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Food-Triggered Siezures
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 14:10Comments
Re: Food-Triggered Siezures
Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Mon, 2009-10-05 - 14:13
I've just recently read about the G.A.R.D –The Glutamate-Aspartate Restricted Diet which is an elimination diet, specifying definite foods (which includes food products and ingredients) that must be avoided. Perhaps you can experiment with these...
Here is a line-up of the forbidden foods: gluten – commonly derived from wheat and grains…casein – protein found in cow milk (and most dairy products)…soy…corn – including corn syrup and corn derivative products…MSG (mono-sodium glutamate) – a very common food ingredient in processed foods even though it is rarely clearly labeled as such…aspartame – commonly used as a sugar substitute…glutamate – found in high concentrations in most beans/legumes…and hydrogenated oils.
You'll notice that gluten, MSG (maybe from that Thai food?), soy and aspartame are definitely no-nos. Perhaps this can help.
phylisfeinerjohnson www.epilepsytalk.com
I've just recently read about the G.A.R.D –The Glutamate-Aspartate Restricted Diet which is an elimination diet, specifying definite foods (which includes food products and ingredients) that must be avoided. Perhaps you can experiment with these...
Here is a line-up of the forbidden foods: gluten – commonly derived from wheat and grains…casein – protein found in cow milk (and most dairy products)…soy…corn – including corn syrup and corn derivative products…MSG (mono-sodium glutamate) – a very common food ingredient in processed foods even though it is rarely clearly labeled as such…aspartame – commonly used as a sugar substitute…glutamate – found in high concentrations in most beans/legumes…and hydrogenated oils.
You'll notice that gluten, MSG (maybe from that Thai food?), soy and aspartame are definitely no-nos. Perhaps this can help.
phylisfeinerjohnson www.epilepsytalk.com
Re: Food-Triggered Siezures
Submitted by xgi on Sun, 2008-06-01 - 11:13
maybe sugar can have something to do or just plain junk food?? Years ago a gal told me her son had seizures cause of what her doc thought was too much sugar.
I take a fish oil supplement daily. Fish in certain areas have high mercury readings cause of all the junk we have dump into the oceans and lakes. Sad but true......x
maybe sugar can have something to do or just plain junk food?? Years ago a gal told me her son had seizures cause of what her doc thought was too much sugar.
I take a fish oil supplement daily. Fish in certain areas have high mercury readings cause of all the junk we have dump into the oceans and lakes. Sad but true......x