Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
Lynda
It had gotten to the point where I was perpetually ill, tired, spiking mild
fevers, lethargic, sneezing, well, you name it, I had it but every doctor I
saw told me, more or less, that it was all in my head. It all came to a
head when we bought a new mattress (and it wasn't a cheapy either, d*mn,
one almost can't afford to sleep anymore <g>). I would wake up totally
clogged, both sinuses and lungs. I decided that I wasn't paying another
doctor another dime and started going through every book I could find and
then started on the net. WOW, the things I found out that "they" don't
really want us to know. Take formaldehyde, please. It is in everything!!!
AND, if you go and look at a modular home in a sales lot you will see
signs posted saying "Anyone with respiratory problems, blah, blah, blah,
should be informed that living in one of these may be hazardous to your
health." Well, formaldehyde is the culprit. It is in floors, carpeting,
AND your clothes and sheets! We got rid of all the permanent pressed junk
that had been processed with "f" and all the flame retardant clothes for
the kidlets. That cut all our sneezing and coughing attacks in half.
Then I read about PVC and other plastics (because of hubby's landscaping we
got a couple of flyers in the mail which started me on my Sherlocking of
plastics). Geez, here we are putting this stuff in our homes to carry our
drinking water and kryovacing our meats and cheeses with it and nucking
stuff in it and it is "off-gassing." Out went the plastics.
Then I read about the aluminum and its correlation with not only
Alzheimer's but several other conditions. So out went the aluminum pans
(Revere Ware loves me now <g>). And then, gasp, I happened to be buying
some baking powder and youngest kidlet was just starting to do the read all
the ingredients thingy and guess what is in your baking powder--ALUMINUM!
At any rate, the more garbage we removed, the better everyone felt. This
last winter not one of the kidlets had more than a minor sniffle and we had
a soggy, damp, cold winter. I've been sick but it has been related to my
kidneys and "female" problems that go with age. BUT, nothing like the past
more years than I want to think about.
We thought for sure we would have a problem with the kids when I went
through the cupboards and tossed everything but it has been a surprisingly
easy transition. There are sooooo many good things out there that aren't
"hippy" foods as the kidlets call them, that everyone is feeling better and
doing better. Eldest son had horrible allergies and almost every single
one of them is gone (he still does a little sneezing and occasionally will
have red irritated eyes but the honey really seems to be helping). Middle
kidlet was supposedly severely ADD and he is just galloping along with
projects AND he finishes them (I think it was allergies). Also, eldest
kidlet had severe intestinal problems from birth (collick so bad the only
thing that helped was taking him for long rides in the car), severe gas
pains, bloating, attacks like appendicitis, the whole nine yards. He would
end up on a clear liquid diet as it was the only thing he could tolerate.
Since we went to all organic, got rid of the MSG/preservatives and all
artificial flavors, etc., he hasn't had one attack in over six months!
Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
Lynda
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fevers, lethargic, sneezing, well, you name it, I had it but every doctor I
saw told me, more or less, that it was all in my head. It all came to a
head when we bought a new mattress (and it wasn't a cheapy either, d*mn,
one almost can't afford to sleep anymore <g>). I would wake up totally
clogged, both sinuses and lungs. I decided that I wasn't paying another
doctor another dime and started going through every book I could find and
then started on the net. WOW, the things I found out that "they" don't
really want us to know. Take formaldehyde, please. It is in everything!!!
AND, if you go and look at a modular home in a sales lot you will see
signs posted saying "Anyone with respiratory problems, blah, blah, blah,
should be informed that living in one of these may be hazardous to your
health." Well, formaldehyde is the culprit. It is in floors, carpeting,
AND your clothes and sheets! We got rid of all the permanent pressed junk
that had been processed with "f" and all the flame retardant clothes for
the kidlets. That cut all our sneezing and coughing attacks in half.
Then I read about PVC and other plastics (because of hubby's landscaping we
got a couple of flyers in the mail which started me on my Sherlocking of
plastics). Geez, here we are putting this stuff in our homes to carry our
drinking water and kryovacing our meats and cheeses with it and nucking
stuff in it and it is "off-gassing." Out went the plastics.
