HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-10-21, Page 3Daughter's illness sparks
Her daughter's healing not only sparked a
nutritionist's career, but it prompted the
writingof'a book,
II "Food and the Gut Reaction - Intestinal
Health through Diet" is Elaine Gottschall's
way of sharing all she has learned in the
' . three decades since her . four-year-old
daughter Judith Lynn was diagnosed as
...having severe ,incurable colitis. It is the
result of Mrs. Gottschall's uncharted
odyssey to keep her child alive and stave off
an ileostomy (surgical removal of the.colon
and replacement with an external bag).
"There is often an alternative to•heavy
medication and surgery. Many diseases can
. be prevented, alleviated or cured by nothing
more radical than diet," says Mrs.
Gottschall. •
She ought 'to know. Her daughter's years -
of treatment with cortisone and.
sulfonamides, plus innumerable other
medical approaches, had been unsuccessful
and major surgery seemed imminent.
• - Then the Gottschalls heard of Dr. Sidney
Valentine Haas, a 92 -year-old eminent New
York pediatrician who had devised a, diet
that cured hundreds of children. born with
celiac disease, Patients who followed Dr.
-Tiaas Specific Cath hy_dcai��l ie3 Los -a_
minimum of one year were then able to
return to a normal diet with- complete and
permanent disappearance of symptozri's.
• Since ulcerative colitis and celiac disease
share many symptoms; among them
malabsorption, Judith wasplaced on the
diet: She was symptom -fee within two
years, returned to eating normally after
',another few years and has' remained inex-
;Mcellent health for over 20 years.: four years
ago she gave birth t
The healing of Judith however, left Elaine
and her husband Herb with a lot of
unanswered questions - questions they need-
ed answered. Mr. Gottshall, a chemist who
graduated from Yale in -1942, asked his wife
"to get into university and find out what's
going on". She did as she was asked.
For the past 20 years Mrs. Gottschall has,
as a biochemist and cell biologist, specializ-
ed in the study of the effect of food on the
human body. Ten of these years have been
spent at universities, first at Montclair
State College, Montclair, New Jersey,
where she received her Bachelor's degree
in 1973, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and
then another year in the Department of
Graduate Studies in Nutrition at Rutgers,
the State University of New Jersey,'Ne'w
Brunswick, New Jersey. "
In "1975 she became a member of the •
Department of Cell Science'at the universi-
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 21, 1987 — 3A
nutritionist's career book
HEALTH THROUGH DIET - Kirkton nutritionist Elaine Gottschall recently wrote a book
about intestinal health through diet. The book. was written so she might share
everything she's learned about the co -relation between health and diet, in the 30 years
since her youngest daughter was diagnosed as having incurable intestinal colitis. A
blender and cuisinart'are among the equipment'needed to follow the diet in' Mrs. Gott-
schall's book, "Food and the Gut Reaction':. Mcllwraith photo, •
ty of Western Ontario's Zoology Depart- Science degree in that Department in 1979.
ment and spent four years there in- •For the year following Mrs. Gottschall
vestigating the effects of various sugars on worked in the Department of Anatomy of
the digestive tract. She obtained a Master of the University of Western Ontario in-
vestigating .the changes that occur in the
bowel'wall' in inflammatory bowel disease.
"When I ,first went back (to school) I
wanted to understand why the diet worked.
Cathoiic school board- to review
The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic start after Christmas.
Separate Shool Board has established a Members of the 'review committee are
committee to review a .proposed Aids Rev. John Sharp of Stratford, dean of the
Education Committee program. Huron -Perth deanery; director of education
The program, produced by the Institute William Eckert; Rev,; John „Finn of
for Catholic Education, will be offered in- .Kinkora; board chaplain: three trustees,
Rielly to Grade 7 and 8 pupils. It is designed vice-chairman Ernest Vanderschet of St.
to help children understand the causes of Marys; Michael Moriarty of Bayfield; and
Aids and how the disease can be prevented John Devlin of Stratford; Denis Mackay,
through sexual abstinence, It stresses the religious education, family Life consultant;
need to treat Aids victims with compassion. Yet to be appointed are two teachers and
A program for secondary students will four parents. It was first intended to have
I wanted to know what established scientltic
principles supported it, and I found
' thousands of thein,"she says,
Now several years later; with those ques-
tions answered and the understanding
there; Mrs. Gottschall's purpose Is to pass
on that information.
