Article: Child dyslexia 'can be prevented by healthy diet' NUTRITION: BRAIN DEVELOPMENT NUTRITION: BRAIN DEVELOPMENT Former chiropractor's controversial theories

DISORDERS such as dyslexia and dyspraxia are symptoms, not distinct conditions, and can be prevented by giving children a healthy diet.

That is the controversial claim of Robin Pauc, who has developed a diet and exercise programme which, it is claimed, can also help with conditions ranging from hyperactivity and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to Tourette's syndrome.

Pauc believes that these behavioural problems and learning difficulties do not exist as conditions on their own but are part of a developmental delay syndrome triggered by the failure of babies' brains to go through a crucial maturing process.

Pauc, who originally trained as a chiropractor and now describes himself as a ...

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