Is It ADHD or Bartonella and Babesia

Every year millions of children are diagnosed with ADHD, but in recent studies it could be something quite different. What if there were two bacterias that were transmittable by ticks. Now there is such a thing. They are known as bartonella (top) and babesia (bottom). These bacteria collect around the cell causing symptoms similar to ADHD. It usually takes two hours before it is noticeable, and is missed most of the time. Is ADHD misdiagnosed; one mother says she found a tick on her boy when he was a few months old. I have never found any ticks on my kids, so I do not think that this is a possibility for us, but you never know now do we. To get rid of these bacteria a child needs antibiotics. Yep, more antibiotics that they probably don't need, but if it gets rid of bartonella and babesia then I am all for it. So if you think or know that your child has been bitten by a tick, then have their blood tested. Once they are treated the child with ADHD is treated and ADHD was never the problem to begin with. This will not happen in all cases, but it's worth looking in to. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is looking into these types of cases.



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ADHD and Food Coloring Bill...Maryland

Finally everything that I have learned over the last several months is finally getting through. Maryland will probably be the first state to have warning labels on products that contain food colorings. YES!!! Hope that other states will follow. The FDA has looked at past studies on ADHD and food colorings. You can read the article here.

I know that many will be proud especially Jane Hersey from the Feingold Program since this is exactly what the diet consists of...the removal of food colorings and additives. I have seen changes in my boys behavior since the removal of unwanted colors and flavors. This is just so much exciting news to be able to talk about. Now maybe the word will spread, and more bills will be introduced. Hope that it will become a nationwide action, but would be better if they would also just ban them completely. What do you think?

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Update On Boys

Hello everyone, just thought I'd give you an update on the boys. I had to take Dev to the dentist today. His permanent tooth is coming up from behind his baby tooth, and I wanted to have it looked at. The doctor told me to wait about another month, and if it hasn't come out to come back. I really hope it does. He did sit in the dentist chair without moving a muscle. He loves going to the dentist and having his teeth cleaned. He doesn't complain to much with that one. He does have his six year old molars coming in, and he has said they are sore. I kept him home today from school, and he is being so good for me. I have taken out all the colors (FD&C) out of their diets, and I have to admit that I am seeing wonders with them. There are still some every now and then behavior problems, but they are getting better. I'm very glad at that. They were playing checkers together last night without getting all upset over one another. Hooray!! Also, they were actually sharing toys which they hardly do anyways. Dev got a new fire truck from grandma and was even letting Ed play with it. WOW!! This is a major accomplishment for them both. Good job boys!! I was planning on taking them to a DAN doctor, but the ONLY one in MISSISSIPPI doesn't take medicaid. AARGG! So I don't know where I'll go from their or if I should just put them on a GFCF diet anyways to see what kind of results I can get. Ed is kind of weary of the whole thing, but once I find what he really likes, and I'm able to get the ingredients to make it then maybe he will come along. Last night he was fussing over the colors. He was saying, "Everything has colors in it!" He just didn't want to eat or drink anything. He has his little mood change. I think that he was too sleepy and sensitive to his environment, as well as the fact that he was being hurried off to bed so that he could go to school this morning. When he woke up, he was rearing to get going. I didn't even have trouble of getting him out of be which is usually very hard. Well hope you have a great day

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Other Additives That Are Out There

And the additives just keep going. I wanted to share some more of them with you, they are commonly used and could present some problems with a chemically sensitive person. Again, these are taken from the book "Why Can't My Child Behave?" by Jane Hersey.

