I put my daughter on a Gluten Free diet and am I am sorry to say it did not eliminate her symptoms of Hypotonia. I didn't think it would since I know the reason for her Hypotonia but I was hopeful. One thing I did notice was an increase in her energy level. She seemed to have more energy and her mood was great! I don't think the lack of Gluten was the reason since I saw nothing else change. I do think it did have something to do with what she was eating.
I reached out to one of my friends who is a nutritionist. I thought perhaps it had something to do with how her body processed wheat. Not necessarily that she was intolerant or allergic but perhaps she converted it to energy or sugar too quickly and left her depleted of energy. My friend suggested something else.
She suggested that perhaps she was sensitive to the pesticides in the wheat she was eating. She asked if I fed her exclusively organic. I do not. I do the best I can but don't buy everything under the sun organic and I certainly don't buy organic flour. I looked at the Gluten Free products I was feeding her and did notice that most of them were organic. I also do buy a lot of organic snacks. I also buy organic corn products because corn is the number one GMO crop. So why don't I buy organic flour or other wheat products? I cannot answer that but I am going to start buying more organic products. Especially wheat.
Even if the switch does not increase her energy I will feel better about what I am feeding her. After all her spikes and dips in energy may have nothing to do with what she is eating but just a symptom of Hypotonia and her Chromosomal disorder. I can control what she eats so I tend to focus on it. After all eating well, can't hurt!
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