When my son was diagnosed with mild Tourette’s five years ago, one of the first things I did was concentrate on reducing tics. I didn’t want to travel down Medication Highway right away, so I set my sites on some more natural alternatives. The first thing I concentrated on was food.<\/p>\n
It made sense to me, after a lot of reading, that what goes into the body comes out of the body. With the encouragment of ACN<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and a great book by Sheila Rogers<\/strong>,<\/a> I began eliminating anything\u00a0artificial from Stink’s diet. Out with the food dye and preservatives.<\/p>\n I took him to a holistic doctor and had him tested for food allergies<\/a><\/strong>. Out with the dairy and the gluten! With a new diet in place, this meant in with the fruit, veggies and healthy proteins.<\/p>\n While Stink’s tics were not eliminated 100 percent, they did subside quite a bit. Other issues began popping up, though, most significantly his inattention. It wasn’t until recently that I began wondering if the “healthy” fruits and veggies I was serving was actually contributing to his ADD.<\/p>\n