tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post490331064036021859..comments2023-10-31T06:06:59.528-04:00Comments on How to Be the Best Nanny : Weekly Trip to the LibraryBest Nanny Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-44970391099593098782010-07-21T09:09:35.452-04:002010-07-21T09:09:35.452-04:00Urge Congress to Ban Artificial Food Dyes
http:/...Urge Congress to Ban Artificial Food Dyes <br /><br />http://www.thepetitionsite.com/7/urge-congress-ban-artificial-food-dyesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-75848318477912215292010-07-19T20:28:42.087-04:002010-07-19T20:28:42.087-04:00For Anonymous Nanny:
I love Fruit 2 0 flavored wa...For Anonymous Nanny:<br /><br />I love Fruit 2 0 flavored water but it does have sodium benzoate which some are saying may increase hyperactivity in some children.Best Nanny Newsletterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-50903752866316862072010-07-19T09:41:42.335-04:002010-07-19T09:41:42.335-04:00Not to burst your bubble but all food additives ha...Not to burst your bubble but all food additives have been thoroughly tested and shown to be safe. I understand parents will try anything to help their kids but no proof diet cures autism or ADHD. If someone is allergic to an ingredient that's another story. But for food dyes and such do you really think that a major food company would add something that could hurt you? <br /><br />Kids moods go up and down all the time. I’m sure a few tenths of a gram of dye won’t make much difference. Don’t worry, the food is safe. <br /><br />Career Nanny Melinda <br />Boston SuburbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-75679022215887265532010-07-18T17:44:36.334-04:002010-07-18T17:44:36.334-04:00The boy I care for has a control issue with his en...The boy I care for has a control issue with his energy. We love drinking Fruit 2 0 and clear water drinks with flavor. We feel like the kids drink more water using flavored (not colored) drinks. Should we be avoiding these drinks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-70227956803730200672010-07-18T00:01:51.982-04:002010-07-18T00:01:51.982-04:00You have a well-done article. My compliments. It...You have a well-done article. My compliments. It's most interesting to see from some of the comments that some people are simply immune to facts, aren't they? <br /><br />For those who might actually want some facts, however, every double blind and open study done in the past 20 years shows that diet affects behavior in ADHD. It is not a cure for autism, but it is often a good start, and parents do tell us that whatever other treatments they use work better if they also avoid the additives the Feingold diet eliminates. These children's metabolism simply cannot handle additives or toxins. Moreover, research by Waring and others in the UK has shown that children with autism are low in an enzyme called PST (phenol sulfotransferase) made in the gut and used also by the brain. Salicylates suppress the making of PST in the gut; food dyes use up PST leaving too little for brain functions, so it makes perfect sense that these kids do better on the Feingold diet. <br /><br />Yes, the research is there. Yes, the diet works. Where "controversy" comes into play is when they take kids who got better on the diet - which eliminates thousands of additives when you include all the unlabeled synthetic flavorings - and you challenge them with a tiny amount of one single additive. It is like trying to test aspirin on headaches but using only a half a baby aspirin - you will "prove" that aspirin doesn't work. <br /><br /> 27 mg of Red 40 will just barely make the frosting of one cupcake pink .... it takes about 300 mg Red 40 to make it red, but no study has EVER been done with 300 mg of any coloring to show whether that amount is safe for anybody, with or without ADHD. <br /><br />See the research at http://www.feingold.org/research.php - abstracts are simplified for ease of understanding and brevity, but they are linked to the full abstracts in PubMed as well as to the full text when available.<br /><br />And bravo to the commenter who asks how we can ignore thousands of parents who say the diet works better than drugs. While in theory this could be a placebo effect, most of these children were already on drugs before the diet was tried - where was the placebo effect then? Besides, it generally takes one to several weeks for the diet to take effect. Placebos don't work that way - a placebo effect would be immediate and then go away. That is not what we parents see. <br /><br />What we see is what the research also shows - at least 70% of the children (and adults) who try the diet improve on it. And no, of course it doesn't work for everybody. We wish we could help the other 30% too, but that is the way things are.<br /><br />I will be happy to answer any questions about the research or the Program, and can be reached at info@feingold.org<br /><br />Shula Edelkind<br />Research Information Director<br />Feingold Association of the USShulahttp://www.feingold.org/research.