TPP 183a: Jess Sherman on Nutrition For Our Child's Brain, Mood, Behavior, and Better Overall Health
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the main focus of the conversation with Jess Sherman on child nutrition and brain health?
Hey there, it's Debbie. Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one before. And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time around.
I really don't want people to focus on what they're taking out, focus on what you're putting in. And when you focus on what you're putting in, those things will naturally fall to the wayside. And then you can have a different conversation with your kids about why you're making the choices that you're making. You instead of, no, you can't have that, that's bad for you, the conversation becomes, we're gonna make this choice because it's more nourishing for us, for our bodies and our brains.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber, and today's episode is all about nutrition, specifically the connection between our child's nutrition and their brain, mood, behavior, and overall health. My guest is nutritionist Jess Sherman, and I love her perspective on this topic, which I know can be overwhelming for many families, because Jess very specifically designed her work to support parents in bringing more nourishment in their children's lives, including or maybe especially those with food sensitivities, picky or aggressive behavior, or those who just can't even sit down to eat.
On the homepage of her website, Jess writes, if you have a different vision for your family's health than what you're experiencing now, you're in the right place. I know that that describes me, and my hunch is that I am not alone in this. So today, Jess shares with us her ideas around how we can build better physical and mental resilience in our kids by teaching us how to use food as our ally. Jess shares how this resilience means better growth. growth, learning, and mental wellness, as well as reduced symptoms from neural differences like ADHD, autism, anxiety, and more. A mom of three and a former teacher, Jess is passionate about the intersection of her work in education, health, and personal development.
And she's created a lot of resources to help parents raise their resilient health. And the best part is she shares her knowledge in a way that feels actually doable, no matter what the current state of your family's nutritional health is. So I hope you get a lot out of this episode. Before I get to our conversation, a few quick announcements. First, I have some new podcast supporters I want to thank. Marin Troutman and Charlotte Ritz. Thank you so much for being a part of this community and helping support the production cost for this show. I am so grateful for your help. And if you too get a lot out of Tilt Parenting and would like to make a small monthly contribution to help fund the show, it is really easy to do.
Just go to patreon.com slash tiltparenting and sign up. You can pledge ten, five, or even two dollars a month. Again, that's patreon.com slash tiltparenting. And now here is my conversation with Jess. Hello Jess, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much, Debbie, for having me. It's a pleasure. I'm looking forward to covering this topic. You know, I've done over a hundred and seventy episodes and I've only really done one in the past that's even explored nutrition. So I'm very interested in hearing your perspective and learning more about your work. So to get started, could you just, you know, introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about your work in the world and your passion for this subject.
Yeah, thank you so much. Um I'm I'm excited to share this with your community. I I started all of this as a teacher. Um, I was a teacher for a lot of years and as a teacher I was trained with uh kind of alternative teaching methods, experiential education. I was dealing with a lot of exceptional kids, a lot of kids who really needed something different.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the conversation with Jess Sherman on child nutrition and brain health?
0:00–4:53
2
How did Jess transition from teaching to nutrition, and what sparked her interest in the brain‑body connection?
4:53–11:02
3
Why is it important to view the brain and body as one ecosystem when addressing behavior and anxiety?
11:02–16:26
4
What are the most compelling research findings that link specific nutrients to mood, behavior, and ADHD?
16:26–21:38
5
Which common dietary culprits (like sugar and food chemicals) should parents watch out for to improve stress tolerance?
21:38–27:35
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How can parents start making small, manageable changes to their child’s diet without feeling overwhelmed?
27:35–34:33
7
What practical strategies (adding fiber, choosing better bars, sneaking nutrients) does Jess recommend for picky or aggressive eaters?
34:33–41:02
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Where can listeners find Jess’s book, resources, and the Resilience Roadmap to support their families?
41:02–45:06
Speakers
1 identifiedMore from Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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