Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thank you Pat, It is nice to not feel so alone:) and to hear others stories too. Yes my companion understands, or at least bares with me. She used to cook all the time( for the 6 months I tried her diet), but now she says she can't because she doesn't know how.. It's ok. She eats some things I make, but not tofu! lol unless I disguise it as cheese( stuffed tofu and spinich shell noodles) she thought it was cheese till I told her the truth! Yes I feel much better now... It has been nice chatting, Hugs Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thank you Kathleen, I have friends who are tolerent and make food for me when I visit, but even they don't live where I live now, ( my job moved me) I feel like I am greasy when I cook meat, Silly I guess. I just don't care to cook it either. I Was born in SanFrancisco California and lived in California until I married a Military man and moved to Alabama, I stayed here when we divorced, I never returned because the cost of living is so much higher than here. I do miss California the culture and one day would like to visit again. I live close to a collage, Auburn University, There is only one health food store in our area, but Kroger has a lot of good stuff in it. Thank you for your feedback, Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 On 1/8/08, Michelle <jasmine_mooneagle wrote: > > What is GFCF? That's gluten-free/casein-free which basically means no wheat, barley or milk products. I try to eat GFCF myself, due to my Asperger's, but sometimes I slip up because of hidden ingredients and sometimes because of cravings and sometimes because I'm really hungry and it's the only food available. But I do notice a big difference in my ability to focus mentally and in how I feel physically when I'm being good and avoiding the gluten and casein foods. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Sparrow, I just discovered another called vegan-and-dairy-free. Looks quite active, too. Pam On Jan 9, 2008 4:16 AM, Sparrow R Jones <sparrowrose wrote: On 1/8/08, Michelle <jasmine_mooneagle wrote: > > > > What is GFCF? > > That's gluten-free/casein-free which basically means no wheat, barley > or milk products. I try to eat GFCF myself, due to my Asperger's, but > sometimes I slip up because of hidden ingredients and sometimes > because of cravings and sometimes because I'm really hungry and it's > the only food available. But I do notice a big difference in my > ability to focus mentally and in how I feel physically when I'm being > good and avoiding the gluten and casein foods. > > Sparrow > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Duh, that was a slip of the fingers. Pam On Jan 9, 2008 10:36 AM, pdw <pdworkman wrote: > Sparrow, > > I just discovered another called vegan-and-dairy-free. > > Looks quite active, too. > > Pam > > > On Jan 9, 2008 4:16 AM, Sparrow R Jones <sparrowrose wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/8/08, Michelle <jasmine_mooneagle wrote: > > > > > > What is GFCF? > > > > That's gluten-free/casein-free which basically means no wheat, barley > > or milk products. I try to eat GFCF myself, due to my Asperger's, but > > sometimes I slip up because of hidden ingredients and sometimes > > because of cravings and sometimes because I'm really hungry and it's > > the only food available. But I do notice a big difference in my > > ability to focus mentally and in how I feel physically when I'm being > > good and avoiding the gluten and casein foods. > > > > Sparrow > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 > I just discovered another called > vegan-and-dairy-free. > > Looks quite active, too. Interesting (you'd think that 'vegan' *would* be dairy-free, after all) - but I can't find it at all, or anything like it Could you check again and give the url? many thanks. Love, Pat ---- Dr Patricia M. Sant http://beanvegan.blogspot.com Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld Vegetarian Spice: Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada 'To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.' Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) ______________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 > Duh, that was a slip of the fingers. > > Found it! Thanks Love, Pat ---- Dr Patricia M. Sant http://beanvegan.blogspot.com Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld Vegetarian Spice: Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming Vegetarians In Canada: vegetariansincanada 'To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.' Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Cool my son when he was a child was alergic to soy, wheat and peanuts, he was/ is ADHD with hyperactivity and astma, and the doctor thought it was a lot to do with his diet. He is 32 now and the ADHD is the same, cant hold a job, etc., they don't grow out of it I guess but he eats a awful diet of anything and smokes ( with astma) I controlled his diet as a child but now that it is up to him he eats more chemicals than food, lol, fast foods and junk foods. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 On 1/9/08, Michelle <jasmine_mooneagle wrote: > > Cool my son when he was a child was alergic to soy, wheat and peanuts, > he was/ is ADHD with hyperactivity and astma, and the doctor thought it > was a lot to do with his diet. He is 32 now and the ADHD is the same, > cant hold a job, etc., they don't grow out of it I guess No, they don't. ADD and ADHD are differences in the brain that last a lifetime (which is why there is also no such thing as " adult onset ADD " (although there is unrecognized ADD that's not diagnosed until adulthood) because it's a brain difference one is born with, much like my Asperger's.) Where ADD or ADHD become a disease is, just as you and your doctor suspect, when the proper environment (both internally, through nutrition as well as externally) is not achieved. > but he eats a > awful diet of anything and smokes ( with astma) I controlled his diet > as a child but now that it is up to him he eats more chemicals than > food, lol, fast foods and junk foods. And that's more of the key to why he can't find success in the world. Many people with ADHD have grown up to be successful professionals - businessmen, EMT workers, etc. Some of the very same things that make the ADHD brain so hard to deal with are the same things that lead the person with ADHD to great success in the world. You gave your son a good start in life. I hope some day he comes to realize that and turns his nutrition around again. It's a shame when ADHD people don't get it together because, in my experience, they are some of the brightest minds you'll find. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Statistics show that up to 50% of children with ADD do not have symptoms as adults. Recent studies show that brain development is delayed, but does eventually catch up. The question for the researchers, then, is why some kids outgrow it and some don't. (And yes, I know that others believe that no-one outgrows it, they just manage the symptoms, but that is not what the research shows.) Pam On Jan 9, 2008 4:28 PM, Sparrow R Jones <sparrowrose wrote: On 1/9/08, Michelle <jasmine_mooneagle wrote: > > > > Cool my son when he was a child was alergic to soy, wheat and peanuts, > > he was/ is ADHD with hyperactivity and astma, and the doctor thought it > > was a lot to do with his diet. He is 32 now and the ADHD is the same, > > cant hold a job, etc., they don't grow out of it I guess > > No, they don't. ADD and ADHD are differences in the brain that last a > lifetime (which is why there is also no such thing as " adult onset > ADD " (although there is unrecognized ADD that's not diagnosed until > adulthood) because it's a brain difference one is born with, much like > my Asperger's.) > > Where ADD or ADHD become a disease is, just as you and your doctor > suspect, when the proper environment (both internally, through > nutrition as well as externally) is not achieved. > > > > but he eats a > > awful diet of anything and smokes ( with astma) I controlled his diet > > as a child but now that it is up to him he eats more chemicals than > > food, lol, fast foods and junk foods. > > And that's more of the key to why he can't find success in the world. > Many people with ADHD have grown up to be successful professionals - > businessmen, EMT workers, etc. Some of the very same things that make > the ADHD brain so hard to deal with are the same things that lead the > person with ADHD to great success in the world. > > You gave your son a good start in life. I hope some day he comes to > realize that and turns his nutrition around again. It's a shame when > ADHD people don't get it together because, in my experience, they are > some of the brightest minds you'll find. > > Sparrow > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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