[stylist] off-toppic to Bridget
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
bkpollpeter at gmail.com
Thu Jan 29 19:17:06 UTC 2015
Atty,
Thanks, good advice, will have to bring up with doctor. His sugar intake is
pretty limited, which includes fruit juice. He's a very picky eater right
now, and in fact, the only food he will for sure eat is oatmeal and Greek
yogurt. We keep trying other things, and sometimes he will eat, and other
times, he won't touch. None of us eat junk food or candy often; it's a rare
treat like on a holiday or something. In fact, Declan didn't have any of his
Halloween candy, ha-ha, we ended up just trashing most of it. When we do
sugary stuff, it's usually home-made baked items I make, but I don't do this
frequently, especially now that Declan knows what cookies and cake are and
loves them, grin. We try to do organic as much as possible. Declan use to
love veggies, but not so much anymore. I make a lot of things where I can
puree veggies and put in so he gets the benefits without knowing it, smile.
I have several purees I make up and put in things like home-made mac and
cheese, pasta sauce, casseroles, soups, crock-pot meals, etc. He does like
toast, but we only buy whole wheat or whole grain bread. You still have to
double check ingredient lists as well as nutrition facts though on these
items. I don't have food allergies, but Ross and I both have family members
with food allergies, and they are so common, it's worth looking into.
Bridgit
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Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:39 AM
To: 'Barbara HAMMEL'; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
Subject: [stylist] off-toppic to Bridget
I'd remove all the things that are the big allergy hitters. Grains, dairy,
cut out all sugar and even watch the fructose, that sugar in fruits. Some
people take out night shades, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, eggs, nuts, ETC.
Check out the following people and see who resonates with you.
The wellness mama,
http://www.wellnessmama.com
She is smart and has tons of free info.
DR. Amy Myers MD
www.amymyersmd.com/
Brilliant.
DR Josh Axe
www.draxe.com
Good luck with your beautiful little boy, he was so well behaved at the meet
and greet.
So cute.
And come to our yoga group every third Saturday of the month. You don't have
to be in the OAB just come as a mom and woman and person, and take off your
mom hat for a couple of hours. Ross can come too if you can get a sitter.
Than on the first Saturday of the month, starting in march we are doing a
self defense, strength training stuff including judo, boxing, and
one-touch, that self defense modality developed especially for blind people.
Got to take care of yourselves.
On Wednesday, at 7 PM, Feb 4th, the wellness group is having a phone
meeting if you want to log in. It will be Magon, Mark, Cathy Brown, me,
Melissa,and others. Robert you can come to yoga too or join the call.
Sorry I sort of high jacked the list with a bunch of personal stuff, but
wanted to extend the invitation.
Snugs,
Atty
-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
HAMMEL via stylist
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:01 PM
To: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter; Writers' Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
Another thing you may have to take out of his diet, if you haven't is red
and yellow dyes. I have a friend whose 3-yearuold grandson gets mean if he
has red dye and gets hyper if he has yellow. If you try lavender essential
oil, you rub it on his feet.
Barbara
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> On Jan 28, 2015, at 13:23, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
<stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> As I've said, we do have a schedule, or try our best. Actually, most
> our day runs on a schedule. I don't let the kids sleep past a certain
> time, unless sick. We eat meals and snacks at scheduled times, and
> since we started potty training, which we are just a week in, drinks
> are scheduled now as are the times we sit on the potty, which is every
> 30 minutes. And we do have our bedtime rituals. And Declan is a
> creature of habit; he has to have things go exactly the same way every
night, LOL!
>
> We limit sugar and TV/computer stuff through the day, and definitely
> not around bed time. Usually, the only time we let him watch more than
> an hour a day, is when he's sick.
>
> If we leave toys or books with him, it's too much of a stimulant when
> trying to sleep. He has his favorite stuffed animal he has to sleep
> with, and a soother. He's still in the crib, because he prefers it,
> though there's also a bed in his room.
