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Here are some questions breastfeeding mums ask about their diet and how it affects their breast milk.
It is true. After all, breast milk is made out of a combination of proteins, fats, vitamins and carbohydrates from your body. However, the quality of breast milk generally stays the same, regardless of what you consume or dont.
The most important thing is for mothers to eat a balanced and nutritious diet.
There are situations when something the mother eats or drinks may affect the baby.
Coffee and alcohol in large amounts for example, are reported to affect the babys health.
However, moderate intake of caffeine, as well as limited intake of alcohol, should be relatively safe. The amount you consume should also take into consideration the age of your baby the younger your baby, the less you should consume.
How much is allowed?
Caffeine: Two to three cups per day.
Alcohol: 0.5 g alcohol per kg of the mothers total body weight.
Remember that caffeine can accumulate in your child. It is also present in chocolate, tea and carbonated drinks, so, those should count too. Effects to the baby can be further minimised by occasionally having a cup of coffee or alcohol just after breastfeeding the baby or just before the baby is due to have a lengthy sleep period of two hours or more.
One principle to hold on to is that you should not exclude any specific food items from your usual diet unless instructed to do so by a doctor or medical expert.
Most of the time, when a baby cries because of colic or gas, it is caused by poor breastfeeding position and/or latching techniques.
Furthermore, there is no scientific evidence to suggest gassy or spicy foods affect breast milk.
No, drinking dairy milk does not increase your supply of breast milk. Photo: AFP
No, there is no correlation between the two. Jaundice occurs because the babys blood contains an excess of bilirubin.
Bilirubin is a chemical produced during the normal breakdown of old red blood cells in the liver. It is not present in breast milk.
Babies have more bilirubin because they naturally have extra red blood cells and their young livers cant metabolise bilirubin as efficiently.
More than 60% of all newborns have jaundice, but it typically goes away soon after birth. This is because breastfeeding increases a babys bowel movements, which in turn, helps remove bilirubin from the body.
Eat all the bananas and sweetcorn you want, just dont overdo it not because it will cause jaundice, but because too much of ANY food isnt good for general health and well-being.
Lactating mothers have an increased daily energy need of 450-500 kcal per day, which can be met by increasing calorie intake correspondingly.
The actual amount of extra calories consumed should be in direct proportion to the amount of milk you produce. You should also continue to have a balanced and nutritiously-varied diet.
No, it will not. Milk supply is influenced by many things. Most importantly, it depends on the frequency of breastfeeding and how well the breast is emptied.
The hormone, prolactin, is produced every time you breastfeed and/or empty out your breast milk in order to stimulate more milk production.
Therefore, to increase breast milk supply, you can:
Breastfeed more often.
Feed your baby on demand.
Breastfeed for longer periods at each feeding or until your baby is satisfied.
Feed on one breast until it is empty, before changing to the other side.
Focus on making healthy choices that are balanced, moderately portioned and full of variety.
Healthy lactating mothers do not need to avoid any particular type of food unless they suspect the item is causing fussiness, irritation or other symptoms of an allergic reaction in the baby.
If thats the case, you can temporarily avoid the item for up to a week to see if it makes a difference to your babys behaviour.
If it does, consult a doctor immediately; and if it doesnt, you can add the item back into your diet. To help doctors investigate the cause, if any, you should keep a food diary that lists everything you eat and drink, along with notes about how your baby reacts to them.
Overall, breastfeeding vegan mothers can supply the baby with all the required nutrients.
However, those on vegetarian diets that contain no animal protein may require DHA and vitamin B12 supplementation, or foods fortified with DHA or B12 (e.g. selected breakfast cereals, soy milk and soy products).
Both DHA and vitamin B12 are important nutritional components a baby needs for development, the lack of which could lead to a host of health issues, and in very rare cases, even death.
Consult your doctor, nutritionist or dietitian to find out whats best for you and your baby.
No, there isnt. In fact, there is no such thing as the perfect food in general. Our bodies need a multitude of different nutrients from a variety of sources, in order to function optimally and stay healthy. Dont know how to start? Dont worry, let the Malaysian Food Pyramid guide you.
You can download the latest updated version of the pyramid and find out more about healthy nutrition for you and your whole family at the Nutrition Society Malaysias (NSM) website: nutriweb.org.my
This article is courtesy of the Malaysian Paediatric Associations Positive Parenting programme in collaboration with expert partners. For further information, visit http://www.mypositiveparenting.org or e-mail starhealth@thestar.com.my. The information provided is for educational and communication purposes only. It should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information published in this article is not intended to replace, supplant or augment a consultation with a health professional regarding the readers own medical care. The Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.
