Just how much salicylates, amines, glutamates and flavours need to be reduced in the elimination diet is still controversial. Summaries of the research and how to apply it are provided for each of the suspect chemicals with the following headings: What are the important exclusions, How can taste help detect suspect foods, Why should these chemicals be excluded during the diet trial, Why do they need revision in 2014? How did the early analysis help, Why is there variation in … [Read more...]
Food intolerance happens in older people too
We may be over 60, healthy with none of the usual lifestyle problems. But enjoyment of life can be reduced if we are dealing with chronic headaches, allergic symptoms: dermatitis, eczema, rashes of some sort, hay fever, blocked sinus, mild asthma, or irritable bowel syndrome [IBS]. We may wonder if we have some intolerance to some food. Usually each person who suspects they have food intolerance has seen their symptoms come on or worsen after particular foods even if it is not consistent. The … [Read more...]
Important review of research on diet and ADHD by Stevens and team 2011
Laura Stevens and her team carefully evaluated all the research on diet and ADHD until 2011. They provide clinical suggestions recommending that doctors can let families know that some children may react adversely to artificial food colours [AFCs], flavours and whole foods, but that diet is not the main cause of ADHD. They report that the evidence from the scientific literature is that those more likely to respond to diet are younger children, those with allergies, and those who also have … [Read more...]
Reflux – diet can help
If your baby has reflux it changes everything! Symptoms can range from your baby bringing up milk after ever feed, but more of it, to the so-called “happy chucker” who does reflux but is not crying and thrives well, through to a very distressed baby who does not feed or sleep well, and cannot be comforted easily. On top of that you may have to deal with colic, diarrhoea, or eczema as well. You will have talked about it to relations and fiends, and had many visits to the doctor, particularly to … [Read more...]
Chronic ear infections – diet can have a role
What are the steps in thinking about diet and chronic ear infections? The first is that chronic ear infections are known to have an adverse effect on hearing. Then this has an adverse effect on language development, and because hearing is decreased behaviour problems can arise. Preventing these problems is important. The second idea is to think about what is known about causes or reasons for chronic ear infections? Chronic ear infections are more likely to occur:- where infections … [Read more...]
Evidence base for Tolerating Troublesome Foods
Following are some important aspects of the developing of thinking over time:- 1975 I began work using the Feingold diet Realised that the diet itself needed investigation I collected data on what families reacted to and tolerated. 1976 Reported in letter to Medical Journal of Australia 1976, 2:248 Collated world-wide research on what others were reporting tolerated and not tolerated. 1977 Produced a Diet manual in 1977 1978 Reported findings in Australian Family Physician article … [Read more...]
Publications and presentations by Joan Breakey 1977 – 2012
1977 Breakey J Study of diet and hyperactivity ICD Post Congress Paediatric Seminar Breakey J Hyperkinesis and its implications for the food industry. AIFST Annual Convention Brisbane Breakey J A manual for the additive free low salicylate diet. Brisbane 1978 Breakey J Dietary management of hyperkinesis and behavioural problems. Aust Family Physician 1978;7:720 4 Breakey J Food and behaviour. Presentation to the Nutrition Society of Australia, Brisbane From 1979 to … [Read more...]