"I want to help other families avoid what
we went through. Judith's illness nearly
destroyed our family. Judith suffered hor-
ribly and knew she was ,going to 'die. Our,
older daughter became anorexic out of guilt
because she was healthy and her sister so
11 I as a horrendous.period in our lives,
but it happened for, a reason," she says. •
"Seeing your child become depiliated dai-
ly does something to you. And remembering
all' that gave me the stamina and the dedica-
tion to, go through the 11 years of university
I went through.".
' Although she now teaches courses in
human biology and food at Fanshaw and
lecture's and works as a consultant for those
with behavioral and bowel problems, Mrs.
Gottschali. thought,a book would reach more
people with her message: •
"Herb challenged me to write the book
myself: We wanted those who needed this
formation to hai4e.it4she
Mrs. Gottschall began. her project four.
years ago, and now knows almost as much
about. self -publishing as. she does about
nutrition.
Sorting out'thedata on a foot -high stack'of
index cards and collating and integrating _-
all the material she had collected took ever.
a year. She also added to her skills by
mastering the use of a word processor:
Submitting the completed manuscript to •
one publisher after another took another
year. The Gottschalls finally decided :to ,
publish the book themselves. ,The process•'
has consumed a great deal of time and
money, but they now have over 5,000 copies-
of
opiesof the book on the market.
"Food and the Gut Reaction" is dedicated
to the memory:of Dr. Sydney Hass and gives
credit to husband Herbert" for his
unlimited patience, moral support and"con-
tinual prodding...The back cover records
testimonials from people - in Ilderton, Cen-
tralia, Strathroy and Port Elgin.
On one of the first pages, the reader is
cautioned not to engage in self-diagnosis
and treatment, .but to -consult a doctor,
espetcially one with a particular interest or
training in nutrition, before starting the
regimen proposed in the book.
The book is divided into two sections. The
first half explains scientfically how 'dif-
ferent carbohydrates (sugars and starches)
affect the body, and why the Specific Car-
bohydrate Diet eliminates all sugars but
honey, all milk products but properly
prepared yoghurt and some cheeses, and
omits' gluten -containing• grains such as
wheat, rye., oats, barley, corn and rice: N.ut
•flours are u'sed instead and dishes are,
sweetened with honey or an: artifical
sweetner. '
The well-balanced and nutritious diet is
introducedin Chapter 7. The second part of ,
the book, called the gourmet section, con-
tains recipes for everything •from ap- " .
petizers, dips and spreads through soups, '
salads • and dressings to vegetables,' main
• dishes and desserts,'candies, preserves and
beverges.
A final chapter gives instructions on mak-
ing yoghurt and cottage cheese, as well as.
baby formula to' be used for short periods of
time for babies with severe darrhea.
' The book ends with an excellent glossary
and a- detailed. appendix which lists • the '
typesof cheeses allowed and prohibited, the
amount of sucrose 'add'ed to many common
foods, and sources of vitamin supplements.
A sample. menu shows how the Specific
Carboyhdrat'e Menu can be implemented.
The day could begin with a baked apple
sweetened with:honey, scrambled eggs,.and
a homemade nut muffin with butter and
homemade jam washed down with •weak
-team,_coffee,_grap_e4uLc or apple "cider.
Lunch could be a tuna fish sald made with
homemade mayonnaise, garnished with
olives 'and dill pickle on a bed of lettuce,•
slices of cheddar -cheese and homemade
pumpkin pie with a •nut crust and refreshing
pins colada drink. -.
Dinner could consist of homemade'
'spaghetti sauce made with ground beef,
onions, garlic; herbs and tomato juice sery-
ed on•boiled beans or spaghetti- squash, ac-
companied by cabbage salad with
homemade -mayonnaise or dressing, peas
and carrots with butter; and fresh fruit or
cheesecake. The recipes are all in thegourmet. section.
"A lot of people have been cured through
Dr. Haas' diet,': says Mrs:-Gottschall, ad-
ding her next book will 'detail the case
histories of those patients cured:
"I may sound like I'm lying but children
with behavioral' and pre -autistic symptoms
and who have been told they are physically
and/or mentally handicapped, have had
their symptoms clear up.
