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ADHD Traits and Nutrition The Facts by Food For The Brain
ADHD Traits and Nutrition The Facts by Food For The Brain
ADHD Traits and Nutrition The Facts by Food For The Brain
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any gifted children show What causes ADHD/Hyperactivity?
Food for the Brain traits of ADHD, and Doctors arent sure exactly what goes
whether or not your child wrong in ADHD. But they think that the
charity has kindly has been diagnosed you behaviour problems are linked to the way
may be able to relate to that the front part of the brain works.
allowed NAGC to some of the following characteristics: Studies suggest that this part of the
brain works more slowly in children with
reproduce some of their ADHD than in other children. Children
Hyperactivity Check with ADHD may have an imbalance in
interesting literature on Is your child the neurotransmitters in the front part
of the brain. Some doctors believe they
nutrition and ADHD overactive dont have enough of a neurotransmitter
prone to leave projects unfinished called dopamine, and may also lack the
traits in children fidgety neurotransmitter noradrenaline. Without
wearing out toys, furniture, etc enough dopamine or noradrenaline, the
unable to sit still at meals front part of the brain cant deal with and
uninterested in staying with games react to information in the way that it
too talkative should.
failing to follow directions Unfortunately, there are no tests that
clumsy show whether the front part of a childs
fighting with other children brain is working normally, so doctors have
unpredictable to rely on what children, parents and
teasing teachers say in order to diagnose ADHD.
unable to respond to discipline This means it can often be misdiagnosed
getting into things in place of giftedness, or the giftedness
displaying speech problems could be overlooked because of the ADHD
having temper tantrums condition in the child.
unable to listen to a story Conventional treatment options typically
to the end involve behaviour therapy and/or
defiant medication. The best results that Food
hard to get to bed For The Brain have seen in helping those
irritable with ADHD/hyperactivity are achieved
reckless by investigating a number of possible
unpopular with peers avenues. These include:
impatient Blood sugar problems
lying Essential fat deficiencies
accident-prone Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
wetting the bed Pyroluria and the need for vitamin B6
destructive and zinc
Food allergies
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About the author
Optimum Nutrition for your Childs Mind
Food for the Brain If you would like help overcoming ADHD/
P Holford and D Colson
hyperactivity with a nutritional approach,
Food for the Brain is a non-profit there are a number of clinics and nutritional
The Bipolar Child
educational charity, created by therapists who can help you, for example:
Dr D Papolos and J Papolos
a group of nutritionists, doctors,
psychiatrists, psychologists, www.brainbiocentre.com
Smart Food Smart Kids Shopping Guide
teachers and scientists to Centre which offers assessment and advice
downloadable leaflet on
promote the link between nutrition and on biochemical imbalances
www.foodforthebrain.com
mental health. The charity promotes
awareness of the link between learning, www.foodforthebrain.com
behaviour, mental health and nutrition, Charity raising awareness between nutrition
and health, with lots of useful information Further support for teachers
and aims to create a future where the
awareness of the importance of optimum and advice online
www.behaviouruk.com
nutrition for mental health is understood by
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Behaviour UK is the site for teachers dealing
all, and implemented by many.
Natural Way to Treat ADHD - B K Puri with pupil behaviour
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