Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINS

June 11, 2011

I have a really bad shoulder at the moment so won't be able to reply much but wanted to post this.I have wondered for a long time what connects wheat, dairy corn and soy and today I found a possible connection, lectin.....This is super interesting because it is linked also to autoimmune diseases. Lectins damage the gut..........This will kick off inflammation. Children (NT) in general seem to have more of a problem with lectins than adults. There is some interaction between secretin and lectins.It's difficult to get my head around this but I am posting below what I have found. To reduce the damage of lectins, either a GFDFCFSF diet works OR apparently Houstons' enzymes. VRP has a product called Lectin Lock. GM foods have lectins spliced into them which some think is 'complicating' our food sources.....If anyone has brought up the subject

of lectins before, sorry if I was not paying attention:-))General info on Lectins"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2028823.stmhttp://www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com/2009/07/lectins-a-little-known-trouble-maker/http://www.krispin.com/lectin.htmlhttp://dogtorj.com/?p=185Lectins & autism:http://www.autismtoday.com/adverserxt.htmHow to control lectins:http://www.vrp.com/dear-doctor/okra-as-lectin-blocker-3871http://www.houston-enzymes.com/learn/web-seminars/#3312009

June 12, 2011

Sara, I've been up half the night with my pained shoulder and researching this also. It MAKES A LOT OF SENSE! Here are two more tings I have picked up:

Among the effects observed in the small intestine of lectin fed rodents is

stripping away of the mucous coat to expose naked mucosa and

overgrowth of the mucosa by abnormal bacteria and protozoa.14

Lectins also cause discharge of histamine from gastric mast cells,15

which stimulates acid secretion.This from a doctor in a letter to the British Medical Journal:http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=38 & db=6 & C0=16--- Subject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINSTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 10:38

Anita's always raved about Lectin lock and it's been one of those things

I've been meaning to try for yonks. Might give it a go now. Thanks xxx

June 12, 2011

Wow! sounds like it's at least possible that this could be a major

cause. I wonder if there are any epigenetics involved and that this poor

gut condition might also get passed on.

June 12, 2011

There is a product called Lectin Lock by VRP. I know nothing about this other than what I have just read on their advert. Wondered if anyone had tried this? It sounds very interesting! SueSubject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINSTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 16:33

Wow! sounds like it's at least possible that this could be a major

cause. I wonder if there are any epigenetics involved and that this poor

gut condition might also get passed on.

June 12, 2011

Hi, heres the link that has the ingredients on.

http://www.vrp.com/page/lectin-lock/

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To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: swerenowski@...Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:24:15 +0100Subject: Re: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINS

There is a product called Lectin Lock by VRP. I know nothing about this other than what I have just read on their advert. Wondered if anyone had tried this? It sounds very interesting! Sue

Subject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINSTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 16:33

Wow! sounds like it's at least possible that this could be a major cause. I wonder if there are any epigenetics involved and that this poor gut condition might also get passed on.

June 12, 2011

Isn't all this lectin stuff the basis of the eating right for your blood type diets and thinking... it makes lots of sense in that context and sometimes the safest way to deal with foods that are not easily tolerated is simply to avoid them.

Tracey

Hi, heres the link that has the ingredients on.

http://www.vrp.com/page/lectin-lock/

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To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: swerenowski@...

Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:24:15 +0100Subject: Re: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINS

There is a product called Lectin Lock by VRP. I know nothing about this other than what I have just read on their advert. Wondered if anyone had tried this? It sounds very interesting! Sue

Subject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINS

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 16:33

Wow! sounds like it's at least possible that this could be a major cause. I wonder if there are any epigenetics involved and that this poor gut condition might also get passed on.

June 12, 2011

We tried Lectin Lock and it didn't suit ds at all, it brought about all

sorts of negatives - it was quite a while ago so don't remember which

ones exactly, just remember that I put a big X over it at the time. Only

used about 1/3 of the bottle...

It sounded like the right product for him (gut+ viral kid) but it

wasn't...

Natasa

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June 12, 2011

OK, that was a combo product. maybe try some elements in isolation, like glucosamine. It's supposed to scavenge lectins... see below:Home >>

Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, Volume 14, Number 4

Glucosamine and Plant Lectins in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: An Initial Report on Six Children with Uncontrolled Diarrhoea

Purpose: To identify changes in bowel habits when there is exposure to glucosamine. Design: Case study. Materials and Methods: Six autistic children were exposed to glucosamine 500?mg twice daily without any change in diet. Results: Five of the children had relief of diarrhoea, the sixth had no change in bowel habit but ate bread containing gluten without any change in behaviour. Conclusion: Gluten contains a plant lectin that binds glucosamine. Glucosamine binds to potato lectin in the

same manner and may protect the gut in responsive children. This is reflected in a change in bowel habit, indicating a possible protective activity.

