Re: Nutriveda/Appetite Concern

[Guest guest]

Hey Sharon!

I totally get what you are saying and it is very important to make sure

eats food as well -but that appears to be his problem and not the problem of the

nutriiveda. From what you wrote he's never eaten well- and now he's eating less

food but getting way more protein and other nutrition than before based on the

example you provided. Protein powders are used to supplement malnourished

children in other countries, here's one reference for example:

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/138/1/145S

What would probably be best is to work with the nutriveda and add it to foods

rather than drinks...I mean if you want him to eat the whole pancake -sprinkle

the powder on top of the pancake or mix the powder into syrup or butter? I mean

there is no reason you can't mix the powder into spaghetti and meatballs or any

other food he may eat (you don't mention what he does eat)

Have you read these links from Tanner's one preschool SLP A. Ortega,

M.S., CCC-SLP

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/feeding.html

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/mealtimetips.html

Here's an archive from this group -huge archive as this is a common problem over

the past 10 years

/message/44843 (lots of

tips in here)

If none of the above will work -please consult your pediatrician and perhaps

your nutritionist -your child's SLP may have suggestions too but not sure on

this one. It appears to me that pulling a child doing as well as your son is

doing off of nutriiveda isn't a good thing to do either...the goal is to get him

to eat food...and some nutriiveda too. Again perhaps finding a way to mix the

two. It appears he is one of the children that loves the taste so that should

be a plus (one would think anyway!) I mean chocolate chip pancakes were always

a kid's favorite- why not again put the powder on the pancake...at least try it?

Below is your update from before -if you do pull him off please let us know if

you see a regression in the areas you reported surges in below...also did you

ever videotape as you said?? Would love to see it:

Hello all.

Just finishing up wk 2 of Nutriveda and have good things to report. Here are

the details on my son and our experience thus far.

ABOUT RYAN:

34 mos old; diagnosed w/CAS at 24 mos. He's on 2 tsp/day of NN 3,6,9 since

diagnosis and we've seen very positive effects from using it. Most recently,

we had an OT eval and were told there may be mild issues with decreased oral

motor awareness & tactile discrimination, vestibular & proprioceptive processing

as well as praxis w/unfamiliar motor tasks - whatever all that means (we're

still learning about the Sensory Processing components of this - he seems just

old enough now to pick up on these things...ugh!).

EXPERIENCE w/NUTRIVEDA:

Dpsage for is 1 scoop (8-9 level teaspoons). The first 4 days he took 3-4

tsp/day. During that time, he was nothing short of AWFUL. He was whiney,

crying and just plain defiant no matter what the situation. Anything would set

him off and we saw no improvements whatsoever. If anything we thought his

speech sounded a tad worse.

Then came day 5... woke up in the BEST mood and had the sweetest

temperament all day - no roller coaster fluctuations. Was he still a 2 yr old

little boy who can be snotty and doesn't always pay attention, certainly, but it

was different. The only way to describe it is that there was a level of

resistance that was gone. is an easy going kid, but more and more lately

we've been met with resistance to any and everything. It finally seemed as if

he was...dare I say it...a normal 2 yr old? Day 6 - same thing. Again, there

was a different kind of peace/calmness in him. My husband was upstairs

w/ looking down at me and said " isn't mommy pretty, ? " and

said " Mommy, you are pretty. " And...he used the T!!!! He's never been able to

say that letter before. Also, we noticed he was singing all day, humming, and

chatting more than normal. Finally, we started having hope that maybe it was

the NV? I increased his dosage to a full scoop and he went downhill again for

another 3-4 days before he leveled out again. We believe his body was

purging/detoxing something.

WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE SEEING:

1. Demeaner: This is where we've seen the most significant improvement. The

sweet part of is so very sweet, but always seems to be overpowered by this

massive defiant side. It seemed consequences (time-out, taking something away

even a spanking every now and then) were no deterrant. He simply was going to

do what he wanted to do regardless. Since he's my first child, I didn't know if

it was terrible 2s or what. However, after seeing him have such wonderful days

lately, I see it was something more. Again, only way to say it is that the

resistance is gone. He seems so much happier, compliant and go-with-the-flow.

2. Verbal Complexity: Seeing positive things here too. For instance, instead

of saying he wants to go to the bike shop with his daddy by saying " me go " or

" me go with daddy. " He says " I want to go to the bike store with daddy. Daddy,

don't go yet, wait on me. " - WHAT? This is happening in all aspects of his

speech - even pretend play. He's also mimicking me more and more.

