So Bill in response to your letter sugar is safe and harmless the
following should correct that statement. Further, as for incriminating
myself the same goes for you as I said to Tenorlove. It is none of your
business to what lists I belong; I belong to CTRL and Rich Slick. Tend
to your own business Bill.
(Conspiracy Theory Research List) Subject: Re: [CTRL] Slate: The Strange
Appeal of the Rice Krispies Treats Ads
Bill S - Not only hyperactivity but hypoglycemia can be caused by
improper nutrition; I knew a man a kind gentle soul, who would go into
rages - it was due to him being a diabetic and not watching his
diet....these kids at Littleton, one treated with Ritilin and these
drugs they give kids.
Grab a pill rather than an apple or an orange - sell pills as substitute
for nutrition. Most serious illnesses can always be tracked back to poor
nutrition from clogged arteries with slop kids start to eat in school,
decayed teeth from coke and pepsi at early age - and now in even movies
you show kids in schools with pop rather than fruit juice or milk at the
table.
Here is article on what I tried to explain; perhaps I should have gotten
more technical, but that is not my stule. Kids in school are being
slopped like hogs and their health is affected in many different ways -
ask any dentist ....
A Saba
Also refer to Hypoglycemia.....Good Health begins at home first with
meals that are at least nutritious - and they do not have to be big
expensive steak dinners. Hate Twinkies and junk food Bill.
Attention Deficit Disorder & Hyperactivity Success by Dr. Allen Buresz
What Are the True Facts?
The vast majority of medical doctors consider Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD) to be of unknown causes. Yet it's a known fact that the
elimination of food additives and refined sugar produces dramatic
improvements. Why haven't you been told this well-known fact?
CONSIDERING THE ADVERTISING REVENUES, IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO SEE
WHY THE PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA HAVE, FOR THE MOST PART, REFUSED TO
PUBLICIZE THIS VITAL INFORMATION!
"Ritalin 'Cocaine Properties' May Lead
To Later Drug Abuse"
Studies on Food Additive Use and
Intelligence
Food Additives and Hyperactivity in
Children
ADD, hyperactivity, and dyslexia are believed to be disorders of certain
mechanisms of the central nervous system. Infants and children are the
ones most often affected, and most often subjected to the widespread and
indiscriminate use of drugs, especially Ritalin®, for quick short-cut
suppression of deeper problems.
ADD interferes with the child's home, school and social life. Unable to
screen out stimuli, the child is easily distracted. This usually
intelligent child receives a label of being "learning-disabled" and
finds the nervous system cannot be slowed down to focus long enough to
complete an assigned task. Other symptoms may be head knocking,
self-destructiveness, temper tantrums, clumsiness and sleep
disturbances. ADD may exist with or without the hyperactivity aspect.
ADD has been diagnosed for hundreds of years, but more recently has
become more prevalent due to the increased use of chemicals, pollutants,
or heavy metal toxicity (such as lead, mercury, and cadmium). One
estimate quotes over l.3 million with Attention Deficit Disorder;
another source quotes up to 3 million with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder.
Although genetics, infections and brain damage (trauma) have been cited
as causes of ADD and LD (Learning Disabilities), these cases are quite
rare compared to causes like a dysfunctional home, heavy metal
toxicities, nutritional deficiencies, and food and chemical allergies.
The majority of cases are caused by an immune defect and allergies to
food additives, preservatives, chemicals, or inhalants. To deal
adequately with this illness, we must address all these potential
imbalances. Some of the nutritional deficiencies that correlate with LD
or ADD are calcium, magnesium, iodine, iron and zinc. On the other hand,
high copper, lead, cadmium and aluminum levels have also been seen in
learning disabled children. (21)
Good nutrition during pregnancy and in the early years of the child' s
life may help in preventing ADD. Eliminating processed foods, artificial
flavorings, colorings, preservatives, and sugars have been shown to help
the hyperactivity aspect of the affliction.
Symptoms in Infants and Young Children (21) Crying inconsolably
Screaming
Restlessness
Poor or little sleep
Difficult feeding
Refuses affection and cuddles
Head banging or rocking fits or temper tantrums Symptoms in Older
Children (21)
Impulsiveness
Clumsiness
Constantly moving
Destructive or disruptive behavior
Accident proneness
Bouts of fatigue, weakness and listlessness Aggressiveness
Poor concentration ability
Vocal repetition and loudness
Withdrawn behavior
Restlessness
School failure despite normal or high IQ Poor sleep with nightmares
Poor appetite and erratic eating habits
Poor coordination
Irritable, uncooperative, disobedient, self-injurious, nervous, very
moody or depressed
Hypersensitive to odors, lights, sound, heat and cold
Nose and skin picking or hair pulling
Bed wetting (enuresis)
Dark circles or puffiness below the eyes Red earlobes or red cheeks
Swollen neck glands or fluid behind ear drums Potential Causes
Many natural health oriented doctors believe that potential causes for
the modern epidemic of Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and
hyperactivity are:
Food additives
Refined sugar
Poor nutrition
Natural light deficiency
Food allergies
Heavy metal toxicity (such as lead, mercury, or cadmium) Poor teaching
methods combined with lack of discipline Natural Light Deficiency
Dr. John Ott, the pioneer in light-deficiency disorders, proved an
association of natural light deficiency with ADD in the school system in
Sarasota, Florida many years ago. You can read about it in Dr. William
Campbell Douglass' book, Into the Light. (A)
Dr. Douglass suggests that if your child or grandchild has been
diagnosed with ADD, all the light bulbs in your home should be replaced
with full spectrum lights (everyone should do this anyway). (8) You
might also attempt to get the schools in your area to install
full-spectrum lights.