"When we started all this one family was
all we were aiming for, but there have been
lots who.have been helped by what we have
gone through, " she says.
"I feel very gratified and. really feel life
has been worthwhile."
"Food and the Gut Reaction - Intestinal
Health through Diet", may be purchased' at
Bob and Betty's Variety Store, Seaforth, or
from the Kirkton Press, Kirkton, NOK IKO.
proposedAids education
two parents on the committee but trustees said the board should obtain_
a copy of the furniture in the board room in Dublin at a •
decided having more "might diffuse any public school literature concerning Aids for cost of $30,000. It is to be completed in
problems we might have". discussion. December. The present office furniture will
Trustee Vincent. Whines of . Wingham Education on Aids is compulsory in all On- be used in areas where it is needed in
:flsked-the separate scb. `r"board to keep up tarso schools at the Grade T and 8 level and system.
to -date on the Aids curriculum being in all high school grades. • To facilitate the busing of students, St. •
presented in the public high schools to en- The Aids Education committee will have James School, Seaforth, will close for
sure "morals and abstinence from sexual its first meeting on October 23. Public dismissal at 3:30 pm with morning classes
intercourse is included". He said, "If not, meetings will be held in January and -starting at 8:55 am, morning recess
we should be concerned about our children . February to acquaint parents with the • 10:30-10:45, lunch 11:55-1:00, and afternoon
Director of Education William Eckert
and what they have to sit through." - program.
In other business the board approved pay-
ing the annual premium of $38,769 plus in-
crease of $1,278 due to increase in property
values for the board's insurance coverage.
The board will redecorate and replace the
Vet recalls funny incidents in serious job
The Seaforth Veterinary Clinic hosted an
open house yesterday in conjunction with
Animal Health Week. That meant
everyone who normally kissed Their pet
goodbye in the reception area then left the
animal to its fate in the rest of the clinic,
got a chance to see what their pet went
through beyond the reception area.
On display were the examining rooms,
the x-ray laboratory, and surgery rooms
for large and small animals, Other things,
such as a collection of bladder stones
removed from a small dog and another col-
lection orsiamese fetal pigs, were also on
display. Children who visited the facility
were given a free balloon and coloring
book.
The Seaforth Veterinary Clinic is equip-
ped to handle both large and small
animals, but the majority of the work done
(80 per cent) is done outside of the clinic at
local fauns. The veterinarians treat a
number of dairy cattle and a good portion
of swine.
On the average the local veterinarians,
who number two, make about 60 farm calls
LOCAL VETERINAlafAF1 Brian Nuhn gives Dick a brief examination at the clinic in
Seaforth. The veterinary clinic held an open house on Tuesday td coincide with Aninial
Health Week. Gorbett Photo,
per. week, see about 30 pets per week, and
do one or two surgeries per day.
Brian Nuhn, who owns both the Seaforth
and Clinton clinics, said vets do mostly im-
munizations now.
"We don't get the fire engine type
emergency calla as much anymore,
although we do still get them, Now it's
mostly preventative medicine."
Some common complaints the., clinic
hears from pet owners are that their
animal is not eating well, or that they are
itchy. These are corflmen because they are
easy things for the owners to pick up on.
This time of year about half of the calls the
clinic gets from pet owners are about dogs
and cats that are itchy. In most cases this
is simply brought on by allergies, and the
vets can treat the pets for the 'sighs and
give them some relief. The most common
surgeries the clinic does are castrations
and neuterings.
One unusual call Mr. Nuhn had was
when he was called by someone who
thought his dog had rabies because it was
frothing at the mouth and shaking its head
around. Mr. Nuhn examined the dog's
' mouth and found there was a stick lodged
between the dog's teeth. He removed the
stick and the symptoms cleared up.
Mr. Nuhn said he has encountered a few
funny incidents in his years as a vet. Un-
fortunately for him most of the jokes are at
the veterinarian's expense, Whenever the
vet gets kicked by a cow most people think
it's an occasion of great hilarity. Mr. Nuhn
said he's been lucky for the past six mon-
ths and hasn't been hit, but also worries
that he's about due.