3. Articulation: This hasn't surged a ton, but has definitely improved. He is

able to say more sounds more frequently. " T " for the first time, " Ns " are 80%

there. I even hear him focusing on ending words correctly instead of leaving

off the last consenant. My in-laws heard him talking on the phone and were

blown away by the clarity (let's be clear, there is still not optimal clarity,

but much improved).

4. Focus: Stronger! This morning he played alone for 1 hour. That is not

common. He did a few puzzles and I noticed it wasn't the usual trial and error

to find the right location for each piece. He was actually looking at the image

on each puzzle piece and trying to match it. Haven't seen that before. I never

thought of him as unfocused, but I see a difference.

5. Fine/Gross Motor: Not sure I see anything different here. This is hard b/c

he's only 2, but we'll see. He did learn how to cut with scissors, but not sure

if it was naturally learned or due to NV.

6. Social: is very social and likes to be the center of attention, but

mostly w/adults. He attends preschool 2x/wk (2.5hr classes) w/100% typical kids

and LOVES it but when it comes to classroom setting, his teachers say he still

parallel plays and doesn't initiate w/the other kids. I know Ry well enough to

know it's not b/c he doesn't want to play and talk with the other kids, it's

because he can't...he can't talk to them and knows he doesn't have anything to

say. So...he'll walk up, hand them something and walk away. (it's quite

heartbreaking actually). However, we're seeing a big difference here. At

church daycare this weekend, instead of running straight to the teacher for

attention, he walked over to a kid building a block tower and said " WOW! That

is really big! " Also, there was a little girl fussing and he walked up to her

and said " it be okay " and patted her on the shoulder. He is walking up to

people and saying hi and asking their names. He's talking about the DETAILS of

his day more than just answering questions with yes/no. Maybe it's a

confidence? Who knows.

7. Sensory: We are seeing no change in his suspected sensory issues. But I'm

hoping with time this changes.

WHAT'S OUR PROMPT THERAPIST SAYING:

Overall very impressed. She also mentioned less resistance in demeaner and in

his jaw. He's making sounds easier and things seem to be flowing

differently/better. She said his focus was significantly better and she's not

having to PROMPT as much as she was a week ago. She's thrilled.

HOW IS HE TAKING IT:

We mix the vanilla w/Bolthouse Farms juice smoothies. If you don't have time to

make your own smoothies, I'd reco purchasing these. They come in a TON of

flavors & 's able to take a half scoop in one drink (2x/day). You can find

them next to the milk cases at Wal-Mart, or at Kroger's in the produce section

next to the bagged lettuce/specialty dressings - same for Whole Foods.

Overall, my skeptical husband and I are convinced that most of these surges are

due to the NV. Sometimes we can't pinpoint what's different about , but

something is...something there. We had him tested with a DAN doc the week

before we started NV to better understand what is/is not working in his

gut/system, but won't get the results back until April. We're hoping when we

meet with DAN in April we'll get some insight into what exactly the Nutriveda is

helping regulate in .

Hopeful and excited! I have video of him talking from the week before we

started NV and will take more this week. As soon as I get it posted I'll let

you all know.

Sharon

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PS to others reading this -due to an email from Supraja from our group it

appears there is confusion. Zrii is a direct sales company which we are using

as a fundraiser but others out there sell nutriiveda too...and you can even

purchase retail via the chopra.com website. However -if you order the

nutriiveda from any other site than http://www.pursuitofresearch.org

http://www.nutraeasy.com or even http://www.speech411.com it has nothing to do

with Cherab and we can't help you in that you didn't receive your product after

20 days. Also -that site again charged 50 dollars a canister and we sell for

cost at 40 a canister. Again if you want to place an international order please

contact me at lisa@...

Hope that helps!

=====

[Guest guest]

No, I haven't seen this rxn.

You might want to try giving him regular food for his meals and give the NV in

juice in between meals as his snacks. Snacking is actually helpful when the

foods are healthy--fruits, veggies, cheese etc. I know it sounds contradictory

but eating frequent small meals 5x/day is good for kids & adults. Eating more

often actually increases hunger! It raises metabolism & thus increases hunger.

Or u could give 3 meals + 2 snacks & spread the NV out over 4 servings w/ 1/4

scoop & 1-2 oz liquid. Just another option.

