On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, John C. Pavao wrote:

> Having said that, I'd also like to say that I don't mean to be
> discouraging.  Any attempt is better than nothing.  But try to avoid all
> the contaminants for a week or two and I know you'll notice the
> difference...  Every time I've gotten lazy and bought prepared foods I've
> paid for it with varying degrees of gastrointestinal distress.

I have to say that in my own case my body doesn't seem to detect
contaminants in any way that I can discern by introspection.
Mind you, I think it is best to avoid these things, and I make
every attempt to do so.  But if and when I slip up and eat some
MSG or other rubbish, I don't experience anything  unusual.

In fact, the only thing that I clearly do have reduced tolerance
for is wheat, in substantial amounts.  A crouton in my salad
doesn't bother me, but a hunk of bread really does cause me some
distress now.  When I have experimented with dairy and legumes I
have not had any difficulties.  But I still keep these foods out
of my diet, except for the soy that I now consume to control
cholesterol.

Todd Moody
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