ADD/ADHD and Nutritional Facts

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ADD/ADHD and Nutritional Facts

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Feb 25, 2004 14:44 PST

 

 

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Vitamin A (Beta Carotene): Aids Memory, Learning. A study in mice

suggests that vitamin A plays an important role in learning and

memory, a finding that researchers say underscores concerns about

vitamin A deficiency in some 190 million children throughout the

world. December issue of the Journal Neuron as quoted in Jan 08

(Reuters Health.)

 

Thiamine: When patients with evidence of thiamine deficiency were

supplemented, their behavior improved. Lonsdale D, Shamberger R, Am

J Chin Nutr 33(2):205-1 1, 1980.

 

Niacin (vitamin B3): Supplementation may be helpful for the symptoms

of hyperactivity, deteriorating school performance, perceptual

changes and inability to acquire or maintain social relationships.

Hoffer, A, Vitamin B3 Dependent Child, Schizophrenia, 3:107-113,

1971.

 

Pyridoxine (vitamin B6): Was found to be more effective than

methylphenidate (Ritalin) in treating a group

of hyperactive children in a double-blind, crossover study. A

Preliminary Study of the Effect of Pyridoxine

Administration to a Subgroup of Hyperkinetic children: A Double-

blind,

crossover Comparison with Methylphenidate, Coleman, et al, Bid.

Psychiatry, Vol. 14, No. 5, 1979, pp. 741-751.

 

 

When B6 Pyridoxine was given to hyperactive children with low blood

serotonin levels, their hyperactivity disappeared and serotonin

levels

returned to normal. The effect of pyridoxine hydrochloride on blood

serotonin and pyridoxal phosphate contents in hyperactive children,

Pediatrics, 55:437-41, 1975.

 

Magnesium: Deficiency in children is characterized by excessive

fidgeting, anxious, restlessness, psychomotor instability and

learning difficulties in presence of normal IQ. Clinical Aspects of

Chronic Magnesium Deficiency, Seelig, Mildred, Magnesium in Health

and Disease, Spectrum Publishing, 1980.

 

Calcium: Hyperactivity may be due to calcium deficiency and may

improve on supplementation. Drugging the American Child, Walker S.J.

Learn. Disabil, 8:354, 1975

 

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Flax Oil): A greater number of behavior

problems assessed by the Connorfs Rating Scale, temper tantrums and

sleep problems were reported in boys age 6-12 with lower total omega-

3 fatty acid concentrations. Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Boys with

Behavior, Learning and Health Problems, Stevens, et al, Physiology

and Behavior, 1996

 

DMAE: a neurotransmitter precursor, has been used to improve

behaviors, mental concentration, puzzle solving ability and

organization(J.Pediatrics,1958).

 

DHA: is an omega-3 Fatty Acid that is necessary for brain

development and functioning. DHA may improve mood and memory and

deficient levels correlate with behavioral problems in children. DHA

is found in breast milk and is necessary for optimal development of

the eyes and the brain.

 

 

Zinc: Association suggested between zinc deficiency and ADHD. Serum

zinc levels in ADHD group were significantly lower than controls,

Zinc Deficiency in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Toren,

et al, Biol. Psychiatry, 1996;40:1308-1310.

Zinc deficiency may make children irritable, tearful, sullen and

have gaze aversion, Moyna han, Zinc Deficiency and Disturbances of

Mood and Visula Behavior, Lancet, 1:91, 1976.

 

Sucrose: may cause a ten times increase in adrenaline levels in

children resulting in difficulty concentrating, irritability and

anxiety. Jones, Tim, Borg W. et al, Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 1,

126 (2) Feb 1995, pp. 171 -177.

 

Sucrose: may cause increase in inappropriate behavior and decrement

in performance. Journal of Abnormal Child Psych. 1986 14(4):565-77.

Sucrose: Overly aggressive behavior may be associated with elevated

sugar intake. Schauss, A., Diet, Crime and Delinquency, Parker

House, 1980.

 

Important Facts About ADHD

 

¡ ADHD was voted into existence by the American Psychiatric

Association.

 

¡ There is no objective test to identify ADHD.

 

¡ Experts from across the U.S. at a recent NIH conference failed to

provide any scientific evidence to validate ADHD.

 

¡ It's a known fact that allergies affect the ability to think and

learn.

 

¡ Schools, using Child Protective Services and the courts, are

forcing parents to drug their children.

 

 

¡ Some students are not prepared for learning in a structured

classroom situation.

 

¡ Children can learn how to learn to succeed in school.

 

¡ Side-effects of drugs used for ADHD include cardiac arrhythmias

and psychosis.

 

¡ According to a DEA Report: " Ritalin is structurally and

pharmacologically similar to amphetamines and cocaine and has the

same dependency profile.

 

Ritalin produces amphetamine and cocaine-like reinforcing effects

including increased rate of euphoria and drug liking.

 

Treatment with Ritalin in childhood predisposes takers to cocaine's

reinforcing effects. "

 

¡ Basic physiology and research support the fact that sugar can

have a negative affect on children's behavior, learning and

attention.

 

¡ Nutritional deficiencies can cause attention and behavior

symptoms.

 

¡ There are many health and learning problems that cause ADHD

symptoms, many of which can be dealt with at home.

 

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