tic reactions to phenols/Phenol Assist Enzymes

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We became very reliant on almonds (almond butter and flour) since

starting SCD, too much so I'm afraid, but I'm not sure what to

replace them with. Have been substituting walnuts whenever possible

but they can get kind of " heavy " feeling because they're so oily.

My kids won't eat meat so our alternatives are pretty limited. The

problem is I think my son is overloaded with phenols from all the

almonds and may have developed a new motor tic because of it. He

used to have an eye-blinking tic which is mostly gone, but now his

hands fly up in the air involuntarily at random moments and his

fingers flap as though he is gesturing at something. He is not

always aware that he is doing it and cannot control it. It looks

very odd and must be rather off-putting to his peers. I shudder to

think that it is happening in school and is just another thing that

makes him appear weird or different. Things were going so well on

all fronts since we started the SCD after three years of gf/cf, but

I am completely out solutions and food ideas. Does anyone have any

insights or suggestions? Taking almonds away right now would be a

real blow to him -- he loves the pancakes and almond macaroons and

we make.

My thought is to try Phenol Assist enzymes from Kirkman Labs to see

if it helps the hand movements. Oh, we did do a four-day test where

we removed almonds and other highly phenolic foods and the hand

movements nearly disappeared. But these foods are our staples now,

so I don't know what we would eat instead. Does anyone have any

experience with using these enzymes that you could share?

Thanks so much.

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Lukas 13, Chloe 7, all SCD since 6/04