You Are What You Eat - Contemplate Everything, by John Adefope
Picture this, ...your daughter or son is having a rotten day. Its as if they've crashed and burned and left a trail of innocent bystanders, (including you) behind. You can't seem to figure out why. Why is today so different from one of their 'best', or even the day prior?
Racking your brain, and doing all that you know successful in the past, you wish everything would just [miraculously] normalize for your child. Having possibly had a rough day yourself, you might even quietly hope things would just simply, 'fall to a level you can handle or bare.'
That said, have you 'ever' contemplated that the culprit may very well be whats in your child's lunch box? ....possibly, it was that incredible meal you made for them just an hour or so ago. Or maybe, just maybe, it was that last snack they hadn't had in a while, and you just thought nothing of giving them.
The old adage, "you are what you eat" holds true for all of us, but sometimes "especially so" for autistic, ADD, ADHD or any number of other variously diagnosed children. Think about it, you may not be the 'everyday' [whatever your name is], until you've had your morning trip to Starbucks. Once you've gotten your shot of straight caffeine (with that really cool name of course), then and only then, do you become that person you call yourself or think you really are.
Now think of your child... Depending on their age, he or she may have had as much as three (3) times as many vaccinations than you did when you were there age. They've been exposed to all sorts of new products, preservatives or whatever, let alone, have their own body chemistry. Now, with all the love you have for them, could possibly be feeding them something that doesn't sit well with their natural make up.
Currently reading a book called "The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism" by Stephanie Marohn, I'm finding myself floored by what is being shared. Yes, you know certain types of foods with high sugar content could leave your child [and even you] 'geekin' with a sugar rush. What about something as simple as a cup of milk?
In any case, if you suspect a problem with your child's diet, visit your doctor and inquire about what options you have in having them tested for food allergies. Unknowingly, you might possibly be bringing on that unavoidable crash and even 'poisoning them' to an extent. Yes, its a hard possibility to 'swallow' (pun intended), but you could be doing both yourself & child a dis-service until you do. Call to make an appointment today. After all, doesn't your child deserve the 'best fighting chance' they can get?
Racking your brain, and doing all that you know successful in the past, you wish everything would just [miraculously] normalize for your child. Having possibly had a rough day yourself, you might even quietly hope things would just simply, 'fall to a level you can handle or bare.'
That said, have you 'ever' contemplated that the culprit may very well be whats in your child's lunch box? ....possibly, it was that incredible meal you made for them just an hour or so ago. Or maybe, just maybe, it was that last snack they hadn't had in a while, and you just thought nothing of giving them.
The old adage, "you are what you eat" holds true for all of us, but sometimes "especially so" for autistic, ADD, ADHD or any number of other variously diagnosed children. Think about it, you may not be the 'everyday' [whatever your name is], until you've had your morning trip to Starbucks. Once you've gotten your shot of straight caffeine (with that really cool name of course), then and only then, do you become that person you call yourself or think you really are.
Now think of your child... Depending on their age, he or she may have had as much as three (3) times as many vaccinations than you did when you were there age. They've been exposed to all sorts of new products, preservatives or whatever, let alone, have their own body chemistry. Now, with all the love you have for them, could possibly be feeding them something that doesn't sit well with their natural make up.
Currently reading a book called "The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism" by Stephanie Marohn, I'm finding myself floored by what is being shared. Yes, you know certain types of foods with high sugar content could leave your child [and even you] 'geekin' with a sugar rush. What about something as simple as a cup of milk?
In any case, if you suspect a problem with your child's diet, visit your doctor and inquire about what options you have in having them tested for food allergies. Unknowingly, you might possibly be bringing on that unavoidable crash and even 'poisoning them' to an extent. Yes, its a hard possibility to 'swallow' (pun intended), but you could be doing both yourself & child a dis-service until you do. Call to make an appointment today. After all, doesn't your child deserve the 'best fighting chance' they can get?
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