Don’t Let The Turkeys Get You Down! Because They Can’t!

November 24, 2010

A parent just asked me " Since you're the nutrition guru, w/ NV and all, I

thought I'd pose this question to you and see what you think. My son has some

bad temper tantrums. Do you think nutrition has anything to do with it? Like

what he eats on a daily basis? I ask this because one day he's a perfect angel

then the next he's a hellion! He's apraxic, minor SPD, speech 2xs/wk, OT 1x/wk.

Any and all info/opinions are wanted!!! "

I'm not a nutrition guru, but I suspect the answer lies in the

neurotransmitters. Research typically states that if one wants to be more alert

you should look to increase the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine,

while if you are looking for calm, stress reducing effects you want to increase

serotonin production. There are various foods that will naturally raise the

production of neurotransmitters including NV as Dr. Tom writes.

Perhaps I could find information to help that is timely with the Thanksgiving

Holiday. Thinking turkey would be a great example of a food that would

naturally relax one as (I thought) it's high in tryptophan and helps boost the

neurotransmitter serotonin; I searched Google and found a fun blog...

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