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Question: My rabbit has been eating less and is starting to lose weight. I feed him all the pellets he can eat. I tried a different kind, but it hasnt made a difference.
Answer: If your rabbit is eating less and losing weight, he needs to be seen by your veterinarian as soon as possible. He may have overgrown teeth or a tooth infection. This needs to be treated quickly.
Your rabbits teeth may need to be trimmed or floated to get his bite level. Rabbit teeth tend to wear unevenly, and the sharp points can cause ulcers in their mouths. Rabbits need roughage to chew to keep their teeth worn properly.
I recommend rabbits get lots of good quality hay, as that it is most of their diet. Their teeth grow continuously and need to be constantly chewing. A diet of all pellets is very soft they dont need to eat much to get their calorie needs met, so they dont end up chewing enough. Their digestive systems are set up to slowly digest the fiber they consume, and can have gastrointestinal issues when they dont get enough.
Rabbits that have been fed all-pellet diets should have all the grass hay that they can eat. Once they are eating the hay, you can slowly decrease the amounts of pelleted food they get each day. Feed them a small amount of pellets.
You can start by offering your rabbit some fresh dark greens every day. Most rabbits will readily consume the fresh greens. Then, mix the fresh greens with the hay, and encourage him to eat the hay.
Oxbow makes a few different mixes of herbal hay and other varieties that will usually get most rabbits to start eating healthier.
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BBC News | Dairy-free diets warning over risk to bone health BBC News Diets which cut out dairy food could be a "ticking time bomb" for young people's bone health, a charity is warning. A National Osteoporosis Society survey found a fifth of under-25s are cutting out or reducing dairy in their diet. It said it was ... A diet followed by 4 in 10 young people could be a 'ticking time-bomb' for bone problems Good diet to avoid osteoporosis This Diet Could Contribute to Permanent Bone Problems |
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Maxim | The Rock's Workout Regimen and Diet For 'Fast 8' Is Absolutely, Totally Nuts Maxim On the contrary, he set a goal of putting on a staggering 22 pounds of mean, lean muscle for his upcoming role in The Fate of the Furious. In an Instagram post, Johnson said he wanted to play the "meanest, strongest and most highly funny & entertaining ... |
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Posted: April 14, 2017 at 2:45 pm
Slim for most of her life, Peggy Pullen put on weight due to medical complications during her first pregnancy.
I had five infections and I was bedridden for the last three months of my pregnancy, so I started gaining weight, Pullen, 48, tells PEOPLE. With my second child, I gained even more weight and went up to 240 lbs. I guess I just stopped caring because I was in survival mode, trying to take care of my children and recover from my sickness.
After having two more kids, Pullen could not seem to lose the baby weight, no matter how hard she tried.
I would hear infomercials about different diets and other solutions, and I tried everything that I saw on TV, says the 53 mom. I feltlost because I wasnt losing weight. Now that I know what I know through bodybuilding, I know that diets dont work because they make you skinny fat you dont gain muscle. The more muscle you have, the more fat you burn. I would lose 10 to 15 lbs. with a diet, and then gain that back and more.
In 2014, Pullen then 200 lbs. was at a pool with her family when another child called her a hippopotamus. Although the comment was humiliating, it sparked a renewed desire in Pullen tolose weight for good.
It was in front of my children, she says of why the comment was so hurtful. They all have been bullied, and I always talk about believing in themselves, and here I was being bullied in front of them. It was horrible. I went home and cried a lot, but I realized kids learn from what you do, not what you say and thats what kept me pushing.
After limited success through dieting, Pullen changed her focus to exercise and began bodybuilding. Not knowing where to start, she turned to Arnold Schwarzenegger for inspiration.
I was trying to build muscle and Arnold Schwarzenegger is the king of bodybuilding, she says. I started watchingsome of his motivational videos and usinghis workout videos. Arnold talks so much about the mind, and he says that if you cant convince yourself, dont expect anyone else to convince you that you can do it. It really helped me because there were so many times that I thought, I cant do this, its too hard.
Schwarzenegger even helped her get past the bullying she experienced from other gym goers when she first started weight lifting.
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Heres a mom thats really fat and getting in their space, and they didntlike it, she says of her gym bullies. They would laugh at me. It was pretty awful, but I had Arnold right there with me, and I got inspired to kick harder and challenge myself. I continued to lift heavier and heavier.
