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Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) TaylorChanging lives through food

Our food should be our medicine Our medicine should be our foodHIPPOCRATES

Physiology: the science that deals with living things and the ways in which their parts & organs workChemistry: the science in which substances are examined to find out what they are made of, how they act under various conditions, and how they are combined or separated to form other substances.Diet: what you eat and drinkNutrition: how your body uses your ‘diet’ to live and growCalorie: a unit for measuring the energy that food suppliesterminology

Fat: 1 gram = 9 calories Protein: 1 gram = 4 calories Carbohydrates: 1 gram = 4 caloriesCalorie dense – Coke = 20 oz. 240 calories65 grams of sugars = 16.25 tsp. of sugar!No vitamins, minerals, fiber,fats, or proteins are providedby sugar = empty caloriesCalories

Releases chemicals which mimic pain killers and stimulants leading to craving, binging, and withdrawal.Sugar’s hidden weapon

Excitotoxin Kills brain cells See handout for lists of namesSee handout for side effectsTHIS IS POISON – DO NOT USE!Aspartame / artificial sweeteners

Food fulfills three basic needs: Provide energySupport new tissue growth and repairHelp regulate metabolismNutrients: - components of foodsCarbohydratesFatsProteinsVitaminsMineralsWaterNutrient-dense foods have a high nutrient/calorie ratio. Nutrient-dense foods are the opposite of empty-calorie foods Nutrition

Tools to get the job done:Robbing Peter topaypaul

What you feed your kids (and you) does matter.The function of the body depends on the tools you give it to do the jobPrejudiced taste buds Cravings, wants, vs. needs Food affects the expression of health, healing, and behaviorwhy

Carbohydrate intake – results Too much or Too littleResistanceFat storageBlood sugar ups and downs ----blood sugar drop => increased hunger => increased stress => increased adrenaline => hyperactive, impulsive, aggressive, or angryInsulin

Proteins: Build, repair, and maintainPerks up the brain

Revs up your metabolism (uses more calories to digest protein)Steadies blood sugarwhy

Dr. Sears says:Breastfeed as often and for as long as possibleServe fresh or frozen baby and toddler foodGraze on grow foodsAvoid the “Terrible Threes” – HFCS, Trans fats, DyesServe nutrient-dense foodsModel healthy eating habitsShape, don’t control [90/10]Surround your child with nutritious foodsExpose your child to a variety of new foodsEnjoy happy meals – NOT McDonald’s why

Do healthy kids get sick?Here’s an important question

Feed your kids grow food:Nutrient denseFill-up foodBalance blood sugar levelsFree of unhealthy ingredients and artificial additivesIf it has a label with a list of ingredients, you probably shouldn’t eat it.Raise a grazer, not a gorger – 3 meals a day ??????????????How

Use proteins and fats for energyUse fruits and vegetables for nutritionHow

Keep it out of the houseMonitor intake at other locationsKnow the pitfalls:Artificial sweetenersHFCSTrans fatsHydrogenated oilsProcessedPesticidesGenetically modified Color additives / dyesServing size – does it give too much sugar or too little nutrition?how

Begin before pregnancy – fix yourself firstBegin where you are now – fix your family’s bad habitsBuy and eat organic, fresh, realShun / banish fast food and the drive thruMake your own ‘fast foods’Use color, shapes, taste tests (yes – you have to try new stuff too)Learn about superfoods, do your homework, be preparedTeam up with a Health Advocatehow

howwww.foodnews.orgList of the top 12 pesticide laden fruits and vegetables --- buy these organicList of the 15 lowest in pesticides fruits and vegetables ----- you can buy non-organic**But it costs too much to eat healthy!!!!!!!!!!!!Do you really want me to go there? Tips: don’t buy empty calories, buy fill-up food, drop fast foods costs, stay healthier (save $$ on illnesses), etc.

A short review of the new book by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LNDWhat’s Eating Your Child?

“Why treat your child with drugs when you can cure your child with food?”OTCProzacRitalinAntibioticsLaxativesDesignerdrugs???

Anxiety Mood swingsEar Infections AllergiesStomach achesPicky eating TantrumsRashesADHD Speech delayReflux Developmental DelaysConstipationGrowth Sensory ProcessingInsomnia and Moretopics

Presence of an irritantSomething missingGlutenCaseinPesticideGMO / GE**VitaminMineralFatsProteinWater

“Grounded in cutting-edge science and filled with case studies that read like medical mysteries, What’s Eating Your Child? reveals the hidden connections between nutrition and chronic childhood ailments, and gives parents the simple, straightforward solutions they need to help their children thrive.”Importance of zinc

Problems caused by gluten and casein intolerance

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