The Brain, Exercise and Successful Aging Successful aging involves minimal debility past the age of 65 or so, with little or no serious chronic disease diagnoses, depression, cognitive decline or physical infirmities that would prevent someone from living independently. If only we can look into a crystal ball and see the secrets to successful aging. […]
10 Tips for Fun & Easy School Lunches that Fit Your Autism and ADHD Diet
10 Tips for Fun & Easy School Lunches that Fit Your Autism and ADHD Diet By Stephani McGirr With Nourshing Journey School lunches can be overwhelming and difficult if you are new to the dietary changes that help ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It’s not just about rethinking the standard lunch with GFCF, additive-free, […]
Connecting ADHD and Nutrition
Connecting ADHD and Nutrition By Pamela Weintraub For kids with focus and behavior challenges, nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication. Anyone who’s raised a kid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) knows the drill: You take your sweet child to nursery school, and he runs amuck during story time. He […]
You Are What You Eat: The Role of Nutrition and ADHD
You Are What You Eat: The Role of Nutrition and ADHD First in a series By Susan McCrossin Our culture has an odd relationship with food. A trip to the grocery store shows shelves stocked full with labels that read Gluten-free, Dairy-free, allergy avoidant, Paleo, and more. Add in learning issues to this mix and […]
Back to School? Or Back to Stress?
Back to School? Or Back to Stress? Assessments – Homework – Nutrition By Susan McCrossin For many families, the start of school means heading to the local mall to purchase new school supplies, backpacks, and the latest fashion, all with the intention of providing the best possible start for a successful start of school. But […]
Helping Students with ADHD Succeed in School
Helping Students with ADHD Succeed in School Article and photo supplied by Kaplan. According to the CDC, 11% (6.4 million) of children ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011. If you’ve ever had a child with ADHD or a similar diagnosis in one of your classes, then you know how difficult it […]
Women With Learning Disabilities
Women With Learning Disabilities Article provided by College 4 Women. Imagine having important needs and ideas to communicate but being unable to express them. Imagine feeling bombarded by sights and sounds, but being unable to focus or sit still. Imagine trying to read or add, but struggling to make sense of the letters or numbers. […]
Happy Brain, Happy Woman: Women and Learning Difficulties
by Susan McCrossin, A.P., founder of Crossinology® Brain Integration Technique An often underexplored area of health for women is the area of learning styles, and learning challenges. Despite what we normally think about women and men, when it comes to our brains, science understands that the differences go far beyond “men are from Mars, women […]
Interview with The Rocky Mountain News 1999
Printed in The Rocky Mountain Times 1999 Interviewer’s Note: In my 22 years of experience with numerous different therapies in the field of Alternative Medicine, I have found no other form of treatment with which I have been as impressed by its consistent and dramatic results as I am with this treatment that Susan McCrossin developed […]
Managing Summer Stressors: A Message to Moms with ADHD
Written by Dr. Sari Solden and Dr. Michele Frank on July 20, 2015 Do you remember the joy you felt as a child on the last day of school before summer vacation? The excitement, relief, and sense of accomplishment? It would be nice to feel so carefree again, wouldn’t it? But all parents know that […]