Pullen also stayed motivated by the support she found inBodybuilding.coms BodySpace online community, and says seeing her body changeinspired her tokeep challenging herself more and more.
I got hooked on bodybuilding, and its been a wonderful experience to know that I can actually do it, she says. Ill be 49 this year, and I feel like I look a lot younger.Its the secret of youth!
Now down to 120 lbs., bodybuilding has becomean integral part of Pullens life.
I work out six days a week and rest on Sunday, she says. Life is hectic being a mom theres always drama, and sometimes I sleep two hours, but I dont care. If I have to go at 2 in the morning or if Im working out at midnight, Im going to get it done. Its become a part of my life. Its a way to take out stress, it makes you stronger, it makes you think better. After Im done with a workout, Im on cloud nine, and I can handle life better.
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While Pullen looks and feels better than ever, she says the best part of her transformation has been being able to inspire others.
The best part is giving hope to others, and being a role model to myown family, especially mykids, she says. I homeschool my kids and I always tell them to be the best they can be, and here I was failing at that. Ive seen a change in them since theyve seen their mom become stronger.
And she finally feels totally comfortable in her own skin.
I no longer care what people think about me on the outside, because Im so much stronger on the inside, she says. Ive become a better person, better mom and a better human being.
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Dr. Randy Hansbrough, YourNews contributor 11:52 a.m. ET April 14, 2017
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STUART A subject often overlooked as a cause for depression is chronic inflammation. Many who suffer with chronic conditions such as insomnia, anxiety, memory loss, fatigue, early onset dementia, etc., also have depression, and nearly all of them are in a persistent state of inflammation.
Inflammatory mechanisms have evolved over time. When we were hunter-gatherers (paleolithic) tens of thousands of years ago or more, it's purpose and function was for wound healing and pathogenic disease defense mainly. This involved the immune system and the adrenal stress response, often short lived when the individual survived. It served to allow for recovery from threats that were more immediate and temporary.
Anthropologists believe that during the periods of pre-modern life, five- to ten-thousand years ago, infectious diseases increased in mankind, most likely due to a greater vulnerability as a result of the transition to a farming culture, where large amounts of grains and dairy entered into the diet, triggering an immune response that was sustained over an extended period. With a distracted immune system contending with incompatible food proteins not present in paleo man's diet, pathogens weren't as easily controlled. (Nature Reviews Immunology 16, 2234 (2016) doi:10.1038/nri.2015.5)
Next came the arrival of antibiotics in present-day man, successful solutions to disease for a time, but ultimately not the answer, as we see today when we persist in eating incompatible foods. It is in this state of our modern day diet that the trouble arrives, compounded by the relentless stresses of a "successful" life, with all its obligations, financially and otherwise. This is the perfect storm for chronic inflammation, and ultimately depression and its related conditions. (Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 46-56 (January 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrn2297)
Can this predicament be successfully managed and reversed? Yes it can in a willing and motivated person. Will pharmaceuticals resolve the underlying reasons through artificial chemical manipulation of the brain's neurochemistry? A logical analysis of simple biochemistry will lead us to the answer that no it cannot. No living thing, plant or animal, is designed to safely utilize a chemical that does not exist in nature, and the drug biochemists know this. Thus the severe "black box warnings" attached to all psychotropic drugs and the risks of dependence and suicidal thoughts, especially in children.
In order to have a chance at a life without depression and other brain and health associated issues, one must desire first to make fundamental changes that involves food and other substances. This is done through precise measurement of an individual's food tolerances through a blood test, and possibly other tests. From this crucial data, a customized and guided approach can be undertaken, and can dramatically improve the odds of desirable results. (The role of IgG hypersensitivity in the pathogenesis and therapy of depressive disorders, H Karakua-Juchnowicz, P Szachta - Nutritional , 2017)
For more information on this subject, contact Dr. Randy Hansbrough, DC, DACAN, DPsc, certified function neurology and functional medicine practitioner. Call 772-287-7701 in Stuart, and 561-277-6612 in Jupiter and Palm Beach. Visit http://www.hcfn.org.
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Reducing your risk for developing many diseases could be as simple as shopping the perimeter of your supermarket and getting better acquainted the foods that create a plant-based diet. Thats the premise of Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackeys new book The Whole Foods Diet: The Lifesaving Plan for Health and Longevity, which he co-wrote with Alona Pulde, M.D., and Matthew Lederman, M.D.
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Before you roll your eyes at another complex piece of advice suggesting you eat more fruits and veggies, consider Mackeys two simple rules for eating to reduce your disease risk:
Rule 1: Eat whole foods instead of highly processed foods.
