A Quick Food Guide… Keeping You Sane When Your Kid Prefers Pop-Tarts To Real Food I’ve helped many moms of ADHD kids with diet. After they wrap their heads around needing to lighten the digestive load, they ask me this, “OK, but what EXACTLY do I feed my child?!?” I find when I show them …
Who Knew Yeast Was Such A Big Deal? Charlie was nearly 5 years old when I took him to see Elaine Hardy, NP. “Dr. Elaine” (as Charlie would come to affectionately call her) had done a thorough intake on Charlie a couple weeks earlier and I was here to get the results of his extensive …
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Note to Mamas of yeasty kids: This menu is not fully suitable if you are in the early stages of yeast eradication. Your best guide for a yeast diet can be found in Donna Gate’s Body Ecology Diet Book, and support can be found on her amazing parents’ community website: BEDROCK. Unsure about yeast? Take …
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t seem to get my son Matthew on a healthy eating program. I saw the amazing effects diet had on Charlie and wanted Matt to benefit too. But Matt’s ADHD presented differently than Charlie (Matt wasn’t SO bad!) so I’d often give up the food battles to keep …
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Do me a favor. I want you to think about those moms who are super clean with their kids’ eating. They are uber careful with processed foods, preservatives and dyes. Gluten, dairy and refined sugars never pass their children’s lips. Giving their kids processed food is the equivalent of feeding them poison. I used to …
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Listen moms, sometimes we need mentors to take it slow with us, offer encouragement gently. I’m sorry. This is not one of those times. So here it is: if the food isn’t in the house, they can’t sneak it. Yup, I just threw cold cruel logic right in your face. But it’s okay because you …
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