it

are not worth the trouble, and could be triggered on the weekends by

sleeping in (I normally get up at 5 - sleeping in is 7ish). So when

I do drink coffee these days, its decaf - water process decaf when I

make it at home.

A sudden switch from a junk diet to one without caffeine and sugar

will absolutely do in someone who is used to both - caffeine headache

combined with poor blood sugar control.

Iris

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> In a message dated 9/30/02 3:43:18 PM, helen@t... writes:

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> > Any and all thoughts on this subject are welcomed.  I DO plan on

> > going back to at least the ON part shortly

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> Please add more good fats, such as olive oil, fatty fish, etc., and

maintain

> your calories. Decrease your calories gradually-- very gradually.

Get enough

> sodium (sounds as you are in diuresis.) " Detoxing " from food is

VERY

> questionable. Do not get weak or put your physical or mental health

in

> jeopardy.

>

> Lina