Food sensitivities, nutrient imbalances and deficiencies can all have an impact on your child’s mood and behaviour. Nutritional approaches are often overlooked when dealing with mood and behaviour problems but they can be incredibly effective. Here are some tips for regulating behaviour and mood using nutrition. 1. Identify food sensitivities Eliminating foods your child is sensitive to from their diet can have a positive impact on behaviour and mood. This is particularly relevant when...
Did you know that by paying close attention to what your children eat, you could improve their mood, memory and attention span at school? Most parents instinctively know what triggers the change in their children from one minute playing peacefully to screaming tantrums 20 minutes later. There's a clear relationship between food and your state of mind and when you combine strategies for eating the right foods that have a positive effect on your child’s well-being, you can plan meals that...
How does the daily nutrition we feed to our children affect the function of their developing brain? Does this affect their overall happiness? And at what stage do we judge the results of their present diet? Bearing in mind, as with weight gain, one does not wake up after a meal obese. It is the same with chronic disease, symptoms show up many years after the initial decline in health had began. Important for all of us, but especially for our children, (as their growth leads them to have...
Recently, BBC News released an article discussing the high levels of sugar children are consuming at breakfast. We now know that sugar is the catalyst for various chronic diseases including type two diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and cancer but not only that, the sugar is also effecting the teeth of children as young as two years old. So why are we giving this ingredient to our children when we know it has a profound effect on their health? I believe one of...
Dealing with a fussy eater can be one of the most frustrating aspects of parenthood. It is incredibly disheartening when you have lovingly prepared a meal for your child and it ends up in the bin (usually after an initial visit to the floor…). Fussy eating is a source of great anxiety for parents, as not only do you start to dread the inevitable mealtime battles, but you may be worried that your child is not getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Fussy eating is normally a...
Around 15,000 children in the UK live with some form of arthritis; dealing with fatigue, stiff and painful joints and the side effects of medication. Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition, so eating an anti-inflammatory diet can help relieve symptoms and reduce flare ups. Parents provide good role models. Eat together as often as possible and getting children involved in shopping or cooking can be a good way to get them interested. Sugar, white flour and processed foods are...
Most toddlers go through a fussy stage with their eating. However it’s a whole different ball game when your eight year old plus child still only eats a handful of foods. Most parents in this situation have tried a million strategies to get their child to eat but find that nothing seems to make any difference. All that happens is everyone gets more and more stressed and relationships start to be impacted. So if you’re screaming “Help my child still won’t eat!” here...
For many parents, cutting gluten and dairy out of their child’s diet seems like an impossible task. Especially when your child only eats five foods and all of them contain gluten or dairy. You understandably feel apprehensive and like many parents, you ask if you really have to go gluten and dairy free? Peptides in the urine. I recommend you run a simple urine test to look at the level of gluten and casein (from milk) peptides in your child's urine. Peptides are small chains of amino...
You have probably heard the media hype around superfoods. It's quite a controversial area as many people believe that the term is nothing but a marketing device designed to get us to spend money on exotic sounding foreign foods. At Bump & Beyond Nutrition we define superfoods as nutrient-dense foods considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being. So-called superfoods are really just everyday foods with an unusually high content of antioxidants, vitamins or other...
Nutrition plays a vital role in supporting children’s physical, emotional and cognitive development, and dietary advice can be fundamental in helping your children to achieve their potential. Now they are back at school and autumn is kicking in, it is even more important that your child is in the best of health. This will help them avoid catching an illness and stop them bringing it home to you or missing school days. My top five dietary tips below should help to...
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