What recipes should be in it? The important question is what foods and ingredients do you need to leave out of the recipes. This is not as simple as it sounds. But I will tell you how to make it simple for just you with your individual needs. What foods is tyramine in? See http://foodintolerancepro.com/category/tyramine-intolerance/detail-of-amines-in-food/ Tyramine was the first amine recognised as causing reactions. Aged cheeses were the main culprits. What are other amines … [Read more...]
WHY DON’T CHILDREN EAT VEGETABLES?
THE MUDDLE Many six or seven year old don't eat their vegetables. They may eat cereal and milk for breakfast, maybe with some fruit juice and toast. They may eat snacks and drinks throughout the day and have sandwiches for lunch and so the problem seems to be only at dinner at night. But is it? Is this a usual six year old pattern or does it remind you more of a two or three year old, except that a baby food dinner would have been eaten in the evening. WHY DOES IT … [Read more...]
Diet and high blood pressure
Hazel wrote: My blood pressure is controlled with medication and doesn’t cause a problem for me unless I eat certain foods. I have been sensitive to soy for over 20 years, and have become sensitive to other foods since then. Soy, corn, turkey, nuts, shrimp, and sometimes beans all cause a rise in my blood pressure usually a few hours after consumption. I have been to the ER several times for this as my blood pressure medications will not bring it down. My Dr … [Read more...]
How are our eggs coloured?
Does anyone know what colour is added to poultry feed now? Back in the 1970 eggs were blamed for reactions by my patients, both keeping their hyperactive children awake at night and aggravating eczema. I learned that tartrazine was used to colour feed. After much fuss by self-help groups and dietitians the dye added to feed was changed to a colour derived from crab shells. Reports of reactions to egg greatly reduced. Those who were allergic to eggs still had reactions. It has always been … [Read more...]
Make diet easier
Research shows that families often say they are not using diet any more after using diet for a few years. On further questioning they are still careful about many things, but have found enough foods they like. That is the trick! Gradually find some allowed biscuits, sandwich fillings, main meals and desserts that suit your family lifestyle. Obtain help from wherever you can. Ask older folk about plain family fare. Discuss diet with other people using diet. Use plain recipe books often … [Read more...]
Are emulsifiers harmful?
I heard of a gastroenterologist who told patients to avoid emulsifiers. This is wrong and fortunately there is one easy thing you can do to minimise emulsifier intake. The idea was based on only one study of effects on mice reporting that emulsifiers may affect thickness of the gut mucous lining, gut flora and other gut changes. According to food law in Australia, managed by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) additives may be only added to food in the amounts allowed. I … [Read more...]
“Toughen up!” Feeling pain
“Why don’t you toughen up?” Do food sensitive people feel more or less pain? Children encouraged to toughen up often have siblings who do, in fact, feel less pain. The idea that the amount of pain food sensitive people feel is different, that is more or less than others, took years of my work to develop. What first showed clearly was that pain perception did not relate to the amount of physical change, was the distress in children with reflux. When the oesophagus was viewed by … [Read more...]