The careful analysis of the natural chemical salicylate, carried out by Dr Anne Swain for the RPAH diet, was groundbreaking research and was used as a guide in 1985. However, the amounts she found present did not correlate as expected with tolerance in patients. The reaction-causing chemicals may be salicylates or compounds somewhat similar to salicylate in their chemical structure. Even if we did know what the suspect compounds that cause reactions in food sensitive people are, they, and there … [Read more...]