How Genetics and Essential Fatty Acids Come Together My last post on essential fatty acids (EFA’s) explained how a deficiency in EFA’s can have huge impacts on coordination, eye function and the brain’s ability to focus and learn. Dr. Jacqueline Stordy concludes in her book, The LCP Solution what numerous studies and researchers have also…
Continue ReadingEssential Fatty Acid Deficiency and the ADHD & Dyslexia Connection If there is one nutrient that has made the most headlines with dyslexia treatment as well as ADHD and other cognitive and mental health disorders it is Essential Fatty Acids. Countless studies in recent years have found what studies as far back as the 1980’s…
Continue Reading‘Super Mom, Super Wife, Super Tired‘ OR SUPER Bunch of B.S. In my last post I talked about how your child’s health is reflective of your health as a mother and why it is so important for moms to practice self-care for their sake and their family’s. Around mother’s day I started receiving sponsored ads…
Continue ReadingThe sudden and steep increase in childhood disorders in recent decades has the attention and concern of everyone: from parents of struggling children to their teachers to doctors to grandparents. Dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum and other learning disabilities is heartbreaking for both you as a parent and your child. You likely find yourself asking what…
Continue ReadingI was moved yesterday as I scrolled through my Facebook feed and saw all the Mother’s Day memes describing mom as ‘super mom’, ‘super-human’ and ‘self-sacrificing’. It is true that there really is nothing like a mother’s love and it is reassuring to know that as a culture we recognize the lengths that women go to for…
Continue ReadingCellfield is a scientific reading intervention program that is specifically designed to create changes in the dyslexic brain. The program was founded on the findings that the brain can change and heal called neuroplasticity. Thus Cellfield is a unique reading program because its goal is to overcome dyslexia and reading struggles rather than simply manage…
Continue ReadingADHD is typically defined as a problem with inattentiveness, lack of concentration, hyper-activity, impulsivity or a combination thereof. Most current strategies for addressing these symptoms are behavioral or pharmaceutical. The behavioral approach is a good start but it relies on the cognitive processes of the cortex, our “thinking brain,” which are often ineffective when it…
Continue ReadingI have written extensively about how important adequate amounts of essential fatty acids are for brain health. B vitamins are also an ingredient in restoring brain health because they are needed for the absorption of minerals such as magnesium and also work in conjunction with essential fatty acids such as omega 3’s. Unfortunately, they are…
Continue ReadingThe process of reading involves the processing of visual, auditory, oral, and motor functions in the brain. These processes all occur in the sub-cortical areas of the brain involved in automatic functions. If these processing components are disturbed in their interrelatedness, it causes the brain to contemplate cognitively what the sub-cortical areas are not doing…
Continue ReadingThis is a great breakfast packed with protein and the good fats that your brain requires to function properly. If you struggle with anxiety, especially anxiety in the morning then this is perfect for helping to stabilize the surge of cortisol that can be one of the culprits in morning anxiety. Simply cook your eggs…
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