Subject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINSTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 18:22

We tried Lectin Lock and it didn't suit ds at all, it brought about all

sorts of negatives - it was quite a while ago so don't remember which

ones exactly, just remember that I put a big X over it at the time. Only

used about 1/3 of the bottle...

It sounded like the right product for him (gut+ viral kid) but it

wasn't...

Natasa

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June 12, 2011

IMO, lectins are implicated in a lot of gut problems. Easy enough to say that as

the lectin in wheat is very likely responsible for a lot of the problems people

have with wheat.

The weston a price diet actually deals with lectins. Breads, etc, are make with

soaked grains. Soaking does help reduce the lectin problem. That is why you

have to soak kidney beans, or risk being very very sick--it is the lectins you

are getting rid of.

We have used lectin lock, and a I know a few people who have seen a lot of great

stuff from it. My friend had a yahoo group about lectins, with a ton of great

resouces in the files, but sadly it is closed now as she did not have the time

to maintain it. The evidence is pretty compelling and would certainly apply to

some of our kids I think. You can read a fairly good summary here

http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html One of the things that makes us vulnerable

to lectins is lowered secretory IgA, something lots of our kids would suffer

from (one of the reasons I use epicor). Another thing is diet--certain sugars

sacrifice themselves to lectins, but if our diet is low in those and high in

certain lectins, these sticky proteins can cause a lot of damage.

Having said all that, i do not believe in the eat right for your blood type

stuff. yes, lectins are used to decide blood type, but blood type does not have

anything to do with celiac disease for example.

Anita

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June 12, 2011

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1572430/

This article says that chronditin sulphate was better than Cromolyn for

stabilising mast cells.

Sharon.x

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June 13, 2011

I don't understand this as your blood type is not part of your digestive

system. Also what you eat does not affect your blood type (or am I

missing something?) I'm no expert but at the Weston A Price conference

one of the speakers said that eating according to blood type is a load

of nonsense - people didn't use have a lot of the conditions we are

dealing with. Prior to these (epidemic) conditions people were eating

and living differently - we should try to live more like we used to but

that never included eating according to your blood type.

June 13, 2011

Thanks. I shall look at the Weston Price site and may try some Lectin lock -

sounds a better bet than cutting out all those foods! I think chicken is high in

lectins?

Margaret

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> I don't understand this as your blood type is not part of your digestive

> system. Also what you eat does not affect your blood type (or am I

> missing something?) I'm no expert but at the Weston A Price conference

> one of the speakers said that eating according to blood type is a load

> of nonsense - people didn't use have a lot of the conditions we are

> dealing with. Prior to these (epidemic) conditions people were eating

> and living differently - we should try to live more like we used to but

> that never included eating according to your blood type.

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June 13, 2011

Hi hope yopur well and family miss not seeing you through work, dorset is great though , its great this group so glad your posting xx nina

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Sun, 12 June, 2011 17:24:15Subject: Re: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINS

There is a product called Lectin Lock by VRP. I know nothing about this other than what I have just read on their advert. Wondered if anyone had tried this? It sounds very interesting! Sue

Subject: Re: Wheat, Dairy, Corn, Soy are HIGH in LECTINSTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Sunday, 12 June, 2011, 16:33

Wow! sounds like it's at least possible that this could be a major cause. I wonder if there are any epigenetics involved and that this poor gut condition might also get passed on.

June 13, 2011

We cannot cut out all lectins, unless we're on the air and water diet. But some

lectins are definitely worse than others. The lectin in wheat is clearly one

of the worst. IMO, it's more a matter of figuring out which ones are bad for

your kid.

I think some people do well on those sugars--I can't remember teh name of them

now--because they sacrifice themselves to the lectins. That may be another

route.

Anita

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> > system. Also what you eat does not affect your blood type (or am I

> > missing something?) I'm no expert but at the Weston A Price conference

> > one of the speakers said that eating according to blood type is a load

> > of nonsense - people didn't use have a lot of the conditions we are

> > dealing with. Prior to these (epidemic) conditions people were eating

> > and living differently - we should try to live more like we used to but

> > that never included eating according to your blood type.

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June 13, 2011

On this note, I am preparing to leave for the conference and have found I have

extra bottles of lectin lock that will expire in September. I will bring them

to donate to the Swap Shop table so that people can try the product with just a

small donation to TA.