Then I read about the aluminum and its correlation with not only
Alzheimer's but several other conditions. So out went the aluminum pans
(Revere Ware loves me now <g>). And then, gasp, I happened to be buying
some baking powder and youngest kidlet was just starting to do the read all
the ingredients thingy and guess what is in your baking powder--ALUMINUM!
At any rate, the more garbage we removed, the better everyone felt. This
last winter not one of the kidlets had more than a minor sniffle and we had
a soggy, damp, cold winter. I've been sick but it has been related to my
kidneys and "female" problems that go with age. BUT, nothing like the past
more years than I want to think about.
We thought for sure we would have a problem with the kids when I went
through the cupboards and tossed everything but it has been a surprisingly
easy transition. There are sooooo many good things out there that aren't
"hippy" foods as the kidlets call them, that everyone is feeling better and
doing better. Eldest son had horrible allergies and almost every single
one of them is gone (he still does a little sneezing and occasionally will
have red irritated eyes but the honey really seems to be helping). Middle
kidlet was supposedly severely ADD and he is just galloping along with
projects AND he finishes them (I think it was allergies). Also, eldest
kidlet had severe intestinal problems from birth (collick so bad the only
thing that helped was taking him for long rides in the car), severe gas
pains, bloating, attacks like appendicitis, the whole nine yards. He would
end up on a clear liquid diet as it was the only thing he could tolerate.
Since we went to all organic, got rid of the MSG/preservatives and all
artificial flavors, etc., he hasn't had one attack in over six months!
Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
Lynda
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> Hi Lynda, Did any of your allergies occur as an adult, or haveyou
> had some all along? Yes, I agree about the aluminum-- it has beenlinked to
> Alzheimer's. Also, have you tossed out teflon coated cookware? I amleery
> of plastics, too... Do you keep everything (like left-overs) in glassam
> containers? How have your symptoms improved by removing these
> things--anything specific, or just feeling better in general? I hope I
> not being too nosy... I have a vested interes though! Thanks!Ind
> ~Karen in
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Lynda,
So glad you were able to pin point several items that
were endangering the health of your family. Good
detecting! I just wanted to touch on the point you
made about your middle child....
it was indeed food allergies! I would like to
recommend the book "Is This Your Child?" by Dr Doris
Rapp, Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies
in Children and Adults. A remarkable book I think
every parent should read!
Jill
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So glad you were able to pin point several items that
were endangering the health of your family. Good
detecting! I just wanted to touch on the point you
made about your middle child....
> MiddleI have seen children who public school id'd as ADD and
> kidlet was supposedly severely ADD and he is just
> galloping along with
> projects AND he finishes them (I think it was
> allergies).
it was indeed food allergies! I would like to
recommend the book "Is This Your Child?" by Dr Doris
Rapp, Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies
in Children and Adults. A remarkable book I think
every parent should read!
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Lynda, I so appreciate you taking the time to write. I am curious about how
you store leftover foods-- do you use glass and stainless steel containers?
Is there a baking powder that does not have aluminum? Also, the intestinal
troubles your son had... were they due to allergies? Is he on a special diet
now? Sorry to have so many questions-- but, again, this is very important,
and I want to learn as much as I can. Thank you! ~Karen
you store leftover foods-- do you use glass and stainless steel containers?
Is there a baking powder that does not have aluminum? Also, the intestinal
troubles your son had... were they due to allergies? Is he on a special diet
now? Sorry to have so many questions-- but, again, this is very important,
and I want to learn as much as I can. Thank you! ~Karen
[email protected]
Lynda,
Wow! Thanks for all the great information. I am overhelmed. Who knew? I
guess I have a full summer....
Happy Mothering,
Julie
Mommy to Ali and Matthew, Wife to a Great Man, Adam
Please check out a few of my favorite sites:
http://www.mothering.com
http://www.AttachmentParenting.org
http://www.LaLecheLeague.org
http://www.naturalchild.org
"It helps me to remember that people are more important than ideas and that
being kind is more important than being right."
-Peggy O'Mara, Publisher of Mothering Magazine.
Wow! Thanks for all the great information. I am overhelmed. Who knew? I
guess I have a full summer....
