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Newsletter of the Feingold. Associationof the United States FEII!GOLD*
1999/ January, 2fi)0
December, Vol. 23, No. l0
Helping the child on the ADD/autistic spectrum
Feingoldmembers guests
and heardoutstanding presentations in
from leaders thesefields at
annualseminar
the Association's held on StatenIslandthis nastOctober.
keynote speaker was Patri- rnoldBrenner, M.D., is a pe-
f\ur
\-,f cia lrmer. M.Ed..co-founder diatricianwith a big curiosity
and Executive Director of the non- anda determination find whatever
to it
profit Developmental Delay Re- takesto helphis patiens.
the
sources. Sheopened seminar by Some he
ofthe children wastreating
describinga healthy sensory"diet" in his Randallstown, Marylandprac-
a
thatcanenable child to be readyfor ticebackin the 1970s serious
had prob-
school,learning, andlife. lemsand nothinghe hadtried helped
Sensory integrationdysfunction can them.
interfere with a child's abilityto focus was
Dr. Brenner aware Dr. Fein-
of
andlearn,but therearethingsparents gold'swork with whatwerethencalled
cando to helpsuchyoungsters. "hyperkinetic"children,but he didn't
Unfortunately, toolsandstrate-
the tricia explained. "Telling kids to sit believethat a dietwouldhelp. In fact,
giesoftenprovidedfor thesechildren still so they car pay attention a total
is he set out to prove Feingold was
- learning organizational de-
and aids wasteof time." wrong. He persuaded parents
the of
signed help accommodate dis-
to their In her presentation, she covered 32 of thesechildrenin his practiceto
abilities- can actuallypreventthem and
someof the treatrnents strategies use the Feingolddiet, althoughDr.
flom goingthrough important stagesof that havebeenfoundto be helpfulfor did
Brenner notexfectto seeanyim-
sensory development. childrenwhosedevelopment been has provement.Whenelevenof the chil-
"You have to have masteryover hindered. Her practical,down-to- dren responded dramatically, he
your own body beforeyou can make earth advice,coupledwith her deep his rhe
changed mindahout diet. and
sense thoselittle squiggles paper
of on for
concern our childrenearned Patri- it
hasbeenrecommending since.
thatwe call letters andnumbers,"Pa- cia ravereviewsfiom the audience. Continued on pqge I
Do children hate being on the Feingold diet?
the
Recently Feingold has
Program been mentioned
favorablyin variousnewspapersacross
the
country,but theideastill persists manychildrenclearlybenefltfrom theprogram,
that, although
in
theyrebelat the changes their food. How true is this?
first. let'stakea look at wharil means be on fie
to Of courseevery family is different,but amongmothers
I Feingold program. thechildwhois accustomed who contact we hearvery little aboutresistance the
For us, on
to eatingcandy,cookies, drinks,etc., he cancontinue partof theirchildren. We knowthisdrxs happen, it does
soft but
to eatthesethings. The only difference that he will be not appear be asbig a problemas an outside
is to observer is
eatingcandyand cookies without synthetic flavoringand likely to think.
BHT, soft drinkswithout dyesand aspartame. The very We learn a greatdeal from the experiences member
of
youngchild mightnot evennoticea change first.
at families, and have found that they can best answerthe
Thematerials provided parents designed help question how childrenrespond beingon a special
for are to of to diet.
2
them locatethe foods their family enjoys,with as little On.page oneof our adultmembers how
describes shefelt
change disruption is absolutely
or as necessary. growingup on the Feingold diet
What it was really like to grow up on the Feingold diet
Leah Osbornegrew up on the FeingoldProgramand seesa tremendous needfor it in the
schoolwheresheteaches. After22 yearson the diet, sheoffersa special
elementary insight.