Acetic acid (pHcontrol)
Acetone peroxide (maturing and bleaching)
Adipic acid (pH control)
Agar agar (thickener)
Alginic acid (anti-foaming agent)
Alpha tocopherol (antioxidant, nutrient)
Amalases (dough conditioners)
Ammonium bicarbonate (alkali)
Ammonium phosphate (leavening)
Ammonium sulfate (leavening)
Annatto extract (coloring)
Ascorbic acid( nutrient, antioxidant, preservative)
Benzoyl peroxide (maturing and bleaching, dough conditioner)
Beta-apo8' carotenal (coloring)
Beta carotene (coloring)
Calcium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Calcium bromate (maturing and bleaching, dough conditioner)
Calcium carbonate (neutralizer, alkali)
Calcium chloride (firming agent)
Calcium citrate (buffer, dough conditioner)
Calcium disodium EDTA (antioxidant)
Calcium hexametaphosphate (sequestrant, texturizer, emulsifier)
Calcium hydroxide (firming agent)
Calcium lactate (preservative, buffer, yeast food)
Calcium oxide (yeast food, dough conditioner)
Calcium peroxide (bleach)
Calcium phosphate (leavening, bleach dough conditioner, texturizer)
Calcium silicate (anti-caking)
Calcium stearate (anti-caking)
Calcium stearoly-2-lactylate (emulsifier, stabilizer, dough conditioner)
Calcium sulfate (plaster of Paris) (maturing and dough conditioner)
Canthaxanthin (coloring)
Caramel (coloring)
Carboxymethyl cellulose (thickener)
Carbon dioxide (propellant, carbonation)
Carob bean gum ( stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Carotene (coloring)
Carrageenan (emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Casein (milk protein) GFCF no no
Cellulose (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Chlorine (bleach)
Chlorophyll (coloring)
Citric acid (preservative antioxidant, pH control)
Cochineal (coloring)
Dehydrated beets (coloring)
Dextrin (crystallization inhibitor, thickener, antifoaming)
Diglycerides (emulsifiers)
Dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming)
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, DSS (stabilizer, emulsifier)
EDTA (ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid) (antioxidant)
Erythorbic acid (antioxidant)
Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides (dough conditioners)
Ethyl cellulose (binder, filler)
Ethyl formate (mold inhibitor)
Ferrous gluconate (flavor enhancer, sequestrant, buffer)
Fumaric acid ( acidifier)
Gelatin ( stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Glycerine (humectant)
Grape skin extract (coloring)
Guar gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Gum arabic (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Gum tragacanth (stabilizer, thickener)
Heptylparaben (preservative)
Hydrogen peroxide (maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Hydronated oil (emulsifier)
Inver sugar (sweetener)
Iodine (nutrient)
Iron-ammonium citrate (anti-caking)
Iron oxide (coloring)
Isopropyl citrate (sequestrant, acidifier)
Lactic acid (pH control, preservative)
Lactose/milk sugar (sweetener)
Lactyllic stearate (dough conditioner)
Lecithin (emulsifier)
Locust bean gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Magnesium carbonate (alkali, anticaking)
Magnesium chloride ( firming, color retention)
Magnesium hydroxide ( alkali)
Magnesium silicate (anti-caking)
Malic acid (acidifier)
Mannitol (sweetner, anti-caking, stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Methylparaben (preservative)
Methyl silicone (antifoaming)
Modified food starch (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Monoglycerides (emulsifier)
Monosodium phosphate(emulsifier, humectant)
Niacinamide (nutrient)
Papain (tenderizer)
Paprika ( and oleoresin) (flavor, coloring
Partially hydrogenated oil (emulsifier)
Pectin (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Phosphates, Phosphoric acid (pH control)
Polysorbates (emulsifiers)
Potassium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Potassium bicarbonate (leavening)
Potassium bromate ( maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Potassium iodide (nutrient)
Potassium propionate,sorbate (preservative)
Propionic acid (preservative)
Propyl gallate (antioxidant)
Propylene glycol (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer, humectant)
Propylparaben ( preservative)
Riboflavin (nutrient, coloring)
Saffron (coloring)
Silicon dioxide (anti-caking)
Sodium acetate (pH control)
Sodium acid pyrophosphate (buffer, leavening)
Sodium alginate (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Sodium aluminum sulfate (leavening)
Sodium ascorbate (antioxidant preservative)
Sodium bicarbonate (leavening)
Sodium carbonate (neutralizer)
Sodium citrate (pH control)
Sodium erythrobate (preservative)
Sodium hexametaphosphate (emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener)
Sodium metaphosphate ( dough conditioner)
Sodium potassium tartrate (emulsifier, acidifier)
Sodium propionate (mold inhibitor)
Sodium pyrophosphate (thickener, emulsifier)
Sodium sorbate ( preservative)
Sodium stearyl fumarate (maturing/bleaching, dough conditioner)
Sorbic acid (preservative)
Sorbitan monosterate (emulsifier)
Sorbitol (humectant, sweetner)
Soy isolates (filler)
Stearic acid (fatty acid)
Stearoyls (dough conditioner, emulsifiers)
Sucrose- table sugar, brown sugar (sweetner)
Sulfuric acid (acidifier, buffer)
Tartaric acid (pH control)
Thiamine (nutrient)
Thiamine hydrochloride, mononitrite (nutrient)
Titanium dioxide (coloring)
Tocopherols (vitamin E) (nutrient, antioxidant)
Targacanth gum (stabilizer, thickener, texturizer)
Tricalcium phosphate (anti-caking)
Tumeric (oleoresin) (flavoring, coloring)
Vanilla (flavoring)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (nutrient, preservative, antioxidant)
Vitamin E (tocopherols) (nutrient, antioxidant)
Xanthan gum (thickener, stabilizer)
Xylitol (sweetner)
Yellow prussiate of soda (anti-caking)

