Hi Erika,
Yes, I've managed to get partially back on
the Hallelujah diet and even a partial adjustment brings benefits. (Cool
benefit, I've lost 6 of the 50 pounds I put on in the last 2 years. I can't
stand not fitting into my wardrobe any longer.) My entire family has been sick
for the last 10 days. They sound like a TB ward and I am the only one who stayed
healthy. I attribute this to the Barleygreen and diet. I told my hubby, Mike, he
is going to start taking Barleygreen because he'll feel better.
Modified corn starch caused her problem?! Wow. We
thought it was soy that caused my daughter's asthma attacks; after that we
thought it was altered soy. Now, after years of 911 calls for sudden
breathing difficulties, she figured out it was MSG. I've been trying to track
the names MSG hides under, little success so far.
A person recently mentioned celiac disease (gluten
intolerance) and PD. Celiac disease is a congenital birth defect that manifests
any time between birth and into the 60s. In a celiac person, gluten (it is
the gliaden portion of the gluten protein) triggers a faulty response in the
immune system causing the destruction of the lining of the small intestine
and causing malabsorption of nutrients and medications. It is diagnosed by
sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. A give-away in blood work is chronic low iron
level not responsive to supplements. Some people lose weight, some have
multi-bowel movements a day (diarrhea). It used to be called the wasting
disease. Celiac disease does produce symptoms which mimic PD, and if you have
PD, will make it worse unless a gluten-free diet is scrupulously maintained. The
good news is it takes only two weeks for the gut to repair itself once starting
a gluten-free diet. I have been tearing apart my book case looking for a photo
copy of a chapter from one of my neuro's books on just this subject. No luck in
the search so far. I'll post it once I locate the hiding place I found for me to
have lost it in.
If I don't get back online before the holidays, Happy Holidays
and a Happy New Year to all!
Isn't 2000 great? It's like watching the odometer in the car
roll over all zeros. LOL.
Very soon I'll have the fun of watching the '83 Subaru roll
over 220,000 miles. That little ole car is going to see 250,000 miles before it
retires, maybe more. ;-))