subject: The Use Of Diet In The Treatment Of Adhd [print this page] Anyone considering ADHD diet treatment has a number of different options to address. Very often a parent may hear on that DAHD symptoms are eased, reduced or even go way when the issue of what is eaten and when it is eaten is dealt with. If only it were that simple. There are so may issues which underpin the concept of diet and ADHD that sometimes families do not manage to find the needle in the haystack and so they give up and echo with others who have trodden the same path. That ADHD has nothing at all to do with diet and it doesn't work ' so how do you break into the cycle and start to change dietary habits without losing the way and giving up. Whether you are ADHD or not, EVERYONE's health and well being will improve by being mindful of dietary intake ' so here's how to start:
It can be very difficult to find what foods can be causing the symptoms before you can eliminate them! It can not only be one type of food that is causing these symptoms but may even be a combination of 2 or more. Also it is not just the child concerned - it has to be a whole family issue because changing diet is a lifestyle change for the family group as a whole. But... the good news is that everyone can feel better when they improve their diet no matter where they are coming from !
Be aware that anybody can have a sensitivity to certain foods - that means they have a hypersensitive reaction to something they eat. The scale can be more severe with an intolerance to a certain trigger where the symptoms worsen or even progress to a full blown allergy. Now these symptoms can make their presence felt in physical ways like headaches, rashes etc or it can be by affecting the balance of our internal chemistry and this will reflect in behaviour which is a barometer for the way we feel and think and if the reaction is severe enough that can be very drastic indeed. With ADHD, and let's be very clear that no-one really understands for certain what causes this, diet can often be a root cause. As mentioned earlier it can be anything to blame even a natural food like a tomato can be the problem but very often it is additives like Aspartame which is a n artificial sweetener, or sodium benzoate which is a preservative or MSG which is a flavour enhancer. New studies have highlighted the increased amount of insecticides and other chemicals in the bodies of children with ADHD. However what is interesting in this research is that the amount of organophosphates used in spraying food has decreased in the last 10 years whereas the incidence of diagnosis of ADHD has increased, So there is something more than this going on here really.
It may well be that the level of sensitivity has increased to these chemicals. With the tendancy of doctors to prescribe drugs that mask symptoms and not deal with the causes can lead to a wrong diagnosis and create even more behaviour problems.
Additives like aspartame are known to cause genetic damage. There is a lot of credence now given to the school of thought that ADHD is a genetic condition as traits are seen to run in families. However, we do know that when DNA which is the coded information in the genes is damaged then it can be carried forward to the next generation of cells or children as misinformation within the cells. We also now know that genes are switched on - by environmental triggers - so something in the environment has to send the message to the incomplete data banks of information within the cell in order to get the wrong reaction as it were, to the stimulus. Latest understanding into the way genetics work shows us that that damage many not be irreparable and we are not all victims to the genetic fate of our parents 'that other outcomes are possible by addressing the patterns that wrong messages have created in the past with previous generations of cells. A natural way of doing this without any side effects is through the simple approaches of Dr Albert Abrams over 100 years ago. One aspect of the work he pioneered in the field of radionics is known as the amino codes. He was persecuted for his beliefs in these energy fields. Interestingly, there are top level scientists chasing quarks around a mountain in Switzerland to prove this at this time.
Daily monitoring of the dietary situation should include a simple muscle test to find out the basis of sensitivity to additives, monitoring food and mood with a food diary, eliminating the suspect foods ( which can include wheat, dairy and sugar by the way) and then reinstating them one at a time and gradually after a period of abstinence will usually confirm the situation. The Feingold diet is a good method to combine with this procedure. Supplements are really helpful, as they start to address the deficiency over many years. Especially a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement, a good synergistic vegetable based protein supplement and flax seed oil as a good source of essential fatty acids and a good anti oxidant to clear up the toxic residues! Be sure to wash fruit and veg thoroughly and buy organic wherever possible and this could be very helpfull in the treatment of ADHD symptoms.
by: Steve Porter
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