Remember, not everything I have listed here for you will affect you or a child, but it is a possibility for any of them without the three list. The first two are the most important lists. Some have problems with natural salicylates from fruits and vegetables. I will list them as well...

Fruits
Orange
Strawberries
Tangerine
Raspberries
Cherries
Nectarine
peach
Apricot nectar
Apple
Plum
Grapes
Cranberry sauce
Apple juice
Raisins
Grape juice

Vegetables
Chili pepper,raw
Sweet red pepper
Jalapeno peppers
Tomatoes
Green Pepper
Cucumber or Pickle

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Dev's Bithday Scooter....OH BOY!!!

Yesterday was my little Dev's birthday. He turned six years old. He was very excited for the last couple of months on the approach of his birthday. When we picked the boys up from school, we had a few errands that we need to run since my husband is back in school. We allow the boys to share each others birthdays to avoid any conflict with behavior. They felt they were in desperate need in to going home instead of taking some (long) time in town to get everything done. The entire time, they were complaining and whimpering. They knew they had presents at home, and they just couldn't control themselves to be at least quiet until time to go home. Kids will be kids, but these two just couldn't keep it together. So Devin finally got to come home and played hide and seek to find his present that was hidden behind his bedroom door. He pulls it out, and was totally amazed. He had seen kids playing on them before, and here it was...his turn now. He went around and around for about 4 hours. Face was beet red and he was breaking a sweet. However, you could not pry that scooter away from him for anything without him going into a major overdrive of anger. It was so exhausted from it all. He became violent and I tried to coax him to bed. Ed had already gone to bed once I was still trying to get pj's on Dev. Of course, Dev had chocolate cake which I know is a big no no. That also aided in the complete breakdown and obsession over the scooter. It wasn't over when he finally went to sleep. He was dreaming about it. You could hear him talking about that scooter. When morning came, where did he go after his bath....you guessed it. That scooter again. HAHAHAHA he has gotten really good at it, but is sensitive to playing it indoors since talking and noises made it hard for him to concentrate on riding. Hope you enjoyed this little story.

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Common Additives In Foods

What will you find in your food after you read those labels. Lots of chemicals added to enhance the flavor and life of your food. This will be a three part process on listing those ingredients that can reak havoc on your body. Especially those who are considering the Feingold diet or are worried about additives. This list is taken from a book called," Why Can't My Child Behave?" By: Jane Hersey www.feingold.org

Although it's possible to be sensitive to anything, most food additives present no problem, even for the chemically sensitive individual. Here are some of the ones in common use.

