ADD or ADHD or ...

[Guest guest]

I have done quite a bit of research in this area and have come to the

conclusion that there is no such " disease " .

 

If you read the qualifying symptoms of this " great psychiatric disease " ,

I'm sure you'd find everyone on this list meets at least one of the

criteria and could then be labeled as such. Let he who has never thrown

a spitball or let his attention wander on the first day of spring while

sitting in a classroom cast the first stone.

 

In my research, I found that " MOST " kids who are " hyper " are also

consuming large quantities of WHITE SUGAR, AND WHITE FLOUR in the foods

they eat. CHOCOLATE is also one of the main offenders. The sad part is

that many of these children are very bright and have been put on psych

drugs like Ritalin and their lives are being destroyed.

 

Then again, the psychs also invented a mental disorder called

" Rhinotelexomania " which consumed 100's of thousands of taxpayers

dollars for research in this area.

 

Best regards,

 

Ian

 

PS. " Rhinotelexomania " is the picking of one's nose, and the research

included " what percentage used what finger " & the fact that " 2% did it

for sexual pleasure " .

[Guest guest]

Kim,

 

Thank you very much for your post.

 

I tend to get a little hot under the collar in this area as it involves children

and their well-being (I love and adore kids).

 

You are absolutely right about the essential fatty acids. I could have written

a

few more reams on all the good nutritious foods and herbs that could be used in

place of the cokes, candy bars, etc. etc. but just didn't have the time. Rusty

added a few good nutritional points to her post as well.

 

Ian

 

 

Kim & Greg Lemieux wrote:

 

> " Kim & Greg Lemieux " <lemieux

>

> I would like to cautiously add to Ian's post if that is acceptable. I am

> just a mom with a keen interest in nutrition and herbs and don't have the

> credentials like Ian. I attended a symposium on " ADD " and I believe the

> symptoms to be brought on by nutritionally deficiencies as Ian has posted.

> The additional Item I would like to add is about essential fatty acids,

> specifically DHA. This EFA nourishes the brain and coats the mylan sheaths

> to strenthen the neurotransmitters in the brain. MOST people have a

> deficiency in this nutrient because of the diet that Ian talked about. The

> symptoms are a wide variety not limited to those of ADD, they can also

> include violence as well and many others that I won't take the time to list.

> The symposium discussed the different studies that have been done on

> different groups and the group that was on 500mg of DHA daily and an

> improved diet did as well or better as the group on Ritalin. I am a foster

> parent a deal with these kinds of children alot. My observation In my own

> home and those of others that I have worked with verify Ian's report with

> the addition of DHA in the diet. I have also had the privelidge to talk with

> the author of Smart Fats (wonderful book, sorry can't remember his name)

> which also concluded what I have seen and learned. Hope this helps someone,

> Kim