Extra Tips

EXTRA TIPS FOR A ROTATION DIET

You will find it beneficial to make charts and record what you have eaten on a daily basis so that you can then note down any unpleasant reactions to foods.
This is fairly straight forward when you are only eating foods on a minimum 4 day cycle and it becomes much easier to identify the foods which are giving you problems. Once your problem foods have been identified you may feel able to relax the four day rotation within reason, depending on how severe your symptoms are.

For the most part all members of the same food family are on the same day, the grass family split on to two alternate days because otherwise you would have one day without any complex carohydrates to keep up your calorie intake. All the members containing gluten are on day one and the others, maize, rice and wild rice are on day three. If you have problems finding enough foods that agree with you on a particular day, you may have to eat some from an alternate day to make up the calories. For instance if you react to the nightshade family on day four you may have to eat other vegetables from day two.

I know how difficult it can be to find specialist treatment for allergies. My family and I have been very lucky to have such a kind and supportive GP who has always been prepared to listen to my views and convictions with patience and understanding without ever dismissing my theories out of hand and making me feel silly. I know only too well that without his support my familys story could have been very differant.

The British Society for Allergy, Environmental and Nutitional Medicine are willing to supply you with a list of specialist doctors who practise nutritional medicine, if you send an SAE.