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Living with Food Intolerance
Alex Gazzola
ISBN: 0859699390
Living with Food Intolerance is a readable, comprehensive guide and resource to adverse delayed reactions to food, focussing on common-sense, practical information, helping readers to identify the foods which might be causing them chronic symptoms, and advising them on what they can do to eliminate their problems.
Living with Food Intolerance clearly outlines the differences between food allergy and food intolerance, explains the digestive process, and describes what happens in the body when food causes problems and the symptoms which may result. It offers practical support, advice and solutions to help sufferers cope with and recover from their problems.
Key chapters are devoted to: the distinction between allergy and intolerance; symptoms, tests and diagnoses; wheat and gluten; eggs and dairy products; yeasts and sugars; food toxins, natural chemicals and additives; food aversions and phobias; management and cure; and staying well. There is also a highly comprehensive resources and information section.
Identify troublesome foods and find the diet that suits you. Food intolerance is common and involves an adverse reaction to a particular food. Far more people suffer from food intolerance than they do from food allergy, and it's important to distinguish the two. This book will cover: our relationship with food - historical background; what food intolerance is and isn't; difference between intolerance and allergy; other problems with foods - aversions, phobias, food poisoning; types, symptoms and possible causes of intolerance; how to seek an accurate diagnosis; managing and living with your intolerance; preventing recurrences.
Food intolerance is far more common than food allergy, with which it is much confused. Intolerance, which can stem from staples in the Western diet such as wheat and dairy products, provokes various adverse reactions – from tummy upsets and rashes to tiredness and migraine. Unlike allergy, however, intolerance can often be managed by cutting down on foods or avoiding them for a while, rather than excluding them permanently.
This book covers:
* what food intolerance is and isn’t
* types, symptoms and causes of intolerance
* how to seek an accurate diagnosis
* the most common culprit foods
* living with and recovering from your intolerance
I have not read this book yet but from the review it might contain useful information.
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Why Your Child Is Hyperactive
Ben Feingold
ISBN: 0394734262
The bestselling book on how Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is caused by artificial food flavors and colors. A prophetic book on ADHD from the 1970's.
As Sue Dengate says, this book is still a good read, but the diet is out of date.
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Dealing with Food Allergies: A Practical Guide to Detecting Culprit Foods and Eating a Healthy, Enjoyable Diet
Janice M.Vickerstaff Joneja
ISBN: 092352164X
A person with food allergies is always at risk for sudden attack from the most unlikely source -ordinary food that we all eat - Food allergies affect millions and can be annoying irritations or life-threatening attacks - A food allergy is likely to be around for a lifetime, and it is there every time you eat - This book provides the information and tools required to detect food sensitivities Difficult to understand and diagnose, a food allergy can strike at any time if you are susceptible. Without warning, food can turn from being pleasurable and sustaining to becoming an unforgiving enemy. DEALING WITH FOOD ALLERGIES approaches the subject with the latest in medical and scientific information to help those afflicted to understand the physical process and treatment options of this hidden danger. Designed to provide the information and tools required to detect food sensitivities this book can help with the process of finding nutritionally adequate diets for people with food allergies and providing the basis for understanding for those who must be alert to the serious threat to their health and their lives that some foods present, Reactions can vary widely from simple allergic reaction like a rash to the deadly consequences of anaphylactic shock. DEALING WITH FOOD ALLERGIES thoroughly describes the effects on the three major organ systems that are the target- the lungs and respiratory tract; the digestive tract; and the skin and mucous membranes - and how the reaction must be analysed and treated. There is nothing more important to those afflicted with an allergy than to have the facts and know what they mean. It provides the only basis for careful management.
I have not read this book but apparently it contains tables of salicylates and amines in foods.
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Are you Food Sensitive?
Joan Breakey
"Are you food sensitive?" contains a wealth of information for both dietitians and people who wonder if they are food sensitive. It has detailed diet information as well as all the explanations that only an experienced dietitian can provide. It provides an update on what to minimise or exclude, and how to incorporate the family sensitivity history. Here under one cover is a wealth of information from a dietitian whose long experience in this complex area of diet therapy shows.
Dietitian Joan Breakey spent most of her professional life studying behaviour and food sensitivity at a clinical level, and this book is the culmination of twenty years of researching, publishing, and presenting in this area. Using studies of her patients and world-wide research findings in this area, Joan gained a Master of Applied Science for her research in this field.
Joan's research into the relationship between diet and hyperactivity showed that diet could have a role in ADHD, ADD, mood changes, difficult behaviour and sleep problems. Joan's work with hundreds of families as a dietitian led her to investigate the link between diet and behaviour as well as physical symptoms such as eczema, migraine, irritable bowel, stomach pains, hay fever and other "allergic type" symptoms.
All too often, books in ADD and ADHD note that research has indicated only a small percentage of ADD or ADHD children may be affected by diet. Early research investigating the diet for hyperactivity, popularised by Dr Ben Feingold generally disproved a diet-behaviour connection, but Joan points out that there were problems with the research methods used. Research since 1985 has shown a significant diet-behaviour connection. There is a most useful and readable summary of the most important research articles in the first chapter of the book, with detailed references in the Appendix.
