Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I wanted to share there is a very interesting article in the Well Being Journal (November/December 2006 issue) titled " Grains and Learning " by Ron Hoggan, Ed.D. and goes into how 66 to 70% of children with ADHD have been found to have untreated Celiac Disease (an inflammatory bowel disorder), which in research showed the ADHD to resolve on a gluten-free diet and returns with a gluten challenge. Gluten is a protein that can be found in grains like wheat, barley, rye, oat, spelt, kamut and triticale. With ADHD, as well as with any ailment I would address what a person is eating first, work with the diet and see what results you get. You can find Well Being Journal at health food stores or you can order it online here: http://wellbeingjournal.com/current.htm Blessings, Michelle Newport, CHC, CH Certified Herbalist Nature For Life P.O. Box 4254 Mooresville, NC 28117 704.564.9245 Nature For Life offers natural health consulting services and education: http://www.natureforlife.com Learn more about health from a Biblical perspective. Join us on Healthy Christians Forum: http://www.healthychristians.org! Information contained in this e-mail is provided for informational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professional. > ------- > RE: ADHD > mnewport > Sun, October 29, 2006 9:50 am > Hi Monique, > > My information comes from many different sources that I've researched > over the years. I enjoy studying health from a Biblical perspective and > have enjoyed books such as The Gospel of Health by Dr. Valerie Saxion > and The Word on Health by Dr. Michael D. Jacobson. Vaccinations > Deception & Tragedy by Michael Dye is also very informational. I have > also accumulated course material through Tree of Light which I refer > to. Tree of Light is founded by Steven Horne, a well-known professional > clinical herbalist. He is the former president of the American > Herbalists Guild and currently a board member. Tree of Light offers > several certification programs. Many of the courses are taught by > Steven himself. Tree of Light also has doctors of naturopathy, > pharmacologists, and even medical doctors on staff who teach courses. > For those who are interested in learning about getting to the root > cause of disease, in my opinion this is an excellent program. Please > feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. > > Blessings, > > Michelle Newport, CHC, CH > Certified Herbalist > Nature's Sunshine Manager > http://www.mynsp.com/natureforlife > > Nature For Life > P.O. Box 4254 > Mooresville, NC 28117 > 704.564.9245 > http://www.natureforlife.com > > Nature For Life offers natural health consulting services. Our wellness > consultations take the guesswork out of choosing the right vitamins and > natural supplements you need to stay healthy! > > Learn more about health from a Biblical perspective. Join us on Healthy > Christians Forum: http://www.healthychristians.org! > > Information contained in this e-mail is provided for informational > purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your > own physician or other medical professional. > > > ------- > > RE: ADHD > > " hrd2hldrls " <hrd2hldrls > > Sat, October 28, 2006 10:35 am > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > michelle, your information regarding ADHD is very interesting to me. Do you > > have any referrences that you can send me to for more information? > > > > Monique > > > > > > On Behalf Of > > mnewport > > Friday, October 27, 2006 12:00 PM > > > > RE: ADHD > > > > Hi Jenny, > > > > The first thing I would do is work with his diet. It is very beneficial > > in ADD or ADHD to take an essential fatty acid supplement. EFA's are so > > important for brain function as the brain is mostly made up of fat. > > Protein is also essential. The amino acid l-tyroisine is also > > important. The best source of this amino acid is in red meat. > > > > Avoid refined sugar and carbohydrates. Opt for whole grains and use a > > pure unrefined cane sugar rather than using an artificial sweetener. > > Hypoglycemia and leaky gut syndrome may also be a factor in which case > > Licorice would be very beneficial. Heavy metal poisoning, such as with > > mercury that is introduced into the nervous system through vaccinations > > can also be another root cause of learning disabilities. > > > > In working on a situation like this I would make gradual changes, > > starting with diet as stated above. Add in the Licorice and then > > re-evaluate his situation. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have > > any questions. > > > > Blessings, > > > > Michelle Newport, CHC, CH > > Certified Herbalist > > Nature's Sunshine Manager > > http://www.mynsp.com/natureforlife > > > > Nature For Life > > P.O. Box 4254 > > Mooresville, NC 28117 > > 704.564.9245 > > http://www.natureforlife.com > > > > Nature For Life offers natural health consulting services. Our wellness > > consultations take the guesswork out of choosing the right vitamins and > > natural supplements you need to stay healthy! > > > > Learn more about health from a Biblical perspective. Join us on Healthy > > Christians Forum: http://www.healthychristians.org! > > > > Information contained in this e-mail is provided for informational > > purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your > > own physician or other medical professional. > > > > > ------- > > > ADHD > > > " j_gardenhour " <j_gardenhour > > > Fri, October 27, 2006 8:11 am > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, My 10 year old son has ADHD. He is on Adderall XR 15 mg 1x a day.I > > > want to know if there is anything else I can give him that is not a man > > > made drug. The school is gripeing about that they want him on something > > > else also to help him calm down. > > > Jenny > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 M. Newport wrote: With ADHD, as well as with any ailment I would address what a person is eating first, work with the diet and see what results you get.