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| hi all I was interested to read the comments on additives and behaviour. Thought it might be worth mentioning a book that was recommended to me called Additive Alert. I can't recall who it is by - and it is packed away in a box at the moment, so I don't have it on hand - but the author is an aussie mum who started to do some research and the research evolved into a book. A very interesting read. You can find it in most good book shops and it has a yellow paper back cover. It certainly made me a lot more aware of reading the nutritional label before I put things into my trolley.
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thanks for that tip, wil have a look for the book tomorrow when out shopping
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| Apparently Sue Dengate's books are very good. Google fed up with additives Gee, you know, I'm really sceptical about some stuff, but even I'm willing to try the experiment....
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Sue Dengate's website http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/
is excellent source of information. I've used it a lot when breastfeeding my
youngest two kids who both had sensitivities to different foods/additives.
Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of the page where the factsheets are.
Another additive to really watch out for is tartrazine...yellow food colouring which is listed
as 102 or E102 on food packages. I've seen first hand the effects it has on kids.
A friend of mine made fairy cakes one day and coloured some of the cream she used with yellow food colouring.
My eldest DS had a cake without the food colouring. Her eldest DS had one with the food colouring. Bear in mind she only used one or two drops in about a cup of cream. They boys were about 3 at the time. Well...her son went totally nuts, like he was on some sort of sugar high is all I can liken it too. My DS's behaviour didn't change at all so it was a pretty clear indication that something my friends DS had eaten was the cause. We managed to figure it out because the boys had eaten exactly the same foods that afternoon...except for the coloured cream!
Bec
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| Hi everyone, I have found a wonderful book called "Raising your spirited child" by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. She also has a book called "Sleepless in America" which I haven't read, but have heard good reports also. Definately worth checking out, it is the only book that has really hit home with me and highlights the positives of having a spirited child, plus ways in which to deal best with their sometimes over the top behaviour. I am looking at my gorgeous little one in a different light these days (mostly) and I have this book to thank for that!
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| i just read a great book called "Fed Up" by Sue Dengate, it's about additives in food and how they affect all of us (including adults) in some negative way. She says in her book that 'sallicilates' in fruit and some veges can build up in our systems causing behaviour problems (and interestingly that sugar doesn't cause kids to act up). we are trying her recommended diet now and are seeing improvements.
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I think my son is affected my some additives, decided to cut them out and see what happens, within a day he was playing happily on his own for ages and was not getting in trouble for anything. its amazing the difference, he is an angel again. problem is I dont know which additives cause the problems, have a list of 50 that should be avoided as they are known to cause problems but he might only be sensitive to one or two of them.
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