Re: SPD in preschooler, tips on starting out?

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> Hello!! I joined this group a while back but got overwhelmed and never really

followed through. It doesn't help that my whole family thinks we are nuts for

not letting our kids eat gluten, let alone everything else I think we need to

start doing!

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> Anyway, my almost 4 year old likely has SPD, she is a space cadet, had chronic

constipation up until about a year ago when we started supplementing magnesium

and eliminating most gluten (not 100%, they make bread in school, she eats it

sporadically). So, I'm reading about candida being a possible culprit (or one

of the factors, anyway) to SPD.

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> Any advice about how to start with a young child? We also have a 1 yr old

that is very likely gluten intolerant, and I assume it'll just be a family

lifestyle change.

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> What supplements and dosages should I be giving my 18 month old and 4 yr old?

I don't want to overdo it. We mostly eat following a weston a price/primal

approach, but I'm always so unsure of what supplements and doseages to give to

my children as there is a lot of conflicting advice out there.

+++Hi ,

What does SPD stand for? We aren't doctors so we can't know such things without

having to look them up.

Many people come here from the Weston A. Price/Primal approach since their

bodies are still not able to heal and detoxify like they should. And there are

many very good reasons why those approaches don't help.

Here's the article for babies and children, which gives the doses of

supplements:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/baby.php

If you supplement with magnesium you must also supplement with calcium since

they work together. For that reason magnesium shouldn't be used to help

constipation. Curing constipation takes time and patience, like any other

natural healing does. Ensure your daughter only has well-cooked vegetables as

explained in this article:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/veg3.php

She may need to go on an all liquid and pureed foods diet too, but I won't get

into that until you tell me what SPD is.

All the best, Bee