GreenAcres said goodbye to Dr. Anne Zauderer’s cooking classes last week.
The young mother of two, and a practitioner of chiropractic medicine, conducted a series of four classes using recipes she prepares for her own children, to spotlight the Riordan Clinic’s new protocol, Optimal Kids, which aims to nutritionally help children with mood, dietary and behavior issues.
By the looks on the faces of those in attendance and the spirited questions they asked, it was obvious that learning to prepare recipes with whole, organic and gluten-free foods might be an answer for families that suffer from not knowing what to do with children that are sensitive to ingredients, toxins and other outside stimulants.
Optimal Kids is aimed at children who suffer from:
• Poor concentration
• Poor focus and memory
• ADD/ADHD
• Digestive complaints
• Hyperactivity
• Headaches
• Developmental delays
• Asthma and allergies• Poor sleep habits
• Food sensitivities
• Depression
• Anxiety
Appointments at the Riordan Clinic include:
1. Detailed health history, physical, goal setting with doctor. 80 minutes.
2. Diet and lifestyle changes. 50 minutes. (within one week of appointment 1)*
3. Lab Review and supplement recommendations. 50 minutes. (four weeks after appointment 1)
4. Follow up, review goals. 25 minutes. (four weeks after appointment 3)
5. Review goals, set plan of action. 25 minutes. (four weeks after appointment 4)
The Clinic suggests an additional follow up appointment be scheduled six months after appointment five to check progress.
(*Attendance at the “Food as Medicine” course takes place during the first two weeks. The class is held on Tuesdays from 2:30 – 4:30pm.)
Nutrient Lab Evaluation tests include:
Mineral Levels: zinc, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum
Anti-Oxidants: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, CoQ10
B Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12
Organic Acids: will help to identify neurotransmitter imbalances, dysbiosis, Candida overgrowth, need for pancreatic enzymes and mitochondrial dysfunction.
Amino Acids
Tests listed above are collected via urine. Additional lab testing might be warranted, depending on the clinical discretion of the provider.
Program Cost
The cost of the Optimal Kids Program includes the appointments and lab evaluation listed above. Additional lab testing, services or appointments might be warranted, depending on the clinical discretion of the provider. Please call 316.531.6242 to ask questions and to learn about pricing.
We reprint an article that appeared last month in Whole Foods Magazine that explains how nutrition through cooking is a first step toward getting some of these childhood behavior issues under control.
Wichita, KS—Events are nothing new at GreenAcres Market, whether it’s a wine tasting or seminar to highlight supplements, healing oils and other natural products. In their newest program “Cooking with Dr. Anne,” a series of four free cooking classes, the market hopes to bring attention to the way nutrition can positively impact children’s behavior, learning and mood.
“Behavior and allergy problems with children seem to be a growing problem, especially when it impacts Autistic youngsters. Being wheat and gluten free helps some of these children immensely,” says Pam Porvaznik, a writer at GreenAcres Markets. “Teaching parents how to cook for children with mood, depression and other issues helps empower parents, since some have reached the meltdown point and really don’t know what to do.”
Twenty-five people attended the first seminar on Oct. 6 at GreenAcres Market’s flagship store in the Bradley Fair shopping center in Wichita, KS. A live cooking demonstration (a main course of organic zucchini with rice penne pasta and pesto sauce, served with grass-fed beef sausage, and a dessert of organic yogurt flavored with local honey, walnuts, cinnamon and organic fruit) and Q&A session were led by Anne Zauderer, DC, a chiropractor at Riordan Clinic who specializes in pediatric care for children with Autism, mood and allergy problems.
Though the program was expected to run for an hour, “the audience wouldn’t stop asking questions. Music to our ears, of course,” Porvaznik says. It ended up lasting 2 ½ hours, with avid participation until the store had to close up for the night. Future classes will be held on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3 and 10.
The cooking seminars are presented in collaboration with the alternative medicine health facility Riordan Clinic and are meant to bring attention the clinic’s new program, Optimal Kids, a medical, nutrition and lifestyle program which involves a physical exam, detailed health history and lab work to identify nutritional treatment for children with behavior and health challenges. GreenAcres Market is also funding three $800 scholarships to needs-based families to offset the cost of the $1,680 program.
It’s an important issue for GreenAcres Market co-owner Barbara Hoffman, who “believes firmly in educating both parents and children to the ways proper nutrition can address many of the issues facing kids today,” according to Porvaznik.
“Starting with the kids is one way to address some of these problems. We have invited both parents and kids to Dr. Anne’s classes in hopes of reaching at least one person in the family,” she says. “The GreenAcres mission is to ‘make a difference’ in the lives of one person at a time.”
Published in WholeFoods Magazine December 2015 (Online, 10/14/15)
You’ll find Dr. Anne’s recipes on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/greenacresmkt/
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