Sunday, December 16, 2007
Still Up and Down
Sorry I haven't posted in the past week. There is too much to do around here!
The applied kinesiologist chiropractor has narrowed down Mike's list of supplements considerably, using muscle testing to see which ones the body responds well to. She also added a couple more. We are trying to get used to the new supplement regime.
In the meantime it is apparent that eating protein does cause Mike to get "high," probably on ammonia. But sometimes he also gets high for no apparent reason. He is often not eating lunch at all. But he still gets these high episodes. He gets really loud and totally obnoxious. He can't do his schoolwork well at all--must be sort of like being drunk, I suppose.
The AK chiropractor doesn't want him on a very low protein diet, such as 20 g per day, which someone had suggested. In fact he is 15 years old and has a lot of control over what he is eating, and even at 46 g per day he craves protein. I am letting him off the diet on Fridays, just so he can stay on it the rest of the time. But the diet isn't the whole answer, I am finding.
We are trying to eat yucca and/or quercetin and cumin with protein. This is supposed to help. I think we are not getting the dosages right yet. Perhaps we will figure this all out during the holidays when we are all at home all day.
So, in short, no resolution yet!! But I do feel encouraged to know that the problem is most likely ammonia. At least we have a name for it. (It's very difficult to actually test for ammonia, because it is unstable.)
Meanwhile, I am doing very well under the care of the AK chiropractor. She has gotten my sugar regulation cycle repaired, so I actually ate two pieces of candy on Friday and felt fine! Also drank some cider today, and felt fine! This is a biggie for me. But I am allergic to wheat, she discovered, so I can't eat cake and cookies. I've been avoiding wheat for several weeks now and feel much better in many ways.
The chiropractor wants to proceed slowly and methodically, and she is taking a break during the second half of December, so we will resume seeing her in January. She has more in store I believe.
The applied kinesiologist chiropractor has narrowed down Mike's list of supplements considerably, using muscle testing to see which ones the body responds well to. She also added a couple more. We are trying to get used to the new supplement regime.
In the meantime it is apparent that eating protein does cause Mike to get "high," probably on ammonia. But sometimes he also gets high for no apparent reason. He is often not eating lunch at all. But he still gets these high episodes. He gets really loud and totally obnoxious. He can't do his schoolwork well at all--must be sort of like being drunk, I suppose.
The AK chiropractor doesn't want him on a very low protein diet, such as 20 g per day, which someone had suggested. In fact he is 15 years old and has a lot of control over what he is eating, and even at 46 g per day he craves protein. I am letting him off the diet on Fridays, just so he can stay on it the rest of the time. But the diet isn't the whole answer, I am finding.
We are trying to eat yucca and/or quercetin and cumin with protein. This is supposed to help. I think we are not getting the dosages right yet. Perhaps we will figure this all out during the holidays when we are all at home all day.
So, in short, no resolution yet!! But I do feel encouraged to know that the problem is most likely ammonia. At least we have a name for it. (It's very difficult to actually test for ammonia, because it is unstable.)
Meanwhile, I am doing very well under the care of the AK chiropractor. She has gotten my sugar regulation cycle repaired, so I actually ate two pieces of candy on Friday and felt fine! Also drank some cider today, and felt fine! This is a biggie for me. But I am allergic to wheat, she discovered, so I can't eat cake and cookies. I've been avoiding wheat for several weeks now and feel much better in many ways.
The chiropractor wants to proceed slowly and methodically, and she is taking a break during the second half of December, so we will resume seeing her in January. She has more in store I believe.
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