Warmest wishes,

Barbara A , M.S., CCC-SLP

Executive Director, Help Me Speak, LLC

410-442-9791

[ ] Nutriveda/Appetite Concern

My son, , has been on Nutriveda for approx 3 weeks now. A week ago I posted

the wonderful results we've seen so far. However, in the last week we've had to

force to eat meals - seems he has no appetite all of a sudden. is 34

mos/30lbs and has always been in the 20th percentile of weight for his age.

Docs consider him w/in normal limits. He's never been a HUGE eater, and is also

extremely picky, but he does eat.

He went from eating one pancake, 3/4 banana and full 8oz juice with breakfast to

now I am force-feeding 2 bites of a pancake and a couple bites of banana...but

he sucks down the nutriveda juice till it's a dry cup! Same for lunch and

dinner. He only gets 1/2 scoop NV with morning juice and 1/2 scoop with his

dinner juice. And he doesn't snack. Aside from his juice with meals, he's

MAYBE getting one full meal a day if I add it all up (in food). And, we don't

let him snack or drink liquids all day.

Has anyone else seen decrease in appetite for those kids who DON'T need to lose

weight? We're hoping it's just a wierd week for him and not connected to the

NV. We've seen so many positives we don't want to remove NV from his diet. And

I realize he's probably getting all the necessities he needs from the NV, but

he's not even 3 and he needs to learn the importance of eating meals. I can't

let him drink his nutrition alone.

Thoughts? Similar stories?

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Sharon - Nutriiveda's whey can satiate appetite. For someone with too many

urges to snack that could be helpful, but for someone close to being

underweight you can imagine the risk. The good news is that the tryptophan

in whey is supposed to set a person's " appetite gauge " right -- may be

starting to eat what's proper for him. The bad news is that the setting

might be wrong due to deep metabolic/genetic/epigenetic reasons. (My

daughter's serum serotonin level and one of her amino acids was very low;

maybe testing 's would give you clues.)

Tim Stearns

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon-

I finally have a chance to comment on your videos...... WOW - I could see

the changes in ! I loved how he was singing " Happy Birthday to

Everybody " ! By the way- he is adorable! Thanks so much for taking the time to

post your videos. I am trying to do the same.... my computer is not

cooperating.

My Son Tyler is one month older than your ....but is nowhere near where

your Son is in regard to Speech..... I'd love it if Tyler sounded like

on 's BEFORE video! I am trying to find a PROMPT Therapist in my

area (Pittsburgh, PA). It sounds like you are pleased with your PROMPT

Therapy results!

OK- on to your question about Appetite..... we have only been on NV for a

bit over a week.... I have not noticed any changes..... BUT it DOES seem

like you and I both have " picky eaters " in common. You described your OT

incident with the Pizza.... we had a similar incident a few months ago- with

us, it was over chicken. Our OT tried and tried to get Tyler to taste

chicken.... and he became more upset. He went into a full fledged melt down....

AND he refused most foods for the remainder of the week. I would be willing

to bet that 's current food refusal is related to " the pizza incident "

and not the NV.

Here is what worked for us in regard to Tyler's eating....

First of all- Tyler did have some sensory issues- so we played with that

" gooey stuff " called Slime a lot. He used to hate it..... and would gag when

he touched it. He gradually became more used to it. We also made a

mixture of Cornstarch and Water..... this was even fun for us..... it is

amazing..... the " goop " turns solid when it hits the table.... but when you pick

it up, it becomes liquid like, and runs through your fingers!

With us, when the sensory issues decreased, Tyler's willingness to try new

foods improved. In all honesty, his food preferences are NOT the

greatest..... but- at least he is eating. Tyler's main preference for meats

are Hot

Dogs..... (how many ways can a parent present a Hot Dog)..... hmmmm - we

buy turkey dogs, beef dogs, chicken dogs, etc.... and he eats 2 to 3 of these

for lunch and dinner! Again, this is not " ideal " .... but it took him from

the 20th percentile to the 70th in a few months! (at age 20 months- he was

at the 5th percentile- and had HORRID eating behaviors). We were still

giving our 20 month old Son Stage 3 BABY FOOD... because he refused everything

else. It used to take close to 40 minutes to get him to eat one jar!

All of that is better now--- I just need to find a way to progress beyond

" hot Dogs " and occasional chicken in regard to his " meat consumption " !

I just wanted to let you know that I truly understand what it is like to

BEG a child to eat a small portion of pancakes.... and to see them eating

about one meal per day! IT IS SO STRESSFUL! The hot dogs worked for us....

plus lots of fruit, yogurt.... and most of all- Pediasure!

take care-

>

> Hey Sharon!