Happy Mothering,
Julie
Mommy to Ali and Matthew, Wife to a Great Man, Adam
Please check out a few of my favorite sites:
http://www.mothering.com
http://www.AttachmentParenting.org
http://www.LaLecheLeague.org
http://www.naturalchild.org
"It helps me to remember that people are more important than ideas and that
being kind is more important than being right."
-Peggy O'Mara, Publisher of Mothering Magazine.
Lynda
We use glass, pyrex, corning, ceramic, but not stainless steel too much for
storage mainly because they usually have round bottoms and the kidlets are
inclined to bump into them and then there is a mess to lean up.
There is a baking powder that doesn't have aluminum. It is in a red can
and I'm blessed if I can remember the name of it but it is what most folks
used 50 to 100 years ago. Most health food stores carry it and major
stores that have organic foods such as Organic Valley (look at their
website for a list of stores).
Derek is 16, therefore, being a typical teenager, sticking with a strict
diet is near impossible. However, with all the changes we have made in the
house, the "junk" he eats when he isn't at home does not seem to have a
great a negative effect on him. If something does really bother him, he
regulates his own diet by eating only at home for a period of time before
he ventures out to eat more junk food. I figure with seeing the results of
good eating, once he is past the stage that has earned me the button that
reads "have pity on me I am the mother of a teenager", he will stick with a
healthy diet and not have any problems at all.
I would say that half his problem was actual food allergies (dairy) and
half was due to chemicals in the food and refined food products. If I buy
organic, he can occasionally eat a little dairy (like ice cream or yogurt)
and not suffer greatly. He can eat "white" bread and cinnamon rolls if I
make them from organic ingredients and use whole wheat flour. But, he
can't take a steady diet of these types of foods. The real key has been
going organic and getting rid of all the hidden things in products (lead in
some cans, chemicals to "preserve" packaging, MSG "hiding" under other
names, etc.).
Lynda, whose kids now call her the grocery Sherlock.
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storage mainly because they usually have round bottoms and the kidlets are
inclined to bump into them and then there is a mess to lean up.
There is a baking powder that doesn't have aluminum. It is in a red can
and I'm blessed if I can remember the name of it but it is what most folks
used 50 to 100 years ago. Most health food stores carry it and major
stores that have organic foods such as Organic Valley (look at their
website for a list of stores).
Derek is 16, therefore, being a typical teenager, sticking with a strict
diet is near impossible. However, with all the changes we have made in the
house, the "junk" he eats when he isn't at home does not seem to have a
great a negative effect on him. If something does really bother him, he
regulates his own diet by eating only at home for a period of time before
he ventures out to eat more junk food. I figure with seeing the results of
good eating, once he is past the stage that has earned me the button that
reads "have pity on me I am the mother of a teenager", he will stick with a
healthy diet and not have any problems at all.
I would say that half his problem was actual food allergies (dairy) and
half was due to chemicals in the food and refined food products. If I buy
organic, he can occasionally eat a little dairy (like ice cream or yogurt)
and not suffer greatly. He can eat "white" bread and cinnamon rolls if I
make them from organic ingredients and use whole wheat flour. But, he
can't take a steady diet of these types of foods. The real key has been
going organic and getting rid of all the hidden things in products (lead in
some cans, chemicals to "preserve" packaging, MSG "hiding" under other
names, etc.).
Lynda, whose kids now call her the grocery Sherlock.
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> From: HPaulson5@...how
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
> Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:58 AM
>
> Lynda, I so appreciate you taking the time to write. I am curious about
> you store leftover foods-- do you use glass and stainless steelcontainers?
> Is there a baking powder that does not have aluminum? Also, theintestinal
> troubles your son had... were they due to allergies? Is he on a specialdiet
> now? Sorry to have so many questions-- but, again, this is veryimportant,
> and I want to learn as much as I can. Thank you! ~Karen
>
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Amy
Lynda,
Is the baking powder you're thinking of called Calumet? I've got some called
that in a red can and it lists sodium aluminum sulfate as an ingredient.
Perhaps I've got the wrong one. Just curious.
Amy
Is the baking powder you're thinking of called Calumet? I've got some called
that in a red can and it lists sodium aluminum sulfate as an ingredient.
Perhaps I've got the wrong one. Just curious.
Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynda <lurine@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
> We use glass, pyrex, corning, ceramic, but not stainless steel too much
for
> storage mainly because they usually have round bottoms and the kidlets are
> inclined to bump into them and then there is a mess to lean up.
>
> There is a baking powder that doesn't have aluminum. It is in a red can
> and I'm blessed if I can remember the name of it but it is what most folks
> used 50 to 100 years ago. Most health food stores carry it and major
> stores that have organic foods such as Organic Valley (look at their
> website for a list of stores).
>
> Derek is 16, therefore, being a typical teenager, sticking with a strict
> diet is near impossible. However, with all the changes we have made in
the
> house, the "junk" he eats when he isn't at home does not seem to have a
> great a negative effect on him. If something does really bother him, he
> regulates his own diet by eating only at home for a period of time before
> he ventures out to eat more junk food. I figure with seeing the results
of
> good eating, once he is past the stage that has earned me the button that
> reads "have pity on me I am the mother of a teenager", he will stick with
a
> healthy diet and not have any problems at all.
>
> I would say that half his problem was actual food allergies (dairy) and
> half was due to chemicals in the food and refined food products. If I buy
> organic, he can occasionally eat a little dairy (like ice cream or yogurt)
> and not suffer greatly. He can eat "white" bread and cinnamon rolls if I
> make them from organic ingredients and use whole wheat flour. But, he
> can't take a steady diet of these types of foods. The real key has been
> going organic and getting rid of all the hidden things in products (lead
in
> some cans, chemicals to "preserve" packaging, MSG "hiding" under other
> names, etc.).
>
> Lynda, whose kids now call her the grocery Sherlock.
>
> ----------
> > From: HPaulson5@...
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
> > Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:58 AM
> >
> > Lynda, I so appreciate you taking the time to write. I am curious
about
> how
> > you store leftover foods-- do you use glass and stainless steel
> containers?
> > Is there a baking powder that does not have aluminum? Also, the
> intestinal
> > troubles your son had... were they due to allergies? Is he on a special
> diet
> > now? Sorry to have so many questions-- but, again, this is very
> important,
> > and I want to learn as much as I can. Thank you! ~Karen
> >
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Lynda
Rumford Baking Powder and it is in a little short can. It is REALLY old
type that my grandmother use to use. Website at www.hulman.com
Lynda
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type that my grandmother use to use. Website at www.hulman.com
Lynda
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> Lynda,called
> Is the baking powder you're thinking of called Calumet? I've got some
> that in a red can and it lists sodium aluminum sulfate as an ingredient.
> Perhaps I've got the wrong one. Just curious.
> Amy
[email protected]
Lynda wrote-
<< Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
need road signs.
There is so much info. out there and I don't want to get overwhelmed before
I start. I'm currently reading "Super Immunity for Kids" and thinking about
getting my family started on that diet for starters, but that's about as far
as I've moved.
My dh is very conventional and kind of poo-poos all this "environmental
allergy" stuff.
But, we've had enough health problems lately that I think he's getting more
open to changing our lives to get rid of some of these pests as much as we
can. And we just had our second child diagnosed with asthma and I refuse to
treat it with albuterol and breathing treatments without trying the more
natural route first.
Anyway, I appreciate all your stories, Lynda. Keep them coming, please!
Carol in WI
<< Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
>>Oh no, don't please. I am just contemplating starting on this route and I
need road signs.
There is so much info. out there and I don't want to get overwhelmed before
I start. I'm currently reading "Super Immunity for Kids" and thinking about
getting my family started on that diet for starters, but that's about as far
as I've moved.
My dh is very conventional and kind of poo-poos all this "environmental
allergy" stuff.
But, we've had enough health problems lately that I think he's getting more
open to changing our lives to get rid of some of these pests as much as we
can. And we just had our second child diagnosed with asthma and I refuse to
treat it with albuterol and breathing treatments without trying the more
natural route first.
Anyway, I appreciate all your stories, Lynda. Keep them coming, please!
Carol in WI
Lynda
Well, I'm married to the original card carrying skeptic!!! I started this
slowly and took my bright neon yellow pen to articles that I left in
strategic places like his place at the table <g> I also commented to him
(kinda reinforcing his comments) when he would have a fast food burger and
would be complaining about how sluggish he felt, kinda gentle reminders.
