SUGAR
The more sugar and refined carbohydrates you eat, the more unable you are to maintain even blood-sugar levels (hypoglycemia). Excess glucose becomes toxic to the brain, damaging nerve cells and stops them from working properly (sugar reacts with proteins in the brain and prevents them from moving freely, causing inflammation of the brain tissue-the hallmark of ALZHEIMER'S ). Sugar also uses up your body's stores of vitamins and minerals while providing none. Blood sugar imbalances are one of the 5 major underlying causes of SCHIZOPHRENIA.
common signs you may have food intolerances: infantile colic, eczema, asthma, ear infections, hay fever, seasonal allergies, frequent colds, daily mood swings, digestive problems (especially bloating)
~INFANTS & FOOD ALLERGIESFood allergies are influenced by heredity. A child born into an allergic family should be breastfed for as long as possible, preferably a year, during which the mother does not eat the same food more often than once every 4-5 days. Ideally ALL infants should not be introduced to solids until 6 months-1 year. Their first solids should be pureed meats, fruits and leafy vegetables. All grains and starchy foods should be avoided until the child has molars capable of grinding. Infants do not produce the necessary enzymes to properly break down and digest grains (or cow's milk). This undigested food sits in the gut feeding the bad bacteria, causing damage to the intestinal lining, leading to malabsorption and increased risk of developing food allergies.
Studies have shown that adding vitamin and mineral supplements to the diets of children who have no obvious signs of deficiency, can produce an increase in their IQ scores-keeping in mind also that the RDA levels of nutrients is not optimum nutrition for the mind. Stress and environmental toxicity deplete our vitamin stores at a rapid pace, making it nearly impossible to obtain necessary levels of nutrients through even the healthiest diets.
Women are 3 times as prone to depression as men. Men produce serotonin twice as fast allowing them to rebalance from serotonin depleters (lack of sunlight, lack of exercise, too much stress, not enough vitamins & minerals, blood sugar imbalances) without prolonged blues. low serotonin in men is often related to aggression & alcoholism.
STRESS increases the Cortisol hormone, damaging your brain by shriveling up dendrites (the connections between brain cells). That's why you are more prone to forgetfulness while stressed.
RITALIN: Ritalin is given to 7 million school children in the U.S. - that's about 1 in 5. Ritalin is structurally & pharmacologically similar to COCAINE and has a similar dependency profile. Side effects of Ritalin (according to the U.S. DEA): increased blood pressure, heart rate, respiration & temperature, appetite suppression, stomach pains, weight loss, growth retardation, facial tics, muscle twitching, euphoria, nervousness, irritability, agitation, insomnia, psychotic episodes, violent behavior, paranoid delusions, hallucinations, heart arrhythmias & palpitations & psychological dependence. IT can also initiate changes in brain structure & function that remain long after the therapeutic effects have dissipated.
ADHD: A top group of child psychologists & psychiatrists failed to find any substantial evidence that there is a disease called ADHD. ADHD is purely a descriptive label given to a variety of children with learning & behavioral difficulties, and the "diagnosis" tells us nothing about the cause or treatment. Studies have shown ADHD children to be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals and have been successfully treated with large amounts of VIT C & B3 or Zinc & Magnesium -in which deficiency can produce symptoms associated with ADHD. A significantly higher percentage of children with ADHD have taken several courses of antibiotics in early childhood - which significantly lower levels of zinc, calcium, selenium and chromium.
A conference held by the National Institute of Health in the U.S. in '88 failed to find any substantial evidence that there is a single condition called ADHD. Some children diagnosed are simply super intelligent, bored & under stimulated, whose condition is exacerbated by poor diet. Others that are dyslexic, dyspraxic & unable to concentrate, often have a deficiency in essential fats.
trace minerals in vegetables have fallen 72% in the last 60 years