>
> Since he was born, he thinks the middle of the night is play time.
> Even when an infant, as long as he wasn't screaming and was safe, I
> will leave him and let him play. But regardless of how we approach it,
> if he gets up in the middle of the night, 9 times out of 10, he wants
> to
play.
>
> Sometimes, he does want to sleep with me, which depending on the day
> and time, we will let him do. If he gets up at 6, we usually adjust
> our schedule, but if it's before 6, depending on his mood, we might
> try to get him to go back to sleep.
>
> So I don't know...
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie
> J. via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:36 AM
> To: Chris Kuell; Writers' Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> I agree with Chris and would add a few things. A bedtime ritual can
> be helpful for easing kids into the idea of bed time. reading a
> story, snuggling on the couch, a bath...whatever makes sense for your
> family, but keep it calming. A regular schedule can help too. Go to
> bed at the same time and get up at the same time. You might find that
> adjusting the schedule a bit will fit your sleep habits better. Here,
> we go to bed crazy early, like 8, and get up crazy early, between 4
> and 5. I used to stay up late and sleep in late and felt tired all
> the time. Lastly, I would provide the Kiddo with some quiet things
> for
him to do independently, if he wakes.
> He could look at a book or talk to his stuffed animals, but he has to
> stay in his room, being quiet so you can sleep. If he doesn't, take
> him back and go back to your room. It will probably mean more
> sleepless nights before it gets better, but he should learn that night
time is not playtime soon.
>
> Good luck!
> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Kuell via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:00 AM
> To: 'Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter' ; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> Bridgit,
>
> I would not use melatonin on a healthy 2 year old. You are probably
> doing all these things already, but my advice is to watch his diet and
> make sure he's not eating sugary foods, especially after say 4 in the
> afternoon. I would make sure he gets a lot of exercise. I would not
> let him nap after 4 in the afternoon. And here's the hardest part--I
> would insist he stay in his room at night. Be firm and let him know
> Mommy and Daddy need sleep, and he will be punished if he goes into
> your room before he sees sunlight in his window. This won't go over
> well, and he'll probably pitch a fit. But once he gets it--and he
will--the whole family will feel better.
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:59 AM
> To: 'Lynda Lambert'; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> Okay, know this is totally the wrong list for asking this, but since
> we are in the ballpark...
>
> Declan, at two-and-a-half, has insomnia, and at least 5 nights a week
> doesn't sleep through the night. His pediatrician recommended melatonin.
> It's supposed to be all-natural, though anything in pill form can't be
> totally all-natural because of what has to happen to break it down and
> turn into pill form. I hate medicating my baby in any way to get him
> to sleep, and honestly, it doesn't help him sleep through the night.
> He will usually fall asleep quicker, but he still gets up in the
> middle of the night, and when he wakes up, he thinks it's play time.
>
> So, any thoughts, suggestions? Do we just need to resign ourselves to
> the fact that we will not sleep much ourselves for the next few years,
> or is there something else anyone has tried, heard of... Obviously,
> with young kids, you don't get a lot of down time, and even toddlers
> don't always sleep through the night, but Penny wasn't like this at
> all. And Ross and I are often getting 2 to 3 hours of sleep most
> nights because of this problem. And I have insomnia myself, so any
> sleep I
can get is necessary.
>
> Okay, sorry, know it's not the right list, but still, putting it out
there.
>
> And along with a myriad of other things, the lack of sleep gets in the
> way of my ability to write, to create. Those with children know you
> have little time for personal endeavors anyway, but then you add in
> the lack of sleep, and it exacerbates things.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda
> Lambert via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:07 AM
> To: Barbara Hammel; Writers' Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> Barbara, thanks for the information here on h Pilori - my duaghter has
> had it for at least 2 years and treatment with drugs has not killed it
> - I am going to pass along your good information to her in hopes it
> may help her if that is ok with you. Lynda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Hammel via stylist
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:57 PM
> To: EJ Kobek ; Writers' Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> The only thing that I could add here, as my piece for the writing
> prompt is to tell you how a change in one's diet and the killing of a
> pesky thing called Helicobacter Pylori can make a huge difference.
