A solution after all this time...

After that danish I ate at my SIL's I see what I am up against with aluminum. I do not like it. I can not estimate for you how many dark days of my life have been spent just like that. I can not recapture how much of a failure I felt I was, and how much I felt I was choosing to be lazy. It is such a relief to know what causes that. The Lord works in mysterious ways. I struggled greatly with aluminum up and until the moment I no longer had the strength to struggle against it, then I found JoAnne Struve's web page....

No that does not do justice to the Lord. He is not the one that started all of this. He is against aluminum poisoning I am sure. But alas, society has to learn from our mistakes, so that means we need to see the consequences of the past. I just finally, after years of research and reading, asked the right question and got the right answer.... That is not quite right either....

I remember the day I found out about aluminum. It was a frustrating day. I could not get myself to do any work, I was shut down, agitated, and my brain was foggy. I remembered how a few days earlier I had thought about how aluminum was a known cause of short term memory loss, which was the symptom that I was noticing the most. I really wanted to be working, and was afraid I would waste my time if I logged back on the the Internet, but the Lord told me to do it anyways, I am so glad I did.

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.)