Not what I thought it was
Several nights ago, while doing research for my last post, I came across something at the end that made me think twice about what the reason was behind Jordan's stimming. At that time, I couldn't expand on it because it would have made the post longer, so I put a pin in it to share my findings with you today. I was looking into the "killing herbs" the doctor wanted to start Jordan on to remove the bacterial defenses and kill the overgrowths to cleanse his gut. The four supplements contain high-salicylate ingredients like oregano oil, clove flower, mastic gum, deglycyrrhizinated licorice, neem leaf, and tarragon. There is one more ingredient, the one that made me question the salicylate issue: thyme. Jordan eats thyme and rosemary on his chicken and beef three times a day. Two spices that are extremely high in salicylates. If he had a true sensitivity to it, he would react after every meal. But after reducing the amount he eats each sitting, the stimming stopped. It st...
