Re: Feingold Diet - How do I know if we need it?

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In a message dated 4/20/2004 10:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

somma1970@... writes:

> have ADD and have heard the Feingold diet may be beneficial

> for me as well. Do we just try it for a few months and see what

> happens?

Here's my Feingold advicve, FWIW. I would commit to the whole thing for six

weeks, taking out corn syrup and sodium benzoate too. Everyone will probably

feel a lot better, depending on what your diet is like now. Then after the 6

weeks is up you can add the real foods back one at a time and see what's OK and

what's not.

I found shopping off the list of safe processed food to be a major pain,

although the Feingold people are definitely right that labels aren't to be

trusted. Once I made the leap to eating almost no processed food at all,

shopping and

cooking got a lot easier, and everyone started feeling better. I thought we

were eating a pretty healthy diet before; it's amazing how much junk creeps in

if you're not careful. Good luck!

Nell

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> He has been on enzymes for about 3 1/2 weeks now. We have not tried

> No-Fenol yet but does that work for phenols only or does it help

> with salicylates (spelling?) as well and could you use No-Fenol in

> place of the Feingold diet?

Salicylates are one type of phenol. No-Fenol worked for my son for

most phenols, so you can definitely consider it. For some kids,

No-Fenol works instead of Feingold, other kids still need certain

phenols removed, so might still need Feingold.

Dana

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Dana,

Wow! I did not know that salicylates are a type of phenol. I didn't see that

in my Feingold materials (unless I missed it). Everything makes much more sens

to me now and as I move out of Stage One, I will be sure to use No Fenol as I

introduce natural salicylates back into my kid's diets. Let me ask you, do any

of the enzymes help with corn syrup sensitivities? MSG? Benzoates? Nitrates?

Sulfur agents?

Thanks! KIM

Salicylates are one type of phenol. No-Fenol worked for my son for

most phenols, so you can definitely consider it. For some kids,

No-Fenol works instead of Feingold, other kids still need certain

phenols removed, so might still need Feingold.

Dana

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In a message dated 4/21/2004 11:16:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sawyera@... writes:

> Let me ask you, do any of the enzymes help with corn syrup sensitivities?

> MSG? Benzoates? Nitrates? Sulfur agents?

>

Not Dana, but my son reacts badly to corn syrup, msg, nitrites, and sulfites

-- and No-Fenol doesn't seem to make any difference. At least none of those is

actal food so I feel fine about excluding them.

Nell

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>>Let me ask you, do any of the enzymes help with corn syrup

sensitivities? MSG? Benzoates? Nitrates? Sulfur agents?

Some kids can use No-Fenol with those items, but my son still could

not have them, even with enzymes, until about round 70 of chelation.

Now he can have them, but I do limit how much he gets.

Dana