I read a news article yesterday morning, Hormones: The Balance of a Healthy Body. The article is about how the imbalance of hormones can affect one's overall health. A recent shift in medicine is to test an overweight patient's hormone levels, and then balance them out.
This imbalance is usually caused by diet, lifestyle choices, smoking, and/or stress. It is the beginning step to changing how you take care of your body and becoming healthier.
The hormones referred to in Lorie Johnson's article, are hormones like insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Correcting such problems does not necessarily begin by removing foods with gluten or cow's milk, but instead sugars, refined flour, trans fats, and salt.
The hormones referred to in Lorie Johnson's article, are hormones like insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Correcting such problems does not necessarily begin by removing foods with gluten or cow's milk, but instead sugars, refined flour, trans fats, and salt.
Too much sugar and refined flour can create low blood sugar issues. Too much salt can create an underactive thyroid.
This made me think about my son's genetic condition
My special needs son has a genetic condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome. Many kids within the Prader-Willi Syndrome community experience similar responses to foods that our children are allergic to. It creates an imbalance of sorts.
My special needs son has a genetic condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome. Many kids within the Prader-Willi Syndrome community experience similar responses to foods that our children are allergic to. It creates an imbalance of sorts.
Further, the wrong types of foods, such as cow's milk and wheat may leave their bodies feeling deprived of the nutritional substance. Plus, it leaves them feeling foggy, cranky, and tired.
Originally published on 7/29/2010
I have seen sudden drops in blood sugar levels in my special needs son, in particular, and I have felt them myself with certain gluten grains. As confirmed by my son's gastroenterologist, gut allergies do affect our metabolisms, which, as described above, also affect our hormones.
So, while plenty of naysayers told me there was nothing I could do to help stabilize my son's mood, this solution came to me by way of the Holy Spirit. And, actually, it helped his mood quite a bit.
This pushed me to really change my son's diet
Our PWS children's bodies do not effectively regulate their hormones, including growth hormone, thyroid, sex hormones, and more. It took me nearly 5 years to figure out how diet is related to this in my PWS son, who it turned out, had a pretty severe peanut allergy, along with several other foods.
Our PWS children's bodies do not effectively regulate their hormones, including growth hormone, thyroid, sex hormones, and more. It took me nearly 5 years to figure out how diet is related to this in my PWS son, who it turned out, had a pretty severe peanut allergy, along with several other foods.
This did not originally come out in a food allergy blood test, but later came out in the form of diarrhea, and other behavioral symptoms when his blood sugar dropped too low. It was within 3 months of removing him from peanuts and other allergens that he was able to get off all the remaining 5 medications.
I prayed for my son's healing, and this was the Lord's first answer (see this post from last year).
When I began to change his diet, I started with gluten and cow's milk, which dropped 3 medications.
When I began to change his diet, I started with gluten and cow's milk, which dropped 3 medications.
Then, when the pulmonologist, impressed with his strong improvement, dropped his Singulair, I accidentally discovered my son's peanut allergy, which led me to remove all other nuts except almonds from his diet.
Once I removed these, I easily identified his intolerance to grapes, raisins, shellfish, and rice as well; it truly was a miracle.
Even now, we do well on a low carbohydrate diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and meats and fruits in moderation. We do not typically eat processed foods or sugar. We use agave syrup as a sweetener, teff flour, and coconut flour to bake with.
Even now, we do well on a low carbohydrate diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and meats and fruits in moderation. We do not typically eat processed foods or sugar. We use agave syrup as a sweetener, teff flour, and coconut flour to bake with.
We drink goat's milk, lots of water, or watered down, naturally sweetened, juice. We eat plenty of lean cut meats. This diet has kept my son healthier than he has ever been.
It truly was a Holy Spirit thing.
One thing led to another, and it brought a life-changing event for our family.
Are we at the end of our miracle road? Well, no. I am sure there are plenty more on the horizon.
But, just this even alone gives me hope.
What about your kid? How can you find healing for your child? Is the Spirit leading you in your quest to find answers?
Seek them and you will find them.
God will make a way and show or tell you what you need to do to set things right.
In His grip~Kim
Originally published on 7/29/2010
