Re: Food variety/NEW CHECKLIST

August 16, 2002

More reason to use Suz's new checklist!

Your comments about food sensitivities rings true. If anyone remembers my

Brazil nut allergy, I started eating one Brazil nut a day. After 2 or three

weeks, a small rash appeared on my arms. I didn't have a clue and kept

eating my one nut a day. At the end, before I discovered what my allergen

was, I thought I would end up in the hospital and was on very strong

medication.

I'll take your word for it that I can now safely try Brazil nuts again. I'm

scared to death - my reaction at the end was so severe. Perhaps if I'm

brave sometime I'll try with 1/8 of a piece of a nut .

on 8/16/2002 2:12 PM, at mrobinso@... wrote:

> I recently had IgG testing done on myself and my son. We both tested

> allergic to milk and yeast. I tested reactive to soy. He also tests allergic

> to eggs and wheat. Talk about an incentive for opening your mind to new

> foods! The American diet is pretty monotonously based on milk, wheat and

> eggs. We are trying out new flours - some of them are very tasty - brown

> rice flour, tapioca flour, and chickpea flour. I have been experimenting

> with an egg substitute based on flax meal, guar, chia, and lecithin. I used

> to eat cheese every day. I am surprised how little I miss it. By the way,

> the arthritis in my left hand is clearing up quickly. It started up when I

> began using brewer's yeast and got very painful.

>

> In theory, the main reason people develop an IgG allergic reaction to a food

> is that they eat it too much. Hence, we were sensitive to these very common

> foods. Many people lose their sensitivity if they avoid the foods for a year

> or two and then never overdo them again. From now on, I am avoiding eating

> signficant quantities of any one food every day.

>

> Another eye opener is to go to an ethnic grocery store. I went to a large

> Asian store to get the tapioca. Half the food in the store was new to me. By

> the way, the customer's carts were filled with fresh foods - vegetables and

> fish especially. People at my " normal " grocery store are buying total junk

> in comparison.

>

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