The more we learned from Selena Moffitt (our holistic nutritionist), the more we are realizing the importance of every single thing we put in our bodies, especially with Tristan's ADHD. As a side note, if you are looking for someone who can help change your health, you should really check out Selena. She comes to our house and works directly with us, checks up on us regularly and obviously cares about each of her clients. She really puts her heart and soul into each person!
My kids are absolutely crazy about this Oatmeal, yes we do the same thing every morning, it just works for us. They each get 1/2-3/4 cup of oatmeal on top, however, they have no idea what lurks beneath (insert maniacal laugh).
Coconut oil: great for brain health and weight gain (all of the kids are under the 20% for weight, which doesn't really bother me, but I think adding it in is good)
Vit D: amazing for brain health
Fish Oil: Great for kids with ADHD and over all brain/body health
Probiotics: for gut health
I also add ground flax seeds and chia seeds, but today we are out.
I love the health goodness that I can sneak in.
**An Update on our life without Ritalin**
We changed Tristan's Young Living Essential Oil Protocol. I liked the other one but saw evidence that this new protocol would better fit us and it does. Tristan has been off of ritalin for over a month now. Here are a few amazing things we have noticed:
*He hugs us again (without being asked). Until we took him off of the ritalin we had no idea how much of his emotions were being suppressed. He hasn't hugged us on his own without being really stiff and uncomfortable in YEARS. Now he hugs us with out asking.
*His aggression towards Piper is gone. He plays with her now.
*He is empathetic. For years if someone got hurt he would just kind of stare at them.
A few things we are working to change:
* He still struggles a lot with being able to focus on school work. This is a brain training thing. We have to continue to help him train his brain to focus. School work is only done in short spurts for now, thankfully we are almost done.
* He is still quite impulsive, but aren't we all to some degree. :-) This is also a training thing. We are working on helping him look beyond the moment to see how decisions affect us beyond this moment.
So without further adieu, here is his daily protocol
**We are dairy and gluten free, this has also helped tremendously.**
After breakfast we:
Valor: applied on spine and wrists
Cedarwood, Vetiver and lavender: 1 drop under the big toe (where it bends), we apply them one at a time (giving 1 minute in between each oil)
NingXia Red: 1oz *Note: Tristan LOVES this because it is like all natural red bull and for him the affects of things that give energy (caffein, ritalin) slow him down. Plus it is FULL of amazing berries, vitamins and minerals!
The Lavender and valor are in black unmarked bottles because I bought special roller bottles so I could roll the oil on and not drop it on. I had to black out the bottle because they are clear and the oils shouldn't be exposed to light (which is why all YL bottles are dark)
As for Piper, we give her oils to help with overall health and create happiness, she is a great little girl, and like all 3 year olds she is prone to fits and explosions. We have noticed a bit of a decrease in her aggressiveness and fit throwing since giving her these oils. Mainly she just likes that she gets oils like Tristan.
Humility: 1 drop over her heart
Cardamom & Coriander: 1 drop of each in her morning dark chocolate almond milk
