Milk & Hyperactivity

Today I am thinking of Milk Sensitivities & their relation to hyperactivity. My soon-to-be 6 yo son is very active. HYPER-active, that is. Last week, I took the dive & cut down his milk intake by half. Wonders of wonders! His activity level just about halved, too! We had already taken him off of artificial food colorings a year ago, which helped tremendously with tantrums & meltdowns. But, the milk thing, I had put off, after he realized I had switched his ever-loving WHOLE MILK for SOY! Horrors! He banned all milk intake for 4 days when he realized he had been tricked... so, I was turned off by the idea last year. So, we tried again & seeing as he is more reasonable this go-around, it is working. He is not screaming for his milk, he says he understands that the milk makes him feel bad. Last week, in the middle of a tantrum, he declared that he did not like the way he was feeling. He has been on half of what he consumed for over a week & things are looking up. :) Not drinking cow’s milk is certainly a simple and safe intervention to try. And, as we like to say, if what you are doing works, don’t mess with it. But if it doesn’t work, try something else.