Do you suspect you react to foods?You may be sure you get symptoms after foods you use occasionally such as chocolate or red wine, but wonder if other foods may matter, as your symptoms still continue, and they may get better or worse even with no noticeable change in your usual intake. You know other people do not feel the way you do.The right diet is in the person not in the diagnosisWhen a diet is named, such as the ‘migraine diet’ it gives the impression that the correct diet is known and … [Read more...]
The Diet Detective Method
The Diet Detective Method is most suited to diet investigation where an initial elimination diet is not known so a best-fit or suggested diet is used. The Method is used for a trial time, usually four weeks, and any changes in symptoms noted. Then detective work continues assessing the outcome when various foods are reintroduced—which we call ‘challenges’. The diet detective method is clearer now but it has been developing over the last forty years. Not everyone reacts to the suspect food … [Read more...]
Quality of life and needing a diet
Having a grief reaction to needing a diet is an important issue. I remember when I worked with ADHD patients I attended a seminar for disabled children and thought I was in the wrong place as my patients where not disabled in the same way. But one mother talked about the grief of the loss of the normal child they had expected. This was quite a powerful idea. If we apply this to patients who need an elimination diet they have a grief reaction to the loss of themselves without symptoms, and the … [Read more...]
Sport, does red cordial increase speed?
Where people are sensitive to food chemicals red cordial does increase activity. The following ideas help explain how and why it can be useful, or if it produces more problems than benefits. Usually I am writing about food chemical intolerance as a problem. In the general population foods suspect for causing reactions are those which are sought after as they are enjoyable and stimulating. These include foods high in additives, spicy foods, acidic fruit, peppermint, teas, herbal preparations, … [Read more...]
Managing your diet during COVID-19 stay-at-home time
The down-side to being on a low chemical diet is that a few important foods may not be as easy to get or be in short supply. The up-side is that you eat your own favourite shorter-than-average list of foods. Changes may mean you test some low risk useful foods you may not have been eating, just because they are available. I will include some easy recipes you may like.Make a check-list for groceries. Here we will consider main energy and protein needs.What is your list of staple foods as your … [Read more...]
Recovering from Christmas symptoms
Grief reaction to symptoms
Good day! I feel bad after consuming products with tyramine. I came across your website because I'm looking for a solution to my problem -. Could you tell me please, whether there is and what the medical treatment can be, to avoid diets. Just a list of products - provocateurs too big, it worsens the quality of life. Thanks in advance for the answer!Dear Andrew,Being on a special diet does interfere with the quality of life but not as much as your bad symptoms do, and it is good to find out that … [Read more...]