Rule 2: Eat mostly plant foods (90+ percent of your daily calories).
And, make sure you get your essential eight daily:
By following this way of eating, you can have significant strides in your health, Mackey told Fox News.
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Fox News talked to Mackey and Lederman to learn more about which foods can help reduce your chances of developing some of the diseases linked to the most common causes of death in the United States. Here are their suggestions:
1. Heart disease If someone has heart disease [or is trying to help prevent it], eat whole, unrefined plant foods, Lederman said. A diet consisting of 90 percent plant foods can significantly impact heart disease and help reverse it, he pointed out.
2. Cancer [Cruciferous vegetables] contain glucosinolates,which break down to create isothiocyanates and indoles, and may inhibit the development of cancer, and help protect against tumors, Lederman said. Cruciferous veggies include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, radishes, collard greens, artichokes, arugula and kale.
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3. Alzheimers disease Berries prevent against cognitive decline, Lederman said. Its not just that raspberries or blueberries help, but people eating this whole-food diet tend to be protective against these brain diseases, he explained. To boost your brain health, reach for juicy fruit like blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, cranberries and currants.
4. Autoimmune disease When someone is suffering from an autoimmune disease, his or her immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the body.Following a typical western diet can cause inflammation in the body and contribute to autoimmune diseases, research suggests. Inflammation shows up in the body in different ways, Lederman said. For example, studies have found that diets high in plant fiber and polyunsaturated fatty acids (found in walnuts, sunflower seeds and flax seeds) may help reduce the chance of developing multiple sclerosis, a common autoimmune disease. Allow your immune system to function optimally so it can heal wounds where it needs to, he said. If people can get this [plant-based diet] down, theyre going to feel better, Lederman said.
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5. Parkinsons disease To help protect against Parkinsons, which causes tremors and difficulty with movement, consider following an anti-inflammatory diet. While the precise cause of Parkinsons is unknown, the medical community generally agrees an inflammatory event or episode contributes to theinitiation of neurodegeneration. When you eat whole, unprocessed foods, you decrease inflammation, improve blood flow, remove waste, and bring nutrition to the cells, Lederman said. Your bodys immune systems thrives on this diet. Some studies have found that people who eat more peppers have a lower risk for developing Parkinsons disease. Other research suggests people who eat berries, apples and oranges have a reduced risk of developing the disease.
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At Nourish Kitchen & Table. Photo: Liz Clayman
Five years ago, Alison Cayne opened Havens Kitchen in New York a recreational cooking school for busy New Yorkers who never quite mastered skills like pie basics and easy weeknight meals. It transformed into a community space, with an on-site caf and event space, and as of this April, the schools lessons are widely available via a cookbook. Cayne herself is a busy New Yorker: Shes the mother of five children (almost all teens ages 11 to 19), and has to juggle events like wisdom-teeth removal and Passover Seder, all while running her own business. Read all about it in this weeks Grub Street Diet.
Thursday, April 6Today started off at 6:45, with my usual 20 minutes to shower, dress, and eat breakfast (typical mom morning). Im not really ready for a full breakfast on the days I take the kids to school, but definitely need something, so I make these shakes that tide me over till coffee time. I put a tablespoon of raw almond butter, a banana, a hunk of fresh ginger, ice, and almond milk into a Vitamix and blend until its smooth. Sometimes I add kale or berries, if they are past their prime. Im not particularly coherent until Ive had caffeine, so after I dropped the kids off, I ran over to meet my friend Erin at Box Kite on West 72nd for an Americano. One shot, milky.
When I got to work, I did what I always do: filled a quart container with ice and some of our turmeric, our ginger elixir or green smoothie, and the rest with water. I usually go through a few of these a day. I like ginger. A lot. Were lucky to have pretty killer staff lunches, and todays was particularly fun, if not slightly hodgepodgey. My plate consisted of remnants of yesterdays vermicelli salad, which I made with Dawn [Perry] from Real Simple to promote our cookbook, plus roasted carrots with spiced yogurt from last nights Inspired by Gjelina class. In addition to being the fortunate recipient of their leftovers, I was also lucky enough to snag the last quarter of a roasted acorn squash.
Throughout the day, I walked around with my quart container, and occasionally meandered into the teaching kitchen to grab a few figs or a handful of nuts. This week, were testing our new muffin for spring, so I had an afternoon snack. It was bright and citrusy, with little bits of orange rind and slivered almonds. Like a lemon bar and an old-school New Yorkdeli corn muffin had a baby. It shall be known as the Sunshine Muffin on the menu, from here on out.
