hi bling!
so true! and so annoying! i was on a super restricted diet for ages (because of parasites) - and one of those restrictions was everything had to be completely 100% yeast free (which means no sugars of any type, no vinegars, no malt etc etc -
parasites love them) and i ended up pretty much having to make my own everything. i looked like a mad-woman in supermarkets and health food shops checking out all the labels!
bling - how were you actually diagnosed with corn sensitivities?? and were you also told you had wheat and dairy intolerances?
(i only ask because i was seeing an excellent naturopath for a while and he is a really stand-up guy and we have actually become really good friends. so i asked him one day 'do you just tell everyone, irrespective of their presenting symptoms, 'don't eat wheat or dairy'?' and he said 'yeah, pretty much' !!)
have you done the pulse test on foods? i found this for you anyway:
(from:
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mecfs/general/allergy.html
)
In his book, The Pulse Test, Dr. Coca first tells the reader to stop smoking
and then gives the following instructions:
ì1. You count your pulse (one minute) a) just before each meal; b) three
times after each meal at half-hour intervals; c) just before retiring; d)
just after waking, before rising in the morning. All pulse counts are to be
made sitting except the important one on waking. This is made before you sit
up.
2) You record all the items you eat at each meal.
3) You continue the pulse-dietary records for two or three days with the
usual three meals.
4) You then make single-food tests for two or more whole days every hour.
You count the pulse before you eat the food and again 30 minutes later.î
Using this method, you discover which foods cause pulse increases of
more than 6-8 beats per minute, and you eliminate those foods from your diet.
You may also detect a chemical exposure that might account for a pulse
increase, for example between rising and eating your first meal. Over time,
the minimum and maximum pulse rates decline, as one eliminates offending
items. It can be a bit complicated to detect the delayed reactions that
might occur 1-3 days later, so it does have its limitations. But,
nevertheless, it can prove useful.
well done on your 3 day fast bling! i hope it went well for you!
- lulu