alcohol abstinence and identifying food intolerances

[Danielj1]

One really helpful benefit of removing alcohol from the weekly diet is that it seems to make other food intolerances much easier to identify.

I have been on and off with gluten for years never really making any firm decision to give up or not.

What has been interesting to find that without the alcohol to possibly mask what is going on, I realise gluten has much more negative effect than I had realised.

This will make the decision to cut back further a much easier one.

If I was giving anyone starting out on the hypo journey one tip if they want to spot food intolerances by excluding certain items then do consider this whilst on a dry month as I think the answers will be easier to spot

As ever my two pennies worth and happy to take comments from others …

[Regenallotment Ambassador]

What a great observation! I’m so much better when I don’t drink.

My approach was slightly different, following Izabella Wentz advice of exclusion.

She suggests you give up alcohol, caffeine, sugar, soy, gluten and dairy for 2 weeks then introduce 1 thing for 3 days and monitor. Stop that thing if no good, try another thing for 3 days etc. I guess it is a similar plan.

Glad to hear you are finding answers 🌱

[elaine2447 in reply to Regenallotment]

I have gone right off Isabella Wentz. I bought her book about Hashimotos and bought the Vitamin B complex she recommended in one of her blogs. However, after I had a b12 blood test, I got a message from the medichecks doctor saying if i was taking a supplement to leave off immediately or if i were not, to see my GP as soon as possible. I was stupid and I hadn't checked the ingredients, just because it was her recommendation. the B12 was 16,000% RDA, B1 was 9090% just as an example. I notice she always recommends Pure Encapsulation supplements so I do wonder if she has some kind of kick back!

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to elaine2447]

Was that result even after stopping the B vits5-7 days before test?

[elaine2447 in reply to TiggerMe]

I can't remember I just had to look at amazon order it was June 2019. I'm using the liquid b12 now.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to elaine2447]

Comparable to Thorne BB which a lot of us take

[elaine2447 in reply to TiggerMe]

When i was on the NOF (US osteoporosis forum), we were warned that Thorne and Doctors Best were taken over by China, so that is a no no for me.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to elaine2447]

Oh, that’s something to look into thanks

TBH I’m not sure I particularly trust any of them… even regulated companies cut corners 🫤

[Regenallotment Ambassador in reply to elaine2447]

cripes, yes I didn’t order any of her supplements just followed the plans and looked for cheaper supplement alternatives. Sorry to hear you had that experience.

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

Just talking about this with another this morning!

I found the LifeLabs Complete Intolerance test really useful at finding the culprits, the exclusion and adding back in is ok but for some things the build up is longer and it's more about quantity rather than relative reactiveness that can catch you out... the knee jerk ones are easy to detect...

It works on a blood sample and IgG4 which is so say better than the hair sample testing, I have found it irritatingly correct on all 100/160 ! Because of course you have to test these things 🙄

I've added as a referral as it might get you some discount? Also add SALE10, I liked it as a test that actually gave you some answers rather than raise more questions, like so many tests do 🤗 I've only done it the once as I know some people like to cut something out and hope to re-introduce but I'm quite happy to live without now I'm used to the dietary changes I've made

lifelabtesting.com/?raf=ref...

I did make the kids do it and they had only 5 reactive items each 😳😊

[elaine2447 in reply to TiggerMe]

Interesting. I think mine was a saliva test with Blue Horizon, it was bloomin expensive a dna test, it came back with most of what I knew but was shocked to see red flags against every type of apple.