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Thanks! I feel better just having this support for the diet. good to meet you! Amy[ quote name='Jestgar' date='Jan 16 2007, 02:49 PM' post='258071'] Wow, painful story. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that to get here, but happy to hear that you're already starting to feel better. I think you'll a lot of people on this forum who...

hi, dlp252, thanks for the welcome! I will be researching good sources of protein, esp. if I decide to go off soy and dairy (though cheese doesn't seem to bother me as much)...and I have an allergy to peanuts. any ideas? well, I just look forward to getting involved in this whole gluten free lifestyle. thanks! Amy

thanks, Hez! looking forward to seeing you around cyberspace Amy

thank you, Elonwy! I think the psychiatric issues that stem from malnutrition can really be profound. I work as an advocate for people who have a mental health diagnosis, and I wouldn't be suprised if for 1/3 of them, it wasn't dietary in some way. It was comforting to hear you have had a similar history with diagnosis and drug pushing. From what...

Thanks for the reply! Lots of helpful info...I will be checking out the elimination diet web info. I think I will have to add back in chicken and turkey as I really feel soy and dairy are a problem for me (though cheese not as much as milk and yogurt) and there is little other source for protein, other than nuts and beans. I am allergic to peanuts and...

hello, everyone, I'm Amy. I just want to tell my story here as an introduction to who I am and possibly to get some feedback from others who have gone through similar issues. I'll start from the beginning. I am a female, 27, 5'1, mostly Irish descent, living in Upstate NY. My grandfather (without Irish ancestry), mother and 3 out of 6 siblings are...