Regrets, I’ve Had a Few… After I went on a clutter purge, I felt incredibly vulnerable. I was shocked that discarding could have the emotional charge that it did. I had all sorts of phrases circulating around my mind that were all filled with “what if…”, “but maybe…”, “suppose I need to…” and the all-pervasive…
Continue ReadingAs Within, So Without My last post was about the impulse to fill emotional voids with the physical: be it food, shopping or not being able to let go of possessions we have acquired. In my experience, being able to let go of what no longer serves us is directly linked to being able to…
Continue ReadingIt requires a minor shift in mindset to imagine eating squash for breakfast, but it is a standard breakfast at our house. I usually bake a squash on Sundays so that it is ready to be re-heated for a quick and easy breakfast during the week. Sweet and grain-based breakfasts became popular in the 1930’s…
Continue ReadingRestriction is no way to love yourself. In my mind-body eating program, I’m all about substitutions, not restrictions. Eat mindfully and soulfully! Ingredients: 1 cup almond, peanut or sunflower seed butter 1/3 cup coconut oil 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup raw honey or organic maple syrup 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds 3…
Continue ReadingStudies Click on blue study title to view full study. 1) Is autism due to brain desynchronization? Int J Dev Neurosci. 2005 Apr-May;23(2-3):253-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.09.002. PMID: 15749250. 2) A comparison of motor delays in young children: autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and developmental concerns. J Autism Dev Disord. (2007) 37:321–8. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0170-6 3) Locomotor and object control skills of…
Continue ReadingStudies Click on blue study title to view full study. 1)McPhillips M, Jordan-Black JA. Primary reflex persistence in children with reading difficulties (dyslexia): a cross-sectional study. Neuropsychologia. 2007 Mar 2;45(4):748-54. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.08.005. Epub 2006 Oct 9. PMID: 17030045. The findings suggest that for many children in mainstream schooling, the attainment of core educational skills may be…
Continue ReadingClick on study title to view full study. Studies on Neuro-Movements for ADHD 1)Persistent Childhood Primitive Reflex Reduction Effects on Cognitive, Sensorimotor, and Academic Performance in ADHD 2) Primitive Reflexes and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Developmental Origins of Classroom Dysfunction. Taylor, Myra; Houghton, Stephen; Chapman, Elaine 3) International Journal of Special Education, v19 n1 p23-37 2004 “Results…
Continue ReadingStudies Click on study title to access full study. Interactive Metronome Studies 1)The Science Behind Interactive Metronome 2) Research on the Importance of Timing in the Brain 3) Interactive Metronome Specific Research Papers Neuralign & Cellfield Reading Technology 1)Research on Neuralign and Reading 2) The Efficacy of Cellfield on Reading 3) Cellfield Research Listening &…
Continue ReadingStudies on Toxicity Click on study title to view full study. 1)Pesticides and Learning Disabilities and ADHD 2) Intelligence and Lead Toxicity 3) Ecological Factors and Learning 4) Learning Disorders and Heavy Metal Toxicity 5) Study Links Heavy Metal Exposure to Learning Disorders 6) Heavy Metal Toxicity and Developmental Delays 7) The Role of Heavy…
Continue ReadingStudies Click on study title to view full study. 1)Food Allergies and Cognition 2) Food Allergy, Brain Inflammation and Learning 3) Association of Food Allergy and Other Allergic Conditions With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children 4) The evaluation of food allergy on behavior in autistic children 5) Food allergy in children with hyperactivity, learning disabilities…
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