Emotional Order

31 Day Challenge: Day 10 I have had an especially rough day today dealing with someone close to me who is very difficult to get along with. It left me feeling out of sorts and wondering what I could do. I spent some time outside in the sunshine -which always makes me feel better – […]

MSG and ADHD

If you’re as old as I am – highly unlikely 😉 – you might remember commercials for Accent on TV. It’s a “flavor enhancer”, a way to make food taste even better. It’s also MSG or monosodium glutamate. We all know what that is, right? MSG is a flavor enhancer, but it does not work […]

Is Your Brain Ripe Enough?

Have you ever heard of your brain being ripe? Me either. But Stephanie Rodriguez, the “brains” behind a new product called Noggin Nosh knows all about your brain and what’s good for it. And she’s put it into the most delicious bars that you have ever tasted. Ever. Stephanie is a former school psychologist and […]

ADD and Subtract from Your Diet

When I say ADD – a play on ADHD and the word add – and subtract, I’m talking about food. Better nutrition means better brain health which leads to fewer ADHD symptoms or at least more manageable ones. Here are 5 foods to add to your diet:   Wild caught salmon which has beneficial Omega […]

Tired? It Could be Your ADHD

Note: this post includes an affiliate link. Do you feel tired and worn out much of the time? Do you find it hard to get up in the morning because you’re still exhausted? Do you hit your stride after dinner, working into the late night hours? I always thought that those traits were just part […]

Avitae: Caffeine + Water

Recently I was contacted by a representative from Avitae, a company that makes caffeinated water. They offer 3 levels of caffeine in their purified water: 45 mg, 90 mg, and 125 mg. The reason that they contacted me was that they had been hearing from a number of moms who were successfully using it to […]