"When -I do get kicked it's usually my
fault because I get in a hurry and get
careless, so I forget to let the animal know
I'm coming up behind it"
So far Mr. Nuhn has not missed any
work because of being kicked by a cow, but
he said he has come close
"Another thing that people find pretty
funny is when the vet gets pooped on," said
Mr. Nuhn.
Once I was delivering a calf and I got
behind the cow to help her by pulling the
calf out, and I saw her tail go up and She let
fly a liquid stream that hit me right on the
top of the head. They thought that was
pretty funny
However according to Mr, Huln treating
animals is generally something that has to
be taken pretty seriously.
"Animals only come hete to get jabbed,
or poked, and they're usually afraid. And
when an animal is afraid it will either
cower or bite, so you have to watch."
Animals that are especially tough to
handle for vets are bulls, who have to be
tranquilized, held by a nose ring, or held
by the Bead somehow. Horses that haven't
been handl'ed much are also tough to work
with, and western calves that haven't been
handled much can be pretty wild.
in spite of all this Mt. Nuhn enjoys
treating animals and has been doing SO for
the past 10 years.
recess 2:20 pm to 2.35 pm.
Eleanor Hdrley *as hired at St. Michael.
School in Stratford as a teacher, effective
October 15. The transportation of French
Inunersion classes was approved, retroac-
tive to September 1,
THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING was presented to Seaforth children on Wednesday.
courtesy of the Seaforth Library. The young audience paid a dollar each and were in
return entertained for the next ,hour by Dan Yashinsky's stories of "heroes and
heroines, denaers and dilemmas." Corbett photo.
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Wed. Oct. 21
1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tots Skating
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard
4:30 - 5:30 psis. Tween Ringette Practice
5:30 • 6:30 p.m. Atom Practice
8 - 9 p.m. Fitness is Fun at Arena
7:30.9:30 p.M. Wood Caning at S.D.H.S.
- 10
8 p.m. Mixed Adult Volleyball at
S.D.H.S.
Thurs. Oct. 22
4:15 - 6:16 p.m. Novice Practice
5:30 6 30 p m, Bantam Practice
6:30 - 1:30 p,rh, Minor BrOoniball
7:30 - 0:30 pari Men"s Basketball at
7:30 - 12:30 a,m, Men's Broomball
Fri.- Oct. 23
4 - 5 p.m. Senior House League Practice
5 = 6 p.ni. Junior House League Practice
6 - 7 psis, Midget Pra'ctice
7 - 8 p.m. Junior RTngeite Practice
Bat. Oct. 24
8:30 a.m. Canadians vs Oilers
9:30 ant. Bruins VS North Stars
10:30 a.m. Flyers vs Whalers
11:30 a.m. Jets vs Leafs
12:30 • 1:30 p.n1, Mites Practice
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Petite, Novice, Bunny
Ringette Practice
2:30 - 4 p.m. PUBLIC Sk-ATING
4 - 5 p.m. Exeter vs NeVice Exhibition
Genie
5 - 6:15 "p.m. Atoms Practice
6:30 - 8:00 p.m, Pee Wee Practice
Sun. Oct. 25
1:30 p.m. Centenaires vs Mitchell
2 - 8 p.m. Fiddler's Jamboree - Seatorth
Community Centres. •
4 - 5 p.m, Atom 11 Practice
5 - 6 p,m. Petite Ringette
6 = 7 p.m. twe'en Ringette
7 - 8 p.m. Junior Ringette
8 - 9:30 p.m. Hawks vs Flyers
9:30 • 11 p.m. Penguins vs Bruins
Mon. Oct. 26
4:30 - 8:30 p.rn, Figure Skating'
7:30 - 9:30 p.m, Weed Refinishing at
S.D,H.S.
Tues. Oct. 27
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Pee Wee Practice
6:30 - 8 p.m. Bantams
8 p.m. Midget vs Blyth
• Wed. Oct. 28
1:30 p.iit. Grey -Bruce -Huron Post -Polio
Chapter of the March' of Dimes meeting at
Hanover Colliseum
1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tot's Skating
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard
4:30 - 6:30 p.r Tween R'In'gefte
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. AtoiYr Practice
8 - 9 p.m, Fitness is Fon at. Arena
7:30'- 9:30 p.m. Wood Carving at S:D,H,S,
8 - 10 p,m. Mixed Adult Volleyball at
S.D,H.S,