Re: new member - allergies like MSG, etc. might be checked

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

You might consider another source of your spacey feelings may be

reactions to food additives like MSG and MSG-like elements added to

foods. I get very spacey and almost pass out from ingesting MSG and

any of its derivatives like carrageenan. I also get the same

reactions to soy products. One has to check labels carefully and

know all of the many names these products go by. There are a number

of websites that can help, just search additives, MSG or soy. I've

been able to eliminate most of my exposure by not eating any

processed foods.

In addition spacey feelings can be caused by die-off symptoms when

getting rid of toxins.

I hope that might give you some other areas to check out.

Bee

--- In , " annnas88 " <annas88@h...>

wrote:

> Hi Heidi,

> Thank you for these suggestions. I think an elimination diet that

> stables my blood sugar is just what I need right now.

>

> I agree in the observation that many people get " messed up " when

they

> go to college, many people i know have annoying to severe digestion

> issues, and other health problems (skin viruses and rashes, sugar

> cravings, fatigue, sickness, etc.). I think it is a combination of

> the stress of being away from home and the instant change in diet,

> from sometimes all home cooked, meat based meals (as in my case) to

> the dining halls that are mostly processed starches and iceburg

> lettuce salad bars with trans-fatty dressings. There is also an

> abundance of desserts and snack foods that kids tend to over-

indulge

> in. I believe that all of this was the start of my problems, along

> with a drastic diet/borderline eating disorder that i had freshman

> year in which i deprived my body of a lot of nutrients. When i

tried

> to gain the weight back, I couldn't digest ANYTHING.

>

> That was 3 years ago and now I have the resources to feed myself

> well. I don't think the warrior diet would work for me.... for one

> thing, i am not trying to lose weight, at all. And because of the

> hypoglycemia (which may be related to other issues, and may clear

up

> with control of blood sugar spikes), I can't imagine not eating

> breakfast. HOw do you get enough calories in one day with only one

> meal??? I am very active, walking miles around campus every day and

> also sometimes lifting, dance classes, yoga, and other things. I

also

> feel like I couldn't concentrate in class or study well with a

> growling stomach!

> It does sound convenient though, I have to admit. I too have to get

> up very early to prepare my food and pack it for the day.

>

> ~

>

>

> --- In , Heidi Schuppenhauer

> > I got over my brain fog by going completely gluten free, I also

> avoid

> > most casein. Those are the two most common culprits. But the best

> > way to figure this stuff out is to go on a meat/vegie diet -- for

a

> week

> > at least, eat JUST meat (beef or chicken, no processed meat)

> > and vegies (frozen or fresh, no mixes) -- no condiments but salt

> and

> > pepper. If you have any gut symptoms, take some Pepto Bismol

daily.

> > Cook on a clean pan, no baked-on grunge or nonstick. Eat as often

> as you want.

> > No beer!

> >

> > Chances are, your blood sugar and brain fog will stabilize after

a

> week.

> > The first two days you are likely to feel REALLY lousy, so start

on

> > a weekend.

> >

> > Then start adding fresh fruits the next week. Add foods back one

at

> > a time, but only add them back one every 2-3 days (it takes awhile

> > to notice a reaction). Keep a dairy. The most common problems

> > statistically are gliadin (wheat gluten), casein, egg albumin,

> yeast,

> > soy, corn, and for some people, rice.

> >

> > Eating wheat for me is like taking drugs, and milk isn't much

> better.

> > Kefir and butter are ok though. Wheat gluten causes the gut and

> brain

> > barrier to become permeable, which causes all kinds of weird

> problems.

> > People often start having problems when they go away to college,

for

> > some reason. Maybe they eat more snack foods?

> >

> > For the brain connection, try a web search on " Fasano zonulin "

for

> kicks.

> > The book Dangerous Grains talks about some of the issues too.

> >

> > I've also found that since I started the " warrior diet " my body

is

> a lot

> > more tolerant of foods, and digests them better. The WD gets along

> > really well with college life, because you only have one meal to

> deal with!

> >

> > -- Heidi

[Guest guest]

Bee wrote:

In addition spacey feelings can be caused by die-off symptoms when

getting rid of toxins.

Bee,

Wow that is good to know. I have been on a cleansing diet for about 2 weeks and

I have been so spacey for the last week or so.

Thanks

Sheryl

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