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Back to School Prep For Your Kids

Judith Cobb, MH, CI, NCPCobblestone Health Ltd

www.cobblestonehealth.com

Calgary, Alberta


AKA

How to Super Charge Your Kids’ Brains

and Give Them Killer Immune Systems!


Disclaimer

This information is not meant to diagnose or prescribe. It is for your

education.

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Books to refer parents to:

Is Your Child’s Brain Starving by Dr Michael Lyon

Adrenal Fatigue by James L Wilson

The Impossible Child by Dr. Doris Rapp


What we’re going to cover

What average children’s nutrition looks like

Problems caused by average nutrition

What superior nutrition looks like

What superior supplementation looks like

And why all of this more important now than ever before


Average North American Diet is very high in:

- Sugar

- Starch

- Fat

- Health-compromising chemicals

http://www.nutritiondata.com/

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Average North AmericanDiet is very low in:

- Vitamins

- Minerals

- Trace elements

- Essential fatty acids

- Fibre

- Beneficial plant chemicals


Results of poor diet

Obesity

Diabetes

Heart disease

Poor brain function


Surgeon General’s report states that 1 in 10 children now suffers from a diagnosable psychiatric condition eg. ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, depression

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Whole grains

Vegetables

Fruits

Good quality proteins

Better nutrition looks like:


Vitamins

Minerals

Trace elements

Essential fatty acids

Fibre

Better nutrition looks like:


Food specifics

Protein is a must

4 – 6 x ½ palm servings per day, avoid processed meats

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Food specifics

Ingredients in processed meats Although a variety of compounds can be used in curing meat, the

basic curing ingredients are salt, sugar or some other

sweetener, and nitrite and /or nitrate. In addition, phosphates

are commonly added to brine cures in commercial operations. A

number of other compounds are sometimes used in curing

mixtures, such as various spices, baking soda, sodium erythorbate,

hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, carrageenan and non-meat

proteins.

http://animalrange.montana.edu/courses/meat/Ingredients.pdf


Food specifics

Vegetables are a must

minimum 1 fist-sized serving for every

25 lbs of body weight…

French fries and ketchup don’t count


Carbs

choose whole grains

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Beverages

water is best – some bottled water has additives

½ oz per lb of body weight

avoid all artificial sweeteners, carbonated beverages


Fruit

not as important as vegetables

90%+ carb

all nutrients found in fruit are also in veggies


Fats & Oils

butter, olive oil, coconut oil

avoid margarine, canola, oils that are re-used for deep-frying

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Appropriate Supplements


Brain Critical Nutrients

• DMAE

• Essential Fatty Acids

• Omega 3

• Omega 6

Super Oil

Focus ATN


Minerals

• Iron • www.thewayup.com/newsletters/081504.htm

• Calcium • http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1118.htm

• Magnesium• http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/magnesium_deficiency.htm

• Zinc • https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002416.htm

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Recommended Mineral products


Other minerals


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Herbs & Supplements…

for balancing blood sugar and supporting adrenal glands


For liver support

• Spring mix salad, beets

Back to School Prep For Your

Kids

Essential Oils for mental clarity

Peppermint

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Kids

Room spray 2 oz spritz bottle

1 tsp witch hazel

6 – 10 drops essential oils

Purified Water to ‘top up’


Kids

Ensure enough sleep! Take all electronics away at night

https://sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/electronics-the-bedroom/page/0/1


Kids

Ensure enough physical activity

http://statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-625-x/20150

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Kids

Stress Management: Symptoms of Stress Stress Acting out

Eating problems

Sleep problems like nightmares

Irritability

Crying a lot

Showing that they’re scared to be alone, like clinging to loved ones

Withdrawing from others (cont’d)


Kids

Stress Management: Symptoms of Stress Feeling like they can’t trust others

Losing interest in things like school or friends

Physical signs like headaches or stomach aches

Signs of nervousness, like biting their nails or sucking

their thumbs

Going back to old behaviours they outgrew, like wetting

the bed (cont’d)


Kids

Stress Management: Symptoms of Stress in Pre-teens and Teens Going against rules or expectations

Showing a lot of anger or distrust

Showing poor self-esteem, like putting themselves down or assuming that others won’t like them (cont’d)

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Kids

What to do about Stress in Children & Youth?

As a parent, model healthy coping skills

Promote healthy eating, physical activity, sleep habits,

supplements, outlets

Seek professional help if warranted

http://keltymentalhealth.ca/healthy-living/stress/stress-

management#view-tabs-3


Kids

What to do about Stress in Children & Youth?

As a parent, model healthy coping skills

Promote healthy eating, physical activity, sleep habits,

supplements, outlets

Seek professional help if warranted

http://keltymentalhealth.ca/healthy-living/stress/stress-

management#view-tabs-3


Judith Cobb, MH, CI, NCPCobblestone Health Ltd

www.cobblestonehealth.com

[email protected], Alberta

http://www.cobblestonehealth.com/

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