As many of you know my
son was diagnosed with ADHD about a year and a half ago. I had spent many
many hours researching which treatments, other then medication, to try with
him. We researched supplemental as well as dietary changes. I have
nothing against medications; some kids really do well on them. But my
philosophy was even if other natural treatments helped to lessen the medication
doses, I would be happy. I got so much more then that.
During our journey I
have also read a lot of different articles about autism. And that parents
back in the 50’s and 60’s were told by their doctors that their children were
autistic or displaying autistic symptoms because mothers where cold and distant
and unloving to their children. Could you imagine being told that!
Some of these autistic children can’t handle being touched due to sensory
integration disorder, NOT a cold hearted mom. Parent’s knew better and
pushed on to find the reason.
Once again parents
find proof before the medical community. I have read article after
article that claims this diet does nothing for kids with autism, adhd or any
other behavioral issues. That’s just not true, it does work!! How
can they say that, Troy is living proof. I have spoken to many parents
who have children with adhd and have said “yes, they see marked improvement
when their children are on this diet”. Why they do, I don't know, but I do know that they do.
Troy has come a long
way since before this diet. I think part of it is supplements and the
other part is diet along with being coloring free, preservative free and
additive free. I am not perfect with this diet, but I sure am pretty darn
close. We do have cheat days, and believe me both of my boys look forward
to them. Troy’s brother Jack is on this diet but more for support and
ease. I actually think it’s a great diet and I am on it as well. I
also love that I am feeding my children so well. We used to eat fast food
about once a week, now it’s once every 4 months. I used to have IBS and
now that is almost gone, I still have occasional flare ups but NOTHING like it
was.
The medical community
is now accepting of the fact that there is a connection between the brain and
the gut. And a lot of these children have gut issues, like a “leaky gut”
or “IBS symptoms”. The school of thought now is that if the gut isn’t
working right, or absorbing the proper nutrients or have the proper amount of
flora, then the brain suffers. The brain isn’t nourished enough and the
signals aren’t getting to where they need to go to. Essentially there is
a “traffic jam” to the brain.
You know how when you
are nervous you get butterflies in your stomach? That is how you can
understand the connection between the brain and the gut. The gut and the
brain actually have its own nervous system. What happens in your gut feeds
right back to your brain. A bloated stomach can actually cause a bloated
and inflamed brain. Keeping you stomach healthy is very important for
everyone, but more important for children with these issues. It will
allow good flora to grow which helps keep the gut healthy. Healthy gut
healthy brain.
Some of the
information from the last paragraph of this blog was taken from this website. It goes
much deeper into the connection and talks about good flora and how important it
is, it's a great article:
Don’t forget to get a great probiotic which
will aid your body in making good flora. In my first blog post I talk
about all the supplements I am giving Troy and the diet itself.
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