Birthday Parties necessiuy sometimes, even if I was
WhenI waslittlemy mother sentme hungry. Other times we would take
to the birthdaypartieswith my own food alongwith us on trips.
cupcake and something drink (or I
to
could stick with water - it was my ReducedSensitivity
choice). Shedid forget oncewhen I As I got older I found I could be
was six andwe were runninglate. It morerelaxed my
about diet. I recently
bothered andtheotherparent
her much traveled all over Western Europe.
more than it botheredme. I drank There.I didn't evenbother uying to
waterbecause therewasnothingin the warchwhat I ate. I decided wastoo
it
house that I could have. I knew that -
muchofa hassle notto mention how
eventhoughI wasstuckwith water, it harditwouldbeto translate ingredients
was betterthan the way that I would when I didn't even speakthe lan-
feel if I atethecakeandice creamand guages.
drankthepunch. I knewthat I wasgoingto be very
My momreallyprovedto me that I activeon the trip anyway,and that I
wasa better person whenI ateonly the with the food service manager. I would burn mostof the problems off
foodsthatweregoodfor me. Evenat checkedingredients most of the of that
by all ofthe sightseeing I wouldbe
5 when an insensitiveteacher or foods,sauces, thattheyused a
etc. on doing. I scheduled trip so I had
the
friend's parenttold me that 'one bite regularbasis. It turnedout $at a lot several to
days leteverything wearofT.
won't hurt' I told them that it would of the thingsthey alreadyusedwere I hadbeenin Europefor 3 weeksand
andthat if they mademe eat it, thenI thingsI couldhave. Others needed to atequitea bit, but afterabout2 daysI
would spenda few days with them, be modified. The bakerwaswonder- wasbackto normal.
just
because momwouldn'twantto put ful and evenmadespecialtreats
my
up with me afterthat'onebite.' That for me! He would alter recipesto Planned Infractions
usuallywas all it took to convince the leaveout thingslike artificial vanilla As a child I attended campfor sev-
adultsthat one bite was one bite too flavor. eralweekseachsummer.I atealmost
many! (Yes,I did havequitea mouth The food servicemanager told me anything while I wasthere. My mom
on me evenwhenI was on the diet - that if there was any necessity they that
andI decided I wouldbe so active
just imagine whatI waslike whenI was couldn'tprovideI couldgo to thegro- thatI wouldbe o.k. - plus,I would
off it!) cerystoreandbuywhatI needed, take be out of her hair!
the receipt him, andhewould rerm-
to The camp directorknew what we
Learning the consequences burseme. I didn't haveto do this were doing, but nobodyelseat camp
I knewif I cheated, if because often,but it was very easy. I would
and did. I knewthatif I washavingprob-
of thatI haddonesomething getinto bring the receiptin to him and he
to lemswith toomuchbuild-up couldgo
I
trouble,I would still be heldresponsi- would give me cashon the spot. I to him andwe wouldfind some things
ble for my behavior no excuses.
- would then leavethe food in a fridge I shouldbe eating. But that only hap-
Duringtheteenyears did decide
I at in the backof the cafeteria. pened daysout of the6 or 7 yearsI
2
onepoint that I didn't needto restrict attended camp.
my dietanymore.I realized relatively Traveling The campdirectorknewto expect
quickly that it was not such a good I havetraveled the
throughout u. s. me to be ratherhyper,but at summer
choiceald rehrrned watchingwhat
to andmostrestaurants willing to help
are is
camp,everyone hyper. For me it
I ate. prepare foodsasI request.As for
the workedl I was a differentpersonat
In collegeI attended two different the places that refuseto be helpful, I camp,but I hadfun with my friends,
schools.Onewasnotat all cooperative comment how greata tipperI amas
on the
andI wasalways fastest runner and
so I just didn't eatthe cafeteria food. I I leavethe restaurant find another
to wasnevertoo tiredfor the nextactiv-
cooked of my own thingsin my
all moreunderstanding placeto eat. My ity. Whenwe hadcontests seeto who
microwave my dorm room.
in mom would tote me into a restaurant hadthe mostenergy who couldstay
or
The othercollegewas a smallpri- andif theywerenot helpfulshewould I
up the latest, almost alwayswon.My
vateone. Theygavethewords"help- tote me right back out. I understood family just didn't plan anythingtoo
ful" and"understanding" wholenew whatwasgoingon (evenat ages and
a 4 importantfor the weekafter I returned
meaning! Beforethe classes startedI 5) anddidn't put up a fussif we hadto from summer camp.
