Well it's been about 3 months since Jacob has been gluten free with me!  He is doing very well with the transition.  He now asks if something is gluten free before he eats it.  The other day he asked me and I told him I wasn't sure (I was going to let him eat it).  He picked it up and looked at it and then put it down and said, "no I don't want to get a stomach ache".  Did I mention that he is 5!  I was so proud of him.  I know this is really challenging for anyone, much less a five year old.

But we have found lots of goodies that he likes like Fruity Peebles (so non-nutritious, I know), Fritos, Apple slices with peanut butter in between, GF tortilla wraps with ham, mayo, lettuce, etc., gf cookies and doughnuts, Amy's gluten free pizza with extra cheese and pepperoni, Publix cheesecake, gf english muffins from Knickknick and the list goes on and on...

I keep reminding myself how blessed we are to have found this out while he is so young so that he will not have to go through the health challenges of things like Lupus, RA, and Pancreatitis like I did...

One other thing...Jacob has been taking 3 Shaklee B-complex in the morning along with his Energizing Protein shake and a few other supplements...His dexlexic symptoms of completely writing sentences backword in mirror pattern have gone away...He is only occasionaly writing letters backword, which is normal in kindergarten.  His teacher was concerned enough about his handwriting that we met with the Assistant Principal and counselor to discuss it as well as Jacob's lack of confidence...Wow!  Chalk another one up for Shaklee!

Anyway, Jacob is doing just great...he has his whole life ahead of him!  His energy and attitude are increasing--we are headed to karate this evening!

To your health and happiness!

Kerry McKenzie