The Body Knows Ask a Medical Intuitive
Dear Caroline,
My nine year old son David suffers from ADHD and
has learning disabilities. What can I do instead of
putting him on medication which seems to be what
everyone else suggests?
Maureen M.,
Fairfield Iowa
Dear Maureen,
The diagnosis of learning disabilities and ADHD can be
very worrying for a parent.
Take care not to take this belief into your own
consciousness. Remember, The Body Knows and with
focus and several useful strategies your son can
overcome
this.
Here is a story that will give you some hope.
Ten-year-old Maureen was brought to me because
she had learning disabilities. She was in a special
class for children with learning problems, and despite
all the psychological testing and techniques that her
parents tried, she did not respond. Maureen was
bloated and overweight, and I of course suspected
the usual food allergies. According to the mother, the
child seemed to be constantly eating especially
sweets and carbohydrates. We just cant seem to
keep her out of the cupboards, she said.
Because I had witnessed so many children just like
her in a clinical setting, I suggested that she
implement a Candida yeast eradication program for
four weeks and discontinue sugar in any form and
dairy products for the same period of time. Within a
month, the mother called to say that Maureens
handwriting, spelling, and reading had improved to
the point where she was ready to integrate into a
regular classroom for certain subjects. Her teachers
were stunned at the change in Maureen. Our
prayers have been answered, the mother
said. Shes a different child.
Useful Strategies:
Diet: Experiment with a 5 7 day elimination
diet: Remove all dairy products, sugars, chemicals
and food additives from the diet and observe a
different child. Then re-introduce these items one at
a time and note the reaction. Then, avoid all
offending foods.
Candida Yeast Eradication: Multiple
exposures to antibiotics can contribute to Candida
Yeast overgrowth which compounds a multitude of
problems: Learning disabilities, memory problems,
over-eating, food and chemical sensitivities and
behavioral outbursts.
Eradicate:Take supplements to eradicate
Candida Yeast. These are readily available at your
local health food store.
Recolonize: Replace beneficial bacteria in
the lower colon with probiotics/acidophilus.
Chemicals: Children with behavior problems
can also be very reactive to chemicals. Remove
perfume, room spray and scented laundry soaps from
your home.
Brain Gym: Check out Educational
Kinesiology, Edu-K or Brain Gym now taught in many
schools and colleges. A skilled Edu-K practitioner
uses muscle testing to determine which parts of the
brain are not integrated or switched on for
enhanced learning or positive behaviors. Then a
series of simple exercises are performed by the child
(or adult) and), miraculously, the brain starts to
function as it was intended. Contact the Edu-K
Foundation at 800-356-2109 or
(edukfd@earthlink.net) for information or a
practitioner in your area.
Expert help: Probably one of the most well-
known pioneers in the area of food and
environmentally allergic children is Dr. Doris Rapp,
M.D. In her book, Is This Your Child? Discovering and
Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and
Adults (Allergy Relief Foundation, 1-800-787-8780).
Dr. Rapp (www.drrapp.com) documents actual cases
of food sensitive and environmentally reactive
children and their families who have returned to
normal health by adhering to food avoidance
programs, Candida Yeast eradication, and specific
treatments.
Through her work, Doris Rapp has been a great
mentor and inspiration to me, in my many years of
involvement in environmental medicine. Her
groundbreaking treatments have assisted countless
families in living normal lives, and parents everywhere
will be eternally grateful to her.
Positive Behaviors: If your child is having
behavior problems, take a look at yourself as a
parent. Often a disruptive child may be acting out
your repressed behaviors. You may be holding it all
together on the outside but on the inside you may
feel overwhelmed, angry, or frustrated in some area
of your life. Could your child be acting out some of
your unexpressed emotions?
Relaxation Therapy CDs: Years ago to help
my own children and the many children who were
brought to me for assistance I created a series of
Relaxation Therapy CDs and little comfort angel dolls.
These are all available on my website
www.carolinesutherland.com
By a fluke of inner guidance which started with my
own children, I began to speak to them in a loving,
quiet voice as they were going to sleep and after
they had fallen asleep. The results were both
immediate and remarkable. My method is outlined in
my book Mommy I Hurt, Mommy I Love You
and is
based on the age-old method of sleep-learning and
the power of affirmations.
In the past 25 years, I have personally witnessed
positive dramatic changes in countless children.
Parents exclaim that they finally got their son or
daughter back when they eliminated offending foods
and chemicals from the environment and did their
best to comfort and reassure their children in a
changing world.
