Hi Bernard,
Alex was taking Creatine and Whey Powder and he was also eating alot of cheese and yogurt.
We asked his neuro about the weights and she said it would be fine for him to do and she asked him if he drinks lots of water, which when Alex and I discussed this he is probably drinking too much water. She had mentioned drinking gatoraide as well, which he does. I had a really bad feeling about these supplements but could not get him to listen to me, now he is listening to me.
Alex is going to follow the GARD diet (even though I'm still a little confused).
From what I understand, it consists of cutting out gluten, casein, soy and corn, which is what his naturopath told him to do. What about meat, i.e. beef that is grain fed?
This part is confusing me, because I read, beef and chicken are grain fed and could be a problem. The naturopath said that Alex was still getting gluten in his diet from something, which I couldn't understand because we are sooooo careful. Although occasionally he has eaten out, which now he intends to avoid.
I was up until 2:30 this morning reading everything I could find, I feel very excited about the diet helping his seizures and I want to do as much as possible to get him healthy again. The poor guy has lost so much weight over the past couple of months, it has been a huge issue with him putting on any weight, which points out the fact that he is probably not absorbing what he needs from his food and vitamins/mineral supplements.
With the weight training he was doing he actually did put on weight for the first time in years. Now we have to do it correctly. I am going to pick up some of the books that Robin recommended. If you have any further recommendations regarding the diet, etc. I appreciate it.
I have one question as well, do you or Robin think the neurofeedback is a good idea to start right away or wait until he is more stable?
Thank you for this information,
Kathie