Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. Thanks for the info, - Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers? > > > > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like? > > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order. > > > > Thanks- > > amanda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hi Amands, My nephew had good results with Brain Balance and they are openning here in roswell this fall. Stacey Georgia Family Solutions Re: brain balance centers Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddy@ charter.net> wrote: Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/ hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the "hurdle" that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddycharter (DOT) net> wrote: Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Question to the group as a whole regarding the GFCF diet. We did the GFCF diet with our son approximately 6 years ago for 9 weeks....the problem was that he has so many sensory issues with food that instead of eating the GFCF stuff he just chose not to eat at all and ended up losing 9 pounds (and he was only in the 60 pound range at the time) --- anyway, we ended up taking him off the diet because of the extreme weight loss and no significant gains anywhere else. What I wonder is there a program out there that will help him develop a more varied diet, and have less dietary issues that people use prior to doing the GFCF? Did anyone else ever have issues like this? Thanks for your input! Re: brain balance centers MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the "hurdle" that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields <lmikefieldsgmail> wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddycharter (DOT) net> wrote: Thanks for the info, - Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers? > > > > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like? > > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order. > > > > Thanks- > > amanda > > > TBTG, JAIME Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 A scientific study is supposed to come out soon concerning the GFCF diet. I can't remember the researcher. I will try to find it. In the past, I have had students who had similar reactions to the diet. Re: brain balance centers MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the "hurdle" that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields <lmikefields@ gmail.com> wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddy@ charter.net> wrote: Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/ hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 My son also has the same intense sensory issues with food. I would like to know the same thing, if there is a program out there that will help develop a more varied diet. Thanks! Dani Marks, Mom to , 8 yrs, Asperger's Autism, Sensory Integration Disorder, Sleep Disorder, Hyperlexia, Hypotonia, and Austin, 6 yrs, neurotypical -- Re: brain balance centers MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the "hurdle" that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields <lmikefieldsgmail> wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddycharter (DOT) net> wrote: Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I didn't really notice any regression since we started BB. Of course we've seen the regression and jump many times over the last 8 years so maybe I'm just used to it? The regression and jump seems to be a pretty common scenario anyway, from a developmental standpoint. Whenever a child is making a developmental jump in one area, it will consume of lot of his energy causing other areas to seem to regress. Once the jump is made though, everything levels back out again. We didn't get that explanation about why we may not have seen any changes the first time we tried it. Thanks for sharing that info. We've pretty much decided based on the blood tests, that rather we see any changes from the diet or not, for the sake of health alone we're going to stick to it. We were told the changes might be subtle and more " internal " like a stronger immune system, better digestion, better health, etc. That's enough for us (now that we have the blood tests to back it up). Thanks,Mike MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the " hurdle " that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Our understanding from what we were told at Brain Balance is (Bren has a VERY limited diet too) that as his gut heals he's eating will improve. Of course if you've got a child who won't eat at all on the diet (as J2thfamily wrote) I'm not sure what you do. You could talk to the nutritionist at BB and see what they had to say as they probably have much more experience with issues like that. My son also has the same intense sensory issues with food. I would like to know the same thing, if there is a program out there that will help develop a more varied diet. Thanks! Dani Marks, Mom to , 8 yrs, Asperger's Autism, Sensory Integration Disorder, Sleep Disorder, Hyperlexia, Hypotonia, and Austin, 6 yrs, neurotypical -- Re: brain balance centers MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the " hurdle " that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Sometimes there is just something more underlying regarding that as to why a child won't eat. The nutrional profile was definatley worth every penny of it. And I found out alot of my son's problems. And he would only eat certain foods. Well those certain foods were the ones he was allergic to. But talking to the nutrionist at BB is very helpful. If you go to the one in Peachtree City, I actually know him. He is my chiropractor and very knowledgeble. He listens and can empathize. It is easier to start all of this dietary changes the sooner the better. If a child is fixated on certain foods, I would eliminate those. We did that and also removed the perservatives, nitrates, and anything artifical. There are alot of great substitutes for busy families out there. We found alot of neat foods and ones I do enjoy myself. I also recommend a cookbook that was done by a Brain Balance parent. Her name is Steinberg. Her email is k.steinberg@.... Her cookbook is called, "Back to the Basics of Healthy Eating!!!" It is a cookbook for kids and adults with dietary restrictions. Her kids have allergies like mine and her family is diabetic. She actually has natural alterntatives to sweetners that do not include artifical sweetners or stevia. Anyway if anyone has questions you can email me regarding food. We have been there and just want to say to hold on to Faith. Have hope because this it!! Peace, DeCesareMike Fields wrote: Our understanding from what we were told at Brain Balance is (Bren has a VERY limited diet too) that as his gut heals he's eating will improve. Of course if you've got a child who won't eat at all on the diet (as J2thfamily wrote) I'm not sure what you do. You could talk to the nutritionist at BB and see what they had to say as they probably have much more experience with issues like that. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Dani Marks <Dani0342hotmail> wrote: My son also has the same intense sensory issues with food. I would like to know the same thing, if there is a program out there that will help develop a more varied diet. Thanks! Dani Marks, Mom to , 8 yrs, Asperger's Autism, Sensory Integration Disorder, Sleep Disorder, Hyperlexia, Hypotonia, and Austin, 6 yrs, neurotypical -- Re: brain balance centers MIke, The fact that the GFCF diet did not work to begin with is that the brain was not accepting it. This is the what we saw with . Once Brain Balance addresses the problems with the brain and you keep Bren off of the food making him sick, everything will heal. I had talked to Dr. Scire, he opened the center back last year, and he mentioned that when you see the child having food reactions that is an indication that the brain is not functioning as well as it should and not communicating as a whole. I am wondering if you saw the "hurdle" that Bren went through about 3 weeks. The one where he got regressed then suddenly had a burst forward. I found that so amazing with my kids. And then never seeing those things they regressed with ever again. Neat to see the brain work as a whole. Take care, Mike Fields <lmikefieldsgmail> wrote: Hey ! We've been taking Bren to BB in Peachtree City for 5 weeks now. The blood work they did uncovered some gut problems so we're GFCF now. We tried that 6 years ago and didn't notice any changes, but now that we have the blood work to back it up, we're going to give it another shot. We've only been GFCF for about 2 weeks now. It's nice to have all the assessments they did before we started too. I can say just through the program that Bren seems to be better regulated and more engaged. We've noticed marked improvements in his handwriting too. He's definitely made noticable progress. I'm anxious to see the assessments they do after 12 weeks to better quantify his improvements. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:40 AM, <amandagaddycharter (DOT) net> wrote: Thanks for the info, -Has anyone else had luck with the brain balance centers?> >> > Has anyone had a 24 hour EEG? If so, what neurologist/hospital did > you > > use? What is the process like?> > > > Our DAN thinks it would be a good idea but just said any > neurologist > > can order.> > > > Thanks-> > amanda> >> TBTG, JAIME Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. TBTG, JAIME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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