B6, Inositol, non-dairy kefir

[Cj60]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday was school day 1. The neck tic we had seemed to calm way down at home resurfaced as an issue, as ds mentioned discomfort (which means ticcing) during long sit down/reading sessions. Also at soccer practice I was noticing it more than I had in the past couple of weeks.

He probably had more sweets (although healthy ones) than he needed after school, which might explain the soccer practice issues. He also had several soy products yesterday: milk with cereal at breakfast; soy yogurt and another bowl of cereal before soccer. But the school thing was obviously stress/tedium related. Not sure what to do about that, although the teacher told me that if she notices him being uncomfortable she'll send him on an errand or something like that (unfortuntaetly her helper was in in the p.m. yesterday when the ticcing/tedium occurred).

 

While waiting for results of a urine test and further recommedations from our envir. dr., I'm wanting to add to his supplements on my own. From all I've read, adding to his B vits is a good place to start. But yesterday my wife had trouble finding a B6 supp that could be broken into a smaller dose (I want to start little by little) and an inositol supp that didn't have other stuff in it. She did find a B complex chewable, but I've read enough here to shy away from that.

 

Any suggestions as to where to find these two supplements for a child of @68 lbs.?

 

Any recommendations for a non-dairy kefir? I've found adds for an expensive coconut kefir online, but was hoping for something a little more practical.

 

I think I'll also try the deglycerized licorice root as a precaution against digestive track imbalances.

 

Thanks for any input you might have!

 

Chris

[Chemar]

Hi Chris

 

many people do have soy allergies and sadly a lot of the soy products on the market are also from genetically modified crops, stored in moldy conditions! So when using soy always be sure it is not genetically modified, preferably organic. And also test for soy allergy

 

The most cost effective way to take Inositol is the pure powder. We like the one by Jarrow

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Inositol-8-oz-227-g/126?at=0

 

I also feel that B6 is best given in the P-5-P form

we like the one by NOW, which is 50mg tablets so you can easily break in half

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-P-5-P-Coenzyme-B6-50-mg-60-Tablets/740?at=0

 

I would personally stay away from B complex but be sure he is getting the rest of the Bs from a good multi vitamin/mineral or (as we now do) from Royal Jelly bee extraxt

There are many on the market, but again NOW makes a good selection at better prices than most

http://www.iherb.com/search?kw=NOW%20royal%20jelly

Royal Jelly is also a good source of many other nutrients.

My son now uses it plus other food and tea products instead of a multi

 

 

just a word about school, sadly most schools have fluorescent lighting, a known tic trigger. There are also all those factors like whatever cleaners, pesticides,carpeting, woodwork, paint is there...again potential tic triggers. Coupled with the confinement and concentration....well, let's just say many kids tic more from the classroom environment, altho they often suppress during class and then release big time when they get home!

 

again with the soccer field, fertilizers and pesticides can trigger tics too.

 

obviously one cannot avoid all situations where there are triggers, but you can optimize his system to hopefully have minimal response to them

 

dont forget the great value of those epsom salts baths at the end of the day! the magnesium in them helps calm tics and relax muscles and the sulfate is a detox

[mommyfor4]

Hi Cj60 and Chemar, still getting used to all the useful supplements could you explain Inositol for me, what is it and what does it do?

Cj60, I can't remember if you were giving your ds the Kids Calm or not, so far our ds has told us he feels it has been beneficial, he feels he is focusing easier and his tics are not as noticeable at school. Thankfully this year he is not in a portable, that was really hard on his tics. I do notice a slight increase immediately after he takes it in the a.m. but seems to calm within a half hour or so, has anyone else experienced this?

I have had to pull way back on fruit also he seems to be super reactive right now to fruit sugars, any ideas? Sorry to hijack your post Cj60!

 

Megan

[MichaelTampa]

Country life makes inositol powder with no other ingredients. It is available at health food stores and vitacost.com (and perhaps other places like iherb.com, etc).

[Cj60]

Hi Cj60 and Chemar, still getting used to all the useful supplements could you explain Inositol for me, what is it and what does it do?

Cj60, I can't remember if you were giving your ds the Kids Calm or not, so far our ds has told us he feels it has been beneficial, he feels he is focusing easier and his tics are not as noticeable at school. Thankfully this year he is not in a portable, that was really hard on his tics. I do notice a slight increase immediately after he takes it in the a.m. but seems to calm within a half hour or so, has anyone else experienced this?

I have had to pull way back on fruit also he seems to be super reactive right now to fruit sugars, any ideas? Sorry to hijack your post Cj60!

 

Megan

 

Hi Megan,

Hijack my posts whenever you want! Everything little thing I hear back about is a positive for me.

 

When I first got on here, I saw references to inositol and googled it. Here's one helpful link if you haven't done it already: http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/inositol.php

 

 

As far as my earlier post, Chemar mentioned taking care with soy products. As far as I knew we were, but all this is new and a little hard so when we ran out for an between-shopping-trips soy milk fix, we evidently picked up a bad one. I checked its contents this a.m. and found it's filled with no no's. So we had a last minute change in breakfast plans... You can never be too careful, I guess!

 

Thanks to you all for your quick replies!!

[mommyfor4]

Hi Chris,

You probably already know this but just in case. If your son has no nut allergies, almond milk is also a good substitute and my kids really like it, it's also great to bake with. If nuts are an issue or for school brown rice milk or hemp milk will do although my ds is not crazy about them especially the hemp which can be a strange texture.

Thanks for the link will read up. I am struggling with adding any supplements to his diet, sometimes I think he does best just left alone. I am going to reread Chemar's link re: teas , royal jelly etc. Just feels right for us, at least today So far Natural Calm and Omega 3, Vitamin D and natural form acidophilus are my only "for sure non-offenders". Hate always second guessing, hate always messing with his system, I know it's necessary but sometimes I feel like I'm treating him like a science experiment! Sorry to vent, the start of school just upsets the whole balance I guess so thus the frustration. Have you had any luck with non-dairy kefir. Our ds has a milk intolerance but does seem to handle a good quality organic yogurt, I guess for him it's the lesser of the two evils. But if you come across a good one please update!

 

Thanks again. Megan