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  • Published: 13 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780399171789
  • Imprint: Tarcher
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $37.99

The Disconnected Kids Nutrition Plan

Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders



From the author of Disconnected Kids, a scientifically developed program for feeding kids with special needs--based on the popular Brain Balance Program.

A scientifically developed program for feeding kids with special needs--based on the popular Brain Balance Program
 
Dr. Robert Melillo’s Brain Balance program has helped thousands of families across the country, offering a drug-free, scientifically based method for addressing a wide range of conditions, including autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. In this new book, he presents the nutritional side of the Brain Balance Program, featuring guidelines, tips, and kid-friendly recipes based on the latest scientific research on how food affects the brain.
 
Designed to help busy parents feed picky kids in a beneficial way, the book will show readers how to:


   • Recognize the difference between a fussy eater and a problem eater.
   • Ease the sensory issues that make for mealtime mayhem.
   • Identify food sensitivities using a simple elimination diet.
   • Choose supplements that will help ensure adequate daily amounts of the specific vitamins and minerals important to brain health.
   • Prepare delicious, healthy meals that will pass the taste test of even the most finicky eaters.
   • Understand how the brain plays a primary role in many dietary and nutritional issue including food sensitivities.

  • Published: 13 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780399171789
  • Imprint: Tarcher
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $37.99

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Praise for The Disconnected Kids Nutrition Plan

Praise for the work of Dr. Robert Melillo:

"A visionary new approach...These valuable clinical insights add much to our tool kit."
--Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence


"Clinically innovative and academically grounded...brings a refreshing, hopeful, and scientifically responsible approach to the field of childhood neurological disorders."
--Leslie Philipp Weiser, M.Ph., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School


"Dr. Melillo is a true visionary in the area of childhood developmental disorders, and autism in particular. I have met with children and families whose lives have been transformed by his work. I know that his latest book will be another useful tool that will help others learn about and possibly prevent autism in their children in a way that only he can."
--Zac Brown, Grammy Award-winning musician and founder of Camp Southern Ground