>

> I totally get what you are saying and it is very important to make sure

eats food as well -but that appears to be his problem and not the problem of the

nutriiveda. From what you wrote he's never eaten well- and now he's eating less

food but getting way more protein and other nutrition than before based on the

example you provided. Protein powders are used to supplement malnourished

children in other countries, here's one reference for example:

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/138/1/145S

>

> What would probably be best is to work with the nutriveda and add it to foods

rather than drinks...I mean if you want him to eat the whole pancake -sprinkle

the powder on top of the pancake or mix the powder into syrup or butter? I mean

there is no reason you can't mix the powder into spaghetti and meatballs or any

other food he may eat (you don't mention what he does eat)

>

> Have you read these links from Tanner's one preschool SLP A. Ortega,

M.S., CCC-SLP

> http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/feeding.html

> http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/mealtimetips.html

> Here's an archive from this group -huge archive as this is a common problem

over the past 10 years

> /message/44843 (lots

of tips in here)

>

> If none of the above will work -please consult your pediatrician and perhaps

your nutritionist -your child's SLP may have suggestions too but not sure on

this one. It appears to me that pulling a child doing as well as your son is

doing off of nutriiveda isn't a good thing to do either...the goal is to get him

to eat food...and some nutriiveda too. Again perhaps finding a way to mix the

two. It appears he is one of the children that loves the taste so that should

be a plus (one would think anyway!) I mean chocolate chip pancakes were always

a kid's favorite- why not again put the powder on the pancake...at least try it?

>

> Below is your update from before -if you do pull him off please let us know if

you see a regression in the areas you reported surges in below...also did you

ever videotape as you said?? Would love to see it:

>

>

>

>

>

> Hello all.

>

> Just finishing up wk 2 of Nutriveda and have good things to report. Here are

> the details on my son and our experience thus far.

>

> ABOUT RYAN:

> 34 mos old; diagnosed w/CAS at 24 mos. He's on 2 tsp/day of NN 3,6,9 since

> diagnosis and we've seen very positive effects from using it. Most recently,

> we had an OT eval and were told there may be mild issues with decreased oral

> motor awareness & tactile discrimination, vestibular & proprioceptive

processing

> as well as praxis w/unfamiliar motor tasks - whatever all that means (we're

> still learning about the Sensory Processing components of this - he seems just

> old enough now to pick up on these things...ugh!).

>

> EXPERIENCE w/NUTRIVEDA:

> Dpsage for is 1 scoop (8-9 level teaspoons). The first 4 days he took 3-4

> tsp/day. During that time, he was nothing short of AWFUL. He was whiney,

> crying and just plain defiant no matter what the situation. Anything would set

> him off and we saw no improvements whatsoever. If anything we thought his

> speech sounded a tad worse.

>

> Then came day 5... woke up in the BEST mood and had the sweetest

> temperament all day - no roller coaster fluctuations. Was he still a 2 yr old

> little boy who can be snotty and doesn't always pay attention, certainly, but

it

> was different. The only way to describe it is that there was a level of

> resistance that was gone. is an easy going kid, but more and more lately

> we've been met with resistance to any and everything. It finally seemed as if

> he was...dare I say it...a normal 2 yr old? Day 6 - same thing. Again, there

> was a different kind of peace/calmness in him. My husband was upstairs

> w/ looking down at me and said " isn't mommy pretty, ? " and

> said " Mommy, you are pretty. " And...he used the T!!!! He's never been able to

> say that letter before. Also, we noticed he was singing all day, humming, and

> chatting more than normal. Finally, we started having hope that maybe it was

> the NV? I increased his dosage to a full scoop and he went downhill again for

> another 3-4 days before he leveled out again. We believe his body was

> purging/detoxing something.

>

> WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE SEEING:

> 1. Demeaner: This is where we've seen the most significant improvement. The

> sweet part of is so very sweet, but always seems to be overpowered by

this

> massive defiant side. It seemed consequences (time-out, taking something away

> even a spanking every now and then) were no deterrant. He simply was going to

> do what he wanted to do regardless. Since he's my first child, I didn't know

if

> it was terrible 2s or what. However, after seeing him have such wonderful days

> lately, I see it was something more. Again, only way to say it is that the

> resistance is gone. He seems so much happier, compliant and go-with-the-flow.

> 2. Verbal Complexity: Seeing positive things here too. For instance, instead

> of saying he wants to go to the bike shop with his daddy by saying " me go " or

> " me go with daddy. " He says " I want to go to the bike store with daddy. Daddy,

> don't go yet, wait on me. " - WHAT? This is happening in all aspects of his

> speech - even pretend play. He's also mimicking me more and more.

