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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:05 pm
amother [ Aqua ] wrote: | you have to go cold turkey otherwise kid will keep craving the real stuff and not want to try the alternatives |
Yeah, that makes sense.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:06 pm
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:19 pm
amother [ Aqua ] wrote: | Good luck! |
Thanks. I think I'll try to find a bunch of replacements and see how it goes...
Ugh.... If it helps it'll be worth it though.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:22 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: |
Thanks. I think I'll try to find a bunch of replacements and see how it goes...
Ugh.... If it helps it'll be worth it though. | good luck! If you want to know more about diet and neurology you can read the gaps book. And watch the magic pill like Andrea levy suggested.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:25 pm
Also, give it a good 3 months to see if you really see a difference
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:25 pm
amother [ Aqua ] wrote: | good luck! If you want to know more about diet and neurology you can read the gaps book. And watch the magic pill like Andrea levy suggested. |
Oh - I didn't know what that meant - I thought I was meant to look out for something food-related. Thanks for clarifying, I will check it out.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:26 pm
andrea levy wrote: | Watch the magic pill. The right foods can totally help with this. |
Thanks, will check it out.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:33 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | Oh - I didn't know what that meant - I thought I was meant to look out for something food-related. Thanks for clarifying, I will check it out. | its a documentary about the benefits of the ketogenic diet. One part has a family of a severely autistic child going keto, the kid previously lives on cheetohs, mac n cheese and goldfish crackers. For 3 days after they remove those foods the kid literally starved herself but after that her palate magically expands and she’s eating all kinds of healthy Whole Foods. Slowly she loses a lot of her autistic symptoms. Very compelling.
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Chana Miriam S
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:43 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | How did you know what to try? It would be a MAJOR challenge to take her off those things. |
Watch the magic pill. If she gets hungry, she will eat. You’ll be stunned.
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Chana Miriam S
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:44 pm
amother [ Aqua ] wrote: | its a documentary about the benefits of the ketogenic diet. One part has a family of a severely autistic child going keto, the kid previously lives on cheetohs, mac n cheese and goldfish crackers. For 3 days after they remove those foods the kid literally starved herself but after that her palate magically expands and she’s eating all kinds of healthy Whole Foods. Slowly she loses a lot of her autistic symptoms. Very compelling. |
And the 12 year old boy also... but the girl was like a wild animal before....it was incredible!
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:44 pm
andrea levy wrote: | And the 12 year old boy also... but the girl was like a wild animal before....it was incredible! | why don’t I remember the boy?
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Chana Miriam S
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:45 pm
Also totally off topic but a frum woman who had breast cancer. Very interesting lady. What she does and what I do are not the same but it’s pretty clear to me from that doc that I and my family are not the only ones affected by what we eat.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 02 2020, 11:47 pm
andrea levy wrote: | And the 12 year old boy also... but the girl was like a wild animal before....it was incredible! |
Wow. I see it’s on Netflix, I don’t have that. Is there any other way to view it?
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Sunny Days
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 10:42 am
andrea levy wrote: | Also totally off topic but a frum woman who had breast cancer. Very interesting lady. What she does and what I do are not the same but it’s pretty clear to me from that doc that I and my family are not the only ones affected by what we eat. |
Watch this. It’s fascinating https://youtu.be/S395qX6G6HM
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FranticFrummie
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 12:11 pm
Wheat and dairy are the WORST!
Once I got my kiddo used to eating things like baked salmon and steamed broccoli, I could see a huge improvement on a global level.
I'm the same way. If I have a grilled cheese sandwich (yum!) I feel bloated and terrible for the next two to three days.
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amother
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 3:00 pm
FranticFrummie wrote: | Wheat and dairy are the WORST!
Once I got my kiddo used to eating things like baked salmon and steamed broccoli, I could see a huge improvement on a global level.
I'm the same way. If I have a grilled cheese sandwich (yum!) I feel bloated and terrible for the next two to three days. |
Oh, I have no doubt we’d all be better off eating that way. Unfortunately it’s going to be a very uphill climb. I do use whole wheat and serve lots of veggies but gluten- and dairy free is a whole other level. And there are bigger kids at home so I can’t just shift everyone over. But obviously if it’s worthwhile- and it sounds like it is- I will have to find a way. I really appreciate everyone’s input.
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amother
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 3:01 pm
Thanks, I will take a look.
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Sunny Days
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 3:47 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | Thanks, I will take a look. |
I posted this in reference to Andreas post because it references diet- specifically keto & cancer.
But in regards to changing a toddler’s diet, we just did. The key is not to have the stuff in the house. My toddler is on a modified keto diet, it’s not easy peasy but much much better & easier then expected. Was harder during “quarantine” when all the kids were home & challenging once the ice pop season started- but we figured out what works & things are much smoother now bh.
A word of caution in regards to gluten free- gf doesn’t mean healthy. It just means no gluten & often other very processed junk instead. Also, I recommend you work with a nutritionist to make sure his/her diet remains balanced.
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Sunny Days
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 3:52 pm
Another thing- in regards to sensory diet. You mentioned you have older kids. Get them to do it with toddler. Because then it’s a game, fun & not threatening.
Even a 4-5 yr old can help you with it. We got a body sock for one of the kids who needed more input & another activity to ‘let off steam’ when we were stuck home in a tiny apt for months & it became a full family activity playing games in it, crawling in the tunnel...
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amother
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Fri, Jul 03 2020, 4:43 pm
gamzehyaavor wrote: | I posted this in reference to Andreas post because it references diet- specifically keto & cancer.
But in regards to changing a toddler’s diet, we just did. The key is not to have the stuff in the house. My toddler is on a modified keto diet, it’s not easy peasy but much much better & easier then expected. Was harder during “quarantine” when all the kids were home & challenging once the ice pop season started- but we figured out what works & things are much smoother now bh.
A word of caution in regards to gluten free- gf doesn’t mean healthy. It just means no gluten & often other very processed junk instead. Also, I recommend you work with a nutritionist to make sure his/her diet remains balanced. |
There’s no way I can not have regular pasta and bread around, some of the other kids are much bigger and will not just switch diets unfortunately. But we’ll have to store things in a way that the little one won’t realize there are other options.
I’ve actually tried gluten free before for a child with allergies and you’re right, there’s a lot of junk! I will definitely need a tutorial of some sort...
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