Re: grains & digestive disorders & anxiety & violence & Ca (Re: scat queen)

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>1) should i cut out grains entirely? i am leaning towards not because

>it's one of the few things that my mother enjoys eating; because you,

>heidi, are my gluten queen, and, if you don't think that it's

>necessary...;o); and, yes, i resist the SCD, but primarily due to

>style issues (i don't like the name).

I'm not low carb, but I AM low grain. Grains have multiple

issues. Wheat is like rat poison to me, but a lot of corn

isn't really good either. Potatoes don't seem to hurt anything

though. You have to do WHAT WORKS. The fact she enjoys

eating them isn't really a good sign. Grains are problematic,

not least because they are often contaminated. They are

also hard to digest, except (maybe) rice.

>on the other hand...recently i watched part of a nat'l geographic

>show on primates being owned by regular joes...and being fed SAD.

>that wasn't the emphasis, but you couldn't miss the trips to the

>bakery, the bfast cereals, the cookie treats, the birthday

>cakes....the emphasis was on the inevitable violent behavior that

>these primates exhibit after a certain age (or after so many yrs of

>SAD?). they showed 2 pet monkeys, now diabetic, whose owner couldn't

>give them their insulin because they would suddenly lash out at her.

>and the face that the monkeys exhibited when they became violent is

>the same face that i see on my mother when she pinches my father when

>he's leading her to the table. and it frightens me for her. my

>mother's 2 sisters and her mother were all diabetic. maybe they

>should all have cut out grains entirely?

Probably. Like I said, grains are really problematic. There isn't

enough research to be dogmatic. I don't feel well on a high-grain

diet, but I do eat them some. Mostly I eat vegies, meat, potatoes

and good wine. Most of my vegies are kimchi. Lately I've been

craving broth soup and indulging that craving, with chopped

greens, kimchi, meat, egg drop, or whatever. Then maybe I'll have

some popcorn or crackers. But it is a very minor part of my

overall diet.

>2) since i've cut out dairy, i'm thinking that i need to find new

>ways of getting the calcium in. i'm hiding broth in grains because

>she hates soup...which brings me back to 1....

You can get some bone meal or powdered calcium, or a mortar

and pestle, and just mix the powder into something. My dad

used to mix it with jam!

>3) there was a number 3, but i've forgotten what it is.

>

>i'm ordering the biogest and some MCT oil tomorrow.

>on the other hand...i ordered jordan's rubin's bks and PD for myself,

>but maybe i should start my mother on it instead.

Take care of yourself. When my boy was going through a lot,

I was always told " Care for the caretaker! " . Stay happy. Read

good books. Feed yourself well. There is only so much you

can do for the people you care about, but you have to keep

your own mind and body sharp. She might not need all

that much nutrition, a lot of older folks eat very lightly.

>my father is picking up some frankincense essential oil tomorrow. and

>my father refused to let me call an ND to see if he would make a

>housecall.

>

>i apologize for the ramble.

>allene

Gads, it is so hard when your loved ones get old. My grandmother

was sort of hard to deal with for about 6 years. She ate mainly

green beans and ham. That's what she wanted. She didn't eat much,

but it seemed to work for her.

-- Heidi