> 3. Articulation: This hasn't surged a ton, but has definitely improved. He is

> able to say more sounds more frequently. " T " for the first time, " Ns " are 80%

> there. I even hear him focusing on ending words correctly instead of leaving

> off the last consenant. My in-laws heard him talking on the phone and were

> blown away by the clarity (let's be clear, there is still not optimal clarity,

> but much improved).

> 4. Focus: Stronger! This morning he played alone for 1 hour. That is not

> common. He did a few puzzles and I noticed it wasn't the usual trial and error

> to find the right location for each piece. He was actually looking at the

image

> on each puzzle piece and trying to match it. Haven't seen that before. I never

> thought of him as unfocused, but I see a difference.

> 5. Fine/Gross Motor: Not sure I see anything different here. This is hard b/c

> he's only 2, but we'll see. He did learn how to cut with scissors, but not

sure

> if it was naturally learned or due to NV.

> 6. Social: is very social and likes to be the center of attention, but

> mostly w/adults. He attends preschool 2x/wk (2.5hr classes) w/100% typical

kids

> and LOVES it but when it comes to classroom setting, his teachers say he still

> parallel plays and doesn't initiate w/the other kids. I know Ry well enough to

> know it's not b/c he doesn't want to play and talk with the other kids, it's

> because he can't...he can't talk to them and knows he doesn't have anything to

> say. So...he'll walk up, hand them something and walk away. (it's quite

> heartbreaking actually). However, we're seeing a big difference here. At

> church daycare this weekend, instead of running straight to the teacher for

> attention, he walked over to a kid building a block tower and said " WOW! That

> is really big! " Also, there was a little girl fussing and he walked up to her

> and said " it be okay " and patted her on the shoulder. He is walking up to

> people and saying hi and asking their names. He's talking about the DETAILS of

> his day more than just answering questions with yes/no. Maybe it's a

> confidence? Who knows.

> 7. Sensory: We are seeing no change in his suspected sensory issues. But I'm

> hoping with time this changes.

>

> WHAT'S OUR PROMPT THERAPIST SAYING:

> Overall very impressed. She also mentioned less resistance in demeaner and in

> his jaw. He's making sounds easier and things seem to be flowing

> differently/better. She said his focus was significantly better and she's not

> having to PROMPT as much as she was a week ago. She's thrilled.

>

> HOW IS HE TAKING IT:

> We mix the vanilla w/Bolthouse Farms juice smoothies. If you don't have time

to

> make your own smoothies, I'd reco purchasing these. They come in a TON of

> flavors & 's able to take a half scoop in one drink (2x/day). You can find

> them next to the milk cases at Wal-Mart, or at Kroger's in the produce section

> next to the bagged lettuce/specialty dressings - same for Whole Foods.

>

> Overall, my skeptical husband and I are convinced that most of these surges

are

> due to the NV. Sometimes we can't pinpoint what's different about , but

> something is...something there. We had him tested with a DAN doc the week

> before we started NV to better understand what is/is not working in his

> gut/system, but won't get the results back until April. We're hoping when we

> meet with DAN in April we'll get some insight into what exactly the Nutriveda

is

> helping regulate in .

>

> Hopeful and excited! I have video of him talking from the week before we

> started NV and will take more this week. As soon as I get it posted I'll let

> you all know.

>

> Sharon

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> PS to others reading this -due to an email from Supraja from our group it

appears there is confusion. Zrii is a direct sales company which we are using

as a fundraiser but others out there sell nutriiveda too...and you can even

purchase retail via the chopra.com website. However -if you order the

nutriiveda from any other site than http://www.pursuitofresearch.org

http://www.nutraeasy.com or even http://www.speech411.com it has nothing to do

with Cherab and we can't help you in that you didn't receive your product after

20 days. Also -that site again charged 50 dollars a canister and we sell for

cost at 40 a canister. Again if you want to place an international order please

contact me at lisa@...

>

> Hope that helps!

>

> =====

>

[Guest guest]

Wanted to update on the appetite situation mentioned below. Within one full

week of losing his appetite, it finally came back. Turns out it was a different

culprit (thank goodness). We started OT recently and the new OT was trying to

get to try new foods. It was the first " feeding " session and she tried

cheese pizza on him. He was thoroughly upset...I would almost say he was

panicked. I'd never seen him like this before and eventually she got him to

pick it up a few times and throw pieces of pizza away, which still really got

under his skin. Starting the next day he stopped eating for a full week. We

finally put it together that he must have been pretty traumatized, which showed

up as the refusal to eat.

