26FoodIntolerances:WhyWeEachRequireaU
Inthepreviouschapteryoulearingfoodsimaybestandinginthewayofsuccessfullyyhtproblem。Couldtherebeotherspecificfoodsthatwillmakeyoumiserableandalsoblobestefforts?Ifyourlifetimeeatingplanistobeapletesuccess,youhavetorestrictthesefoods。I'vewitnessedsuariohundreds,ifnotthousands,oftimes。Thisaryoallofyouisbasedonasimple,self-evidenttruth:Everyoneisdifferent。
AnIndividualApproach
Agoodnutritionalplan'tbeboughtofftherack;itmustbe-fitted,likeamade-to-ordersuit。Followihytrolledcarbohydrateapproachwilldoalotforyourbody。Findingoutwhatfoodsyoud'thandlewillgiveyouanAtkinsnutritionalapproachthatistrulyyoursalone。
Happily,themostonsourcesoffoodintoleranerallyfoundinfoodsIreeheravoidentirelyorapproachverycautiously。Thefoodstowhiostorains,su,wheat,ryeandoats;soy,milk,cheese,brewer'sandbaker'syeastaheonlythreeyoumightbeeatingdurikilossphasesareeggs,dsoyintheformoftofuas。
Butthosefoodsarehardlytheehereatemaprodutoleralyspeaking,youcouldreactbadlytoanyfoodyoueat。Afewoftheotherveryy-gfoodsarethoseishadefamily:whitepotato,tomato,eggplant,paprika,bellandotherpeppersandtobacco。Addtothatsulfites,coffee,chodcitrusfruits。AmoablefoodswhenyoudoAtkins,shellfish,beef,ushrooms,pepperandotherspices,plusartificialsweeteners,alsoprovokearesponse。
Alas,theFoodsYouLove
&hefirstandmostbasicipleofafoodihis:Thefoodsyoueatthemostoftewillfrequeofyourproblem。ManyAsiansareallergianyItaliaao。Thisisyetanother。reasonwhymanycarbohydrateaddictsexperieioionofnaggingphysicalihs,fromheadachestodiaarttodoAtkins。
pligthematteroffoodiasizableproportionofusbeeaddictedtotheveryfoodstowhichwearei。Youwillofteerm&quyaddi"usedinpapersbyspecialistsinealmedie。Itworkslikethis:Thefoodsthatmakeusillalsomakeusfeelbetterforashorttimeafterweeatthem。Thisissurelyaclassicaddipattern:Thesugaraddict,thedrugaddict,thealcoholicallfeelbetterwheheirfix。Butbef,theyallfeelworse。
Foreadeveryaddictedpersohedifficulprocessofwithdrawal,ifyictoafoodthathasbeainstayofyourdiet,thenyouwillsufferuhdratomswhenyouquit。Theworsethesesymptomsare,thehappierIamasadoctor。That'sbecausethegreateryouraddi,thegreateryourphysientwillbeohewithdrawalhurdle。Soputupwithfeelingworseforafewdays。Afteryougiveupthefood"you'tlivewithout,"you'realmoier。Thegeaftertwotofivedaystomscease。
WhatCausesFoodIntolerances?
