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 It is distressing as a parent when your child is diagnosed with a psychiatric illness. You will find yourself navigating antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and anti-anxiety medications, as well as exploring things like therapy and in-school supports. There’s one other area that’s worth looking into which is supported by a growing body of research. Micronutrient support (otherwise known as nutritional supplementation) provided through Truehope EMP™, appears to have therapeutic benefit for children with psychiatric illness. Eleven previous reports have shown potential benefit of Truehope EMP for the treatment of psychiatric symptoms in adults, and researchers have been asking if it might also work for children. In one study “Feasibility of a Nutritional Supplement as Treatment for Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum Disorders” published in 2012, noted a 37% decrease in depression scores and a 45% decrease in mania scores in children while taking Truehope EMP.
anxiety disorder (GAD), Prader-Willi Syndrome depression, anxiety, and rage. While a small study, significant improvements were found on:
Case studies of 2 medication-free boys with explosive rage and mood disorders at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital found that symptoms increased when the micronutrient supplement was withdrawn, and improved when the supplement was introduced.
The noted improvements in:
At the time of publication of the cases studies, both boys had been stable on the nutritional supplement for over 2 years. One of the major challenges with micronutrient support is actually taking the supplements. It can sometimes be challenging to convince your child to take them! If you’d like to try this approach with your child, experiment with smoothies as a way to make it easier, or consult with a nutritionist on ideas that will suit your child’s preferences.
 A lot has changed in the last 20 years! We have evolved into a globalized, technology driven world. Twice as many children have cell phones now than in 2004. A whopping 88% of 13-17 year olds have access to a cell phone! For better or worse, childhood is a vastly different experience than what it used to be.
This rise in screen time has led to a decline in exposure to nature and outdoor physical activity. These days, we spend as much as 90% of our time indoors. Not only is this affecting our quality of life, but our children’s health too. According to the Canadian Wildlife Federation, “Our disconnection from nearby nature is a prime reason for the declining state of human health, both mental and physical”. For children, being outdoors offers unstructured play time, and gives simple things like flowers, sticks, rocks, earth, water, trees, and insects the opportunity to trigger their imagination. There are now over 500 research studies showing that access to nature is essential for healthy kids. When they can connect to nature on a daily basis, it positively affects their social, psychological, academic, spiritual, and physical health by:
The studies show that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development, with it’s restorative effects stretching far into adulthood. Of course, exposure to nature and the outdoors is highly beneficial to adults too, so why not join your kids? You can find ways to explore nature as a family, and see what is available within easy reach of your home. It could mean getting involved in a community garden, or heading to the park and keeping your eyes out for signs of wildlife like birds, racoons, mice, and edible fruits and plants. You can even become weekend warriors and discover your local Provincial and National Parks! Think it’s not possible in an urban environment? We’ve spied dinosaur kale in flower beds in downtown Toronto, and blackberries in hidden corners of urban parks. It’s there for you to find! You can even get things started by putting window boxes in your home, or potted plants on your apartment balcony. Children are healthier and happier when they can be outdoors and have chances for unstructured play. Plus, the more our children experience nature, the more they will love and care for it for the health of future generations. Connect with us on Instagram @truehopecanada  If you have ever considered coming off your psychotropic medications you have no doubt come across a lot of daunting information on what it can be like, or if it’s even possible for you.
It can be overwhelming because reducing medications is serious, and you shouldn’t do it alone. Truehope not only offers effective and well studied supplements to support your mental health, but our non profit also offers a service called MicroNutrient Support Services™. We have helped more people successfully transition from medications to micronutrient therapies than any other organization in the world. We have also facilitated medical research at universities worldwide, and because Doctors are not taught how to work with nutrition, we train them on how nutrition and medications work together. Dr. Charles Popper, a psychiatrist at Harvard University (who also teaches psychiatry to other psychiatrists) was initially extremely skeptical about the impact of micronutrients on diagnoses such as depression and bipolar. He has since had hundreds of patients successfully transition from their psychotropic medications to Truehope EMP, Truehope Inositol, and Truehope Freeminos. Our success Coaches at MicroNutrient Support Services are here to help anyone who wants to reduce or stop taking their anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, and antipsychotic medications. They have helped over 100,000 people since 1996 reduce or come off their psychotropic medications while avoiding the unpleasant side effects! What can you expect?
Most people work with MicroNutrient Support Services for 3-4 months which is the typical length of time it takes to get off medications like SSRI’s. Benzodiazepines (eg. Xanax, Valium, Ativan) can take a little longer. How do you sign up? If you’re interested in learning more about how MicroNutrient Support Services can help you, to to go Micronutrientsupport.com or phone 1888-TRU-HOPE (878-3467). There’s a nominal fee of $34.95 per month so access our 24 hour services. Please remember if you or someone you love is expressing suicidal thoughts it’s considered an emergency situation. Please call 911 or visit your local emergency room. Not for you? We respect that not everyone wants to come off their psychiatric medications. If this sounds like you, it’s still possible to get some of the benefits from Truehope EMP. Take one capsule per day (two can be tolerated by some people) while continuing your prescriptions. If you take too much Truehope EMP however, you are at risk of protracted withdrawal where the side effects of your medication(s) will be intensified. This is a sign your chemistry has starting correcting itself, and you have become over-medicated. If this happens you must either reduce your medication with professional help, or stop taking Truehope EMP.  What kind of medications do you have scurried away in your bathroom? Maybe you have Midol for PMS, Advil Muscle and Joint for post-workout aches and pains, or Benylin leftover from your last cold? It may be prescription medications from your family doctor or psychiatrist like Zoloft, Paxil, Xanax or Ativan. There’s a pill, cream, spray, powder, or drops for everything, and they’re not working for us. Why? All they do is suppress symptoms, and a suppression of symptoms isn’t a cure, it’s just a band-aid. If it was that easy, we’d all be prime specimens of health! By suppressing symptoms, all we are doing is covering up the signs that something is wrong. It’s like putting a sack over all the traffic lights on your route home, and deciding that’s a cure for traffic congestion. It’s time to start thinking about things a little differently. Let’s imagine you get a splinter embedded deep in your finger. It hurts every time you use your hand, and with every tiny movement that tiny shard of wood is aggravating your finger. You could take a painkiller, as that would stop the pain temporarily but we all know the real issue here is that splinter. The splinter is what is called the root cause of this particular issue. We all intuitively know to remove the splinter, to address the root cause. When you do this your symptoms abate, and your body can heal the wound with no “cure” required. If it’s a chronic issue you might need a Nutritionist or Naturopath to help you get to the bottom of it, just don’t accept your symptoms are a forever thing.
For more complicated things, you need to dig deep into your past health history; things like birth by c-section, frequent antibiotic use as a child, an exotic vacation, dental work, or looking for past traumatic events. The root cause may not be 100% clear even when you’re working with a practitioner, but their knowledge of the many possible mechanisms behind your symptoms, combined with some smart investigative work, will give them educated approaches to addressing your health issues. At Truehope we’re always looking for the root cause, and encourage you to do the same. It takes some critical thinking on how to best address your health issues, but it always works out to be the most successful course of action.
For more complicated things, you need to dig deep into your past health history; things like birth by c-section, frequent antibiotic use as a child, an exotic vacation, dental work, or looking for past traumatic events. The root cause may not be 100% clear even when you’re working with a practitioner, but their knowledge of the many possible mechanisms behind your symptoms, combined with some smart investigative work, will give them educated approaches to addressing your health issues.
At Truehope we’re always looking for the root cause, and encourage you to do the same. It takes some critical thinking on how to best address your health issues, but it always works out to be the most successful course of action. |
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