Guest guest Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I will definitely read it. --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Sally Parrott Ashbrook <sally.parrott wrote: Sally Parrott Ashbrook <sally.parrott Re: Re: cooking from scratch Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 2:37 PM This is maybe off-topic, but if he tends to get upset easily, can I recommend the book The Highly Sensitive Child? Reading The Highly Sensitive Person (that's me!) as an adult was life-changing, and I sure wish my mother had had the book about children when I was young. You can see more about it here:Â http://www.hsperson.com/pages/child.htm On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:26 AM, pdw <pdworkman wrote: > > > Is the rash on his face dry, like eczema? Have you tried supplementing > omega 3's? We had my son to the doctor figuring he had a UTI or diabetes or > something because he was peeing so much. Turned out, he had classic > symptoms for fatty acid deficiency, and the doctors had no idea. > Supplementing makes a huge difference to his skin, hair, nails, moods, and > behaviour. > > Pam > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Karen Peeler <peelerk<peelerk%40>> > wrote: > > > > > > > James is basically healthy. He has a rash on his face that does not seem > to > > ever go away. He has had some problems with going to the pee way to much. > He > > tends to be a little too much like his Dad and get upset very easy. Karen > > > > > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Jae Jones <recyclednew<recyclednew%40gmail.com> > <recyclednew%40gmail.com>> > > > wrote: > > > > Jae Jones <recyclednew <recyclednew%40gmail.com><recyclednew% > 40gmail.com>> > > Re: Re: cooking from scratch > > To: <%40> > <%40> > > > Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:17 PM > > > > > > > > > > Sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad your making positive changes, > > moving forward and feeling better. I hope the diet helps your middle son. > > Is > > he otherwise healthy? I know growth can be affected by gluten. When I was > 3 > > years old I wore clothes my sister wore when she was 6 months old! I'm > 5'9 " > > now, so there is hope! > > I don't know if there's a such thing as a perfect diet. All we can do is > > try > > to be more mindful about what we put in our bodies and make healthy > choices > > most of the time. I made donuts last night, which is an occasional treat. > > It's ok to treat yourself once in a while. I'm talking about the people > who > > consider a dozen donuts or a whole cake as a treat, and eat like that > > constantly! I ate 3 mini donuts, which are healthier than the average > > donut, > > and I started getting sick on the sugar! As a kid my died was probably > 90% > > sugar, but after you detox, you really notice how bad it makes you feel > and > > it's easier to make healthier choices. It's not the end of the world if > you > > eat some junk food! I've know people who have tried to diet to loose > weight > > and then they gave into a craving and ate 3 cookies after fighting the > > craving for a month. Then it's forget about the diet I'll be fat forever! > > We > > are only human and we have cravings and desires. I say when your really > > craving something, enjoy it, but don't over do it. If you fight the > > cravings > > for a long time, your more prone to overindulging when you do give in. > > Also, > > when your retraining yourself to shift your eating habits, very few > people > > succeed cold turkey. It takes time to adjust to change. > > Sounds like your doing a great job and taking a proactive step towards > good > > health. I wish you and your family the best of luck and health! > > Take care... > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Karen Peeler <peelerk > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Jae, I feel you pain about having a mom who did not feed me the right > > > things. My mom told me that as a kid they tested me for allergies and > it > > > came back I was allergic to everything. They never did anything so for > > > years, I keep eating crap. I felt so bad for so long. My diet is still > > not > > > perfect, but I'm working on it and I can feel the difference. I'm > > actually > > > working on getting my kids and husband on a gluten free diet also. My > > middle > > > son is not growing at all and it is really worrying me. Karen > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Jae Jones <recyclednew@ gmail.com<recyclednew% > > 40gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Jae Jones <recyclednew@ gmail.com <recyclednew% 40gmail.com> > > > > Re: [Vegan-and-Gluten- Free] Re: cooking from scratch > > > Vegan-and-Gluten- Free@ .com<Vegan-and-Gluten- > > Free%40grou ps.com> > > > > > Friday, January 1, 2010, 12:33 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Medical schools are funded by pharmaceutical companies and therefore > > > doctors > > > are taught one pill, two pills, red pill, blue pill! Diet makes no > money > > > for > > > the medical community! Unless of course the decide to cover our food > > under > > > insurance! Now that is something I'm all for! It will be a win-win for > > all! > > > The doctors will make money for prescribing us food, and we won't go > > > bankrupt trying to feed ourselves and our family! > > > > > > My understanding of celiac, from all that I've read, is that although > > > classified as an autoimmune disease, we are actually born with it. It's > a > > > genetic predisposition, although most of us didn't realize it or get > > > diagnosed until adults. I had issues with food since birth and a recent > > > comment my mother made led me to believe that she actually knew all > along > > > but chose to continue to feed me poison because she didn't think she > > could > > > afford to feed me a special diet, even though she was getting wic and > > food > > > stamps when I was an infant! As a baby and child I would lay in my bed > > for > > > ours with my knees to my chest crying in so much pain I thought I was > > going > > > to die! At times I wished I would die because the pain was so > unbearable! > > I > > > believe diet is the only cure! I don't care how many pills or research > is > > > done, I don't want to eat poison! I see gluten as poison! And a lot of > > > things I've been reading recently is leaning towards the hypothesis > that > > > wheat and gluten containing foods are not really edible foods for > humans! > > > I've seen research links to cancers and all kinds of health problems! I > > > don't think it's so much an autoimmune disease as it is our species > being > > > greedy and cheap and trying to make bulk food at ridiculously low cost > > with > > > no regard for the lack of nutrition it provides. I just started reading > > the > > > gene smart diet, which makes a lot of valid points, and some obviously > > > argumentative statements (like you have to eat fish for omega 3s, which > > we > > > all know is not so!) But in the beginning they talk about malnutrition > in > > > Africa. There are lots of grains available, yet these people are dying > > and > > > diseased because of malnutrition! Malnutrition literally means bad > > > nutrition! Are we so addicted to junk food that we need to spend > billions > > > of > > > dollars researching and designing a pill so that we can eat the crap > with > > > minimal noticeable side effects? What is wrong with just eating real > > food? > > > All that crap we are brainwashed into believing as normal food is > killing > > > us! Obesity, diabetes, asthma, anemia, osteoporosis, cancer, COPD, IBS, > > the > > > list goes on and on! Why? Because we have to have that cake and pizza > and > > > double bacon cheeseburger! And people can't just enjoy crap as an > > > occasional > > > treat! Super size it, use a coupon so you get an extra one free, and > eat > > 2 > > > days worth of calories at one meal, all empty calories! Then wash it > down > > > with a diet coke, like somehow that diet coke makes it all ok because > > diet > > > is in the name! It's disgusting and appalling how so many people think > > this > > > is normal! We have such a wonderful opportunity! We are truly blessed > > with > > > celiac disease because it gives us a kick in the but to revamp our > views > > > about food and really make profound shifts in our consciousness and our > > > health! We shouldn't be looking for the get out of jail free card > because > > > we > > > are not the ones imprisoned! Turn around and see that your on the > outside > > > of > > > the bars and there is a world of opportunity before you! Don't fight > > > celiac, > > > embrace it it with reckless abandon! It's a gift, not a curse! > > > > > > Have a happy, healthy New Year! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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