See how changing a diet can help a child’s concentration
Child psychiatrist, Professor Gregory Stores wrote: “Persistent sleeplessness [hyperactivity] in children, including those with a learning disability, should not be seen as inevitable but as treatable and often preventable” and “Allergies must also be added to the list of medical conditions that induce or aggravate childrens sleep problems”. Wise words from an opinion leader in the field of child psychiatry, yet ten years earlier, eminent allergist Dr Harry Morrow Brown demonstrated the effectiveness of dietary manipulation by simply eliminating allergenic foods from childrens diets.
Dr Harry Morrow Brown "It is a great pleasure to present on www.housedustmite.com very uncommon graphic evidence of the remarkable effects dietary manipulation can have on artistic abilities and handwriting of children."
The result of the manipulation was a remarkable improvement in behaviour and quality of life of vulnerable developing children.
Dr Morrow Brown has had extensive experience of the many effects of foods, and dyes such as tartrazine, on behaviour and wellbeing of children.
Below is part of a case study of a patient and Dr Morrow Brown’s description of the child: “A paediatrician had dismissed this boy’s problems as emotional and due to bad parenting. When first seen he would not allow a doctor to touch him, but after changing his diet he allowed blood to be taken from a vein without protest!”
Drawings before and after dietary manipulation.
Chris Mc G aged 5 yrs. Example of art work before diet June-Aug 1987
Following exclusion diet
Chris Mc G age 5 yrs December 87, no potato, no milk, no gluten
Paintings before and after the exclusion diet
Chris Mc G aged 5 yrs, painting before diet June-Aug 1987
Chris Mc G, age 5 yrs. March 88, No milk, no potato, no gluten
Chris Mc G, March 1988
Another example of children’s written work before and after dietary manipulation
Katherine's writing at age 6 - poor concentration and headache after milk chocolate
Fiona's writing age 6, dramatic improvements noted after milk avoidance
Dietary manipulation must always be under the clinical care of a qualified doctor such as Dr Morrow Brown
Please visit Dr Morrow Brown’s website www.allergiesexplained.com for more information on allergy and intolerance to foods. Much more information on the effects of foods can be found on the Hyperactive Children Support Group at www.hacsg.org.uk describing the effect foods and dyes can have on the behaviour and development of children.
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1. Clinical Services for Sleep Disorder, Gregory Stores, Luci Wiggs, Arch. Dis. Child. 1998, Vol. 79:495-497
2. ‘Sleep Disturbance in Children and Adolescents with Disorder of Development it’s Significance and Management’, Chapter 10, Sleep Disorders and Childhood Allergy. G. Stores, L Wiggs, 2001, ISSN:0069 4835. Cambridge University Press
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