Colour can be a problem if it is absorbed through the skin. The main problem here is that ADHD children at childcare and Kindy play with coloured finger paint, coloured grains or pasta, or just coloured water. Parents often report that when nothing else has changed and the diet is working well reactions occur after they have coloured skin after returning from care. The trick is to advise the caregivers to do painting with big brushes, to dilute the colour used, or to gently wash the skin … [Read more...]
Why might pumpkin scones made on butternut pumpkin (even the smell) made someone with Irritable Bowel Syndrome [IBS] feel ill?
Smell is usually a good guide to tolerance. Reduce the amount of foods that smell ‘too strong’. But if the pumpkin is tolerated as a vegetable there must be a texture/density factor that is making the difference. I presume they were home made? If normal scones are tolerated then try different levels of dryness in the cooked pumpkin. Often it is probably not the ingredients but the final product. Look at the nearest tolerated product and see if you can work out the texture, density, stickiness … [Read more...]
Is rice bran oil worth a try in those who seem to react to other oils?
Yes there are no reports of reactions in the food sensitive group. Of course watch if you are allergic to rice. … [Read more...]