>
> We presume that Jesse came to us with all of his hidden health issues.
> Three years after he came into our family he had a surgery to fix
> double hernias and we thought that would be the end of our miserable
> existence of listening to him scream from sun up till sun down and
> most of the nights for SIX months.
>
> Much to our chagrin, that was only a taste of what life would be like
> to a greater degree. It wasn't continuous screaming and it wasn't up
> half the night every night but the next few years were pretty long.
>
> Then we went to a gastroenterologist who had us collect a stool sample
> -- such a fun task when your child is still in diapers -- so he could
> test it for whatever he was looking for. Well, Helicobacter Pylori
> showed its ugly self and we began the couple of years of antibiotic
> treatments to kill the dumb thing.
>
> In case you don't know, in the 1990s it was discovered that, most
> certainly, H. Pylori is the cause of stomach ulcers. We learned that
> %40 of the people over age 60 have this monster in them but only %20
> of that %40 present with the ulcers. Due to healthier means of
> preparing food and treating the water supply, the percentage of folks
> who have H. Pylori has dropped in the under
> 60 crowd. Why his twin doesn't have it we'll never know since they
> came out of the same environment.
>
> In 2013, after having done the treatment for H. Pylori, as I said, it
> still persisted in lingering in his system. So, it was off to the
> infectious disease doctor. His recommendation: Instead of taking the
> two antibiotics one after another and the probiotic at the same time,
> we were to give him both antibiotics for 42 days and then a month or
> two
of probiotics.
> Amazingly, we are almost certain that Helicobacter Pylori is a thing
> of our past.
>
> Along with all that medicine, we finally got everyone in his world on
> board to remove all gluten from his diet. Voila! Except for the
> bouts of aphthous ulcers he gets in his mouth -- we don't know why yet
> -- he has become a happy boy. He does not have the horrible gassy
> stomach. He does not have that funny garlicky-smelling breath that
> was peculiar to a tummy that was full of stuff that needed to get out.
>
> Killing H. Pylori did not solve constipation/diarrhea cycles, but it
> has helped it become more manageable.
>
> It is so amazing to live in a time when so much is being learned about
> how the health of our gut affects the rest of our body and in a time
> when autism is being studied so thoroughly since it seems to be on the
> rise. (Autism is a topic for another day.)
>
> Is it any wonder to anyone now why I need not one, but two different
> antidepressants? And, maybe you are right. Maybe they are what is
> inhibiting my creativity which also figures into why I can feel so down.
> Too many thoughts run through my head and yet I cannot make them leave
> through my fingertips to my Braille Edge.
>
> Barbara
>
>
>
>
> Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.--Robert
> Frost -----Original Message-----
> From: EJ Kobek via stylist
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 6:45 PM
> To: NFB Stylist
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Writers and depression
>
> Hi, all, esp. Vejas,
>
> Want to say much more, as we all do! What's amazing is that medicine
> is starting to look at lacking of imbalance of gut bacteria as a
> source of despair (whatever one calls it), and they are even starting
> to care for people with schizophrenia with probiotics....A fabulous
> book called "Missing Microbes" even looks at the gut and other
> bacteria we need for physical and mental health that are becoming
> extinct, along with other, larger creatures....micobes we really need
> that are being disappeared by misuse of antibiotics.....
>
> Gut bacteria has an amazing impact on our mental health!!!
>
> Might I propose a TOPIC for writing? Intestinally?
>
> The topic: Beneficial bacteria!
>
> A haiku, a poem, a story, a prose piece?
>
> Just an offering. I'll get to it during our blizzard today and
> tomorrow....anyone else?
>
> (Smile, grin.....)
>
> Warmly,
>
> Helen (and her beneficial bacteria)
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