Hi All,
Just writing to let you know about my son’s first 24 hours on the “Shake” using your supplements. First you need to know about Jacob. He’s a bright, outgoing, loving and, above all, active 6 year old. After a frustrating kindergarten year, which included calls and notes from his teacher about his “daydreaming” and inability to complete his schoolwork, I had him tested. This past July he was diagnosed with ADHD, Inattentive Type, as well as dyslexia.
Neither his pediatrician nor I wanted to put him on “medication” at this time, so I sought other alternatives. After hearing a radio commercial, I attended the ADD seminar on Thursday in Covington. Friday, I bought the ingredients for the “Shake” and started Jacob on it that afternoon. On waking the next morning, he wanted another… then another…after which he found the CANDY I had hidden unsuccessfully. I have to admit that I was curious to see what would happen if he ate it. He had been real calm, focused, and agreeable all morning. He ate one small candy bar, and to put it politely, “the dragon” emerged! – all cranky, fire breathing 50 pounds of him! Well, out came the blender (AGAIN), the Rice Dream, the green stuff – extra this time, and all the other ingredients, and in less than 10 minutes Mr. Agreeable was back! I sat there amazed and watched as his facial expressions changed back to the calm child he had been all morning. He had two more shakes before he went to bed that night. It seems he’s craving the nutrients the shakes provide.
The battle is far from over, but at least we’ve found a weapon to use. In order to avoid any “power” struggles, I’ve let Jacob take part in the decision to eat a certain food or not as I slowly removed them from sight and out of the house. I feel that when HE’S out of sight and out of the house at a friend’s or at school it’ll be up to him to make the right choices. He doesn’t always choose the right food, but he’s learning – and I’m getting pretty quick at putting those “shakes” together.
Sincerely,
Sherry L.
Nutritional Essentials Smoothie
3 tablespoons Nutritional Essentials
1 tablespoon Whole Food Powder
1 tablespoon Flaxseed Powder
1-2 cups Juice or Rice Milk
1 Banana
½ cup Frozen Berries
Blend until smooth
IT WAS AN OREO MOMENT
What was I thinking, taking my son to a grocery store at Easter time? Easter ranks right up there with Halloween as far as sweets go. Holding my breath, we entered the store rushing past rows of brightly packaged candy eggs, chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks, all looking for a home in my basket. We were almost to the cat food aisle when it happened… just when I was feeling safe I heard it- “Mom, oh MOM! OREOS!!” It had been months since one had passed our lips. It was our FAVORITE cookie. Reluctantly, I bought them and brought them home, where he devoured them one by one, stuffing his little cheeks until it looked like they would burst – black ooze seeping out of the corners of his mouth. Soon his face twisted tighter than a screw, and through slit eyes, the tears started over three melted birthday candles he had found and forgotten on the dashboard of my car for over a month. Remorseful and aggravated, all I wanted to hear at that moment was “Mom, you were right. I never should have eaten that stuff. I’m feeling bad. I’m crying over nothing and I can’t make it stop”. I just wanted one regretful apology out of his chocolate stained little lips. Then…he started to speak. “Mom”, he said. “Mom, can I have a few of those enzymes? Close enough!
Update: Since that incident a year ago, Jacob’s made great strides. He’s been on the honor roll a couple of times, can ride a bike and is tackling tying his shoes. He can control his temper and he rarely gets reprimanded at school for talking and being disruptive…but most of all, he’s making better choices with what he puts in his mouth and that’s “Close enough”!
