Re: Re: is 3 lbs of carrots a day too much???? help, please!!!!

November 7, 2004

I don't know about that, . While 3 pounds of carrots IS an incredibly

large amount of Vitamin A, the TYPE of Vitamin A might not be toxic. I

don't know. The perinatologist who did my amniocentisis assured me that a

lot of beta carotene was not a problem; I ate a lot of carrots while I was

pregnant.

Keeping in mind that my son's autism was diagnosed at Sears Photography

Studio, versus the local " schmeckspert " developmental pediatrician who saw

him near the same time, and a neurologist in the next state at a famous

institution told us the mercury was out of his vaccines by the time he got

them, etc., you might want to check with an additional source before taking

my local perinatologist's word for it.

Re: is 3 lbs of carrots a day too much???? help,

please!!!!

>

> Hi Kim,

>

> There is actually such a thing as too many carrots: It is possible to

overdose on Vitamin A.

> According to one source, " consuming mega doses of fat soluble vitamins,

especially A and

> D, can lead to a dangerous buildup in the body. " (Another " food " that can

lead to overdose

> is an excess of cod liver oil.) I have read in the past of this happening

to health-food

> faddists who drink way too much carrot juice. It's not a concern for most

people, but we

> have to be more careful because our diets are so limited and our kids are

SO hungry.

>

> It takes time for the Vitamin A to build up, particulary from food rather

than from

> supplements, so he's probably fine, but I'm guessing that three pounds of

carrots daily for

> an extended period might be a lot for an 8 year old.

>

> > soooo, my question is: my son is still eating a TON of food, especailly

between 6 AM

> and 2 PM. Durring this time, he ate:

>

> > 3 lbs cooked carrots

> >

> > kim

> > mom to charlee ( 8, autism, scd 6 months)

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

November 7, 2004

I am following this thread with great interest. Before I was diagnosed with

celiac disease, I couldn't handle any solid food. I went months like that before

I decided that I HAD to get some nutrition....so I began juicing carrots and

celery. I would put six or seven carrots, along with four celery stalks in and I

drank it twice a day. I immediately began feeling like I would actually live

after all, and I also turned very yellow. I read that it was due to my liver

detoxing, so I didn't worry about it. (My GI doc thought I was nutty - no

surprise there). The yellow color eventually disappeared, but I was still

drinking the same amount of carrot/celery juice. That tells me that it isn't too

much vitamin A...otherwise I would have continued to be yellow. Anyway, that was

three years ago that I began juicing. And I still do it, although not as much. I

now juice four carrots, three stalk of celery and will now throw in about a

third of cucumber in with it. I drink this probably three, sometimes four times

a week (only once a day). Sometimes I will get just a hint of yellow hands and

feet. But it only lasts a day, and it is gone.

If anyone has any good, documented info on how much vitamin A is too much, I'd

love to read it. I've wondered about it, but I certainly don't seem to get any

liver problems, and I seem to thrive a lot more when I am consistent with

drinking it. So I'd hate to have to stop.

Also, I know a mother and a daughter - both have/had cancer. The mom had breast

cancer, and healed herself by juicing. The daughter has lymphoma, and I know she

is also juicing....I don't know what her outcome will be. So you have to know

that this is powerful stuff!!!

Re: is 3 lbs of carrots a day too much???? help,

please!!!!

Hi Kim,

There is actually such a thing as too many carrots: It is possible to overdose

on Vitamin A.

According to one source, " consuming mega doses of fat soluble vitamins,

especially A and

D, can lead to a dangerous buildup in the body. " (Another " food " that can lead

to overdose

is an excess of cod liver oil.) I have read in the past of this happening to

health-food

faddists who drink way too much carrot juice. It's not a concern for most

people, but we

have to be more careful because our diets are so limited and our kids are SO

hungry.

It takes time for the Vitamin A to build up, particulary from food rather than

from

supplements, so he's probably fine, but I'm guessing that three pounds of

carrots daily for

an extended period might be a lot for an 8 year old.

> soooo, my question is: my son is still eating a TON of food, especailly

between 6 AM

and 2 PM. Durring this time, he ate:

> 3 lbs cooked carrots

>

> kim

> mom to charlee ( 8, autism, scd 6 months)

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\

>

and

http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/>

November 8, 2004

Carrots do not actually have true vitamin A in them but only beta carotene

(which is a " pro-vitamin " - a precursor to the actual vitamin A (meaning the

body converts beta carotene to vitamin A - but not all beta carotene is

converted directly to the vitamin A form - there are some other

metabolically active forms and only one causes vitamin A toxicity)). Beta

carotene is actually the orange pigment which will in fact turn your skin

orange but is not normally toxic the way the actual vitamin is. But I'd say

work on getting in a greater variety of veggies and cutting down on the

carrots anyway just to be safe and to get a better variety of nutrients.

Alice

Mama to , Asperger's, SCD 2+ months

November 8, 2004

Oh yes....I remember that about the beta carotene being converted. Thanks for

the clarification.

I have thought about juicing other veggies to give my body a break from the

carrots, but I find that the taste without the carrots is hard to swallow - pun

intended! The carrot juice gives it a little bit of a sweet taste to it.

Basically, I am getting six or seven carrots a week. That doesn't seem to be too

much. I don't eat any whole ones. If you have any ideas on other combinations,

I'd definitely have a listening ear.

Thanks for the reply!!

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