Diet and ADHD What is the diet? 1974 to 1990 In 1990 I asked ‘Is the diet right yet? In 2011 not much has changed but we now have many useful finer points and detail. See Are You Food Sensitive? Which diet? For which children? Affecting which problems in hyperactivity? To what degree? For how long? These questions require a detective approach. I shall consider what has been reported in the research literature, what were the findings from the follow up of 516 families over the last 5 … [Read more...]
Eczema & diet – An update from a dietitian
It is a little known fact that eczema is affected by additives and natural chemicals in food. Many people know that allergy is almost always part of what happens. However even when they attend to the allergy foods that come up positive on allergy tests the eczema is not completely solved. In fact one way of knowing that diet investigation for food intolerance and chemical sensitivity is likely to have a positive outcome is the presence of eczema. Addition of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), or … [Read more...]
Diet for IBS pain in irritable bowel syndrome
Diet for IBS pain in irritable bowel syndrome Diet does not help all people suffering with IBS pain – however, when it is playing a role its effect can be profound. People report it helping with a variety of uncomfortable symptoms including stomach pain after eating, gurgling stomach, bloating, wind, cramping bowel pain, constipation symptoms, looseness and colon pain. It can help where symptoms look like lactose intolerance symptoms in IBS. Because the IBS diet it is not the same for every … [Read more...]