Ladies and gentlemen, it's Breeze again, back on track.
So anyway I've been thinking about how to talk about food sensitivities but I find that my amateur analyses although satisfying to myself are hardly worthwhile in written form. So I thought I'd recommend a book I read a few years ago. It's called Allergy Free Eating: Key to the Future, written by Liz Reno and Joanna Devrais, published by Celestial Arts Publishing, CA, 1995. (Apparently there was an earlier edition from Vision Books International in 1992.)
It doesn't mention autistic spectrum disorders at all, even in the index, but I am confident from my own experiences and what I read on the net that in maybe ten years time books such as this one which deal with autoimmune disorders and eating disorders will also discuss autistic spectrum disorders. It's a very basic book, for people with no previous knowledge, and particularly good for Americans (I find that my symptoms are worse in the U.S. than in Europe, unless I eat organic, because the laws on food additives are more lenient (especially now, what with GMOs and cloning.)) Of course if you're already well versed in the basics then you're better off with more profound naturopathic books.
I also found out a few days ago about a man in the seventies who did research suggesting that 70% of children with autistic symptoms improved when additives were removed from their diet. I think his name was Feingold or something similar, and the diet called Feingold diet. Of course to me, it makes much more sense to just stick to an organic wholefood diet and not worry about this or that particular additive in any particular food. That's just me trying to make life a little bit less complicated. But I was glad to find out about it since it confirms my own experience and understanding.
Once the fog of additives lifts I find that I can tolerate them in small amounts with few problems, unless it's some particularly cruel colouring or something. But when I used to eat nothing but conventionally grown food I was always lethargic and incommunicative.
I hope this is helpful to somebody. And remember folks, we are smart enough that we value ourselves for our efforts, not for our accomplishments. But if somebody wants to wish me well in my endeavours this coming month, you are more than welcome to do so.
