Re: gluten/casein free diet

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Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me...this is very interesting.

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Re: gluten/casein free diet

The reason I stay away from peanut butter is because of a toxin that grows on

the peanuts (aflatoxin, I think). I don't really remember the exact toxin

but the PhD nutritionist/chiropractor told me to stay away from it so I do.

Instead I use macadamia/cashew w/agave nector on my son's toast. My son would

also rather eat the skin of the apple instead of the apple and from what I

have

heard the wax has gluten. It also has another toxin (arabinose, again, I

think).

Nitrites are hard for a damaged gut to get rid of. To be on the safe side,

we try not to include them in the diet. Some of our children need a GFCFSF

diet because of the antibiotics they have been on. The stomach is pourous and

if

they received several RX's before their first b-day, they have sustained

damage to the stomach and can no longer process the heavier protiens such as

gluten and casein (I may also remember this wrong). I'm sorry folks but it is

hard

for me to keep up w/all this info w/o being a pharmacist, nutritionist and

herbalist. You would think 3 years into this that I'd be an expert but

instead

I am just Bonkers.

Good luck.

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> It was so sweet of you to send me such a lengthy and informative reply

> with a sinus headache also! Thank you so much--I will make a copy of your

reply

> and take it shopping with me today! I do have a question regarding the

> preservatives and nitrates/nitrites, I know it's healthy for all of us to

avoid

> these foods, but is there some connection with the gfcf diet in avoiding

> these? I've heard others mention this as well and wondered if you are

speaking

> in general health terms or is there some direct problem specifically in

> children with cassein/gluten intolerance issues? I ask this because my son,

Ben,

> mostly eats meats with nitrates/nitrites..bacon, bologna, etc. Also,

another

> question that comes to mind...I see alot of people giving alternatives to

> peanut butter--is this a sugar issue--if so, I buy low sodium(sugar is

pretty

> low also--maybe 3 grams/2 tablespoons) Do you think that is acceptable to

give

> them assuming they may have some excessive yeast issues? Also, ONE more

> question(for now!) since you took you're child off yeast, do you make

breads,

> brownies, cakes, without yeast? Are there ready made mixes out there

without

> yeast that you use that are good?

> Thanks again for all your great help...and hope your sinus headache gets

> better!

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[Guest guest]

www.gfcgkids

This is a great group to join. Full of information!!

www.gfcfdiet.com is another great place to get food lists.

MISSY

SAHM to some special kids!!!

I am who I am because that's who I am

--, 5, Aspergers

All kids are gifted; some just open their

packages earlier than others.

-- Carr

gluten/casein free diet

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> My son's urine gluten and casein peptide test came back today. His

> milk peptide wasn't too high. The normal range was >.95 and his

> was .65. His wheat, on the other hand, was 1.17 and the normal range

> on it was >.95. Is there a website or a book that I can read that will

> tell me what foods have gluten and casein in them? I don't know where

> to begin, but I know that I need to start this diet. I am sure that

> there are several foods out there that have these in them and I know

> that this diet won't work unless it is followed completely. If anyone

> could help I would greatly appreciate it.

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[Guest guest]

The best place to start is www.gfcfdiet.com and then go from there. There are also you can join such as GFCFKids and GFCFRecipes. Jane -- gluten/casein free diet My son's urine gluten and casein peptide test came back today. His milk peptide wasn't too high. The normal range was >.95 and his was .65. His wheat, on the other hand, was 1.17 and the normal range on it was >.95. Is there a website or a book that I can read that will tell me what foods have gluten and casein in them? I don't know where to begin, but I know that I need to start this diet. I am sure that there are several foods out there that have these in them and I know that this diet won't work unless it is followed completely. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.

[Guest guest]

A great place to start is at a web site http://www.gfcfdiet.com/ and then got to Amazon.com for more books. The first site has a whole starting kit that we have found very useful in starting our girl. And man what a difference!

Jim

From: tylers_mom03 [mailto:tylerhaley01@...] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:17 PMautism Subject: gluten/casein free diet

My son's urine gluten and casein peptide test came back today. His milk peptide wasn't too high. The normal range was >.95 and his was .65. His wheat, on the other hand, was 1.17 and the normal range on it was >.95. Is there a website or a book that I can read that will tell me what foods have gluten and casein in them? I don't know where to begin, but I know that I need to start this diet. I am sure that there are several foods out there that have these in them and I know that this diet won't work unless it is followed completely. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.

[Guest guest]

What symptoms did you have that lead you to cut gluten/casein? I take loads of

minerals and vitamins and yet my current levels of minerals as shown in RBC

analysis show low levels across the board. It is either the iodine causing the

mineral deficiency or perhaps an absorption issue. I exercise quite a bit so I

was thinking that maybe I am sweating out the minerals faster than I am putting

them in. I tripled my intake of liquid minerals then went in for an IV. I

plan to check in 3 weeks to see if this helped my levels; otherwise I will try

cutting out gluten.

--- Heidi <heidis@...> wrote:

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> Hello!

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> I've been lurking for a bit and this information is fascinating.

> As for who I am: I'm a mother of 2, who also suffered from

> various health problems for years. The health problems mostly

> went away when I went gluten/casein free, and the same diet

> seems to have helped my kids amazingly also. But it also got

> me interested in all the OTHER stuff I didn't know, so I keep

> researching!

>

> I became interested in iodine because of an ongoing nasal infection.

> On a whim I added some iodine to some nasal spray

> and *presto* ... no infection. Mind you I've been suffering

> from sinusitis for 20+ years and have been through every

> drug in the book. Finding a solution THAT SIMPLE

> was just mind-boggling.

>

> The connection between iodine and thyroid problems I

> find interesting also. When I went GF, I also stopped using

> iodized salt, because iodine aggravates dermatitis herpetiforis.

> I stopped eating seaweed too. My low-thyroid symptoms went

> away ... the cold hands and low body temp and hair loss ... tho they come

> back when I get an allergenic food. However, that probably

> set me up for low-iodine problems, and since the DH is gone

> now, I'm adding more into my diet.

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> It's also interesting that selenium, at any rate, is also related

> to food sensitivities. Since the food sensitivities block mineral

> absorption, it could be a vicious cycle!

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> Anyway, it looks like selenium and iodine are really closely

> connected. The link below has lots of information, very detailed,

> and it's also in your Links section.

>

> It's nice to meet all of you!

>

> -- Heidi

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> http://www.ithyroid.com/iodine.htm

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> We've all heard that many doctors tell hypo patients, especially those

> with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, not to take iodine because it can

> aggravate their condition. The reason seems to be that selenium protects

> the thyroid gland from oxidative damage and this damage can increase

> significantly if iodine is supplemented. Taking iodine will increase

> thyroid hormone production and the production of H2O2 which damages the

> thyroidal cells. The lack of selenium prevents GPX from being able to

> protect the cells from this oxidative damage. While I doubt if most

> doctors realize why iodine should be restricted (it certainly seemed

> counter-intuitive to me at first), they have learned through experience

> that iodine can increase the thyroid damage in Hashimoto's. The

> information that selenium should be supplemented along with iodine is so

> new that most of them are unaware of it.

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