wenton a tour of thecafeteria kitchens Ieave. I knewthat waitingto eatwas Continuedon page j
1999/lanuarv
2 Pure FactslDecember 2000
from page 2
Growing up Feingold, Parentswrite to us about their experiences
Put your child in charge. "We started Drew on the program Thison-linemessage posted
was on
Help your childrenunderstand thein March and within 2 weeks saw the FAUS memberbulletin board at
for
consequences not following the dramaticimprovement his conduct www.feingold.org:
in
Program andto learnto listento theirreportsat school. He became much a
bodies. If your daughterdecides tohappier child at home,compassionate Our familyhas been theFeingold
on
rebel,let her know how you feel, but to his younger sisterfor the first time Programfbr almost a year. Our
give her room to makeher own mis- ever. We neededrelief badly, and daughter gonefrom beingone of
has
takes. Shewill learn that you were Feingold wasthe answer. those kidsconstntly in theadministra-
right (althoughshe really will know "About 6 weeks ago Drew was tor's officeto beingoneof thetop 3 in
this all along,eventhoughshemay be convinced his success on his herclass.
that was
very r€luctantto admitit). own andthat the program didn't have One year ago today she was ex-
SchoolStaff anything do with it ... sowe reluc- pelled from a Montessori
to schoolfbr
are
Someteachers supportive, oth- tantly agreed comeoff theprogram behaviorproblems. (She had just
to
ersarenot. The schooladministrators andseewhathappened. turned 4.) Nextweekshewill turn5
arethesame, youshould
but focusyour "The first few days went pretty and stillpinch
I to it
myself besure isn't
efforts on the teacher,as this is the well, but after 4-5 days,his teachers a dream.
personwho will be there with your couldnot understand difference
the in She nowgoes weeks without getting
with dif- a singletime-outin her pre-kindergar-
child everyday (andduringclasspar- his behavior, abilityto cope
ties). Most teachers will be glad to ficulty, etc. We hadseveral She
harddays tenclass. is such ajoyfulchildand
hearyou aretakingsteps help your
to but it confirmed us, and more im- so muchfun to be around.She's
to also
child's behavior. Make surethat you portantly, to him, that the program becomingquite a mentor to her
explainwhat you are doing, that the truly helps.
younger sister. I just can't thankyou
program really does work for your "In additionto the manyimprove- enough.
child. Describe your youngster's be- mentsin Drew's behavior, one of the
havior both on and off the diet, and best things about the FeingoldPro- Is it hard?
contact FAUS for printedinformation gram is that he getsto be in conffol. People sometimes me if thediet
ask
to pass along. Someof it is already in Wewerevery concerned hewould is really hard. I alwayssay "No."
that
your memberpacket,and you can see dietaspunitive. allowhim Really
the We hardis:
make photocopies handout.
to to cheatat birthdaypartiesand holi- .
just remind Neverbeingableto geta babysitter
Talk to teachers more than one days. We
at him of the re-
twice in a row.
grade level, if possible; your child sults and alwayshaveplenty of ap- . Alwaysbeingil conflictwith your
won'tbe in kirdergaften forever. provedalternatives around.Thegreat
news is that most of the time he child.
Finally,putyourfbot down.In most . Knowing peopledon't like your
schools parentshave final sayabout chooses Feingold
the a alternativebecause
he know it's betterfor him. It's been child and your child doesn'tlike
many things, regardless whether
of
herself.
theyarerightor wrong. Whenyou put a great lessonin action/results/ac-
your foot down, if you stomp hard countability. And he'sonly7!" Wondering whatyour child did to
enough, someone listen(if for no
will getin troubleatschool THISTIM E.
other reasonthan to get you to stop Feelingyou arefailing asa parent.
stomping theirtoes!).
on Not beingableto trustyourchild
Leah Osborn -.,9:gr-
If you live in the Philadelphiaarea you
mighthave passed thisbillboardadvertising
by
ourprogram.Ifyou areoneof theparents who
learned about asa result,youhave Dunn
us Pat
the
to thank.The Dunn family donated adver-
tisement, whereit wasseen driversthisfall.
by
There are many ways to help us provide
infbrmation others.Evena modest
to donation
us
will enable to senda copy of the excellent
new report, "Diet, ADHD & Behavior,a
Quarter Century Review"to doctors other
and
nrofessionals.
