Re: Question On Vitamins-useful books

[Guest guest]

I want to second what Tricia says 100%!!!

I also want to add one thing: I have been reading lately that, although

Kirkman's multivitamins are terrific (and their site has all kinds of great

supplements in general), many kids can't tolerate the multis and get really

hyper and have other issues on them. I have read this can be due to the

high level of B vitamins in the supps or to any phenol intolerance the child

has (and not all of us would know our child has a phenol intolerance).

Anecdotally, I am hearing that people are having great success with the

Brainchild Nutritionals ones. They are expensive like the Kirkmans but you

can purchase little samples to see if your child tolerates them before you

shell out the full cash. I bought the samples several weeks ago but wanted

to settle something else out before I started trying them, so I can't tell

you whether they are working for us - but I can say that they are very very

helpful on email and by phone and (like so many of these products) were

developed by parents whose children had problems they couldn't solve w/any

known product!

www.brainchildnutritionals.com <http://www.brainchildnutritionals.com/>

Good luck!

Josie

Tricia wrote:

I think that diet plays more of a part in apraxia, sensory issues,

attention, learning, etc than most people think. I honestly feel that if

our bodies get the right kind of fuel, their output is much better.

Determining what the right kind of fuel for a unique individual is no easy

task!

Something that helped my son diversify his palate was adding digestive

enzymes. For anyone considering the enzyme route, I always tell them to read

this books first:

" Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions "

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972591877/speechvilleex-20/10

2-7545500-4884964

It is such a great overview of enzymes and who is a candidate.

Many parents on this list have found this book useful:

" Children with Starving Brains "

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883647096/speechvilleex-20/103-56364

52-6672639?dev-t=D2EZ6W27JQ909K

If you are just looking for a multi-vitamin, I have heard that the ones that

Kirkman's sells are great:

http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/multivitamins/multivitamins_index.html

I have been meaning to switch my son to Kirkmans but haven't followed

through. (Note to self: order new multi-vitamin from Kirkman because the one

from Animal Parade that I have been giving my kids for the last year is

useless...LOL)

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

[Guest guest]

I have only heard about problems with super nuthera from Kirkman's. My

son cannot tolerate super nuthera, but we use other Kirkman

supplements with no problems at all. Brainchild is very expensive,

much more expensive than Kirkman's!

>

> I think that diet plays more of a part in apraxia, sensory issues,

> attention, learning, etc than most people think. I honestly feel

that if

> our bodies get the right kind of fuel, their output is much better.

> Determining what the right kind of fuel for a unique individual is

no easy

> task!

>

> Something that helped my son diversify his palate was adding digestive

> enzymes. For anyone considering the enzyme route, I always tell them

to read

> this books first:

>

> " Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions "

>

>

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972591877/speechvilleex-20/10

> 2-7545500-4884964

>

> It is such a great overview of enzymes and who is a candidate.

>

> Many parents on this list have found this book useful:

>

> " Children with Starving Brains "

>

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883647096/speechvilleex-20/103-56364

> 52-6672639?dev-t=D2EZ6W27JQ909K

>

> If you are just looking for a multi-vitamin, I have heard that the

ones that

> Kirkman's sells are great:

>

>

http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/multivitamins/multivitamins_index.html

>

> I have been meaning to switch my son to Kirkmans but haven't followed

> through. (Note to self: order new multi-vitamin from Kirkman because

the one

> from Animal Parade that I have been giving my kids for the last year is

> useless...LOL)

>

> Tricia Morin

> North Carolina

[Guest guest]

Tricia you mention that the Animal Parade vits are " useless " . Can

you explain why? I am probably behind on the topic (as usual!) but

want to understand. I use Kal Multi-Saurus vits and minerals for

Nick. They are a health food store buy without sugar, dyes and all

the other no-no's. When we weren't a single income family I bought

expensive Re-live or Shaklee products but now money really is an

issue. I would also like to start him on enzymes (waiting on the

book order so I need to budget for those. In other words how

does a person determine if a multi is good without just believing

what one company says?

Thanks!

McCann

>

>

>

>

> I think that diet plays more of a part in apraxia, sensory issues,

> attention, learning, etc than most people think. I honestly feel

that if

> our bodies get the right kind of fuel, their output is much better.

> Determining what the right kind of fuel for a unique individual is

no easy

> task!

>

> Something that helped my son diversify his palate was adding

digestive

> enzymes. For anyone considering the enzyme route, I always tell

them to read

> this books first:

>

> " Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions "

>

> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0972591877/speechvilleex-20/10

> 2-7545500-4884964

>

> It is such a great overview of enzymes and who is a candidate.

>

> Many parents on this list have found this book useful:

>

> " Children with Starving Brains "

> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883647096/speechvilleex-

20/103-56364

> 52-6672639?dev-t=D2EZ6W27JQ909K

>

> If you are just looking for a multi-vitamin, I have heard that the

ones that

> Kirkman's sells are great:

>

>

http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/multivitamins/multivitamins_index

..html

>

> I have been meaning to switch my son to Kirkmans but haven't

followed

> through. (Note to self: order new multi-vitamin from Kirkman

because the one

> from Animal Parade that I have been giving my kids for the last

year is

> useless...LOL)

>

> Tricia Morin

> North Carolina