Tonight, I threw myself a small birthday dinner at Loring Place. I have been a bit ambivalent about turning 45, Ill admit. After a refreshing Paloma (grapefruit and tequila), we had crispy cauliflower with lemon jam and chiles; a fluke ceviche that I think about sometimes in the middle of the night; and a green, crispy Brussels-sprout pizza. Oh, and also, this crazy wood-grilled broccoli and pan-roasted char. With parsnips. I love parsnips. There was also roasted kabocha squash, the King of Squash, as my friend Katie calls it. The meal had moments that were roasted and caramelized, and others that were green and herby and kicky. At some point in the middle of a discussion about how, since I was sort of reborn at 40, its like I am actually only 5 years old, I happened upon a citrus bite that knocked my socks off. Kumquat?
My friend Laurie Ellen made my birthday cake. She watched me interact with the leftovers of a lemon-meringue, olive-oil cake she had made for a wedding at Havens a few weeks before, and made me the most gorgeous honey-wheat cake with lemon chiffon and meringue. I cant remember the last time I had an actual birthday-y birthday cake. It was like a cake out of a storybook about cakes. It was tall! I ate the meringue off my friends cake, too. I think she was okay with it.
Friday, April 7 Today, I didnt take the kids to school, so I was able to caffeinate myself and enter the world of the living in a bit more civilized way. I walked Ivy (my dog/therapist) over to Nourish Kitchen + Table, and Raoul (the barista/therapist), like always, saw me coming down the block, so had my Americano ready. Im somewhat picky about my coffee, so much so that I cant please myself at home, no matter how Ive tried. French press, moka, drip I cant get it right. Its like an Excel spreadsheet; I can hack something super JV together, but it in no way resembles what I need. So if Im not having coffee at Havens, I rely on the few other places around town that hit the spot.
To be clear, my pickiness has nothing to do with sophistication: Actually, I think most coffee aficionados would scrunch up their noses at my preferences. I dont like bitter. I dont like pour-over. And I like it significantly watered down. Raoul knows Im a one-shot gal, with whole milk and lots of hot water. Today, they were testing out a delicious, new (super-pretty) pea-and-ricotta toast. Good way to start the day. I was surrounded by happy dogs and a baby who had some swagger, so Id say it was a pretty perfect morning.
After that, I took my eldest, Kate, to have her wisdom teeth removed, and read How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran in the waiting room. I laughed out loud a few times, which is always awkward in public. But she is so damn funny. Its the kind of book that has entire paragraphs that I want to screenshot and send to my friends. When Kate woke up, but was not yet out of her drug-induced stupor, we chatted (I kid you not) about whether the world spins slowly or quickly, and we decided slowly was a lot safer. Then I got her into a car, settled her in bed, and headed to Union Square to buy supplies for the Passover Seder on Monday. I bought an unnecessary number of apples Jonagolds and Ladies and Galas, oh my carrots in a rainbow of colors, and the biggest horseradish Ive ever seen from Schmitts Farm, aptly called Holy Schmitts Horseradish. Then I walked over to Breads and got two of their round, multi-seeded challahs. It was packed in there, no sign of gluten-freedom to be seen. I nibbled on a chocolate-babka sample while I waited in line, paid, and headed back to Kate.
When I got to the house, Kate was sleeping, with Ivy at her side (a dog knows), and I nudged her awake to give her some pain meds before her anesthesia wore off, per the dentists instructions. We both had a White Moustache date yogurt because, frankly, there is no better yogurt on the planet. It is real and creamy, and I think may have something to do with what they serve in Heaven. After yogurt, we set Kate up with ice packs and some television show I cant tolerate, and I got to work on my laptop in the kitchen.
But first, before anything of consequence could be accomplished, I had to text my friend Charlotte (Druckman, whose writing you must read, on any topic) the picture I took of the Holy Schmitt horseradish, and our messages went something like this.
Me: (photo of Holy Schmitts very large, very phallic horseradish) Check it. CD: I keep wondering why horseradish hasnt taken off more. CD: Its so phallic, and good for you. Me: Lets do a horseradish dinner. CD: I would totally do a horseradish dinner.
Then Charlotte and I proceeded to muse about the applications of horseradish in Chinese medicine. I looked it up in my Healing With Whole Foods book that is somewhat of a treasure. A cross between a hippy textbook, acupuncturist primer, and book of spells.
