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Archive for June, 2010
If you have a child with behavior problems, I understand your frustration. Not from the perspective you’d think, though. I have no children. However, I used to BE a child with behavior problems.
That’s why I’m offering my eBook – Food Allergies And Behavioral Problems: Why Your Child Is NOT “Doing It On Purpose” as a free download on my website.
Excerpt:
Does this sound like your child? He gets good grades in school but seems puzzled by simple directions. She speaks intelligently yet gets lost on the way to the bathroom in a new house. You often have to call your son’s name several times before he turns to look at you and when that doesn’t work, tapping him on the shoulder startles him out of his skin?
Your son is often preoccupied to the point of obsession with one specific topic. Your daughter talks endlessly, doesn’t seem to understand the concept of listening and becomes tearful or agitated when interrupted. Some of the things she says simply make no sense at all!
What about eye contact? Does your daughter stare at others to the point of being rude? Does your son avoid eye contact and refuse to show respect?
Your first thought may have been that your child has a learning disability but tests prove he or she is actually of high intelligence! You may have then suspected hearing was the problem but those tests have come back with a perfect score. Your child often complains of stomach pain but his pediatrician tells you there’s nothing physically wrong with him. At this point, you may have believed the cause to be an emotional disorder or chemical imbalance but the psychiatrist you’ve taken your child to says he can find nothing wrong either and suggests perhaps this is just “attention-seeking behavior”.
Maybe he’s right. The stomachaches aren’t real; they’re just an attempt to get attention. Your daughter is just “acting dumb” by losing her way or misplacing objects. Your son stares at others to intimidate. He just needs more discipline, right?
Wrong.
I can tell you right now that there is a reason your child is acting this way. There is an explanation for the staring or lack of eye contact, the stomach pain, the confusion about social cues, the easy startle reflex and everything else.
Click here to download your free copy.
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Spicy Gluten Free Pasta & Chard
(Serves 4)
1 16oz bag Tinkyada rice pasta (easy-to-digest, best tasting gluten free pasta)
4 Shelton’s turkey breakfast sausage (gluten free, free range turkey) cut into bite-sized pieces
1 bunch Swiss chard (dark, leafy greens are an excellent source of fiber and essential nutrients)
2 garlic cloves (powerful antifungal, antibacterial)
1 red bell pepper
6-10 grape tomatoes
Salt & cayenne pepper to taste (cayenne is a great anti-inflammatory)
½ cup extra virgin olive oil (anti-inflammatory)
¼ cup apple cider vinegar (gluten free)
1-cup plain yogurt (good source of probiotics)
If turkey sausage is in the freezer, lay it out to thaw a bit so it will be easier to cut into bite-sized pieces.
Cook rice pasta according to package directions.
While pasta is cooking, fill a large bowl with water, chop up Swiss chard and place it in the water to soak. This will remove the naturally occurring sand and soil in the greens.
Rinse and chop bell pepper and tomatoes. Slice garlic. Lay aside.
Once pasta is finished cooking, drain, rinse with cool water and put in large bowl.
Remove Swiss chard from bowl of water, place in colander and rinse thoroughly. Using paper towel, dry chard, removing as much water as possible to avoid popping when it’s fried.
Chop the 4 turkey sausages into bite-sized pieces. Lightly coat a large skillet with a tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and place over medium-high heat. Cook sausages until desired crispness is reached.
Add Swiss chard, bell pepper and garlic, reduce heat stirring occasionally. Once chard has cooked down, remove skillet from heat. Mix into pasta.
Add ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, ¼ cup apple cider vinegar and 1-cup plain yogurt. Fold in tomatoes and add salt and cayenne to taste.
Serve & enjoy!
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