Additives that are NOT allowed on the Feingold Diet:

Artificial flavoring

Aspartame (synthetic sweetner)

BHA(butylated hydroxyanisole)

BHT(butylated hydroxytoluene)

Citrus Red No. 2

Cyclamate (synthetic sweetner)

Ethyl Vanillin (synthetic/artificial flavoring)

FD&C colors

MSG (monosodium glutamate)

Neotame (new more potent form of aspartame)

Saccharin (synthetic/artificial sweetner)

Tartrazine(FD&C yellow No. 5, synthetic/artificial coloring)

TBHQ(tertiary buty hydroquinone)

Vanillin(artificial flavoring)

This is just a start, and there are some that can have a potential effect on those who are chemically sensitive. Once you think about it and find out what exactly is in these additives you would want to eat from the ground up and not from the boxes of food you buy at the store.

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A Child's Plea For A Change

My little Dev had some ice cream, which I knew was a no no for some reason. He said," Mommy my tummy hurts. We need to take out all that bad stuff." I had told him that it was probably the milk. It was Breyer's chocolate ice cream. Once an active milk drinker is suddenly turned away from it because he ended up in the bathroom with a sick digestive system. A few days ago, He had some orange juice that was not on the Feingold diet. He was now complaining of it hurting him as well. I had showed him a bag of Doritos that was a big no no for the Feingold diet and GFCF diet. He said he didn't want those either. He is now sitting at the table drawing on a piece of paper being very good. As the days went by, I've noticed that he is learning what is not good. He is starting to realize all along what I've been telling him. These foods are obviously bothering him, and he just doesn't want anything else to do with it. I hope so anyways at least for home if not for school. Then again he is always full of surprises, and he may stay away since he knows what it makes him feel like. I'm not sure what Ed thinks about it. He never really said, but I can tell a difference when he isn't flooded with all the bad ingredients. Unfortuantly, I am having a hard time getting my husband to understand that modern day foods are filled with many toxins that can alter a persons behavior causing a variety of symptoms. I believe that it would help the entire family, but when you can't agree on something then there isn't much you can do. As far as the children goes, I don't think that it will be too hard to eliminate some if not all of the ingredients. I do have a list of all possible problems with chemicals from the Feingold diet. I will be more than happy to provide you with that list if you are wanting to see what is on it. Thanks again and see you all soon.

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A Monday Night And ADHD

Unfortunately, the kids had candy. Only 2 suckers, 2 jaw breakers, and 2 now and laters that only "Ed" had. Yet, it was a night of total chaos. Since the boys are diagnosed with HFA/ADHD, I feel it is sometimes difficult for me to distinguish the difference between the two, so to me I feel that they just go hand in hand. So what made them explosive...sugar or the colors added to the candy. I'd say both, but more so the colors. It was just one thing after another. Either we didn't have what they wanted to eat to being completely unable to be disciplined. "Ed " was upset from the start because he wasn't wanting to be line leader anymore at school. He said he couldn't hear because he was so far away. Guess that meant that he would keep walking once the teacher told him to stop. Not sure about that one. Took awhile for him to calm down and regain control of himself. Then he had candy to make it worse. After a while, I had calmed him down enough to get him on the computer to play a game to keep his attention on something while I was dealing with "Dev". He is another story in itself. "Dev" is the one who will go around bugging you I guess. He likes to be right by my side all the time and is frequently being somewhat of a bully. He will come up behind you poke on you, push you, and hit on you. I understand that he is only doing it because he thinks it is funny, but sometimes I feel like it's to the point were I say enough. It can be quite painful and with me suffering from undiagnosed joint pain it really takes a lot out of me. I'm having to watch out for scratching as well when I'm physically moving them ( yes, both) from one place to another to avoid more dangerous situations. This is pretty much how the entire night went until they were in the bed asleep. I see a lot of hyperactivity around here, and the autism silliness just flows around along with it. So I am doing a lot of overlooking with behaviors as long as they are not trying to hurt others which does happen frequently. It's always been that way around here even since they were little. I just pull myself together and hope I don't go nuts as well.

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