Food sensitivity can be a mixture of food allergy and food chemical intolerance. Joan discovered that very few food sensitive people are sensitive to only one food or food chemical, and so she has developed the "diet detective" process to track down offending foods. The process explores the usual suspects; additives and naturally occurring food chemicals. Foods that cause reactions in family members are clues to the problem, and the first stage of the trial diet is to eliminate these.
In her foreword to the book, psychiatrist Helen M. Connell endorses the view of the National Health and Medical Research Council [1997] that diet should only be used under the supervision of a qualified dietitian.
The book includes valuable information on the use of commercial foods, and on eating out. There are commercial food guidelines for the "easy detective diet," and the '`finer points detective diet" for those who are very food sensitive. Food sensitivity in babies is covered as well as suggestions for handling fussy eaters.
This is a very well researched book containing important scientific and practical information. Readers will find Joan's story of her research and clinical experience interesting. If they have explored diet previously they will find that some of their own discoveries will be confirmed by her findings. Those exploring diet for the first time will have a comprehensive and practical resource to guide them.
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Was It Something You Ate?: Food Intolerance - What Causes It and How to Avoid It
John Emsley, Peter Fell
ISBN: 0198509669
From reviews of the hardback edition: '...explains the difference between food intolerance (which we can all suffer from) and food allergy (which is very rare). Throughout, there are case studies of people who have been badly affected by their diet, until the cause was identified. All the advice given in this book has been medically or scientifically substantiated.' Greenock Telegraph '...an excellent and well-written guide ... beautifully argued and solidly evidence-based ...
illustrated throughout with case reports that add the spice of human interest ... a worthy addition to the kitchen cookbook shelf.' Times Higher Very few people are allergic to food, but most of us suffer adverse effects when we eat certain things. The reason is that our body is intolerant of particular chemicals, and it reacts to them as if we were being poisoned. We then experience a variety of symptoms such as stomach ache, headache, sweating, skin rashes, diarrhoea, palpitations, and vomiting. When several of these affect us at one time they are likely to indicate that we are suffering from food intolerance and this is what the book is all about. If we can identify which components of our diet are likely to cause intolerance, then we can make sure we don't take in too much at one meal and so provoke the body to react. Human metabolism has developed to cope with small amounts of all kinds of non- nutrients in our food, even some that are highly toxic. What it cannot cope with are large amounts, and for sensitive people even relatively small amounts can trigger the body to over-react. This is why the same meal can affect people in different ways. There are only a few common chemicals that can provoke an intolerance reaction: alcohol, benzoates, caffeine, dopamine, histamine, monosodium glutamate, nitrate/nitrite, phenylethylamine, salicylates, serotonin, solanine, sorbates, tryptamine/octopamine, and tyramine. The book examines the principal causes of food intolerance, explaining how this differs from food allergy, which few suffer from, and identifies the chemicals that cause it--many of which are natural--and the foods that contain them. It also reveals why food intolerance occurs, what its symptoms are, and why some people are so badly affected by a particular non- nutrient, while others suffer no upset at all. The book also contains chapters on natural toxins, and unnatural food additives and food contaminants. It explains the key nutrients in our diet and highlights the foods richest in the essential one that we may be lacking. Most of the chapters are devoted to a few key non-nutrients that account for the majority of cases of intolerance. Each section is illustrated with actual case notes from people who have been badly affected by their diet. The book ends on an upbeat note with a final chapter giving dietary advice for maintaining a healthy heart. If you've ever wondered why something you eat does not agree with you, then this is the book that will help you discover what this is likely to be, and why your system reacts so badly to it. Written in an easy-to-understand style, Was It Something You Ate? will take you though all aspects of food, especially identifying those non-nutrients that provoke a toxic response and make us ill.
This book is worth reading if you want to understand the biochemistry of food intolerance, however it does contain misleading information throughout, including a denial that MSG is a problematic food chemical for many people. The chapter on salicylates is mostly spent praising the medical uses of aspirin! Each chapter deals with each food chemical separately, and the suggested chemical free menus at the end of each chapter may be low in the chemical reviewed, but are high in other problematic chemicals. For example, the low salicylate sample menu is high in amines, and vice versa! Anyone reading this book would get the impression that people are only sensitive to one chemical in isolation and could well fail to discover their problems as a result. There is very little sensible dietary guidance in the book.
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E for Additives
Maurice Hanssen, Jill Marsden
ISBN: 0722515626
This work cracks the 'E' number code and enables you to understand the lists of additives that appear on the packs of the food you buy, so that you can see exactly what has been added, where it comes from, why it has been added, what it does to the food and - if anything - what it might do to you. Here is all you need to know about: which additives are natural and which can have harmful effects; the reasons behind the use of preservatives, colours and flavourings in our foods; how to make informed choices when you shop; additives in wine and vitamin supplements; additives in meat; and guidelines on acceptable daily intake. The vital guide has led a consumer revolution, causing the food industry to re-think its policy on additives. No one who is concerned with the quality of the food they eat can afford to be without this invaluable reference book. Maurice Hanssen wins Glenfiddich Special Award for excellence in food and wine writing - "E for Additives". "has done more than any other publication to persuade the food industry that unnecessary over-processing is not in their interest or the interest of the public." - Derek Cooper, award judge, in "The Listener".
