tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679097304712977790.post6473993679128508642..comments2023-08-22T22:08:39.306-04:00Comments on food dye diaries: Why is my child so angry?food dye diarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17083070202088490876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679097304712977790.post-83309447354444615032009-08-05T21:40:05.690-04:002009-08-05T21:40:05.690-04:00Thank you for your comments. It seems so many fam...Thank you for your comments. It seems so many families have a story of how dye free eating has improved their life, yet way more families don't know or don't care. Keep spreading the word!food dye diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083070202088490876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679097304712977790.post-25166089381084151292009-08-04T10:11:30.190-04:002009-08-04T10:11:30.190-04:00I wish more people knew about this also. We'v...I wish more people knew about this also. We've been dye-free for 6 months now and the difference is amazing. My children sleep better and their outbursts and anger have been cut drastically.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806329253277598248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679097304712977790.post-34199914539121159632009-08-04T05:33:31.538-04:002009-08-04T05:33:31.538-04:00A friend of mine mentioned to me one day that i sh...A friend of mine mentioned to me one day that i should keep my 5 year old son off of red and blue dyes. I didn't really focus on this until one day he ate a package of sour punch straws. The next day I noticed his extremely contrary behavior which was something that would occur occasionally. I just thought it was normal boy behavior. I spoke with a friend of mine who is an occupational therapist and asked her if red dye could be affecting my child. She said, "Absolutely!" and then told me a story about a patient of hers: a little girl who was 5 years old and suffering from autism. The child was totally nonverbal. She had been working with this particular child for a couple of weeks when the mother mentioned one day that the only way her daughter would drink milk was with Strawberry Syrup in it - the really pink kind. Well the therapist suggested removing dyes completely from the child's diet and with in a week the child was talking. My son has been on a dye free diet now for a few months and the difference in his personality is amazing. He is happier and calmer and not contrary at all. I am still trying to convince my friends to do the same for their children - sadly, their responses are, "there is nothing wrong with my child and we don't really eat much food with dyes." Although I saw the extremely obvious changes in my 5 year old son once dyes were removed from his diet, my 13 and 10 year old daughters seem to have benefited from these changes as well. They love the taste of the dye free candies and seem happier and calmer too. Thank you for creating this blog!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346545657846872508noreply@blogger.com