Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> A lot of food allergies have not been reported as such in the past
> more than likely, cause there was no clear cut culprit. Some people
> who are allergic to gluten for instance, can spend years trying to
> find out what is making them so sick. When they finally eliminate
> gluten from their lives, they start feeling well.

Also - If you have felt that way as far back as you can remember then
that's normal for you. Normal isn't sick. I never tried to go a week
wheat free in my life before I decided to do it for reasons that had
nothing to do with indigestion. My health improved but it was others
who pointed it out to me. I just felt good. Then I tried wheat again
and boom the "used to be normal now I call it symptoms" came back.

> There are probably other substances that have been under reported
> too..now with people finally becoming aware, they have found out what
> is making them feel miserable. Not every allergy causes anaphylactic
> shock...

If you're not aware that food intolerances happen and certain symptoms
come and go you might never associate them with diet. Bingo, you
believe food intolerances don't exist.

Migraines may well be caused by diet for a lot more people than ever
believe it. When I read the Atkins books because I was going to try it
for weight loss I read his claims that migraines will go away. Uh huh,
yeah sure. He makes all sorts of claims some of which are clearly false
like "Atkins works for everyone". Yet since 1999 I have had one where I
had a few debilitating ones per year before I became a part time low
carber and wheat avoider. What triggers migraines in me I don't know
but it does involve how I eat differently now.

I'm far better at curing friends of snoring by talking them off either
wheat or corn than I am at curing friends of migraines, though. I know
exactly what triggers my loud snoring. I just know something in how I
eat differently no longer triggers migraines.