When it comes to food, the natural way is always the best way. Strip your diet right back to basics, and try to eat simple, natural whole foods, that have not been processed and have not had anything added to them. This can be a challenge, as it involves selecting basic ingredients and cooking from scratch, but the benefits can be hugely rewarding.
Hidden additives in food can have a negative effect on children’s behaviour, making it all the more important to avoid these. Marketing companies are very clever at persuading parents and children that their products are healthy, but if you look a little closer at the list of ingredients, you are likely to be shocked at the number of unrecognisable ingredients and additives that you and your child are actually being encouraged to consume.
Top nutritionists advise that if you see an ingredient that you can’t pronounce or don’t know what it is, the food is best avoided. They also believe that many learning difficulties and behaviour issues could be solved or at least aided by tweaking the diet, in particular, children who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Symptoms of ADHD include inability to focus on a task or sit still, and these behaviours can be linked to sugar, food additives and food dyes, as well as to the condition, so a dietary change can be hugely beneficial.