1999/Januan
Pure FactslDecemher 2000 3
from page I
FAUS Conference,
PDD (pervasivedevelopmental delay)and autism -
"ADD is a symptom,not a dis-
ease."Dr. Brenner echoed opin-
the
can a child have both?
ionsof otherspeakers whenhepointed Definitions of PDD and autism have been set up by the American
outthattherearemanydifferent things Psychiatric Association. These psychiatristschoose list of symptoms
a which
thatcanhiggerthose symptoms. Simi- are oftenseenin childrenwho thenfall underthe umbrellaof these labels,
larly, there are numerous thhgs that autism PDD. As Dr. Shaw
or pointed out, PDD is almost autism.It's fewer
can be beneficialfor the child with symptoms thanfull-blownautism. But thereis no blood,urine,stool,hair,
"ADD" autism,or relateddisorders, digestive test or any test at all for autismor PDD. People who put those
an in
andthere's overlap thetherapies labels on kids are doing it basedon the symptoms- the behavioral
that can help them. For example, "psychianic"symptoms those childrenhave. And whatwe're lookingat are
someindividuals havea much higher thecaases ofthose So, was
symptoms. a childwho once diagnosed autistic, as
than normal requirement certainfor as you do a lot of these biologicaltreatments may, in a shorttime, only be
nutrients, but mainstreammedicine PDD because symptoms
his havelessened; if you keepdoingthem,then
and
doesnot recognize this. he may only be ADD, because symptoms fall underthediagnosis
his now of
Similarly, synthetic chemicals can ADD. It doesn't the it
mean childwasmisdiagnosed,means hehasfewer that
affect different people in different symptoms fewersevere
or symptoms.Whatwe're trying to get you to do is
ways. He hasfoundthat manyof the get awayfrom the label. We don't treatlabels, treathuman
we beings,and
children he treats have a zinc defi- we trealwholehuman beings whosegutsaretalkingto their brains,andwe
ciency believes tartraz (yel-
and that ine haveto treateverlthing.
low dye#5) cancause lossof zinc.
a Lemer.
Patrtcia M.Ed.
Otherchildrenrequirelarge amounts
B
of various vitaminsin orderto func-
tionwell.
It's importantto get at the root
cause(s) theproblems, to cover
of not
themup with medicine.But, unfortu-
nately. is
medicine very big business:
this is why it is easy obtain
to grants to
on
conductstudies drugs, and not on
nutrients.
Nutrition = Behavior
In the ADD - autismspectrum mostimportant
the factorsare
theexternal Dr.
ones, Kotsanis his audience theFeingold
told at
conference seminar.
The "gold standard" medicrne
in rs A DHD is not a psychiarric dis-
the double-blind,placebo-controlled fa,ease. he maintained."Your
study,but manyof theearlystudies on childrenneed goodnutritionandto be
the Feingolddiet were badly flawed. detoxified." To do that we haveto
"Whenclilical practice not
does agree look at several systems, including:ge-
with double-blind shrdies, you should netics,thecentralnervous system and
lookattheirflaws," hetold anattentive the brain, the hormonal, immuneand cretin, a hormone precursorfoundin
audience. digestivesystems,as well as the the intestines. hasbeenfoundto be
It
Dr. Brennerhas dealt with some child's nutrition. Thesesystems are very helpfulfor abouthalf of thechil-
very tough cases,includingchildren all connected. for
drenwith autism whomit hasbeen
with fetalalcoholsyndrome homi-
and Why is thebrainthemaintarget for used. (The good news for children
cidal ideation, he hasbeenableto
and ADD? Dr. Kotsanis explained it
that is
who hateinjections thatSecretin can
helpeventhese youngsters. the
could be because cell walls are in
be administered manyways.) The
The media reportsextensively on madeof fat, as is 60% of the brain. research beengoingon for overa
has
"social diseases"and professionals Toxic chemicals traveleasilythrough year, and Dr. Kotsanisexpectshis
wring their hands,but few consider and
fatty tissues into the brain. results be published early2000.
to in
that many of these terrible conditions As the directorof the Foundation He also answered questionsabout
havea biological basis,andif you can in
for Research EnergyMedicine in EPD (enzyme-potentiated desensitiza-
you
identifythe causes might be able Fort Worth, TX, Dr. Kotsanis oneis tion), an allergy treatmentthat has
to change life of theafflicted
the person of the pioneering physicians who is for
beenusedin Europe decades.
andall of thoseliveshe touches. conductins research the useof Se-
on More on page 5
4 Pure Facts/December 2000
1999/Janaam
FAUS Conferencefrom page 4
, Ener-G Foods
Antibiotics and autism For manyyears company specialized helping
this has in people
The child who has chronic whomustavoidwheatandothergrains,aswell asgluten. More
is
ear infections likely to also recentlytheyhaveexpanded provideproducts people
to for with
haveADD, developmental de- allereies for familiesof childrenwith autism.
