halitosis and other symptoms

October 18, 2001

I'm getting a bit discouraged to see some old symptoms returning to our

family since switching to this way of eating from all-raw. In the past

month and 1/2 we've added properly prepared grains, lacto-fermented

veggies and frruit, coconut oil and celtic sea salt. We've also added

some of the raw lamb and fish dishes and a small amount of cooked

home-grown (soy-free) chicken and grass-fed lamb. We're eating about 50%

raw now. We have, as usual, raw milk and raw cheese, along with kefir,

fil mjolk, viili and homemade soft cheeses and homegrown eggs.

Some of the " bad " signs I've been noticing returning are severe

halitosis on one of my daughters, an increase in colds (we went from

none in 6 months to 2 in a month in 1/2), weight gain (4 pounds, not at

all needed), occasional smelly gas & BM's, occasional stomach aches,

shakiness in my son who used to have hypoglycemia problems, an increase

in my " red dots " on my skin, and a loss of moons on some of my fingers.

At first I was hoping that we were just adjusting, but I'm starting to

become seriously concerned. We've fought long and hard to overcome some

deadly problems with diet and I'm having doubts that this new way of

eating is healthy enough to keep serious disease at bay. I'm really

praying that we can eat this way and be healthy enough because it's so

much nicer socially and for the warmth of the home to have the nice

smells and tastes of homemade baked goods.

I'm wondering if there are particular cooked foods that may be causing

the problems that we could avoid, or things that we need to add to the

diet (we haven't tried the cod liver oil). It's discouraging, though,

because these are old symptoms that have returned... ugggh!

My daughter had halitosis since she was an infant. Her breath completely

cleared up on all-raw diet, but would become bad again if we added any

cooked food on a regular basis. This daughter also has a mild case of

dyslexia and was tested positive for DTP vaccination residue (doctor

thought that was probably the cause of dyslexia). I found it interesting

that when I discussed her problem with friends, that others with

dyslexia also have halitosis problems (coincidence?). I'm wondering if

traditional eating is good enough to keep us healthy after having our

bodies bombarded by vaccinations and toxic chemicals. I'm feeling very

frustrated and would welcome any discussion/encouragement on this

subject.

Meg

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