Nina
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Hi!
I cook for my family (husband, 2 kids 11 and 13) following Ray Peat's approach. I quickly realized that Peating is pretty much an individual experience, a personal choice. I tried to convince friends to Peat, now they all think I'm crazy. So I watch them lose their hair, get depressed, and becoming vegan or paleo in an effort to fix things. Some of my friends are very sick, but what can you do?
But my family doesn't have a choice!
So far, Peating has been a success for me and my family, even if they are not doing it full time.
I don't have time to go into details, but my son was diagnosed with depression at 11. We tried many other things of course, but since peating he's been very happy, laughing a lot, less tense, better sleep, no more eczema, less anxiety, no more OCD-like behaviors. Before that, he was also diagnosed with ADD at 7, and took ritalin (concerta) for almost two years prior to the depression (anybody see the connection? the pediatrician did not). The ADD is under control now. Decaf helped, among others.
My daughter (11) was doing fine before peating, except for one thing. Once a week, she would dress like a boy, and wanted her friends to call her by a boy's name she picked. I didn't worry about it, but it stopped while peating, and I must admit I'm relieved.
Here I was only looking for low-fat meal ideas. (I guess I'll start another thread)
Taking care of a depressed child is hell on earth.
I was a depressed child too. (thank God for survival mechanisms).
A child with depression affects the whole family, and if parents were not depressed before, chances are they will be eventually.
Getting out of there is nothing short of a miracle to me. I attribute it to: an awesome therapist (for me), a very supportive husband, and Peating. Those are the core things that worked. The first two lead to the third, Peating, but Peating alone would have worked I think... (Oh, this includes countless hours of research in books and on the internet over 6+ years... mothers are motivated).
I don't think Dr Peat ever addressed depression in kids specifically, and I wish he would.
Depression and ADD/ADHD in kids are reaching epidemic proportions. Parents are exhausted and helpless. It costs thousands of dollars to families in tests, time off from work, specialists, medication. What adults will they grow out to be? is that tomorrow's society?
As for ADHD, a lot of well-meaning parents blame sugar for hyperactivity, so they restrict it. They give omega3, I did. Kids taking ritalin/concerta get very skinny, so they eat fast food ridden with vegetable oils (because you can eat it without appetite). They take melatonin to help with sleep. They spend a lot of time on video games because parents are exhausted, among others. There are numerous mentions of "brain fog" on this forum, that were taken care of by peating. I think we can safely say that brain fog and ADD are pretty much the same thing.
I have to go now, but i'd like to know if others have been through the same experience?
Any chance Dr Peat wrote or talked about depression in kids? or ADHD?
Anyway, thanks.
I cook for my family (husband, 2 kids 11 and 13) following Ray Peat's approach. I quickly realized that Peating is pretty much an individual experience, a personal choice. I tried to convince friends to Peat, now they all think I'm crazy. So I watch them lose their hair, get depressed, and becoming vegan or paleo in an effort to fix things. Some of my friends are very sick, but what can you do?
But my family doesn't have a choice!
So far, Peating has been a success for me and my family, even if they are not doing it full time.
I don't have time to go into details, but my son was diagnosed with depression at 11. We tried many other things of course, but since peating he's been very happy, laughing a lot, less tense, better sleep, no more eczema, less anxiety, no more OCD-like behaviors. Before that, he was also diagnosed with ADD at 7, and took ritalin (concerta) for almost two years prior to the depression (anybody see the connection? the pediatrician did not). The ADD is under control now. Decaf helped, among others.
My daughter (11) was doing fine before peating, except for one thing. Once a week, she would dress like a boy, and wanted her friends to call her by a boy's name she picked. I didn't worry about it, but it stopped while peating, and I must admit I'm relieved.
Here I was only looking for low-fat meal ideas. (I guess I'll start another thread)
Taking care of a depressed child is hell on earth.
I was a depressed child too. (thank God for survival mechanisms).
A child with depression affects the whole family, and if parents were not depressed before, chances are they will be eventually.
Getting out of there is nothing short of a miracle to me. I attribute it to: an awesome therapist (for me), a very supportive husband, and Peating. Those are the core things that worked. The first two lead to the third, Peating, but Peating alone would have worked I think... (Oh, this includes countless hours of research in books and on the internet over 6+ years... mothers are motivated).
I don't think Dr Peat ever addressed depression in kids specifically, and I wish he would.
Depression and ADD/ADHD in kids are reaching epidemic proportions. Parents are exhausted and helpless. It costs thousands of dollars to families in tests, time off from work, specialists, medication. What adults will they grow out to be? is that tomorrow's society?
As for ADHD, a lot of well-meaning parents blame sugar for hyperactivity, so they restrict it. They give omega3, I did. Kids taking ritalin/concerta get very skinny, so they eat fast food ridden with vegetable oils (because you can eat it without appetite). They take melatonin to help with sleep. They spend a lot of time on video games because parents are exhausted, among others. There are numerous mentions of "brain fog" on this forum, that were taken care of by peating. I think we can safely say that brain fog and ADD are pretty much the same thing.
I have to go now, but i'd like to know if others have been through the same experience?
Any chance Dr Peat wrote or talked about depression in kids? or ADHD?
Anyway, thanks.