Re: THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO LISA !! + Nutriiveda update

March 11, 2011

You have been so helpful to my family, also - starting with the Nordic Naturals

six years ago. Now with the Nutriiveda, I think we are about to move on to a

different phase.

It will be a year in April that my sons have been on Nutriiveda. Both had

changes in the beginning, but my youngest had the most significant gains and his

just kept on giving. After reading posts, I just started using a kirkman

digestive enzyme with the drink.

Ben, the youngest, has again seen huge surges. He has his S blends in

conversation that a few weeks ago were a struggle with prompting. He is also

starting to self correct the 'l' sound. He stopped making this frown face that

he would sometimes do and his preschool teachers say he is more self confident

in the last couple of weeks and more mature.

is also seeing changes in reading fluency and sounding out words (first

grade). His eyes are beginning to converge during vision therapy, too. No

change in speech, but he only needs his 'r' sound. His classroom teacher did

say he seemed more focused last week but I didn't talk to her this week. His

reading tutor has said how much he is improving the last two weeks.

The changes with enzymes came as quickly as the changes we saw when we first

started Nutriiveda.

Thanks again for the time you put into everyone. You are a good friend and

mentor.

Micelle Ina

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March 11, 2011

You guys don't have to thank me!!! I'm a parent just like you and I honestly

believe that reaching out and helping not just my own children but others that

we'll have a much greater impact on even our own child. And we need help! I

mean, we still don't have in place the right advocacy for our population I like

to refer to as the verbal disabled. King's Speech was an awesome movie for

awareness that just because someone doesn't speak well, or can't speak at all,

doesn't mean that person isn't intelligent, loving, funny, frustrated, full of

complex emotions and thoughts- and powerful -I mean you can't get more powerful

than Kind of England!!

I took my now 14 year old son Tanner and our neighbor 15 year old who has

been diagnosed with ADHD and aspergers (he has aspergers as much or as not at

all as from American Idol!) But has a slight stutter. Both Tanner

and -I could feel how proud they were in their smiles during the movie-

and after they both LOVED it. I made sure to say more than once this is based

on the real King of England -a true story!

But back to awareness because we know that what happened with the King of

England isn't always the path for the verbal disabled.

If each of us only concentrated on our own child we don't have as much power as

if we all reach out to each other and work together as they did for other

communities that now have strong advocacy in place. Look at the deaf community,

years ago they were like us, but the parents as it's typically the parents,

started the advocacy that rebelled against the belief in lack of abilities when

deaf. Today even if a child is born deaf into a family that is both poor and

uneducated -that child is highly protected by law with how to test, educate,

what therapies and schools are appropriate etc.

Take a speech impaired child and put them into that same situation and that

child is almost guaranteed to end up in a learning disabled placement due to

inappropriate testing and outdated stereotypes.

As great as fish oils and NV have been for all of our children, they are

horrible for us for advocacy because I see it over and over through the past

decade that once a child starts to surge -the parent who was so involved is no

longer reaching out to help the new parents. My plea is to keep reaching out.

Because the goal doesn't end when your child is able to put together 6 or 7 word

sentences -it's to help this population we outreach to. In today's world even

if one has a minor articulation problem their cognitive ability is judged. We

need to change that- and we can't do that in isolation -we need to work

together.

And to me the most remarkable part of your child's transformation is

what happened in the first 3 months on NV -which was after years of fish oils

-your child went on diagnosis from Kent University from severe profound to mild

moderate from the same neurologist and SLP where they credit that to " Since he

is improving, perhaps it is a combination of the intense (twice a week 45

minute sessions) speech therapy and the Nutriiveda. " . That is crazy

incredible!!! But also a bit funny if you think about it because goodness knows

there are tons of us including me that did intensive therapy 6 days a week and

didn't have our children go from severe profound to mild moderate in anywhere

near 3 months!!! I mean we have parents of apraxic children who live with their

child who can't pull that magic out of the hat! (unless they added the NV to

the hat)

I have your son's story here

http://pursuitofresearch.com/2010/11/22/is-nutriiveda-creating-a-paradigm-shift-\

in-treatment-of-speech-impairments/ Hasn't your kids been on NV for a year now?

Enzymes have been brought up a number of times and I know you just added them

recently and have noticed more improvements. While for most fish oils are a

given to use, and for even more NV is for sure a given, enzymes are a " try " as

some do notice a difference when they are added and some don't. You want to

know what's worth it and what is a waste of money. I put Tanner on Accell which

was created by the same doctors to work together with the Nutriiveda and have

shared here what I have seen with that. But Accell is more than just digestive

enzymes -I'm actually pretty intrigued with the herb Bramni in it.

Brahmi

(Bacopa Monnieri) 10:1 Extract

* Enhances Cognitive Ability

* Improves Both Short Term And Long Term Memory

* Improves Motor Learning Ability

* Strengthens Adrenal Process

* Anti Stress Properties

Has been used for centuries in Ayurveda for its ability to decrease cognitive

stress. This herb supports clarity and focus. Brahmi also helps improve the

physical processes involved in relaxation.

http://pursuitofresearch.org/products/accell/

I still say the relaxation part helped Tanner in this new school with all these

new kids as it was reported by all his teachers...and an herb clinically

validated to improve motor learning ability?!!! But we don't know why NV is

working so well for so many, which is why we can look to improve, but we need to

understand unlike brahmi and unlike enzymes - the essential nutrients such as

essential fatty acids in fish oils

http://pursuitofresearch.org/2010/12/01/therapeutic-use-of-fish-oil-for-apraxia-\

autism-and-other-communication-impairments/ and the essential amino acids and

nutrients such as those found in food sources in NV

http://pursuitofresearch.org/products/nutriiveda/nutriiveda-ingredients/ are

essential for all humans for life. The rest may come and go -are superfluous.

Anyway -there is so much more to learn, and the great news is hope. I decided

my next blog will be on epigenetics which may show how it works both ways-

perhaps in addition to cause we can through diet amongst other things prevent

and even reverse the symptoms of impairments. Together -we can make a

difference and help bring all a voice!

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March 11, 2011

Correction as I know all of us live with our child!!! (or one would hope!) The

following statement was geared to parents of apraxic children who are SLPs who

can't get their apraxic child to go from a diagnosis of severe profound to mild

moderate in 3 months at 5 and a half years old as your son did .

I mean we have (SLP) parents of apraxic children who live with their

child who can't pull that magic out of the hat! (unless they added the NV to the

hat)

Again this is in regards to 's son's eval from Kent University which she

has given permission for me to put up here

http://pursuitofresearch.com/2010/11/22/is-nutriiveda-creating-a-paradigm-shift-\

in-treatment-of-speech-impairments/ ~

>

> You guys don't have to thank me!!! I'm a parent just like you and I honestly

believe that reaching out and helping not just my own children but others that

we'll have a much greater impact on even our own child. And we need help! I

mean, we still don't have in place the right advocacy for our population I like

to refer to as the verbal disabled. King's Speech was an awesome movie for

awareness that just because someone doesn't speak well, or can't speak at all,

doesn't mean that person isn't intelligent, loving, funny, frustrated, full of

complex emotions and thoughts- and powerful -I mean you can't get more powerful

than Kind of England!!

>

> I took my now 14 year old son Tanner and our neighbor 15 year old who

has been diagnosed with ADHD and aspergers (he has aspergers as much or as not

at all as from American Idol!) But has a slight stutter. Both

Tanner and -I could feel how proud they were in their smiles during the

movie- and after they both LOVED it. I made sure to say more than once this is

based on the real King of England -a true story!

>

> But back to awareness because we know that what happened with the King of