Later that afternoon, I ate some leftover fried rice, with a handful of chopped spinach and a few splashes of this yuzu-tamari sauce that I bought at the new Japanese market near my house. I turned on to yuzu when I went to Tokyo last summer, and havent turned off since. I Googled yuzu to try to prompt a good description, but this is pithier than what I could write, so I will quote verbatim: Yuzu is a funny, uneven skinned fruit with all the goods, all the characteristics of a tart, sour citrus, with the spirit and the spritz of a mandarin orange. I couldnt have said it better. All the goods indeed.
At about 6, my other kids got home from school, and I cooked for them and a few friends a fairly straightforward dinner: lamb kibbe (conveniently, there just happens to be a recipe for it in our new cookbook) with herb-loaded tahini sauce. We also had roasted cauliflower and broccoli and a salad. With apples. The kids wanted rice, so I made that, too. Ive always felt pretty confident in my rice game, but a few weeks ago, my friend Umber [Ahmad] came over for dinner, and Ive been making it her way ever since. She may be known around the planet for her tarts and cookies (she owns a beautiful bakery called Mah-Ze-Dahr), but her rice recipe is rock solid:
Sweat onions in some olive oil, add minced garlic and ginger, then two cups of rice, and stir until it smells nutty. Add 4.5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low, add some ground cumin to the top, and cover. Twenty minutes, and its done. Dont rinse the rice before cooking. Umber made that VERY clear. Do. Not. Rinse.
My friends and their kids are the best kinds of guests for two reasons: First of all, they eat. Second, they surprised me with a Gianduia cake from Sant Ambroeus because they wanted to continue my birthday festivities. Thats just the kind of people they are. And the Gianduia is as good a cake as I know: Youve got a hazelnut crunch element, some sort of mousse, and a glaze to keep it all together. Its especially good when paired with a nip of Amaro Nonino over ice. My youngest and I played a riveting game of chess (stalemate), and I was asleep by 11 p.m.
Saturday April 8 This morning was sunny! So Ivy and I stopped at Nourish for coffee and oatmeal, and then took a long walk, before I got cold and we headed home to make the kids breakfast. While I am perfectly capable of making my own oatmeal at home, Nourishs oatmeal is especially good. Its loaded with chunks of apple and super-plump golden raisins. To make matters better, they top it with a crunchy crumble. Sometimes my timing is serendipitous, and I walk in just as theyre bringing it out from the kitchen, piping hot and super creamy. Like hitting the jackpot. I think I may have said yay out loud. Raoul smiled knowingly.
Kate graduated to scrambled eggs, so things are looking up. We opened and closed the windows a few times during breakfast, and everyone agreed that April is a little capricious and unpredictable, but we love her. Then I walked to NYU to participate in a food-studies-alumni panel.
After the panel, I fueled myself and my youngest for his soccer game with a sandwich of toasted grainy bread, last nights tahini, and sliced cucumbers. He added a slice of cheddar and liked it. We had to get to the field an hour before the game, and I got cold, so I headed to the deli a few blocks away, and got myself a tea and one of those big, old-school corn muffins that I had been thinking about since I tasted the Sunshine Muffin at Havens. When we got home post-game, I sliced it in half and toasted it in a pan. He had a glass of milk. I had more tea. We shared the muffin.
Dinner tonight was at Havens Kitchen. We hosted the first of our supper-club series, At the Table, in response to the political moment and issues of identity, borders, and immigration. Tonights chefs were Lucas Sin from Junzi Kitchen and Jonathan Wu from Fung Tu. Lucas started cooking in restaurants in Hong Kong at 16, and as an undergrad at Yale did pop-ups in his dorm basement. The menu was based on an old restaurant on Pell Street called Mon Lay Won, with dishes like Nice Rich Omelette, la Chinese, and Lychee Nuts, Best in Town. They included all sorts of fun ingredients like Buddhas palm, golden limes, hawthorn, lotus seed, and lily petal. It all ended with a pudding made of black sesame, plum, ginger, and vanilla.
Sunday April 9 Another glorious spring morning, and back to Nourish for coffee. It was French-toast day at my house, as the leftover challah from Shabbat dinner was just the right kind of stale. NB: Add a touch of lemon zest, cinnamon, and vanilla into the egg/milk mixture. Trust me on that.
