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DRAFT ROTARY GRANT PROJECT

¨ Improving children’s behavioural health and schooling problems through a nutritional, biochemical and educational assessment and improvement process.

¨ Based on research and practice by Rtn Peter Bennett including a 2001 grant from the RI Foundation Children’s Opportunities scheme.

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PREVIOUS RESEARCHBBC TV QED -29/4/92 The Shipley

Project

10 persistent young offenders - responsible for 72 crimes:

violence, burglary, arson, robbery, theft, damage, drugs

All had multiple physical and mental health symptoms All had multiple chemical and food allergies/intolerance: chlorine, food additives, milk, orange, broccoli, tomato,

banana

All had significant essential mineral deficiencies or

excesses

All had excess toxic metals: cadmium, lead, mercury,

aluminium

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PREVIOUS RESEARCHBBC TV QED -29/4/92 The Shipley

Project

After six months of dietary and nutritional programme:

All improved health and family relationships initially

7 stopped offending (checked after 12 months) 3 Abandoned programme, 2 of whom put in LA

care 4 Reported improved school behaviour and

performance 5 Reported being more happy 1 Got a Job – and a healthy baby!

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PREVIOUS RESEARCHHome Office Study: 50 Offenders & 50 Non-offenders

Bennett & Brostoff, 1997 Offenders higher in health scores

Mean scores: offenders 131.2 (0-448) non-offenders 30.5 (0-180)

75 offenders and 18 non-offenders were in poor

health

Offenders consumed more sugary foods as a group

The higher scorers consumed more processed

foods

7 sibling pairs - same genetics, environment &

diet;

different behaviour, learning and health

Both groups similar diets in food types & levels

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PREVIOUS RESEARCHMphil Study: 20 Young Prisoners & 20 Young military

Recruits

Offenders scored higher on health, food intolerance & nutrition Health score means: Soldiers 63 (range 6-231)

Prisoners 199 (range 19-510) Oat, broccoli, tomato, wheat reactions topped each group No difference between group diets – availability & consumption Most prisoners & some soldiers did not eat a ‘balanced diet’ One prisoner found to have very low white blood cell count Three of the highest scoring soldiers were discharged unfit

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‘FEED TO LEARN’ PROJECTRotary International Foundation Children’s Opportunities Grant

20 children in Otter Valley, Devon, year 2001 20 children in Otter Valley, Devon, year 2001

& 8 excluded from schoolΨ 10 receiving psychological/psychiatric treatmentN 7 taking prescribed Ritalin or similar drugsL 13 diagnosed ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactive DisorderN 17 with high levels of toxic metals6 20 with multiple allergy/intolerance to foods & chemicals® 5 with candida albicans infection[ 16 significantly improved health, education & behaviourK 4 failed to report outcomeJ At least 4 of the 7 medicalised children came off drugs

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PRACTICE Case: Cop Boy

Norfolk 11 year old Boy court-ordered not to harass police! 20 arrests for assault, damage (inc police property), theft, etc Excluded from schoolΨ Diagnosed as non-treatable personality disorder Severe undiagnosed tachycardia, feared sudden death Deficient in calcium, chromium, manganese & seleniumN High aluminium, cadmium & lead Allergic to 15 foods inc potato & orange & 6 chemicals Pyroluria (Mauve or Purple Factor) & candida albicans

Court deferred sentence then unconditional supervision orderJ Tachycardia improved, became happier and better behaved

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PRACTICE Case: School Exclusion: Suffolk Boy

L 11 yr old diagnosed ADHD, occasional violent outbursts

L High dose Ritalin prescribed

L Quiet loner, high intelligence

L Excluded from school, ratified permanent by governors

L Assessed nutritionally and appeal to LEA

L Multiple allergy/intolerance and mineral deficiencies

L Pyroluric, Tourette’s Syndrome with tics

L School judged wrong to exclude without proper investigation

J Improved with dietary restorative programme

J Returned to school and making progress without Ritalin

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OTHER RESEARCH: Walsh et al 2004 in the USA: Reduced Violent Behaviour following Biochemical Therapy

¨ 207 patients diagnosed behavioural disorder¨ Treatment based on 8000 patient experience¨ Screened for chemical imbalances, pyroluria,

metabolic disorders, toxic metals¨ Of 76% who complied, 92% reduced assaults¨ 58% eliminated diagnosed behaviours

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OTHER RESEARCH:Aylesbury Prison StudyGesch et al: Brit.J.Psych. 2002 181, 22-28

Following Schoenthaler (USA)Double blind placebo controlled trialMulti vitamin & mineral with EFAs supplementedSubjects reduced offending in prison by 35%Good statistical evidenceQuestioned quality of prison diet

A larger prison study is under way in the UK

funded by the Wellcome Foundation

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OUTLINE PROCEDURE

[ Assessment form: Consent, Symptoms, Diet, Lifestyle

[ Behavioural & Educational inventories

[ Hair sample for mineral and toxic status

[ Blood sample (Skin-prick) for food intolerance

[ Urine sample for kryptopyrroles (pyroluria)

[ Results integrated for assessment report

[ Dietary Plan, spring water/filtered water consumption

[ Supplements: Minerals, Vitamins, Probiotic, Fish Oils

[ NHS referrals through GP

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CONTRIBUTIONS

Partnership with statutory agencies:

health, social services, education & police

Contributions from food and water providers

Contributions from Nutritional Supplement Suppliers

University Independent Project Management

Rotary Funding for test and extra costs outside scope of partner contributors:

Estimate £300 per subject

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