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-70610981151683909122010-07-17T22:39:49.667-04:002010-07-17T22:39:49.667-04:00Thanks for this great (yet controversial) informat...Thanks for this great (yet controversial) information! Always good to learn more about caring for children. I guess I'm thinking this is a parental decision more than a nanny's decision to change a child's diet so dramatically. But I'm sure no parent would mind the info or your trying to serve the child a healthier diet. Great!AuPairDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601954529507054216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-54939247369881020052010-07-17T19:52:31.402-04:002010-07-17T19:52:31.402-04:00Thanks for posting this. I work for a boy diagnose...Thanks for posting this. I work for a boy diagnosed autism and ADHD. I have read over and over again how so many things don't work like diet in helping children with ADHD or autism. But, a good natural diet can't hurt.<br /><br />The most convincing evidence are the tens of thousands of parents who claim that what is now called the Feingold Program brought about dramatic improvements in their ADHD children's behavior! Should we ignore parents that love the diet and say it works better than medication? Although these parent reports aren't scientific should we ignore them? Why would these parents say their kids' behavior improved if it didn't?<br /><br />Nanny Jeanie SyracuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-74803203214364980992010-07-17T13:19:29.503-04:002010-07-17T13:19:29.503-04:00A good diet will benefit anyone, and if modifying ...A good diet will benefit anyone, and if modifying a diet leads to a healthier diet overall, then energy, mood, and behaviors will improve. Why not expect that some autistic behaviors will improve especially if the dietery changes remove or reduce a food or group of foods that caused digestive problems for the child. It's important to keep things in perspective though. While a good diet will certainly help anyone especially it will not cure autism if the child is autistic.<br />Danielle A.<br />Denver COAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-30774109090073366272010-07-17T12:43:03.923-04:002010-07-17T12:43:03.923-04:00My bosses tried this and ithey said it made a huge...My bosses tried this and ithey said it made a huge difference in their son in a week. The boy had eczema all his life and it cleared it up in 8 days. The boy is more focused and started doing better in school. My experience has been if we use anything with a chemical dye on him (like sunscreen) or food (like M & M's) he will get a rash immediately. Feingold is daunting at first but once you are familiar with the system it becomes much easier.Nanny in Chicagonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-47374896752564972262010-07-17T09:14:28.790-04:002010-07-17T09:14:28.790-04:00My charge has been on the Feingold program. The pa...My charge has been on the Feingold program. The parents started the diet before I worked for them as a nanny and they say before these diet changes he was unmanageable. I think all parents should encourage a healthy diet in their children, ADHD or not. It would be irresponsible for parents to dismiss the possibility of ALL healthy, alternative therapies such as diet. Only positive effects result from a nutritious diet. No one knows of his diagnosis so I will not be including my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-7508172675287369122010-07-17T08:47:21.892-04:002010-07-17T08:47:21.892-04:00hogwash started in the '70shogwash started in the '70sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-43927277457386286662010-07-17T08:10:14.280-04:002010-07-17T08:10:14.280-04:00I worked with a boy diagnosed with ADHD and I dont...I worked with a boy diagnosed with ADHD and I dont think there is any harm in these diets but its a royal pain. The family I worked for did it for 3 months and did not see any regression after we stopped. Now the boy eats everything and anything including candy and Cheetos and he's overweight which isn't health either. Healthier to follow diets eliminating processed foods and artificial anything. But unless a kid has allergies to certian chemicals, behaviors are not cured because of the diet.lovebeinganannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065214480112809135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-29626383902532346302010-07-17T07:28:06.679-04:002010-07-17T07:28:06.679-04:00Super info! Studies do show that artificial colori...Super info! Studies do show that artificial coloring can increase hyperactivity in children.<br /> http://fooddemocracy.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/study-shows-food-additives-may-make-kids-hyper/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-80401608875664210792010-07-17T07:19:47.861-04:002010-07-17T07:19:47.861-04:00While some children may have allergies to dyes or ...While some children may have allergies to dyes or additives in general ADHD isn’t caused by an allergic reaction to food, or anything in food, including additives. The evidence to support elimination diets or tests for food sensitivities simply doesn’t exist. Although it would be nice if foods had fewer chemical additives and less artificial coloring, parents of children with ADHD should not let a general bias against certain food ingredients guide their approach to treating ADHD. Carl, PhDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com