Food Additives
The belief that food additives can cause hyperactivity in children
stemmed from the research of Benjamin Feingold, M.D. It is commonly
referred to as the Feingold Hypothesis. According to Feingold, perhaps
40 to 50 percent of hyperactive children are sensitive to artificial
food colors, flavors, and preservatives. They may also be sensitive to
naturally occurring salicylates and phenolic compounds in foods.
Dr. Julian Whitaker has observed:
"Feingold's assertion that food additives are a problem in learning
disorders has been subject to great debate over the past two decades.
Practices that are profitable carry on and major economic interests have
responded by hiring their own researchers to combat the results.
Questions are asked in ways that will produce answers that undercut the
challenging work and please the funding interests. The media publishes
"conflicting reports." Politicians and regulators cite this conflict as
their reason for inaction. Habits do not change easily.
Feingold's work has stimulated a classic example of such debate, because
the American food supply and American agribusiness is profitably
enmeshed in the use of food additives.
Dr. Feingold made his original presentation to the American Medical
Association in 1973. His strong claims were based on experience with
1,200 individuals in whom behavior disorders were linked to consumption
of food additives. Follow-up research in Australia and Canada has tended
to support Feingold's thesis." (27)
Avoiding Ritalin®
In 1996 the World Health Organization warned that Ritalin® over-use
has reached dangerous proportions. Hopefully, by being armed with
correct information, you may be able to avoid using Ritalin® or other
similar medications. Use of these drugs on a long-term basis is
questionable. Safety of such long-term use is simply unknown, but many
dangerous side effects have been increasingly observed. Ritalin®, for
instance, may provoke seizures and suppress growth, or it may cause
angina, blood pressure changes, depression or any of a very long list of
serious side effects.
Dr. Robert Mendelsohn had once noted: "No one has ever been able to
demonstrate that drugs such as Cylert and Ritalin® improve the
academic performance of the children who take them.... The pupil is
drugged to make life easier for his teacher, not to make it better and
more productive for the child." (13)
Success By A Nutritional Approach
Dr. Zoltan Rona, past president of the Canadian Holistic Medical
Association, has pointed out the following important nutritional
considerations in his best-selling book, Childhood Illness and the
Allergy Connection:
"Micronutrient deficiencies or dependencies (e.g. zinc) can have
deleterious effects on both short and long term memory. White spots on
the nails could be a sign of zinc deficiency even when blood tests for
zinc are normal. The expression, "No zinc, no think" is not without
merit. Many studies have shown that zinc supplementation is helpful with
memory, thinking and I.Q. The best way of getting zinc is to optimize
the diet. The most recently published RDA (Recommended Dietary
Allowance) for adults is 15 mgs. per day. The richest sources of zinc
are generally the high protein foods such as organ meats, seafood
(especially shellfish), oysters, whole grains and legumes (beans and
peas). Studies show that cognitive development can be impaired when
there are low iron blood levels. Deficiencies in B vitamins,
particularly vitamin B1 and choline may also be involved.
"Since amino acids are the precursors to the neurotransmitters, low
levels can lead to neurotransmitter deficiency. Higher than accepted
levels may lead to neurotransmitter excess. One example of amino acid
excess causing hyperactive behaviour occurs with the artificial
sweetener, aspartame. Some children are highly sensitive to aspartame
and scrupulous attention should be aimed at keeping this potential
neurotoxin out of the child's diet. In children who consume large
amounts of aspartame in soft drinks or other processed foods, amino
acids can be significantly abnormal." (21)
Success Using Homeopathy
In my own clinic I have had the opportunity to treat quite a number of
children who have been diagnosed as being "hyperactive" or having
Attention Deficit Disorder. In every case I have found the following:
Cervical segmental dysfunction (pressure or irritation in the neck or
the junction of the neck and skull)
Allergies to one or more foods (usually milk, cane sugar, chocolate,
American cheese, or wheat (with sugar, additives, and cow's milk being
the most frequent problems)
Toxic metal accumulation (usually lead, mercury, copper, or aluminum)
For the spinal nerve pressure or irritation, a few chiropractic
adjustments (spinal manipulations) will usually be enough to correct
this component. Occasionally there are other areas of the spine that are
involved (especially in the case of a beginning scoliosis), in which
case other areas of the neuromusculoskeletal system may need to be
worked on. Spinal Touch Treatment has been used by me to effectively
correct postural problems and scoliosis, and will often accelerate the
correction of the A.D.D. or hyperactivity problem. From what I have read
of Dr. Upledger on CranioSacral Therapy, he says that ADD is commonly
mechanically caused by an occiput that is jammed too far forward on the
cranial base (apparently a common result of any sort of birth trauma, no
matter how minor). Of those he's treated who've presented with ADD, I
believe that he said 60 per cent of those had the "jammed occiput"
condition. Of those with this mechanical problem, he experienced a 100
per cent cure rate. Unfortunately, the mechanical aspect is rarely
examined by parents seeking help with ADD. I always recommend
elimination of refined sugar and food additives from the diet of the
affected person. This has to be done to the best of one's ability, and
is not always possible 100% percent. Conscientious efforts on the
parents' part, and frequent trips to health food stores and organic food
suppliers are a must.