An interesting and sometimes shocking guide to the science on the effects of different additives.
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Food Intolerance CD
Sharla Race
An excellent collection of books and information from Sharla Race's site that you can browse in your own time.
The CD includes a copy of each of the following books:
* Change Your Diet and Change Your Life
* Chocolate, Cocoa, and Health
* The Salicylate Handbook
* Migraine and Food Intolerance
* Tartrazine
It also includes:
* The Print For Yourself Food Diary
* 50+ Articles from this Web Site and
* An extensive Research Update - over 130 entries
The handbooks are also available separately in printed form.
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Different Kids: Growing Up with Attention-deficit Disorder
Sue Dengate
ISBN: 0091830516
Different Kids by Sue Dengate tells a compelling story of how a former teacher and mother found surprisingly successful solutions using diet for her children's behaviour and learning problems associated with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
Millions of children, some as young as two years old, now take stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to control their behaviour. But there is another way. Through an exciting, can't-put-it-down story, Different Kids presents an effective alternative to medication for managing children's behaviour.
Author Sue Dengate is a former school teacher and behaviour management instructor couldn't manage her own children's behaviour. After years of trial and error, she discovered that new Australian research about food intolerance provided the best treatment for her children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance and learning difficulties.
A best-seller in Australia and now available in the USA, it introduces a form of dietary management based on new Australian research, which is so far unknown in the U.S.
Please note: this book is an older version of Sue Dengate's book "Fed Up with ADHD".
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Fed Up
Sue Dengate
ISBN: 0091836980
Understanding how food affects your child and what you can do about it: Based on new Australian research, Fed Up is Sue Dengate's comprehensive analysis of the effects of foods on children's behaviour, learning ability and health. This book is a guide for pressured parents and a revelation for puzzled teachers. Fed Up helps pressured parents to manage their children's behaviour and learning problems without medication using remarkable new findings from Australian research into food intolerance. A best-seller in Australia and now available in the USA, it details a form of dietary management based on new Australian research, which is so far unknown in the U.S. It gets MUCH better results than the Feingold diet, which is regarded as ineffective in Australia and widely regarded as ineffective by many in the U.S. but still used by those who want to try diet.
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Fed Up with ADHD
Sue Dengate
ISBN: 1740512308
Sue Dengate's bestselling books have helped thousands of families. Now in Fed Up with ADHD, Sue documents the personal story behind the books and her 20-year quest for recognition of the harmful effects of food chemicals, which can cause severe problems in children. And it's not just junk food. Natural food chemicals in some fruit and vegetables can also affect children. By following the step-by-step guide to the elimination diet included in this book, parents can help their children to be free of a wide range of health and behavioural problems.
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Fed Up with Asthma
Sue Dengate
ISBN: 1740510569
Breathe easy - this revolutionary and proven dietary approach to asthma prevention and management is an essential tool for anyone suffering from asthma. By the author of the bestselling books Different Kids, Fed Up and The Failsafe Cookbook, Fed Up with Asthma tackles one of the most dangerous and insidious health issues to be associated with the Western lifestyle: asthma. Sue Dengate examines the scientific research to show links between a whole range of synthetic and natural food chemicals such as sulphites, MSG and salicylates and the steadily increasing numbers of children and adults diagnosed with asthma; and also shows how to avoid them using the failsafe diet. If you are interested in good health and being free of asthma, you can't afford not to read this book.
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Fed Up with Children’s Behaviour: how food and additives affect behaviour - the DVD
Sue Dengate
Sue Dengate’s famous presentation about the effects of food on children’s health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining and insightful interviews, support and information, released May 2006.
Over 10,000 people have attended Sue's talks over the last two years. Families from Cairns to Melbourne, from young children to grandmothers, were interviewed about their surprises, pitfalls, horror stories, cute kids, laughs, determination and triumph through tears in finding which foods affect their children. Mothers who have seen the preview say it really helped them to manage their diet successfully.
Included is a two-week additive-free trial at a whole school in northern NSW, which impressed teachers, students, parents and even the professional film-makers. This was shown nationally on Today Tonight (Channel 7) to huge interest.
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The Failsafe Cookbook
Sue Dengate
ISBN: 1740510550
Reducing food chemicals for calm, happy families: This revolutionary book contains hundreds of new and improved recipes for all kinds of occasions. With the help of these tasty and easy-to-follow recipes for breakfasts, lunches, main meals and desserts, through to food for special occasions, vegetarian cooking and gluten-free food - and by following Sue's step by step guide to the elimination diet - it is possible to be free of a wide range of health and behavioural problems caused by food intolerance.
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