It took me twenty-seven years to discover that I was food sensitive. And, incredibly, it wasn’t until I was forty and years after I had my two children, that I realised I could actually be diagnosed with ADHD. I had learned that the eczema that troubled me from birth to adulthood, the distractible thinking and noisy behaviour that was noticeable at school, the tummy aches, headaches, and much more that made life more challenging most of the time are all treatable and part of the big picture of … [Read more...]

You should be careful on your low chemical diet. But you can think about foods that would make your diet more pleasant and not produce a bad reaction. As one lady said “Diet is forever!” You are always assessing your diet. Following are ideas collected from food sensitive families who have reported their tolerance of tested foods in my clinical research over many years. Learn how often you can have different foods. many people can tolerate much more than they expect. Think testing foods you like … [Read more...]

You may suspect high FODMAPs foods such as beans, cabbage or other foods you are fairly sure give you more wind than usual. On the other hand you have pain after moving further from a Low Chemical Diet with minimal added strong spices or additives. IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is more complex than is generally recognised. You can see if some simple changes make a useful difference to your IBS. You have your own particular symptoms bloating, cramping pain, strong urgency, wind. You … [Read more...]

Annette wrote:-Concerning my weight I continue to lose weight since changing my diet. I excluded wheat for about 4 months but tried oats, potatoes, gluten free mixes that I made myself. But somehow my weight continued to decline. Even before stopping wheat I constantly had to monitor it. Usually in the past I monitored my weight since I am a small frame person. But  I realize how easy it is to lose weight more now than before. I have urticaria and eczema. I was also looking to get relieve for my … [Read more...]

I started experiencing unusual dizziness many years ago, but only recently after my second doze of the covid vaccine did it become serious enough (with vertigo on top of it) to beg my family doctor to help me figure out what was going on. I discovered a "thing" called "vestibular therapy" (I say this sarcastically because it was there all along, but none of my family doctors ever suggested this to me over the seven years of me complaining about dizziness). The vestibular therapist I was … [Read more...]

Not all of it! We food-sensitive people have to realize that this is what happens! Wonderful friends and relations want to cook a meal for you and are fairly sure they know what you can eat. Some are wonderful and ask “Is a little rosemary OK?” or “I don’t use much cinnamon in my cake. We don’t like it too strong ourselves.” Each food sensitive person works on their diet until they get what works for them. Small misunderstandings can occur. You may tolerate a small amount of lactose-free … [Read more...]