Enzyme Recomendation - Please advise

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I would also recommend HNI enzymes...you can call or email the company and they

are great at helping get started and answering questions as you go along. i

have not used the new tri product. we use powder so I mix the three together

myself. we use chewables outside the house.

b4 starting enzymes I removed ALL artifical colors and flavors, preservatives,

and HF corn syrup. It made a huge difference, esp in his speech. i continue to

have htem removed...several months into biomed we discovered our son has a corn

intolerance, so we have eliminated all corn sources also. the enzymes did not

seem to help wiht corn and i also heard that from others. i have introduced

some organic corn products with enzymes without reaction. so i think it is

likely the processing not the actual corn.

I also try to use primarily organic products. Annie's and Back to Nature

brands can be found at Walmart and the grocery store now and they make many

alternatives to the junk out there today.

one other thing i removed was annetto (sp) that is a spice used to color many

cheeses. it is natural but some people do not tolerate it. i found I did not

either and it is a source of my migraines.

a reaction to a blue lollipop is a good sign the artifical junk is affecting

him. there are some great alternatives out there, yes, organic lollipops and

sundrops (m & m;s), My kids are only starting to discover their candy is not what

others have for candy. we even call fruit leather " fruit candy " - his OT a

couple years ago did that when she introduced it for us.

Good luck..

denice, mom to jarrett, 5, SPD/SID,developmental delays

and sarah, 2, NT

maggie_orourke <maggie_orourke@...> wrote:

Hi,

I started my son on gf/cf around Thanksgiving (bad timing on my part)

and by the third week I realized 2 things: my dh was not going to be

willing to go gf/cf, so there was always lots of no-no foods around

and ...... I could not control what was going to happen at school

during snack or lunch time. When I found that HNI had enzymes that

could replace the diet I started right away. I am VERY happy with the

results. Not only do I feel they are working, but it's one less thing

for me not to worry if something has trace amounts of gluten or

casein in it ( and believe me, I have alot of other things to worry

about)My son tolerates enzymes and supps well, so he's flourished on

them.

Just a side note: I got rid of anything with artificial flavors and

colors regardless. They are made from chemicals and petroleum and

don'thave a place in a child's diet whether autistic or not. I try to

be as organic as possible as well. You are going to have to give it

time to experiment and see results with enzymes, but please consider

removing artificial stuff altogether. It's really bad stuff!

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> HI all. We're just beginning our DAn journey for our 2 1/2 year old

> no-dx son (apraxia of speech, but no asd) He's basically borderline

> but moving further away. We did blood and stool testing last week

> (sent out) and will hopefully get the urine out tomorrow for

testing.

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> For about 6 weeks we have reduced the amount of gluteny things he

has

> been eating and replacing it with more whole grains and GF foods,

> most of which have been going well. We've added B12 and SuperNu

> Thera and have increased the amount of Omega 3 he has been getting.

> We've switched from whole milk yogurt to low fat Kefir and I made

> fresh goats kefir yesterday which we'll try today.

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> ANYWAY, we've been documenting behavior changes - good and bad -

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> notice a *definite craziness when eating gluteny things, more so

than

> casein. A bagel and a blue lollipop on Thursday sent him into a

> tailspin that lasted thru midday Saturday.

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> Yesterday we had a party and as best as I could keep an eye on

things

> that went into his mouth, I know 2 dunkin donuts munchkins and some

> bread made it past my watch. He also drank " straight juice " instead

> of our usual watered down. In some ways it was a rough experiment

> and well, its proving true.

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> We're very stimmy and frustrated today and I will consider that a

> sign that we're on a gluten issue track.

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> So, I'd like to begin enzymes and I don't know which way to start.

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> Trienza from Houston the best way to go to 'experiement' and give

it

> a go? We are going to take the gluten out as much as we can again

> now, but he's also starting preschool and I will be sure to talk

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> Anyway, suggestions welcome here. I'm quite confident we're onto

> something with the Gluten issues (andperhaps some milk

sensitivities

> too) and the food coloring. Dosage and method suggestions too.

> Watching the increase in craziness over hte past few days tells me

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> DON " T want to go back to the way it was and we are more than ever

> committed to getting his health and well being on track.

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> Thanks, in advance.

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