Then when we had an organic beef burger on homemade organic rolls, after
dinner he suggested that we go out and do somemore gardening and I kinda
mentioned that he wasn't feeling sluggish, "Gee your full of spit and
vinegar, not like after "x" burgers."
Well, after a while he jumped on the bandwagon and is now reading labels
and telling the kidlets all about it (and they very sensibly nod their head
up and down never letting on that I "brainwashed" them months ago <g>).
I figured slow was better as it allowed time for everyone else to adjust
and now, instead of food fights, I have an army of label readers and folks
chomping on the bit for organic goodies.
Lynda
----------
slowly and took my bright neon yellow pen to articles that I left in
strategic places like his place at the table <g> I also commented to him
(kinda reinforcing his comments) when he would have a fast food burger and
would be complaining about how sluggish he felt, kinda gentle reminders.
Then when we had an organic beef burger on homemade organic rolls, after
dinner he suggested that we go out and do somemore gardening and I kinda
mentioned that he wasn't feeling sluggish, "Gee your full of spit and
vinegar, not like after "x" burgers."
Well, after a while he jumped on the bandwagon and is now reading labels
and telling the kidlets all about it (and they very sensibly nod their head
up and down never letting on that I "brainwashed" them months ago <g>).
I figured slow was better as it allowed time for everyone else to adjust
and now, instead of food fights, I have an army of label readers and folks
chomping on the bit for organic goodies.
Lynda
----------
> From: burkfamily@...I
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:29 PM
>
> Lynda wrote-
>
> << Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
> >>
>
> Oh no, don't please. I am just contemplating starting on this route and
> need road signs.before
>
> There is so much info. out there and I don't want to get overwhelmed
> I start. I'm currently reading "Super Immunity for Kids" and thinkingabout
> getting my family started on that diet for starters, but that's about asfar
> as I've moved.more
>
> My dh is very conventional and kind of poo-poos all this "environmental
> allergy" stuff.
> But, we've had enough health problems lately that I think he's getting
> open to changing our lives to get rid of some of these pests as much aswe
> can. And we just had our second child diagnosed with asthma and I refuseto
> treat it with albuterol and breathing treatments without trying the more
> natural route first.
>
> Anyway, I appreciate all your stories, Lynda. Keep them coming, please!
> Carol in WI
>
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How truly impressive you all are! I really
admire this site and its members.
Gus
Well, I'm married to the original card carrying skeptic!!! I started this
slowly and took my bright neon yellow pen to articles that I left in
strategic places like his place at the table <g> I also commented to him
(kinda reinforcing his comments) when he would have a fast food burger and
would be complaining about how sluggish he felt, kinda gentle reminders.
Then when we had an organic beef burger on homemade organic rolls, after
dinner he suggested that we go out and do somemore gardening and I kinda
mentioned that he wasn't feeling sluggish, "Gee your full of spit and
vinegar, not like after "x" burgers."
Well, after a while he jumped on the bandwagon and is now reading labels
and telling the kidlets all about it (and they very sensibly nod their head
up and down never letting on that I "brainwashed" them months ago <g>).
I figured slow was better as it allowed time for everyone else to adjust
and now, instead of food fights, I have an army of label readers and folks
chomping on the bit for organic goodies.
Lynda
----------
> From: burkfamily@...
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] sugar and food - Long
> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:29 PM
>
> Lynda wrote-
>
> << Whoa, didn't mean to write a novel here. I will shut up now <g>
> >>
>
> Oh no, don't please. I am just contemplating starting on this route and
I
> need road signs.
>
> There is so much info. out there and I don't want to get overwhelmed
before
> I start. I'm currently reading "Super Immunity for Kids" and thinking
about
> getting my family started on that diet for starters, but that's about as
far
> as I've moved.
>
> My dh is very conventional and kind of poo-poos all this "environmental
> allergy" stuff.
> But, we've had enough health problems lately that I think he's getting
more
> open to changing our lives to get rid of some of these pests as much as
we
> can. And we just had our second child diagnosed with asthma and I refuse
to
> treat it with albuterol and breathing treatments without trying the more
> natural route first.
>
> Anyway, I appreciate all your stories, Lynda. Keep them coming, please!
> Carol in WI
>
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