> Amen. Gluten intolerance is only one of many factors that can influence brain function. The following story is from a Mom who used a GFCF diet for her ADHD child, with great results. This was a post to one of the ADD parents groups. It is shared with permission. I am not in a position to say no one should ever use the drugs. But all too often they are used as first response instead of as a last resort. Please try food first! My son's ADD symptoms (and learning disabilities!) disappeared about a month ago, when I removed dairy and wheat from his diet. The diet may sound impossible...but what was really impossible was living with him before we did it. The first week was hard for my son (and for me, since I made the change w/o thinking what we were going to eat instead!). But the peace in our household now...it's priceless. And it's the first we've had since he was born. My son was hyperactive, aggressive and destructive. Many times a day I had to physically pull him off his (older and bigger) sister, or scream at him because he was about to hit her with something heavy. Punishment had no effect on his behavior, but a terrible effect on his self-esteem. The day before our diet change, he stood on his chair at the dinner table, yelling and throwing things. The day after, he sat at the table and ate with us. It's been a miracle for our family. My kids now play together for hours. They have ordinary kid tiffs, which are over in two minutes and rarely physical. I have my sweet, sensitive little boy back. On to practical matters: I make the same food for all of us. My husband has his secret stash of white bread, and he has lunch away from home. Breakfast: waffles or pancakes w/real maple syrup; scrambled eggs, toast and fruit; rice or corn cereal with non-dairy " milk " ; fruit smoothies Lunch: pretty simple--sandwiches, dinner leftovers, breakfast leftovers (they love waffles cold); burritos Dinner: pasta with kalamata olive sauce/puttanesca sauce/pesto (w/o the Parmesan)/primavera; Nigerian kidney bean stew over rice; chili and cornbread; green salad, lentil soup, muffins; tostadas; Chinese stirfried veggies over rice; etc. (We're vegetarians.) Basically it's the same diet as before, with some substitutions. There's good GF pasta available, and it's easy to substitute for the wheat flour in muffins and such. Bread...well, you gotta make your own bread. The storebought stuff is awful. But there are mixes, and GF bread is quicker and easier than wheat bread. I dreaded the thought of using all those GF/CF products--I thought they'd all be inedible. Some are, but lots are good. We're slowly figuring out what works for us. Hmmm...now that I think of it, there *are* things we just plain can't eat anymore, like yogurt. To tell you the truth, I had just about forgotten about them. If it's not around, you just don't think about it. As for restaurants, before we couldn't go because of his behavior, and now we can't go because of his diet. Oh well--a peaceful family dinner at home is a wonderful thing. Learning disabilities. Besides ADD--dyslexia, dysgraphia, CAPD. We had his first IEP meeting just before our diet change. The team set short-term (June) and long-term (December) learning goals for him. He was just retested and he's already met most of the December goals. In six weeks. We homeschool. The third day after changing our diet, we sat down to do math lessons our usual way--using manipulatives to show me his answers, since he couldn't write. He picked up a pencil and did an entire page of workbook problems! Then he did another. And another. He had never done more than a page, period. And if he had to actually write, it was never more than half a page, with threats and cajoling from me and tears of frustration from him. He's been writing ever since. He used to cry if he had to write his name; now he writes me notes! He still reverses a lot of numbers. His printing still looks pretty bad. I haven't made any effort to reteach him to make his letters properly. He's had (we've both had) such a rough time of it, I'm just letting us both enjoy life for awhile. Dyslexia: he attacked words from the wrong end. Midway through first grade he didn't know his vowel sounds. Now he's reading Ricky Ricotta books to me. CAPD: Wow. I hadn't thought about it, but that's better too. His first response to anything you said to him (if he responded) used to be " What? " . That's gone. And his language has improved--he's more articulate, he sounds more mature. He used to be a little " spaced out. " Now he notices things that used to go right by him before. His physical stamina has improved. His digestive problems are gone. There's probably more but I imagine your eyes are getting are sore as my fingers are. Thanks, Laura! Ien in the Kootenays, in anti-ritalin mode ************************************ Different things work for different people. To see what works for our ADD family click here and hit send: alexstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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