Feeling awful that this happened, but thankful it wasn't caused by the NV.

Just an FYI

Sharon

>

> My son, , has been on Nutriveda for approx 3 weeks now. A week ago I

posted the wonderful results we've seen so far. However, in the last week we've

had to force to eat meals - seems he has no appetite all of a sudden.

is 34 mos/30lbs and has always been in the 20th percentile of weight for his

age. Docs consider him w/in normal limits. He's never been a HUGE eater, and

is also extremely picky, but he does eat.

>

> He went from eating one pancake, 3/4 banana and full 8oz juice with breakfast

to now I am force-feeding 2 bites of a pancake and a couple bites of

banana...but he sucks down the nutriveda juice till it's a dry cup! Same for

lunch and dinner. He only gets 1/2 scoop NV with morning juice and 1/2 scoop

with his dinner juice. And he doesn't snack. Aside from his juice with meals,

he's MAYBE getting one full meal a day if I add it all up (in food). And, we

don't let him snack or drink liquids all day.

>

> Has anyone else seen decrease in appetite for those kids who DON'T need to

lose weight? We're hoping it's just a wierd week for him and not connected to

the NV. We've seen so many positives we don't want to remove NV from his diet.

And I realize he's probably getting all the necessities he needs from the NV,

but he's not even 3 and he needs to learn the importance of eating meals. I

can't let him drink his nutrition alone.

>

> Thoughts? Similar stories?

>

> Sharon

>

[Guest guest]

Hi -- writing to both the group and to individuals, as my gmail doesn't seem

to be working as I'd expect -- Last Saturday I gave my daughter, 4, 1 full

scoop of NV in her almond-milk breakfast cereal -- and she stopped eating

for a week. Very baffling. But the day before her teachers said many kids

were home sick; on Tuseday my daughter vomited; on Tuesday, Wednesday and

Thursday she had near-diarrhea accidents. So her lost appetite may have been

a stomach bug. She's now eating fine -- I'm throwing meat at her from a

distance -- and up to nearly one scoop of NV a day. I suppose a " bug "

explains everything, but still ... NV may have surprising side effects on

some kids.

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:53 AM, vraciup <svraciu@...> wrote:

>

>

> Wanted to update on the appetite situation mentioned below. Within one full

> week of losing his appetite, it finally came back. Turns out it was a

> different culprit (thank goodness). We started OT recently and the new OT

> was trying to get to try new foods. It was the first " feeding " session

> and she tried cheese pizza on him. He was thoroughly upset...I would almost

> say he was panicked. I'd never seen him like this before and eventually she

> got him to pick it up a few times and throw pieces of pizza away, which

> still really got under his skin. Starting the next day he stopped eating for

> a full week. We finally put it together that he must have been pretty

> traumatized, which showed up as the refusal to eat.

>

> Feeling awful that this happened, but thankful it wasn't caused by the NV.

>

> Just an FYI

> Sharon

>

>

> >

> > My son, , has been on Nutriveda for approx 3 weeks now. A week ago I

> posted the wonderful results we've seen so far. However, in the last week

> we've had to force to eat meals - seems he has no appetite all of a

> sudden. is 34 mos/30lbs and has always been in the 20th percentile of

> weight for his age. Docs consider him w/in normal limits. He's never been a

> HUGE eater, and is also extremely picky, but he does eat.

> >

> > He went from eating one pancake, 3/4 banana and full 8oz juice with

> breakfast to now I am force-feeding 2 bites of a pancake and a couple bites

> of banana...but he sucks down the nutriveda juice till it's a dry cup! Same

> for lunch and dinner. He only gets 1/2 scoop NV with morning juice and 1/2

> scoop with his dinner juice. And he doesn't snack. Aside from his juice with

> meals, he's MAYBE getting one full meal a day if I add it all up (in food).

> And, we don't let him snack or drink liquids all day.

> >

> > Has anyone else seen decrease in appetite for those kids who DON'T need

> to lose weight? We're hoping it's just a wierd week for him and not

> connected to the NV. We've seen so many positives we don't want to remove NV

> from his diet. And I realize he's probably getting all the necessities he

> needs from the NV, but he's not even 3 and he needs to learn the importance

> of eating meals. I can't let him drink his nutrition alone.

> >

> > Thoughts? Similar stories?

> >

> > Sharon

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