Raising Smarter Children

Recently, a parent sent us a letter about her son, Brendon. “He’s only in the fifth grade, yet has years of learning and health problems.  His doctor says he’s well on his way to Type II diabetes.  We think he eats well, yet he’s overweight and still suffering from learning problems.  Do you have any thoughts about this?  Could his diet be affecting his learning and his health?”

Since we don’t know precisely what his diet is, we can’t comment about Brendon individually.  However,, we can say with near certainty that not all foods are created equal.  While it may look like Brendon is eating well, his food could have hidden sugars, additives, preservatives and lack even the most basic nutrients, which pediatric allergists say can affect not only his health, but his learning ability as well.

Here’s an excerpt from What’s Food Got To Do With It? 101 Natural Remedies For Learning Disabilties that may give you some additional information to help your son, and help you raise a smarter child.

“Why Our Food Cannot Give Us What We Need…

Most doctors will tell you that your child gets all the nutrition he or she needs from the food they eat.  What you won’t hear however, is how certain food, along with all its additives, preservatives and fat content, may also have serious negative effects on your child.

Also, most medical doctors know very little about nutrition because it is not included in their curriculum.

William Crook, M.D., a long time authority on hyperactivity and learning disabilities, says, “What most doctors say about food and nutrition would be true for our ancestors who ate a variety of unrefined foods, grown in soils which had not been treated with chemicals.  But today, our children are urged by television to consume foods and beverages loaded with sugar and other ‘naked calories;’ (no vitamins and minerals).”

Many medical doctors are generally unaware that our soil is so depleted that fresh fruits and vegetables do not have the mineral content that a healthy body needs.  Basically, through poor crop rotation, loss of valuable topsoil due to flooding, and over irrigation, much of the natural trace mineral content has been lost from our food supply.

The United States Senate (in Senate Document 262, published in 1936) stated, Our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon the minerals we take into our systems than upon calories or vitamins…

It also stated that food produced on mineral deficient land was starving us of perfect health.

In tomorrow’s post, you’ll hear about the largest study ever done, which included over a million schoolchildren, who raised their test scores with simple dietary changes to the cafeteria food.

In the meantime, while Brendon’s diet may look healthy, you may want to check into the organic fruits and vegetables, grown in mineral rich soil, that may be better choice in his diet…”

Remember, every child is smart!

Pat Wyman

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