Re: Six Month Update on Sam - Very Loooooong - Wit...

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>>>here is a link to the latest rash - its pale this morning

http://www.mandimart.com/samphotos.htm

Mandi x

A week ago we had the chicken pox type rash for 3 days. This week we have what looks like a measles type rash on the back of his thighs. Its different to what we normally see eczema type wise with gut bug flare or die off. He has been pinching today – I think it may be bacteria flare/die off – we have been doing Biocidin for 2 weeks now. Will see how he goes and might go in with the CS if things don’t look up. I will post a link to photo of latest rash later.

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Hi Mandi,

Fascinating stuff ! and soooo exciting for you.

Just wanted to ask you a quick question. I know you are not doing the diet and haven't been for a long time now. I was just a bit surprised you mentioned Marmite. Wasn't it supposed to have something in it that made it a no no even with enzymes?? Now don't get me wrong here, as far as I am concered if there is no adverse reactions then why the hell not is what I say. I am only asking because would love to eat Bovril and Marmite. I always felt that there was a possible reaction to Bovril so never gave him Marmite either.

Any thoughts on this? Would LOVE to think I had got info wrong so I could give it to him.

Hope you continue to see great improvements. Will let you know when we are your area which may be quite soon if that is okay.

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In a message dated 26/06/2006 15:08:07 GMT Daylight Time, Thorpeheather@... writes:

Fascinating stuff ! and soooo exciting for you.

>>>Its really all a bit too much excitment for this old bird!!

Just wanted to ask you a quick question. I know you are not doing the diet and haven't been for a long time now. I was just a bit surprised you mentioned Marmite. Wasn't it supposed to have something in it that made it a no no even with enzymes??

>>>Per AiA and diet die hards yes, it has a smidgen of naturally produced MSG or something and I have a kid I am trying to keep low sugar who does not eat cheese or anythign savoury that I could put on his toast - he loves Marmite, I use Marmite - there are certainly worse things in the world in my opinion

Now don't get me wrong here, as far as I am concered if there is no adverse reactions then why the hell not is what I say.

>>>YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - me too

I am only asking because would love to eat Bovril and Marmite. I always felt that there was a possible reaction to Bovril so never gave him Marmite either.

Any thoughts on this? Would LOVE to think I had got info wrong so I could give it to him.

>>Not wrong or right ,just different opinions

Hope you continue to see great improvements. Will let you know when we are your area which may be quite soon if that is okay.

>>>Absolutely - welcome anytime, I'll get DH to crank up the BBQ - and too?

Mandi x

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to ask you a quick question. I know you are not doing

the diet

> and haven't been for a long time now. I was just a bit surprised

you

> mentioned Marmite. Wasn't it supposed to have something in it that

made it a no no

> even with enzymes??>>

My experience/knowledge re Marmite is that it contains very high

levels

of DGa which is " Free Glutamate " and this is the part of MSG that

normally causes problems in our children. Glutamate does occurr

naturally in many foods but in its natural state it is attached to a

protein so the body processes it differently and it doesn't split off

easily and cause the nurological sparks we get from MSG. It is the

way

that some foods are processed at high temperature that causes the

glutamate to split from the protein and become " Free " - the normal

culprits are Yeast EXTRACT and Malt EXTRACT (in many commercial

cereals).

I know my son (was ADHD) still can't tolerate Malt extract in any

form

and haven't been brave enough to try Marmite but seeing Mandi's post

will try again - I love marmite so was a big sacrifice for me not to

have it!

So in summary - there is a good reason to avoid anything with free

glutamate but as all the children are different think you have to try

for yourself. Perhaps it is something that affects the ADHD end of

the

spectrum worse as I am aware of many ADHD kids who crave marmite -

always a bad sign!

Hope this helps a little