Cause or Effect?
I always try to impress upon people the importance of diet. What you put into your body has a tremendous impact on how well it functions, how Healthy it is and how Healthy it will be.
I just had a conversation with a patient about a child she knew that had ADHD, growth was stunned at age 2 and had horrible digestive issues. She told me that his mother had been following the MD’s instructions and continually giving the child medications but was not getting any better, actually somewhat worse. A friend had recommended a book to the child’s mother called “The Makers Diet” by Jordan Rubin. In the book he discusses the importance of eating a whole food diet without any processed food. The mother decided to change her child’s diet and inevitably changed his life.
In a short time he began to grow, his digestion functioned much better and ADHD corrected. On a subsequent visit to the MD his progress was given, as to which the Doctor was excited. He said to keep up the medications and she informed him that the child had not been taking any, just following a whole food diet.
Initially frustrated with her not following his instructions, the MD did not agree with her choice. Eventually he said to keep it up but wanted her to continue medications. The problem was not a lack of medication; it was simply a lack of nutrition through diet. Many Health issues that people have can be dramatically improved with dietary changes. Essentially, it is up to us if we want to be Healthy.
