Wanda's evaluation a few months back suggested that we detox Zack of Mercury, and Candida (yeast). She recommended Lact-Enz by Standard Process. This provides macronutrient assimlation , supports cellular enegry and digestive and immune functions. He was also calling for Catalyn-Standard Process. We sort of use this as his daily vitamin, and she suggested he take 1 more daily.
Wanda's food evalution had alot of restrictions and is very complicated. I was pretty overwhelmed but I thought that with my Kids home for the Summer, I would make the big push to work with Zack.
Summer was busier than I planned these eating restrictions were too harsh at the time. In retrospect, the Boys all had a great Summer. Lots of friends, Beach, Pool, Fishing...etc. They were very happy kids and that is important too.
Fast forward- Football Season starts... There is a boy on Michael's Team who's Father is a Naturopathic Doctor in our area. (Steve Nenninger) His name has come up in circles a few times, but now I see him at least 3 times a week. So I discuss Zack with him. He sends me some video clips about Gluten... he does the IgG Food Panel for Zack and Michael. We discuss some of the other work I have done with Zack...I tell him about some of the Blogs that I follow (Kim Brown-livingwithouttype1, Daniel, Lily-Type1ontherun) He is not suprised at all. He is very confident about IgG allergens and eating for Blood Type. I feel renewed and relieved to have made his acquaintance.....
I will tell you this.... WHEN ZACK WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED, IF I HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW, THE BIG ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FOCUSED ON DIET AND LESS FOCUSED ON INSULIN! MILK, MILK, MILK is such a big NO NO!!! And Zack LOVES his milk. Of course his IgG test show that he has a high reaction to Casein, Cottage Cheese, Cow's Milk, Goat's Milk, Whey and Yogurt.
I told Steve about how even on the way to the emergency room, upon diagnosis, Zack was pleading for milk- of course he could not hold it down. Again Steve is not suprised. He says that at this point it actually has an addictive quality.
Mike and I knew we should have taken MILK out of our home immediately- but the Endocrinologists and the dieticians at the hospital just kept telling us that Zack could eat what he wanted as long as we covered it with insulin. UGGHHHHHH...
OK. I need to get past that now.... There is a plan. Zack's body can still heal.
Interestingly enough, Zack did not show Gluten intolerance... but Michael's was off the charts. I'm sure it is affecting his GUT.
We will be concentrating on DAIRY and GLUTEN elimination in our home. We will also work with some of the remedies,and nutritional support Wanda has suggested.
Steve reasonably suggests, don't try to change too much at once. Sometimes when you pull one allergen out of the mix, the other ones sort of calm too.
Jaden will get the IgG Panel this week. All 3 boys will get BLOOD TYPE TESTS. We will re-evaluate what is necessary after we get these results back.......
The intention is to heal Zack. The reason I am also evaluating the other Boys is because IgG Allergens slowly "chip away at the stone". Anything that we can do to improve overall health now will definitely benefit them too...
