On 7/7/2015 10:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/7/2015 9:42 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> I suppose I should also mention Autism here. Some people who have that
>>> find that they are helped by eating the Feingold diet which avoid both
>>> gluten and dairy. I think there are different stages of this diet and I
>>> think some stages also avoid artificial coloring. I am no expert on
>>> this diet though. So if you truly want to know more, you would have to
>>> look it up.
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>> Our son was hyperactive when he was younger. The Feingold diet at the
>> time was to eliminate artificial colors and preservatives. It made
>> quite a difference and woth the effort. He outgrew the hyperactivity
>> also
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>> This was back in the early 1980's and autism and gluten were not
>> highlighted as they are now.
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> We had a neighbor boy who was the same. I used to babysit him on
> occasion. Was normally sweet as could be. Then once at the 4th of July
> picnic, his mom started freaking out and asked who had given him the
> Hawaiian Punch? It was another neighbor. He wasn't allowed any
> artificial colors because they made him super hyper. He was flying all
> over the yard, throwing and kicking things, flipping things over, etc.
> Took many hours for it to wear off and for him to be calm again.


Wow.

That's really freaky!