Alternative Health
The Power of Affirmations
Affirmations are positive statements about our value or potential. They help us overcome our fear of change and help us take responsibility for ourselves. Affirmations foster self-control, self-confidence and inner peace. They connect us to our positive inner voice. They can help us break through our negative beliefs about ourselves, change our fearful thoughts and help us give ourselves the love we may not have received as children.
Read MoreWhat Does a Nutritionist Do – Part 2
And speaking of mineral deficiencies, all those picky eaters out there are often missing a certain mineral that can help them taste their food better! I spend a lot of my time helping convert picky eaters, as well as sick children, into children that enjoy and are nourished by food.
Read MoreHypothyroid Challenges – A New Understanding
As you know from my prior posts, there is always an emotional connection to physical illness. The emotional connection to hypothyroidism is doing too much for everyone else and not enough for ourselves and not speaking our truth.
Read More4 Ways to Help Your Child Embrace Better Nutrition
One of the most common questions I am asked by parents is “How do I help my child eat better?” Their question is usually followed by the sharing of a litany of fears that they hold for their child’s wellbeing. My heart goes out to these parents. Most of you know that I only came to understand the importance of nutrition when my eldest became so sick; otherwise I know I would have been in the same boat. Below are the top 4 ways to help your child embrace better nutrition.
Read More10 Ways to Use Your Body as a Road Map
Nails – Longitudinal ridges could represent a Vitamin A, protein or calcium deficiency or a thyroid or circulation challenge. Longitudinal lines could represent malabsorption, which means that vitamins and minerals are not being properly absorbed. Horizontal ridges come about after a fever, infection, inflammation, menstrual problems or a period of protein deficiency or they can be caused by malnutrition. White spots on the nails can be caused by a calcium or zinc deficiency. Peeling nails can be caused from a zinc or essential fatty acid deficiency. Chronic nail chipping is usually damage from household chemicals.
Read MoreWhat is Causing Today’s Children to be Malnourished?
I just helped a woman from Spain yesterday who told me that they don’t have access to organic food, whole grains or healthy food in general. Her daughter has hardly any hair, is pale, is developmentally slow, is continually sick and in the hospital with a weakened immune system and is hardly eating the food that is offered to her. Her mother has taken her daughter to numerous medical experts in Spain and was simply told that her daughter would eat when she is hungry.
Read More4 Tips and 4 Food Ideas for Picky Eaters
When parents make an issue out of food, food becomes an issue for their child. If a child knows that their parent wants them to eat a certain food or more of a food, more times than not, that child will refuse to cooperate; this is simply one area of their lives where they have control – let’s face it, there aren’t many. Therefore, it is paramount that parents say nothing when their children refuse a food or refuse more food.
Read MoreA Case Study Showing the Benefits of a Gluten-free Diet
With the support of her parents, Ashley realizes that her diet is contributing to her health, weight and emotional issues. She has decided to remove all the gluten-containing bread, buns, and cookies she was eating from her diet to see if it will help. Within a few short days, Ashley has begun to feel better. Her mood is improving, she has lost a few pounds, and her complexion is now improving. She is elated and committed to remaining on this diet.
Read More6 Physical Symptoms You Wouldn’t Think are Related to Food
Over 200 physical symptoms, conditions and diseases that you wouldn’t think are related to food can actually be caused or worsened by food. We eat food every few hours, all day long; it is the main substance that we ingest yet many of us refuse to believe its impact on the body. “The incidence of diet-related problems is greater than the incidence of any other type of illness affecting mankind.” James Breneman. What are 6 of these diet-related problems?
Read More9 Ways to Cleanse The Body and Eliminate Toxins
As a Pediatric Nutritionist, I often counsel parents on ways they can raise a healthy child. It isn’t just about how we feed our children but how we help them cleanse their bodies and eliminate toxins as well.
Read MoreMeeting Our Children's Needs Through the Lens of the Heart
I wanted to share samples of healthy chocolate bars, called Twilight, with the class. The boy asked me if he could distribute the chocolates to his classmates. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see his teacher start walking towards him, as if to prevent this from happening. The boy knew she was coming and looked at me with fear in his eyes.
Read MoreAutism – A New Understanding
A woman brought her son into my office and within minutes, he started moving his hand, making waves in the air above his head. His mother saw this and said, “You see that is not normal. That is one of the reasons I had him assessed!” I asked the mother if I could talk to her four year old son. She gave me permission and I asked the boy if he was seeing numbers above his head. He said “Yes.” I asked if all the numbers went together. He said “Yes, big numbers, all fitting together.” I said to his mother “You see, children with autism don’t fit into our norm but that is only because they are way beyond us.” His mother was completely taken aback. The intelligence of children with autism is immeasurable; our usual tests cannot measure it. And unfortunately, our regular school systems often bore these children.
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