Thomas was a grumpy teenage boy when his mother first brought him to see me in midwinter. She had brought him for four reasons: he was becoming depressed and sometimes aggressive, he was very tired and lisdess, he was off school much of the time with flu and he was underperforming at school. His teachers knew he was extremely bright and was not remotely reaching his potential. And he had exams coming up.
Breakfast for Thomas was either a croissant or nothing. A croissant is just nutrient- free, quick- burning refined carbs, so with either option, his blood sugar would be too low by 10:30 in fire morning to concentrate in class.
At school lunch he again chose only carbohydrate, going for sweet corn or mashed potato but without
