Therapists and researchers have for a long time seen the connection between what people eat and their well-being. In the past few years we have seen a large increase in illnesses such as asthma,
allergies, and frequent infections in children.
Some people suffer from chronic
behaviour problems, such as depression, anxiety, or hyperactivity.
Many of them are diagnosed with mental illness, but could food intolerance be the
real culprit?
CAMILLA:
I was completely exhausted, and had no energy for anything. Just getting up in the morning was difficult. Going downstairs was hard work and the washing up just too much of an effort. Simple things took too much effort. Often I would agree to do things in the hope that I could manage. But at the last minute I would have to say no.
My daughter Karianne had to do a lot of tasks that wouldn’t be expected from other children. I often just lay on the sofa telling her what to do.
ELISABETH:
He had these outbreaks of bronchitis, colds, earaches and sore throats, with constant antibiotics. As time went on he became worn out, constantly tired. I could ask him to get something from the living room and he´d answer "I don´t want to and I´d think, "Ok, you´re just lazy". I didn´t know any better. At the same time he was always restless, and couldn´t sit still at the table, but also exhausted at the same time. Then he had breathing problems, and asthma. In the end he was prescribed asthma medication. I remember we sat up at night with the breathing apparatus, because he almost couldn´t breathe.
