Very interesting post! I don't know, *is* that what is going on?
thanks for taking the time to write down your theories, it really gets
me thinking...

I think you are onto something, but I'm a bit confused. Would you mind
working it with me a little? Is this what you are saying?

Sal Processing System: uses up certain nutrients, busies the detox pathways

Overwhelmed Sal processing system: results in K deficiency, copper
levels raise (darkening blonde hair), sals goof up brain, skin, joints
and other symptoms, system can just give up, but will resume after a
while off of sals?

Proper Sal System processing system: Zinc and K levels raise, pathways
clear, feel good

Maintenance/healing: pay attention to nutrient status, moderate sals and
amines

Need some clarification:

I thought low zinc was what was related to food chemical intolerance,
not low copper
I thought when you go low sal, you can process more amines

Renee



Shannon Weiner wrote:
> Salicylate and amine intolerance is such a huge and mysterious puzzle
> to me. I'm slowly trying to put the pieces together, and wondering if
> I'm on the right track based on what you've experienced. No, I
> haven't done the diet yet, but I'm finding myself not wanting to eat
> higher sal foods in general. I don't know if it's psychological or
> really listening to my body though :)
>
> So here goes:
>
> If you're eating the 'right' amount of sals for your body - meaning
> under your 'tolerance' level, then your body process them away and
> they disappear and everything is fantastic. This process uses
> specific nutrients (vitamin K? copper?) and pathways, and serum zinc
> raises, while serum copper lowers. Low copper helps explain low amine
> tolerance, and low melanin production (light blond/red hair).
>
> If you're eating too many sals, The processing mechanism gets
> overwhelmed and stops trying. Sals start to go places they shouldn't,
> like your brain, skin or joints, and cause symptoms. Serum copper
> goes up, darkening your hair, and allowing you to process more amines
>
> When you cut out sals on the failsafe diet, your body goes back into
> 'process the sals' mode (kinda like detox), and your zinc raises
> again. This means you're more sensitive to amines, but your other
> symptoms go away. You get process the sals that have accumulated in
> places they shouldn't have. Once those are cleared out, you can start
> eating small amounts of them again, and keep up with the processing,
> but you have to balance it with eating too many amines.
>
> Now, if I'm on the right track, then it seems like you could speed the
> detox process up by supplementing with whatever nutrients are
> necessary for processing the sals, and if you paid close attention to
> copper, you might be able to minimize the amine intolerance?
>
> Shannon
>
>