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Important references on amines in food

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Thanks to dietitian Fiona Florakx for her extensive literature search. Allen DH, Van Nunen S, Loblay R, Clarke, L.  Adverse reactions to food.  The Medical Journal of Australia 1984; Sept; Special supplement : S37-S42. Provides documentation of amine exclusion as part of elimination diet in Australia in 1984 Breakey  J. Dietary management of the hyperkinetic

ADHD Diet Background

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Diet and ADHD What is the diet? 1974 to 1990 In 1990 I asked ‘Is the diet right yet? In 2011 not much has changed but we now have many useful finer points and detail. See Are You Food Sensitive? Which diet? For which children? Affecting which problems in hyperactivity? To what degree? For how

Amines in food that cause migraine

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Amines are a group of chemicals that often cause reactions in food sensitive people with migraines. The interesting thing is that they can also aggravate chronic daily headaches, IBS [Irritable Bowel Syndrome], ADHD, and other symptoms. The amines that most often cause reactions include tyramine, phenyl ethyl amine, tryptamine, 5-hydroxyamine, histamine, and those which you