Join me for an enlightening discussion with Ann Metcalfe as we explore the profound connection between our children’s gut health and their learning and behavior. 🧠🍎 Discover how the foods we consume impact the delicate balance of our gut microbiome, and the surprising statistics behind the rise of sugar in our modern diets compared to generations past.

Delve into eye-opening insights as we uncover the staggering amounts of sugar hidden in everyday foods and beverages, particularly those commonly consumed by children. 🥤💡 Ann also shares compelling findings from a UK study highlighting the transformative effects of healthy school lunches on academic performance.

Drawing from her extensive experience as an educator of over 20 years, Ann offers invaluable perspectives on the classroom dynamics shaped by children’s dietary habits.

Don’t miss out on this enriching conversation filled with practical tips and actionable insights to nurture your child’s well-being and academic success. Tune in now! 🎧✨ #GutHealth #NutritionForKids #HealthyEating #ParentingTips #EducationInsights

Episode Summary

Introduction @ 0:00

Ann and Melissa discuss the importance of gut health and how food impacts children’s behavior, learning, and health.

Gut health importance @ 1:15

Our gut microbiome processes food and communicates with our brain and immune system. Proper gut function is vital for overall wellness.

Factors impacting gut health @ 3:20

Environmental toxins, processed foods, added sugars in baby foods and lack of nutrients negatively impact the gut. This influences mental processes and health.

School study on food and performance @ 9:17

A UK study found that providing healthy school lunches versus usual lunches led to a 14% reduction in absences and significant improvements in English and science.

Food impact on behavior and learning @ 10:00

Ann shares examples of hyperactive children in her classroom and lack of focus. Sugar consumption causes behavioral issues and impacts learning.

Teacher observations in the classroom @ 11:00

Ann notices differences between schools that restrict sugary snacks. Mindfulness and healthy foods improve student behavior and engagement.

Supporting children’s health at home and school @ 21:40

The discussion offers guidance on addressing perceived ADHD through Diet changes, talking to children and teachers, and considering other factors like vision and energy sensitivities.

Conclusion and resources @ 51:31

The conversation emphasizes supporting child and family health through diet, advocacy and compassion. Resources are provided to empower positive changes.

Links to other episodes mentioned in this show:

Episode 100 – Sheree Wertz = re: Mouth breathing and more

Episode 156 – Roudy Nassif = re: impact of light on sensitive people

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About the Guest:

Ann is a teacher, author, and advocate who conducts weekly FB conversations about Conscious Eating and Living aimed at awakening the rebel in us through knowledge. She is also a retired registered nurse. Ann encourages growing food ourselves, practicing mindfulness in our kitchens, and taking personal responsibility, we can achieve Whole Optimal Wellness. Our connection to the Earth and conscious eating are critical keys to peace and harmony in our lives. She recently became an Ageless Grace Educator, promoting a new and exciting Brain-Health fitness program.

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About the Host:

Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy® and Hypnotherapy, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements.  Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Melissa is the winner of the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022 for Whistler. 

Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more!  She has also guested on over 60 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.

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Melissa Deally Integrative Health Practitioner & Registered Health Coach

Melissa Deally’s mission is to heal the world. Chronic illness does not have to be a life sentence, and when Melissa realized the body is designed to self heal, she set about getting trained so that she could truly help people heal and then train others to do the same. Melissa is an Integrative Mind-Body Health Practitioner, a Trainer of NLP and Hypnotherapy and a Master Practitioner in Timeline Therapy. She’s dedicated to helping others heal by addressing and removing the toxins in all 4 bodies – the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual, and she works with the entire English speaking world.
Melissa also uses the power of functional medicine lab tests mailed to your home, while offering a very high level of support, to ensure her clients’ success, as we navigate the path bringing the bodies back into balance, while creating new lifestyle habits to ensure lasting results.

Melissa is an international speaker, five time best-selling author, and has been named to the 2022 CREA Global Award list, and the winner of the Alignable 2023 & 2022 Local Business Person Of The Year Award for Whistler. She is also the recipient of the 2022 & 2021 Quality Care Award by Businesses From The Heart. Melissa is the host of the “Don’t Wait For Your Wake Up Call!” podcast, a podcast offering practical education around health, which ranked in the top 5% of Global podcasts by Listen Notes in the first 3 months of launching.

When not serving her clients, Melissa can be found on her paddle board, backcountry hiking & camping with her daughter(s), downhill or cross country skiing, or planning her next trip for her Girl Guide unit or working on her passion project, Girls Matter, helping keep girls in school in Uganda, breaking the poverty cycle, one girl, one family, one village at a time.