Eating clean, organic food didn’t heal my child is a statement I’ve heard before from loving mothers who have tried to eat clean food in an effort to release a child from ADHD behavior. The challenge is, food isn’t food and moms who feel they are doing everything right are still feeding behavior altering chemicals …
Many people are ditching wheat altogether and finding they feel better on gluten free diets. This is also a topic for discussion as gluten free items are often highly refined and high in sugars. Dr. William Davis, author of Wheat Belly, says going gluten free, “Is replacing a problem with a problem.” He says the process of drying …
Over the last few days the posts on “Wheat – Debunking Nutritional Myths” have pointed out the genetic change wheat has undergone, the health issues that have resulted, the opiate affect wheat has on the brain and the potential of future wheat. Before you go running to the hills with your hands pressed firmly over …
When we were determining if food caused behavior problems, we set ourselves up for success with a few simple tricks. After we read article after article about foods being linked to ADHD, autism and other issues we hit the ground running, like a coon dog tracking his kill. It was clear that food was drugging …
When my son was 5 years old and starting kindergarten it became horrifically evident that something was wrong. Up until that fateful day we explained away his behavior as he’s a boy. In a world where we believed ADHD was over diagnosed we didn’t want him labeled. We have learned a lot since then …
Social media says Dr. Leon Eisenberg, the man considered to be the “father of ADD and ADHD” claimed on his deathbed that he confessed ADD is a fictitious disease. This is partly true. Eisenberg, a child psychiatrist, social worker and medical educator (1922-2009), changed the world for children with autism, ADD and ADHD. In …
Our kids are suffering from poison. Food is nutrition that begets health, not disease. Let’s take a stand together to nourish our families and avoid the ingredients that cause behavioral challenges. We’ve all heard to not eat certain foods, here’s some history as to why these items are not a good idea and how they …
I drugged my child. My sweet adoring child could light up the room with his smile at the same time he could fill your heart with laughing butterflies. His spirit was afire inside him. He was a delight. Yet, he acted as if he was on drugs. His manic behavior was out of control, like …
Update! Vanilla extract, vanilla beans, and anything vanilla has had a drastic increase in price. I’ve updated the links It’s the perfect time to start making Christmas gifts! This morning was clearly the time to fill up the old pickle jar with vodka. I need to make some vanilla extract! With a shopping list and …