Checking in...

The truth is I have not devoted as much attention to my children and them removing aluminum from their diet. I asked their girl scout leader about not having aluminum in their snacks, and she gave no solution or ideas... I noticed one day after girl scouts they were more cranky, that could be because of aluminum. I am not sure.

It seems I am limited in many ways more then just aluminum. Lol, I just feel human at this point. I think AAT will cure my brain fog depressed days. But I am not sure it can cure me of my humanity. My husband found this LDS scripture the other day in his reading, D&C 60:13 “Thou Shalt Not Idle Away Thy Time nor Bury Thy Talents”. There it is, listed in thou shalt terms, just like a commandment.

We have a family constitution that we read and memorise, that summaries many of the things we value and want to improve on. My kids have memorised "D&C 75:3 Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should go forth and not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might--" .... sigh I have such a weakness of idling....

My blogging is in many ways my idling...

As I see it I have three major weaknesses...

1. Aluminum
2. Lack of faith and large amounts of doubt that my efforts will result in good
3. a habit of being idle, and idling away my time.

So AAT can help me improve #1, which might help me have more of #2, but #3...... I am not sure I want to give up hours of watching Rhett and Link on YouTube, or browsing on Amazon, or blogging, or emailing, or IMing, or Face Book, or many of the other idle things I do....

The Lds church really speaks out against addictions and substance abuse. I am addicted to food, and the Internet. I cant judge another's addiction, I done seem to even want to give up my own, I just am lucky to have a less destructive one.. or am I?

I can imagine all the happiness that would come to me if I were "anxiously engaged in a good cause". But that does not seem to stop the habit of living on and for the computer, and food....

I should spend more time with my kids, cleaning, packing, and being a good neighbor. But here I sit at the computer.

I think I am having a mild aluminum reaction today. My head feels foggy, and I don't really think much of myself....

Ok so there was run of thoughts randomness from me.

I am really very self absorbed.. But I really don't have time to care about others... Or it feels that way.

I will post when I am in a good mood and feel I can become the person I want to become, that will be an up day to balance out a mild down day.


Muffin Mama

ALUMINUM-ABSTINENCE THERAPY

Hello, I am a mother of four delightful children and I am 32 years old. I have troubles with short term memory, and this problem has been getting worse and worse. Short term memory problems in someone my age with out any injury, does not really make sense to many people. My medical doctor and herbalist were not very concerned about this issue. I started taking herbs that claim to help with memory. But I have not noticed much improvement. Finally the other day I started to wonder if maybe aluminum might be the reason for this problem. I was fortunate enough to find a web page by JoAnne Struve on ALUMINUM-ABSTINENCE THERAPY. This Blog will be place for me to journal about applying aluminum abstinence therapy in my life.

I started out by reading through the Signs of Aluminum Poisoning by JoAnne Struve. I was surprised to see that I had many of the signs.

• Heightened sensitivity to light or darkness. - Yes, when I am stressed.
• Abnormal sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures. - Yes, mild
• An aversion to noise, touch, movement, odors, etc. - Yes
• Unexplained feelings of apprehension or uneasiness. - Yes, always.
• Feelings of inferiority, embarrassment or shame. - Yes, always.
• Feelings of irritability, agitation or annoyance. - Yes, always.
• Bowel and urinary dysfunction (incontinence) - Yes
• Fatigue (extreme exhaustion) - Yes
• Sleep disorders - Yes
• Dyslexia - Yes
• Displaced or unsubstantiated guilt - Yes
• Unrealistic expectations of oneself - Yes...
• Forgetfulness (short-term memory loss) - Yes, this was my main complaint
• Difficulty managing time - Yes
• Diminished capacity to meet deadlines - Yes
• Diminished capacity to plan ahead - Yes
• Diminished ability to organize - Yes
• Diminished performance of former accomplishments - Yes
• Inability to focus or sort through problems - Yes
• Difficulty listening to others - Yes
• Poor personal hygiene - Yes
• Difficulty in showing affection - Yes
• Feelings of inadequacy and dependency - Yes
• Continuous talking or telling stories to strangers - Yes
• Divulging personal/private information to strangers - Yes
• Decreased capacity to handle personal finances - Yes

That was a score of 25 Yes's out of 63 symptoms so 39% of the symptoms.

I was surprised at all the ways Aluminum could affect my life... But I was unprepared for what I read next.

Taking Aluminum out of the Diet by JoAnne Struve

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN TOXIC AMOUNTS OF ALUMINUM: Foods made with aluminized baking powder*, self-rising flour*, and salt.

Baking Powder?? - My kids call me The Muffin Mama, because of how much I love to bake muffins, and many other yummy things from store bought mixes.

Salt?? - That is in EVERYTHING!!! I have since read that sea salts are a good source of salt without any aluminum in them. I use to only use sea salts, then I started to have thyroid problems and after reading web pages about how Iodine in salts helps your thyroid I decided to start using normal salt again.

Needless to say I had a strong emotional reaction to this, and cried real good. Then I emailed JoAnne Struve. She gave me this additional information.

• Chicken McNuggets contain aluminum. Children who eat them regularly end up with symptoms of autism. - OH NO! my kids love these!!
• Pickles in fast food hamburgers and Subways contain aluminum. - If they dont eat nuggets then they eat hamburgars!
• Be cautious about eating the baked goods brought by others to church, because many of them are likely to contain aluminum. Even meat dishes are sometimes tainted with it. Eating the AAT diet is full of challenges, especially for children.
• Your friends will want to know about aluminum, even if some are skeptical. (They will read about it privately.)