tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159762980607752249.post6108662635914461699..comments2024-01-04T02:55:11.577-08:00Comments on Exploring Real Food: I Need Help Please!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555673137094906043noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159762980607752249.post-23004082028290142702010-09-30T01:45:40.263-07:002010-09-30T01:45:40.263-07:00@ Matilda- thank you, your recipe looks delish &am...@ Matilda- thank you, your recipe looks delish & like great comfort food. <br />The link between food & symptoms will be hard for me to explain, but I will pull this info from the book "disconnected" kids that many times they have compromises in the body that may include: an underdeveloped digestive system, which may cause a "leaking gut"; reduced ability to secrete acids that chemically break down food; reduced muscle contractions (peristalsis) which mechanically break down food; reduced ability to absorb nutrients from food; decreased blood circulation in the intestines and stomach lining. <br /><br />I also pulled this info off the gfcfdiet.com site:<br />PEPTIDUREA (peptides in the urine) that is caused by the inability of the body to properly break down certain proteins. It is hypothesized that certain peptides, notably from milk and wheat proteins, are plugging into the opiate receptor sites of the brain and disrupting brain and nervous system function. Urine testing for this is still experimental, and many parents believe that the best way to find out if this is what is causing a child's autism is a strict trial period on the GF/CF diet.<br /><br />In the GF/CF diet, gluten and milk are avoided because they are strongly suspected of having such a direct pharmacological effect. When these proteins are only partly broken down, some of the resulting fragments can be strikingly similar to morphine, and act in more or less the same manner. (This type of reaction can co-exist along with a classic type of allergy towards the same foods).<br /><br />Recent research indicates that protein from both corn and soy (as well as protein from blood and spinach) could also contain some molecule sequences that could - if the patient had an enzyme deficiency - be broken down into something closely resembling opoid peptides.<br />Products made from soy or corn will also often contain metabolic end products made by microscopic organisms like bacteria, molds or fungus. Some of these are suspected of being harmful to a small number of people who are genetically disposed to autism. The amount of danger will depend on individual conditions AND on the quality of the corn or soybeans used in the production process. Soy OIL (lecithin) may be worse than most other soy products, since this product will look and taste okay, even when made from moldy raw material, and since the "bottom grade" of the harvest tends to be used for it.<br /><br />There is also info on food sensitivities here: <br />http://www.togetherforautism.org/articles/allergies_and_food_sensitivities.php<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by & commenting! <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555673137094906043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159762980607752249.post-738707261331081662010-09-30T01:23:49.493-07:002010-09-30T01:23:49.493-07:00@ Mrs. Ed- thank you- we have been on & off wi...@ Mrs. Ed- thank you- we have been on & off with the diet (off right now due to guests staying with us & it's was just too much). I will definitely check out your blog! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555673137094906043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159762980607752249.post-50150318070413902972010-09-29T06:39:57.949-07:002010-09-29T06:39:57.949-07:00Hi,
Sorry to hear about your kid issues, hope he ...Hi,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your kid issues, hope he will improve with diet changes.<br /><br />Here's my 2 cents:<br />http://sickofood.blogspot.com/2010/09/pearl-barley-and-verza-cabbage-soup.html<br /><br />Also, I use kefir a lot and I successfully converted my grains in soy milk. It does not taste as good as milk kefir, but it is fine and you can use substitute any acidic ingredient with it (e.g., buttermilk). <br /><br />Hope it helps.<br /><br />BTW, I am a psychologist (very far from autistic disorders indeed) but what is it supposed to be the exact link between food and symptoms?Matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840909782151127289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159762980607752249.post-49230023327532305312010-09-08T13:27:14.686-07:002010-09-08T13:27:14.686-07:00Were on the SCD for my son's autism, I have a ...Were on the SCD for my son's autism, I have a GFCF/Nut -Free tab on my blog: http://mrsedsresearchandrecipes.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes-GFCF%2FNut-Free<br /><br />I wish you the best of luck. These diets get easier, I promise. It just takes awhile to build up a repetoire of recipes you like, then life will get normal again.Mrs. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144247274657295271noreply@blogger.com