Midmorning, Laurie Ellen came over and guided me through a Passover-friendly version of a succs cake hazelnut meringue, chocolate ganache, and candied hazelnuts, made Passover-esque by the omission of a hazelnut buttercream, and coconut milk as the fat for the ganache. My middle daughters 16th birthday is tomorrow, and having grown up with many birthdays falling on Passover (not fun cakewise), I wanted to do something special. Laurie Ellen and I made three discs of hazelnut meringue, layered them with the chocolate ganache, and topped it all off with candied hazelnuts and praline dust. While we baked, melted, and toasted, I made my friend Stacys moms brisket recipe. I felt the urge to go old-school this year, and Coras brisket had just the right vibe: ketchup, onion-soup mix, cook forever. I also made the charoses (blitzed apples, dates, figs, cinnamon, and walnuts with some Manischewitz), and boiled baby potatoes and eggs for the Seder plates.
We got a little hungry during Passover prep, so Laurie Ellen, my kids, and I had PB&J sandwiches, carrot sticks, and apple slices. I swung by Mah-Ze-Dahr on my afternoon Ivy walk Ivy appreciates the dog bowl in front; I appreciate the whole thing. Umber told me about a new coconut cake with coconut cream and meringue frosting they were making, and obviously, we all needed to give that a whirl. I figured wed have it for dessert after dinner, and put it safely out of sight when I got home.
Sunday night, I didnt want to cook, so we headed across the bridge to an old friends restaurant in Williamsburg called Meadowsweet. Polo, the chef, makes these olive-oil rolls that literally melt in your mouth. We all shared the roasted asparagus and glazed carrots. Then we passed around a creamy, mushroomy pappardelle dish and two orders of the arctic char: crispy, seared skin, cooked perfectly. When we got home, I took out the coconut cake (Umber, if youre reading this, its a keeper!) stuck a candle in it, and C.C.s 16th-birthday festivities began with a bang of gluten, coconut, and meringue.
Monday April 10 This morning, I had a doctors appointment uptown, so I made my smoothie, dropped the kids at school, and grabbed a coffee at Three Guys on Madison Avenue. I used to live nearby and spent a lot of time there, so its always nice to visit. I got to work in time for the end-of-staff meal, and made a plate of mustard greens and apple salad. I added some of the broccoli salad with miso balsamic dressing from the caf, and worked till about 4:30.
I headed home to put together the individual Seder plates, set the table, heat up Coras brisket in more ketchup-water, and make the rest of the dinner. We read through the Haggadah, asked and answered the four questions, dipped things in salt water, and made little matzo sandwiches with charoses and thinly sliced Holy Schmitts. I confirmed my love for horseradish, and we all agreed Coras brisket was our new tradition. We took turns singing and eating mashed potatoes and carrots roasted with maple syrup. There was cauliflower galore for my vegetarian daughter, and I made a fennelblood orange salad to lighten things up. My oldest son informed us that, actually, the world spins very, very quickly. Like 1000 mph quickly. Kate didnt remember asking in the first place, but we all paused to think about that. C.C. was happy with her birthday toasts and the succs cake was, indeed, a big success (I know, sorry, I had to).
Tuesday April 11 My kids were off from school, so everyone slept in a bit, and I headed over to work, after making a few rounds of scrambled eggs and toasted matzo with cream cheese and salt for everyone. I had my shake, and headed to Dutch Flower Line to get flowers for Havens. Best-kept secret in town: Mohammed, the lovely man who wraps up the flowers at Dutch, is also a master coffee maker; and upstairs, theres always a hot pot of coffee to be sipped, as you amble through the flower market. I am a lucky, lucky lady.
When I got to work, I filled my quart container with the usual, and we sat down to finalize the plans for our book/five-year-anniversary party. I am the chair of the balloon committee, a position I take seriously. We chatted menu and flow, and, of course, chose our specialty cocktail of the evening. We plan a lot of weddings and events, so its especially fun planning one for ourselves. We all got a little spring in our steps.
Staff lunch was roasted chicken and a kitchen-sink salad (cleared out the walk-in, delish.)
I brought home a few quarts of the matzo-ball soup from work. Zoe Maya, our kitchen manager, makes a mean, fluffy ball. We were all a bit tired from the previous evenings Passover shenanigans, so for dinner, I heated up the soup, made another fennelblood orange salad, and baked a bunch of the apples for dessert. Tonight, my son won the chess game; he wanted me to write that.
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Medication helps many adults and children with ADHD, but it doesnt work for everyone.
Parents and adults see me either because the medication isnt doing the job, or they want more improvement and cant increase the dosage without increasing side effects, says Richard Brown, M.D., associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and coauthor of the recent book How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care.