Nooneknowsforsure,butIbelievemanyfoodintoleraedtotheweakeningoftheimmuem,whichmaybeasedaryresultofsusasyeastrowth。Whenthisweaknessbeesiaydevelopanallergy。AUergies,_inturheimmuem,whiturhemetabolism,sloeightloss。
Itisraretofihayeastrowthwhodoesn'talsohavesomefoodintolerandthereverseisalsotrue。Thesymptomlistforfoodiheitemsfoundo;Blood-SugarSymptomTeSt"(seepages150-151)andioms"(seepage332)。Iherearesymptomsfromthoseliststhatwon'tgoaiteofdiligeoatrolledcarbohydrateeatingplan,youhavegoodreasontolookforfoodintolerances。
Foodintoleraediherhealthdisorders,tOneimpressivemedicalstudywasdonein1983byfivephysisattheHospitalforSickinLondon。Theresearcherstookeighty-eight,allofwhomhadbeenhavingmigraineheadaches,atleastoheprevioussixmonths,andputthemonarotatiorictlyexyvarietiesoffoodforweeksatatime。Tothedoittedastoy-threepertofthebecameheadacetheirintolerancesweredisdthefoodsweretakenoutoftheirdiet。Onechildhadreactedtotwenty-fourfoodsandtom-freewhenallthosefoodsn。ilk,eggs,wheat,chodeswereallfoodstowhichmorethayrespondedadversely。Ofequalimportahefactthatthegeofdietcorreahe)suchotherdisordersasabdominalpains,behavioralproblems,epilepticseizures,asthmaandeczema。Foodintoleraallergies,ihebodyisbeiimestheproblembeaflammationofthemubrahebowel。Whenthishappens,foodisabsorbedihroughtheiinalwallbeforeitispletelybrokendowionisoftencalledLeakyGutSyndrome。Yourbodydnizefoodinthisimperfectlydigestedformaasanintruder。Yoursymptomswillbetheresultofyourbody'saggressiveresponse。
HowtoDealWiththeProblem
&roachestthisproblem:First,youmustideowhichyouarereaddetermiowhichtheyaffectyou;sed,youocoddleyourbody。
Fihataffectyouisalittletimeingbutnototherwisedifficult。Yourinitialapproachshouldbetoexcludeallyeastandmoldfoods。Formahiswilldothetrick。Afterall,gyourintakeofcarbohydratehasalreadybanishedasignifitpertageoftheusualculprits。Ifyoususpectyouhaveintolerances,keepafooddiaryforthreeweeks。Recordeveryfoodyoueat,andwhenyoufeelanuiohatfact。Ifyoualterthebinationoffoodsatyourmeals,youwillbeabletoisolatetheoffenders。Onceyou'vefouopeatingthemforfourtosixweeks。Theroducethemslowly。Tryofirst。Thentwiceaweek。Youwillofteyouuetocatthesefoodsaslongasyoudon'tcatthemtoooften。
Ifthefoodsyictoarefoodsyoushouldn'tbeeatiplace,therewouldbenolossinexgthemforever。Butsinceyou'reonatrolledcarbohydrateplan,aeatinganythingthatisn'thealthy,youdon'twahingoutofyournutritiimenforever,ifyoudon'thaveto。
Whatifyouwere。tofiolerantofbrumes?Inmyexperiepeopletroducesuchfoods-especiallyifthey'vealsostartedaprogramofig。Weallneedg。Lifeisahandful,andyouandIareadayolderthaerday。Iassureyouthatfoodintoleras,stressthemetabolismandoftenarisebeyshavestressedthebodyiplace。
BydoingAtkins,ythefirstandmostcriticalsteptowardminimizingthatwhichstressesyourbody。Havingstablebloodsugar—perhapsforthefirsttimeinyears—isgoiabolismamueededshotinthearm。Dealingwithafoodintolerance,ifyouhaveone,willbeaadvaI'dalsolikeyoutocoddleyourselfbyseargoutyourotherstressorsandseeingifyou'tworkyforminimizingthem。
&ressorscouldbepsychologicalorworkrelated,andyouwillkerthanI。Theycouldalsobesuchverydifficultphysiditioinalparasites,heavy-metalbodyloadoricviralproblems。I'ttreatyoulongdistand,withproblemslikethose,youalmostly'ttreatyourself。Youmightwanttoreadupoheses,and,ifaoapplytoyou,findaphysiwhopraentarymedie。
Iwouldn'twa,butIwouldsaythis:IfyoufollowAtkiiouslyandyoudon'tfeelbetterthanyouhaveinmanyyears,youshouldwanttoknoereIyourdoctor,Iwouldlymakesureyou'reingfoodstowhichyou'reactuallyallergiesverysimplegesproduousresults。
&S
·Asizeableportionofusbeesaddictedtotheveryfoodstowhichwearei。
·Foodintolerancescauseblood-sugarinstabilityandplicateweightloss。
&omlistforfoodihelistfoundo;Blood-SugarSymptomTest"a;YeastSymptoms"sidebarinthisbook。
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·Keepafooddiarytodetermifoodspleasantsymptoms。
·Somepeoplemaytolerateacookedfoodthey'ttolerateraw。
&oreadfoodlabelscarefully。Sometimeswheatislistedas"gluten"onfoodlabels;eggbecalled"albumin。"