Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Does anyone have trouble with sulfites? I have been having terrible allergy type problems for several years and I think that I have figured out that it could be sulfites. Kathy>> Listening to Savage on radio, he is troubled by sulfites. Says that only New Zealand wines are low sulfite or none added. .. </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 > > Does anyone have trouble with sulfites? I have been having terrible allergy type problems for several years and I think that I have figured out that it could be sulfites. > > Kathy > I think you would have great benefit for checking out Sue Dengates website http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/ she's been nominated three years in a row for " Australian of the year " and keeps up her international food intolerance network up by donations only, so this is not anyones website. She has extensive information about sulphites, not only the added ones, but also the naturally occuring ones. There's also numerous " FAILSAFE " , a multiple of them in the US. Kind regards, Jiska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 This information isn't correct--winemaking without sulfites is something that happens on a very small scale anywhere, but can be found in California. Frey Vineyards in Mendocino County is organic and sulfite free. They can be googled and ordered online. Joanna > > > Does anyone have trouble with sulfites? I have been having terrible allergy > type problems for several years and I think that I have figured out that it > could be sulfites. > > Kathy>> > > Listening to Savage on radio, he is troubled by sulfites. Says that > only New Zealand wines are low sulfite or none added. > . > </HTML> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 <<This information isn't correct--winemaking without sulfites is something that happens on a very small scale anywhere, but can be found in California. Frey Vineyards in Mendocino County is organic and sulfite free. They can be googled and ordered online>> Thanks Joanna and Jiska I was at Whole Foods yesterday and asked the " wine person " if they had any sulfate free or no added sulfate wine and they did 5 or 6. Frey's was one of them. I bought a bottle but haven't tried it yet. It seems like so many other things that there is a big difference of opinion on what is or isn't a sulfite related problem. The lady asked me why I felt I had a problem and before I could even open my mouth she said that headaches were not from the sulfites. I replied that I didn't get head aches but white wine makes my face turn red and hot, my eyes itch and burn and then many times I have breathing problems that night and the next day. She dismissed all of it except that the breathing thing might be sulfite related. Great website too. I'll spend a lot of time going through it. My Dr. really doesn't want to se me anymore as we have gone through all the medicines with no relief so I guess that I am on my own. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have researched this only in dilletante fashion, as there is a tendency toward this in my family. For us, a liver deficiency, or impaired liver function, is the place where we can improve our reactions. I can't remember the pathways, etc., sorry! Desh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 <<I have researched this only in dilletante fashion, as there is a tendency toward this in my family. For us, a liver deficiency, or impaired liver function, is the place where we can improve our reactions. I can't remember the pathways, etc., sorry!>> I am thinking that I am going to have to do something like Failsafe. This weekend I had a stuffed game hen from Whole Foods with no reaction and a premade Faheta (sp) also from Whole Foods that I am still recuperating from. Within 30 minutes of eating the Faheta I had my typical reation of red face, itcy eyes and trouble breathing. When this happens i will sleep for at least 10 hours and still the next day my eyes are a bit swollen with bleary vision. Ugh Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 --- Idol <Idol@...> wrote: > Failsafe isn't necessarily a bad idea as temporary remediation, but > relying on it as a solution is rather like getting beaten up every > day by an abusive spouse and deciding that the problem is actually > the clothing which hurts the bruises rather than the fists which > cause them in the first place. , Long time no see. Do stop by once in a while Yes, I think that's an important point. FAILSAFE is not intended to be a long-term diet and certainly is not likely to address all possible health issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 <<is rather like getting beaten up every day by an abusive spouse and deciding that the problem is actually the clothing which hurts the bruises rather than the fists which cause them in the first place. The most important thing to do is to improve your digestion and the health of your gut, and the measures required to do that only partially overlap with the failsafe regimen.>> , That is a brilliant analogy and I will have to remember it when I share info with people. We found this out the hard way with my son (autistic with asthma and allergies now resolved). When I was considering that Feingold/Failsafe diet and then learned that I needed to get at the root cause and correct that. I am so glad I didn't just settle for the bandaid. You read my mind on this thread. Millie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 --- <oz4caster@...> wrote: > > Yes, I think that's an important point. FAILSAFE is not intended to > > be a long-term diet and certainly is not likely to address all > > possible health issues. > --- Idol <Idol@...> wrote: > It's not just that it shouldn't be a long-term diet, but that it's > symptom relief rather than a means of addressing root causes. , I think you hit the nail on the head. Now if you can just do so well with the rest of your life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 --- Idol <Idol@...> wrote: > What, and give up pleasures like having my financing fall through and > having to file police complaints and civil lawsuits? Never!!! , maybe those stress hormones are good for us and life's challenges make us stronger? Or maybe life would be boring without challenges? Or maybe some of us, like me, have to learn things the hard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 --- jafa <jafasum@...> wrote: > And what do you suggest to get at the root cause? Jafa, seems like it's got to be diet, environment, genetics or most likely some combination thereof for most health problems. The problem is that these factors are so complex, it's difficult to find a true cause - like the chicken and the egg problem sometimes (and that's the simple case). Identifying aggravating elements, like allergens or food intolerances, could potentially help in leading to the root cause. However, in the case of chemical intolerances, the question of cause(s) appears to be very cloudy from what I have read. Some say it is primarily genetics, but I wouldn't be surprised if a cascade of factors in diet and environment often leads to these problems, with genetics playing a role, but maybe not an insurmountable role. > Most M.D.'s., Naturopaths, Chiro's, Herbalists, etc. treat symptoms. Probably because most people want quick relief from symptoms and don't want to change their bad habits. This approach sometimes works well for acute problems, like injuries, but it's not likely to work well in the long run for most chronic problems. That seems to be the main problem with modern medicine. I think it's sometimes necessary to treat symptoms short term, just to make life more bearable, while looking for long-term solutions that may or may not be found. But I try to avoid band-aid fixes, except for injuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 > > > Yes, I think that's an important point. FAILSAFE is not intended to > > be a long-term diet and certainly is not likely to address all > > possible health issues. > > It's not just that it shouldn't be a long-term diet, but that it's > symptom relief rather than a means of addressing root causes. > > - > Can the same thing be said for a gluten and/or grain-free diet and if not, why not? (currently experimenting with adding small amounts of these things back into my diet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 , I like what you are saying here. Would you describe these measures for improving digestion and the health of the gut? Jane > > Failsafe isn't necessarily a bad idea as temporary remediation, but > relying on it as a solution is rather like getting beaten up every > day by an abusive spouse and deciding that the problem is actually > the clothing which hurts the bruises rather than the fists which > cause them in the first place. The most important thing to do is to > improve your digestion and the health of your gut, and the measures > required to do that only partially overlap with the failsafe regimen. > > - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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