Medication does not cure ADHD, and it should never be the only treatment, says Edward Hallowell, M.D., coauthor of the best-selling Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. Diet and nutrition play key roles in how well the ADHD brain operates. Toward that end, here are 10 foods, ADHD supplements, and herbs that you should add to your treatment plan. As always, talk with your doctor first before doing so.
Poor nutrition can cause a child or adult with ADHD to become distracted, impulsive, and restless. The right foods, on the other hand, can lessen those symptoms.
Protein Foods rich in protein lean beef, pork, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, soy, and dairy products are used by the body to make neurotransmitters, the chemicals released by brain cells to communicate with each other. Protein can prevent surges in blood sugar, which increase hyperactivity.
Because the body makes brain-awakening neurotransmitters when you eat protein, start your day with a breakfast that includes it, says Laura Stevens, M.S., a nutritionist at Purdue University and author of 12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child: Drug-Free Alternatives for Attention-Deficit Disorders. Dont stop there. Look for ways to slip in lean protein during the day, as well.
Balanced Meals Hallowell suggests that you divide your lunch and dinner plate in the following way: Half of the plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables, one fourth with a protein, and the remaining fourth with a carbohydrate, preferably one rich in fiber whole wheat pasta, whole grain bread, brown rice.
This combination of foods will minimize swings in behavior caused by hunger or by a shortfall of a particular nutrient. Fiber prevents blood-sugar levels from spiking and plummeting, which can increase inattention.
Many diets are deficient in key vitamins and minerals that may improve attention and alertness, says Brown. Supplements can often fill in the dietary gaps.
Multivitamin/Multimineral If your child is a picky eater or eats lots of take-out food, he wont get the daily recommended value of vitamins and minerals. A daily multivitamin/multimineral will ensure that he does, no matter how finicky he is.
B Vitamins Studies suggest that giving children who have low levels of B vitamins a supplement improved IQ scores (by 16 points) and reduced aggression and antisocial behavior. Vitamin B-6 seems to increase the brains levels of dopamine, which improves alertness, says Brown.
Zinc, Iron, and Magnesium Zinc synthesizes dopamine and augments the effects of methylphenidate. Low levels of this mineral correlate with inattention.
Iron is also necessary for making dopamine. In one small study, ferritin levels (a measure of iron stores) were low in 84 percent of ADHD children compared to 18 percent of the control group. Low iron levels correlate with cognitive deficits and severe ADHD.
Adequate levels of magnesium have a calming effect on the brain, says Brown. While diet is the safest way to increase mineral levels, a multivitamin/multimineral with iron will ensure that you or your child will get the daily reference value (DRV) of all three.
Omega-3s One study suggested that a subgroup of boys with ADHD are deficient in omega-3 fatty acids compared with those who have no symptoms of the condition.
Another study showed that omega-3s-found in cold-water, fatty fish, such as sardines, tuna, and salmon-tend to break down more readily in the bodies of patients with ADHD than in those without the condition. Individuals with ADHD who have low blood levels of omega-3s will show the biggest improvement in mental focus and cognitive function, says Brown.
Picamilon A combination of the B-vitamin niacin and gamma-aminobutyric acid, picamilon improves blood flow to the brain and has mild stimulative effects, improving alertness and attention. It can also reduce aggressive behavior. Both adults and children derive benefits from this supplement, says Brown.
Most children and adults derive moderate benefits from the vitamin-mineral approach, says Brown. Those with more significant ADHD may need stronger stuff-namely, herbs.
Ginkgo and Ginseng These herbs are cognitive activators, says Brown. They act like stimulants without the side effects. Typically, adults and children who take ginkgo and ginseng improve on ADHD rating scales, and are less impulsive and distractible. Asian ginseng may overstimulate younger children. If this happens to your child, switch to American ginseng.
Pycnogenol An extract made from French maritime pine bark, pycnogenol was found to improve hyperactivity and sharpen attention, concentration, and visual-motor coordination in students after one month, based on standardized measures and teacher and parent ratings.
The herb pycnogenol is also rich in polyphenols, antioxidants that protect brain cells from free radicals. The first double-blind study on the herb was published in 2006, confirming its benefits, says Brown. Larger randomized trials, though, are needed.
Rhodiola Rosea Made from a plant of the same name that grows in the Arctic, this herb can improve alertness, attention, and accuracy. It can be too stimulating for young children, and is occasionally beneficial in children ages eight to 12. It is most useful, says Brown, for students in junior high, high school, and college, who have to complete long papers and spend hours reading.
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