The Body Knows Ask a Medical Intuitive
Dear Caroline, My nine year old son David suffers from ADHD and has learning disabilities. What can I do instead of putting him on medication which seems to be what everyone else suggests?
Maureen M., Fairfield Iowa
Dear Maureen,
The diagnosis of learning disabilities and ADHD can be very worrying for a parent. Take care not to take this belief into your own consciousness. Remember, The Body Knows and with focus and several useful strategies your son can overcome this.
Here is a story that will give you some hope.
Ten-year-old Maureen was brought to me because she had learning disabilities. She was in a special class for children with learning problems, and despite all the psychological testing and techniques that her parents tried, she did not respond. Maureen was bloated and overweight, and I of course suspected the usual food allergies. According to the mother, the child seemed to be constantly eating especially sweets and carbohydrates. We just cant seem to keep her out of the cupboards, she said.
Because I had witnessed so many children just like her in a clinical setting, I suggested that she implement a Candida yeast eradication program for four weeks and discontinue sugar in any form and dairy products for the same period of time. Within a month, the mother called to say that Maureens handwriting, spelling, and reading had improved to the point where she was ready to integrate into a regular classroom for certain subjects. Her teachers were stunned at the change in Maureen. Our prayers have been answered, the mother said. Shes a different child.
Useful Strategies:
Diet: Experiment with a 5 7 day elimination diet: Remove all dairy products, sugars, chemicals and food additives from the diet and observe a different child. Then re-introduce these items one at a time and note the reaction. Then, avoid all offending foods.
Candida Yeast Eradication: Multiple exposures to antibiotics can contribute to Candida Yeast overgrowth which compounds a multitude of problems: Learning disabilities, memory problems, over-eating, food and chemical sensitivities and behavioral outbursts.
Eradicate:Take supplements to eradicate Candida Yeast. These are readily available at your local health food store.
Recolonize: Replace beneficial bacteria in the lower colon with probiotics/acidophilus.
Chemicals: Children with behavior problems can also be very reactive to chemicals. Remove perfume, room spray and scented laundry soaps from your home.
Brain Gym: Check out Educational Kinesiology, Edu-K or Brain Gym now taught in many schools and colleges. A skilled Edu-K practitioner uses muscle testing to determine which parts of the brain are not integrated or switched on for enhanced learning or positive behaviors. Then a series of simple exercises are performed by the child (or adult) and), miraculously, the brain starts to function as it was intended. Contact the Edu-K Foundation at 800-356-2109 or (edukfd@earthlink.net) for information or a practitioner in your area.
Expert help: Probably one of the most well- known pioneers in the area of food and environmentally allergic children is Dr. Doris Rapp, M.D. In her book, Is This Your Child? Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults (Allergy Relief Foundation, 1-800-787-8780). Dr. Rapp (www.drrapp.com) documents actual cases of food sensitive and environmentally reactive children and their families who have returned to normal health by adhering to food avoidance programs, Candida Yeast eradication, and specific treatments.
Through her work, Doris Rapp has been a great mentor and inspiration to me, in my many years of involvement in environmental medicine. Her groundbreaking treatments have assisted countless families in living normal lives, and parents everywhere will be eternally grateful to her.
Positive Behaviors: If your child is having behavior problems, take a look at yourself as a parent. Often a disruptive child may be acting out your repressed behaviors. You may be holding it all together on the outside but on the inside you may feel overwhelmed, angry, or frustrated in some area of your life. Could your child be acting out some of your unexpressed emotions?
Relaxation Therapy CDs: Years ago to help my own children and the many children who were brought to me for assistance I created a series of Relaxation Therapy CDs and little comfort angel dolls. These are all available on my website www.carolinesutherland.com
By a fluke of inner guidance which started with my own children, I began to speak to them in a loving, quiet voice as they were going to sleep and after they had fallen asleep. The results were both immediate and remarkable. My method is outlined in my book Mommy I Hurt, Mommy I Love You and is based on the age-old method of sleep-learning and the power of affirmations.
In the past 25 years, I have personally witnessed positive dramatic changes in countless children. Parents exclaim that they finally got their son or daughter back when they eliminated offending foods and chemicals from the environment and did their best to comfort and reassure their children in a changing world.