Suspension of all dairy product use for the first 6 weeks is also often
recommended, since cow's milk products are very frequently involved in
allergic or hypersensitivity reactions in these cases. A simple "leg
length check" can often be useful in narrowing down potential food
allergies. For example, if you suspect milk to be a potential problem,
give a few drops of it under the tongue while the child is lying on his
back with shoes on. If the child begins to react to the milk (or any
other food being tested), then the previously equal in length legs will
appear to suddenly become unequal in relation to each other (sometimes
by as much as three fourths of an inch). I think you will be as amazed
to see this phenomenon as I was when I first witnessed it two decades
ago!
If there is reason to suspect toxic accumulation of lead, mercury,
copper, or aluminum, then I use Metastat homeopathic drops from
Energique (C) for detoxification of heavy metals. Blood tests and
hair tests are available for accurate testing, but since correction can
so easily be accomplished effectively by inexpensive homeopathic drops,
I seldom see a need to insist upon such testing (which can often add up
to hundreds of dollars in expenses). Let's be practical and use common
sense! The beauty of the action of homeopathic drops and remedies is
that they function as a catalyst for the body's own inner healing
mechanisms and resources to go into action to correct health imbalances.
If the homeopathic being taken is not necessary, then nothing happens!
If not used excessively, there are no harmful side effect dangers to
worry about as are often encountered with most prescription drugs.
Finally, to assist in the reorganization and coordination of the central
nervous system back to an integrated whole, I have the child (and
occasional adult) take twice daily ADD HP (C) homeopathic drops from
Energique. (C) I can't recall a case where the child was not able to get
rid of his Ritalin ®, get rid of his allergies, and get rid of the
stigma of "A.D.D." and "hyperactivity" placed upon him or her when the
measures discussed in this article have been carried out. Just today I
had another parent tell me of the tremendous improvement in his son's
behavior, just two weeks after initiating treatment! Especially
gratifying are the many reports parents have relayed to me of the
positive comments from teachers about the improved behavior in the
classroom, and the improved grades!
Remember, true health care should always seek to determine the causes of
health problems. Obviously bad health habits and the causes of the
problems then need to be eliminated. In my opinion, simply suppressing
the effects of the causes or bad habits with drugs is not the optimum
approach! Despite the fact that this seems almost childishly obvious,
what do we see everywhere around us in today's health care?
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A Good-Sense Guide for Parents of Children With Hyperactivity, Attention
Deficits and Other Behavior and Learning Problems by William G. Crook,
M.D.
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A. Dr. William Campbell Douglass' book, Into the Light, is available for
$15.95 plus $2.50 shipping from: Second Opinion Publishing, P.O. Box
467939, Atlanta, GA 31146-7939 U.S.A., Telephone: 800-728-2288 or
770-399-5617 (FAX: 770-399-0815).
B. You can order full spectrum lights from: LCI Light and Supply,
P.O. Box 427, Mediapolis, Iowa, 52637 U.S.A., at 800-999-4027 (FAX:
319-394-9473)
C. Energique homeopathic drops and remedies are available from:
Natural Health, 1222 Leinster Drive, Lemont, IL 60439, U.S.A.,
Telephone: 800-582-0686 or 630-257-8086 (FAX: 630-257-1901). You can
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Dr. Allen Buresz, Chiropractic Physician, has a practice that
specializes in a holistic approach at his Family Health Center in the
Chicago suburbs. It includes herbal, nutritional, homeopathic,
chiropractic, massage, and preventive therapeutic methods.
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In a message dated 6/28/00 12:43:13 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<< Truth is, that Bill Shannon has never even a sloppy, mesy, Rice
Crispie Bar.....he probably thrives on Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes. >>
Not that it matters is the grand scheme of things...but you referred to
Rice Crispies and not Rice Crispy Treats, in your post...Rice Crispies
cereal is unsweetened...and as for the Hostess family of
"goodies"...well, I'm not really a "sweet-tooth"...but I sense that you
are.
One more point...sugar DOESN'T cause hyperactivity in children...our
wonderful pancreas sees to that. Yet another fable that the sheeple fall
for...
Bill.
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