Natural Pregnancy Project

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I’ve been reading a lot lately on food allergies, sensitivities, and even natural chemicals that are in some foods and how they affect our children’s behavior, as well as our own.

I was getting concerned with some of my little one’s behavior and was talking to a friend. She mentioned to me that it sounded like food, and not necessarily discipline. That’s where my research started. As with most things, it seems once I start doing a little research the more the subject comes up.

If you have had food sensitivities or food allergies it’s more likely your children will have similar interests, so it’s wise to find out what you can do while your pregnant and your children are young to decrease the likelihood of food allergies.

Here are some of the resources I have found.

Fed Up With Food Additives This site is very comprehensive and will give you tons of information on food allergies, food sensitivities, as well as sensitivities to naturally occurring chemicals in food.

The author of this site also has written a book called Fed Up . She is from Australia and I was only able to find it on Amazon. It is a very good book, especially if you are already experiencing issues with food sensitivities. It provides all the information on which foods contain which additives/chemicals, as well as an explanation of the elimination diet. She also provides quite a few recipes in the back with explanations of what chemicals/additives they do have. If you think your children are experiencing behavior related to food additives I highly recommend this book.

IF you decide the FAILSAFE diet is for you and your family she has also written a The Failsafe Cookbook to help you follow the Failsafe diet.

Today I was watching Good Morning America and saw an American mom who is battling some of the same issues. She is working on getting artificial food colorings taken out of American foods, and spearheading a movement to make our foods more natural.

Her website is very informative, and written in language Americans will easily understand. She provides a list of doctors who are helping her, including Dr. Sears. She provides many studies and informative articles, as well as an ongoing blog about the subject. This information starts with what moms can do while they’re pregnant to help prevent allergies in their children, and continues on to how to manage allergies in schools. Allergy Kids is a great website, and provides so much useful information for the new mom, and the moms dealing with this issue.

I’d love to hear what you think about the issue of food additives, colorings, and your experiences managing these issues in your children. Feel free to leave comments or join us on the forum!

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