Are you more afraid of ghosts this Halloween or your kids on candy?

Jane Hersey

is National Director of the Feingold Association and author of Why Can't My Child Behave? A former teacher and Head Start consultant, she has testified before the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Congress about ADHD and diet. She frequently lectures at education associations, hospitals, medical groups, universities, and schools, and she spearheaded one of the first low-additive school food programs in the country in the 1980s. Since 1976, the nonprofit Feingold Association (www.ADHDdiet.org / 800-321-3287) has helped parents of special needs children use the Feingold Diet, which eliminates synthetic food dyes, artificial flavorings, and certain preservatives. This diet was developed by pediatrician/allergist Dr. Ben Feingold. Which do you think has the most chemicals in it - your local hardware store or your child's bag of Halloween candies? The answer may surprise you! Most researchers originally assumed that only certain children could be affected by artificial food additives, but a highly acclaimed British study published in The Lancet found that synthetic food dyes increase hyperactive behavior in all children, not just those diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Studies from the United States, England, and Australia have linked these additives with hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, and other behavior problems in children.

Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been treating clients for more than 30 years. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Psycho¬logical Association. Currently in private practice, Dr. Ciaramicoli has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for several years, lecturer for the American Cancer Society, Chief Psychologist at Metrowest Medical Center, and director of the Metrowest Counseling Center and of the Alter¬native Medicine division of Metrowest Wellness Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. In The Curse of the Capable discover what achievers all over the world are realizing.The story you created about yourself early in life, which is part fiction, is having a dramatic impact on your present lifestyle--how you think and live.The assumption that all capable people in our culture have peace of mind and are satisfied with their life course is commonplace. Is this notion true? Not always. In fact millions have fallen prey to a belief system that says appearance and status provide the golden road to love and respect. In an attempt to perfect themselves, they are hiding their self doubt through constant achievement at the cost of losing balance and well-being.Suffering from being overwhelmed emotionally and physically, exhausted and fatigued, often with the health complications of being overweight; they have felt deeply disappointed.The Curse of the Capable describes how a biased view of yourself can lead to a fragile sense of self, addictive thinking and behavior, and a seemingly mysterious downward spiral that the majority of people can't see or untangle. www.TheCurseoftheCapable.comwww.balanceyoursuccess.com .