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Easter Candy That is Food Allergy Safe

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Easter is about a week away from now. Although this holiday does have religious significance for many families, from a child’s perspective, Easter has a different focus. Most children look forward to decorating hard boiled eggs, and to eating a lot of Easter candy. Parents of children who have food allergies are going to have to be extra careful about what kinds of candy ends up in their child’s Easter basket. If you live in Australia or New Zealand, then you need to be aware of a recall of some candies from Lindt. These Easter candies contain an “undisclosed allergen”, … Continue reading →

Can Food Dyes Exacerbate Hyperactivity?

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Is the food that your child is eating causing his or her ADHD symptoms to become more severe? The answer to this somewhat controversial question seems to swing back and forth every so often. Recently a government report suggests that children who have ADHD have a “unique intolerance” to certain man made food colorings. I think I’ve heard this one before, sometime in the early 1980’s. This isn’t the first time a group is calling for food dyes to be banned. There have been studies that suggest that artificial food dyes can cause cancer, prompting people to want these dyes … Continue reading →

A Healthy Diet Could Help With ADHD – But is Not a Cure

A recent study found that a way to improve the behavior of kids who have ADHD is to get them to eat a healthier diet. This advice is not designed to be a primary treatment method for ADHD. Could something as simple as a healthy diet be an effective way to lessen the symptoms of ADHD? In the 1970’s, Dr. Benjamin Feingold wrote a book called “Why Your Child is Hyperactive”. Dr. Feingold was a pediatrician and an allergist. The diet he described in his book is now commonly referred to as The Feingold Diet. The basic concept of this … Continue reading →