and
laysor autism. of thefavoriteproducts Ener-
is
fine
T\r. WilliamShaw. who is direc- \-/G Foods'TapiocaBread(free of
Lf tor of theGreatPlainslabora- wheat, glutenandlactose). is advertised
It
tory for Health,NutritionandMetabo- as having the textureand tendemess of
lism, beganhis work in this areaby are
wheatbread the ioaves fully baked
and
observingand testing children with andsliced.Since theirprepared breadsare
autism. they
vacuum-packed canbestored room at
He found that they had elevated rcmperaure.
levelsof tartaricacid,whichcouldbe To learn aboutthe products available
in
measured the urine. The level of andobtainhelpfor special dietscall Ener-
tartaric acid reflects the amount of G Foodstt (800) 331-5222 visit their
or
yeast thechild'sintestinal
in tract,and website:www.ener-g.com.
an overgrowth yeastis believed
of to Here is a listingof someof the accepl
bethetriggerfor theautistic symptoms ableStage OneEner-Gfoods.
manychildrenexhibit. Buns
Everyonehasyeastin their body, BrownRiceHambuger Crackers
but we also have beneficialbacteria Tapioca Harnburger Sam'sCheese Crackers
that keep the amount of yeast at safe Tapioca Hot Dog Hol-GrainSnackThins:
levels. Whena child is givenan anti- White Rice Hanburger Lite Salted,
Unsalted,
biotic dte drug kills off the desirable White Rice Hot Dog &
Onion Garlic
bacteria, not the yeast. Without
but Baking Mixes Eggs& Egg Substitutes
the bacteria to keep it in check, the Basic Egg
Errer-G Replacer
yeast quicklygrow out of control,in- BasicDairy Free Ener-G Flours
creasingas much as 200-fold in one Com Beatr
year. Yeast produces by-products tlat Potato Brown Rice
arebelieved beresponsible many
to for Rice- Regular Low-Sodium
& Fine Potato
of the symptoms refer to asautistic
we Bread Mixes Rice Starch
characteristics. Rice & Rye Sweet Rice
Dr. Shaw foundthatif theyeast
has Tapioca Tapioca
can be broughtback down to normal WheatFree Oat Milk Substitutes
levels(using anti-fungaldrugs)then WheatFreeOrganic Barley Dari-Free Beverage
Mix
the symptoms often improve. This Ener-G Bread Lacto-Free Beverage
should also result in a reductionof BrownRice Soyquik
tartaricacid in the urine, andthis can Hi-FiberRice Pasta - Rice
bedocumented another
with urinetest. Papa's Cannelloni
When antibiotics havedamaged a Poi Lasagna
child's naoral balanceof yeast and TapiocaRegular Thin Sliced
and Macaroni
bacteria, anti-fungals
the may haveto Wlite Rice Loaf Shells
be used a longtime. Some
for parents YeastFreeBrownRice Spaghetti
fnd that if the drug is discontinued the YeastFreeWhite Rice Tagliatelle
symptomsquickly return and it can Broth & Boullions Vermicelli
takea long time for the child to return Beef Pretzels
to the previoushigher level of func- Chicken (CS) Crisp Pretzels
tioning. Cakes & Mixes Specialty Breads
are
Antibiotics not theonly triggers ChocolateVanillaLayerCake RicePizzaShells
for yeast overgrowth, Dr. Shaw Canned & Powdered Milk Bread Sticks
pointedout. Yeastthriveson sugar, CulturedButtermilk Garlic,Plain
andtodaysugary foodsareconsumed Ener-GCookies Sesame
by childrenat a greater levelthanever DateCookies Vinegars
before, in
especially theUnitedStates. Wafers
VanillaCream-Filled Dry Vinegar
I999/January
Pure FactslDecember 2000 5
Past Issuesof Pure Facts A new usefor salicylates
During the pastyear major articles
which have appearedin Pure Facts in
PureFactsreaders accustomed salicylates foods,but
are to
include: are beingadded packaging
now salicylates to to
materials help
December 1998/January 1999 repelinsects.
