re: Aspertame, MSG and other non-foods

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Hi all-

I eliminated MSG 20 years ago. I never eat it knowingly now, it really

aggravates my hypoglycemia and I fall asleep. I never used much aspertame,

but can tell you that when I am at those meetings at work where they lock

you in a room and throw in food, if I have a diet coke (with or wiithiut

caffeine) I have stomach cramps and feel generally yukky within an hour or

two, sometimes I have to lie down as a result. Now I only drink water and

herbal teas.

I have also found that processed foods make me feel worse. I've eliminated

anything that comes in a package from my diet, including processed meats.

I also discovered that certain foods aggravate my symptoms. They are

grains, especially wheat and rye, but also any other grain (including rice),

caffeine, alcohol, sugar, root vegetables, and dairy other than eggs.

I do best on whole fruits, vegetables that grow above the ground, fish, fowl

and occasional other meats.

These dietary changes have made a HUGE difference. If you are recently

diagnosed and (like many) have already spent a fortune on doctors, I suggest

you try slowly modifying your diet as I have outlined. It can only help.

If after a month or more of eliminating a certain food, you want to see if

it really bothers you, eat nothing but that food for a day and wait a few

days to see if there's a reaction. Dairy will bother me if I eat it daily,

but if I break down and have 8 oz. of Breyer's once a month or so it doesn't

seem to affect me much one way or the other.

Hope this is helpful.

Hugs, Roseanna in NoCal; FMS/CFS/Hg toxicity/hypothyroid; HG-strict,

grains/dairy/alcohol/caffeine/amalgam free; guai/robinul 8/99, undenatured

whey, 6 liver flushes, 4 grams inositol; 80% better

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