Differences between RPAH Elimination Diet and the Diet Detective Approach

Differences between the RPAH Elimination Diet and the Diet Detective Approach in the investigation of suspected food chemical intolerance

October 21, 2016 by Joan Breakey Article

The RPAH Elimination Diet developed as the careful approach eliminating all foods where there was evidence for the presence of the suspect food chemicals. The Diet Detective Approach is less strict. I developed it beginning in 1975 when there was little useful analysis data, and additive labelling did not exist. I found the best way to the most effective diet was to do careful clinical research recording the foods my patients reacted to. This meant the diet approach progressed over years with … [Read more...]

Joan Breakey is the author of foodintolerancepro.com. She is one of the few dietitians in the world who has a lifetime of specialisation in the area of Food Sensitivity. She is a Dietitian, Home Economist and Teacher. In 1975 she began her first work on Diet and Hyperactivity, investigating the effects of the Feingold diet on children’s behaviour. For more than 45 years Joan has been writing books and articles, publishing and presenting the results of her ongoing research in this area.