Special issueon NIH Consensus Environmental Protection for
A spokesman theEPAexplained
Development Conference on fhe
I Agency(EPA) has takenthe that the methyl salicylatewill be ap-
ADHD and the useof stimulant methylsalicylate
leadin registering for plied inside the packaging materials
drugs usein thepackaging foods,animal
for andwill not comein contact with the
February 1999 feed and textiles.They seethis as a food or non-food product.Thismeans
"lnactive in
ingredienrs medicine
saferalternative pesticides fumi-
to and that salicylate-sensitive individuals
The "down side" to the Feingold gants contribute thedepletion of re-
that to any
shouldnot experience adverse
Program theprotective ozone layer. actionfrom products usingthis tech-
Dry cleaning nique. (But we invite our readers to
March L999 providefeedback.)
Gohg camping This is a pan of theEPA'songoing
Saccharin efforts to registerpesticidesthat are
Auditory integration therapy
safer than many of them that are cur-
Fragrances rentlvin use.
April 1999
Special on
issue Asperger's
syndrome Pure Facts
for
New food sources Feingold
Editor: JaneHersey
families
May 1999 Contributingto this issue:
a
Pestidices threatto children PediatricMedicines KathyBratby
The art of mothering DonnaCurtis
get
Helpingbabies to sleep Are you havingtroublefind- DebbieJackon
Arby's ingmedicine withoutsynthetic Gail Wachsmuth
June 1999 colorsandflavors? ShulaEdelkind
in
Drasticincrease autism mo
One e x p e rie n c e d m w r it e s .
How to gainunderstanding PureFactsis published times
ten a
"Even finding something simpleas
as yearandis a portion thematerial
of
Glutenicasein-free foods cold or cough for
medicine a childwho provided members tie Feingold
to of
Restaurant guide is sensitive a challenge.I canper-
is Association theUnited
of States.
July/August 1999 sonallytell you thatI havespent many Membershipincludesthe Feingotd
Cylert, liver failuredanger years transferringmedicine from a col- Handbook, &
Recipes 2 WeekMeru
Manicdepressive/bipolar disorder oredcapsule a plaingelatincapsule.
to Plan, regional Foodlist containing
Healthfreedomin California It's done wondersfor my eye-hand thousands acceptable
of U.S. brand
Lunchbox treats coordination!" namefoods, Medicarion List, a rele-
September 1999 Anotherchoiceis to call the Inter- phone Help-Line, a subscription
and to
FAUS conference plans nationalAcademyof Compounding PuIeFacts.Thecostin theU.S. is $69
Genetic engineering food
of Pharmacists (800)927-4227.They
at & $6 shipping. A PureFactssubsoip-
Pollutionin schools, trailers can help you locate a compounding is
tion,iforderedseparately, $3S/year.
Backto schoolresources pharmacist your area. "Compound-
in or
For moreinfonnation detailson
October 1999 ing" is what all pharmacists oncedid; membership the
outside U.S., contact
Publicrelations goneamuck they created medicine individually for FAUS, 127 East Main Street,Suite
vaccinecontroversy each patient,mixing the appropriate NY ll90l or phone
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who The articlesin this newsletter are
November1999 it allowsthem to providemostmedi- offered as information for Pure Facts
Diet & AHDH - 25 yearreview cinesin the form that is best for the readers,and are not intendedto pro-
Alternatives reviewed patient, leaving out the unnecessary vide medicaladvice. Please seekthe
Narural foodcancostyou less synthetic additives. guidance a qualifiedhealthcarepro-
of
Headlice Note: Thepopular Rhinosyncough fessionalconcernhg medical issues.
Copiesare available. Pleaseincludeyour and coldproductsfor childrenare still www.feingold.org
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Since your last issue oI Pure Facts,many things have ... to \Mole FoodsMarketin Los Gatos,CA for select-
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JaneBrodyofthe NewYorkTimeswrcte abouttheCSPI harmfuladditives.
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Needfor Ritalin."The llmes published threeletters from andcaring to makesureourannual was
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whotoldhowsuccessfulthe diet
Feingold hasbeenfor her greatjob as our conference and
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hmily. The secondwas froma teachervvhobelieved'that tenificvolunteers who helped out.
Ritalin vvasa v\onderdrug for hyperactive children" until ...toLisaHoganfor her wonderful articlepublished in
she researched issue;she expressed
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'\rvhat ficodcan do to childrentoday." ...toTaylor Printing of MD.,
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The third letterpublishedin the limes represented the newsletter printer,and especially GeorgeTurner.
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other side. lt came from a doctorwho chargedthat CSPI Oneof the nicethingsaboutbeinginvolved the with
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as hyperactivity and attentiondeficits. New York Times DuringJanuary the
and February non-profit organiza-
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