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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 213713" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I haven't had the heavy metal testing. I was super careful about surrounding when Wiz was little. We had an older house and had all the paint removed properly before we bought it.</p><p> </p><p>The only food issue with Wiz is that he gets really really MEAN when he gets sugar on an empty stomach. It can look a lot like a mood disorder it is so drastic. He gets migraines from food triggers and is teaching himself what to stay away from. </p><p> </p><p>We emphasize eating a balance of protein, carb and fat (The Zone diet by Barry Sears is the loose inspiration for it. It really does make all of us feel better and function better.). We also try to eliminate preservatives and food coloring from our diet. </p><p> </p><p>ALL of my kids react badly to food coloring. Every once in a while they will beg for Fruit loops cereal, and they NEVER eat even a small box. They can taste the food coloring in it. Even when I decorate cakes I have to use very small amounts of color, because we can all taste it. I do use some natural food colorings, which helps.</p><p> </p><p>thank you is allergic to strawberries, pineapple, oranges and artificial sweeteners. He actually goes into respiritory arrest with nutrasweet. It is scary, because nutrasweet is in every single children's antibiotic, fastmelt tablet, etc... And it is so dangerous for him.</p><p> </p><p>LUCKILY thank you, Wiz and I have the gene that makes nutrasweet taste bitter. It is a genetic mutation (learned this in a college class) and a small part of the population has it. </p><p> </p><p>thank you absolutely HATES the taste of the foods he is allergic to. He learned early that they make him feel bad, and he manages his food allergies very well with minimal supervision now. He luckily outgrew teh sensitivity to tomatoes and dairy.</p><p> </p><p>He still LIKES soymilk and tofutti cream cheese better than milk and cream cheese, and we still buy them and use them. But he can tolerate gluten and casein. It doesn't make a difference in his sensory issues.</p><p> </p><p>I guess I rambled, but I think the heavy metal issue and food allergies/intolerances can make a bigger difference in some kids than we give them credit for. I honestly think it is worth a try for a few weeks or months to see if it makes a difference.</p><p> </p><p>For us, I can tell when thank you has had a candy like Laffy Taffy. His cheeks get a rough texture and his attitude is more cranky. The cheeks are due to the food color, the attitude is the sugar. (Research has proven that most children do NOT have an adverse reaction to sugar, except for weight gain and cavities. But SOME children DO react to sugar. I have 2 boys that do, a bro that does in a MAJOR way - bro was nicer as a mean drunk than on a snickers bar in an empty stomach, if that gives you an example!- but I have a daughter that doesn't react to sugar.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 213713, member: 1233"] I haven't had the heavy metal testing. I was super careful about surrounding when Wiz was little. We had an older house and had all the paint removed properly before we bought it. The only food issue with Wiz is that he gets really really MEAN when he gets sugar on an empty stomach. It can look a lot like a mood disorder it is so drastic. He gets migraines from food triggers and is teaching himself what to stay away from. We emphasize eating a balance of protein, carb and fat (The Zone diet by Barry Sears is the loose inspiration for it. It really does make all of us feel better and function better.). We also try to eliminate preservatives and food coloring from our diet. ALL of my kids react badly to food coloring. Every once in a while they will beg for Fruit loops cereal, and they NEVER eat even a small box. They can taste the food coloring in it. Even when I decorate cakes I have to use very small amounts of color, because we can all taste it. I do use some natural food colorings, which helps. thank you is allergic to strawberries, pineapple, oranges and artificial sweeteners. He actually goes into respiritory arrest with nutrasweet. It is scary, because nutrasweet is in every single children's antibiotic, fastmelt tablet, etc... And it is so dangerous for him. LUCKILY thank you, Wiz and I have the gene that makes nutrasweet taste bitter. It is a genetic mutation (learned this in a college class) and a small part of the population has it. thank you absolutely HATES the taste of the foods he is allergic to. He learned early that they make him feel bad, and he manages his food allergies very well with minimal supervision now. He luckily outgrew teh sensitivity to tomatoes and dairy. He still LIKES soymilk and tofutti cream cheese better than milk and cream cheese, and we still buy them and use them. But he can tolerate gluten and casein. It doesn't make a difference in his sensory issues. I guess I rambled, but I think the heavy metal issue and food allergies/intolerances can make a bigger difference in some kids than we give them credit for. I honestly think it is worth a try for a few weeks or months to see if it makes a difference. For us, I can tell when thank you has had a candy like Laffy Taffy. His cheeks get a rough texture and his attitude is more cranky. The cheeks are due to the food color, the attitude is the sugar. (Research has proven that most children do NOT have an adverse reaction to sugar, except for weight gain and cavities. But SOME children DO react to sugar. I have 2 boys that do, a bro that does in a MAJOR way - bro was nicer as a mean drunk than on a snickers bar in an empty stomach, if that gives you an example!- but I have a daughter that doesn't react to sugar.) [/QUOTE]
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