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ADD/ADHD Addiction Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asperger's Syndrome Asthma Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Colitis Colon Cancer Coronary Disease Crohn's Disease Diabetes Drug Addiction Environmental Illness Fibromyalgia Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Hodgkin's Disease Hypertension Hypothyroidism Infertility Inflammatory Bowel Disease Insomnia Leukemia Lyme Disease Lymphoma Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Parkinson's Disease Prostate Cancer Raynaud's Ringing in the Ears Sleep Disorders Syndrome X Tinnitus "When individually managed with supplementation, dietary modification, detoxification, correction of intestinal dysbiosis, and other features of a wholistic/integrative program of management, the ADHD subject can lead a normal and productive life."   Parris Kidd, Ph.D. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ADHD: A Liberal "Hoax" Turns Out To Be True. by Michael Fumento "As even a cursory examination of the existing literature or, for that matter, simply talking to the parents and teachers of children with ADHD reveals, the condition is real, and it is treatable." ADD/ADHD: The "Designer Disease" by Tim O'Shea, D.C. "Why does ADD only exist in the U.S. and not in Scandinavia, not in The Netherlands, not in France, not in Fiji, and not in Japan? A disease that respects geographic borders? Where has it come from all of a sudden, to go from nothing to being a household word in just a few short years?" ADHD and ADD: The Hyperactive Child by Lendon H. Smith, M.D. "The science here is that the child is not making enough of a brain chemical that helps him ignore unimportant stimuli. Is it a disease or a nutritional deficiency?" Diet, ADHD, and Behavior from Center for Science in the Public Interest "Federal agencies, professional organizations, and the food industry ignore the growing evidence that diet affects behavior." ADHD & Diet: How Food Affects Mood By Michael Jacobson from Center for Science in the Public Interest "Parents wishing to test their children's response to diet will seek to identify and remove irritants in foods (and other products) that cause behavioral symptoms. This is done by eliminating certain foods (and vitamins and drugs) from the (unmedicated) child's diet for several weeks to see if his or her behavior is improved. In some cases, dietary changes by themselves may adequately reduce behavioral problems. If not, amphetamines or another medication could be tried in addition to, or instead of, a restricted diet. The goal is to identify the specific foods or additives, if any, that affect your child. What makes this challenging is that children's behavior ordinarily is so variable." ADHD in Children: Rationale for Its Integrative Management by Parris Kidd, Ph.D. "This review is intended to bring the medical and scientific issues surrounding ADHD into sharper focus, to better define a wholistic/integrative strategy for its medical management." Research List from the Feingold Association Research List from the Life Extension Foundation CAUSES/RISK FACTORS/PREVENTION ADHD, Hyperactivity and Behavioural Problems: Causative Factors by Linda Lazarides Abstracts of Journal Articles Linking Diet to ADHD. Autism, ADD/ADHD, and Related Disorders - Is a Common Childbirth Practice to Blame? by George Malcolm Morley "Immediate cord clamping followed by sufficient delay in pulmonary oxygenation will produce permanent hypoxic brain damage." Articles from Gary Null's ADHD Action File ADHD and Children's Environment by Peter Montague "The causes of ADHD are not known, but they are thought to be a combination of hereditary predisposition and environmental factors. Research in recent years has focused on prenatal exposures to agents such as lead, cigarette byproducts, and alcohol. Since the 1970s, researchers have been studying the effects of certain foods and food additives such as dyes and colorings; over the past 25 years, 16 out of 23 studies have found that food additives exacerbate the symptoms of ADHD in some children." Children In Harm's Way by Rachel Massey "Neurodevelopmental disabilities are widespread, and chemical exposures are important and preventable contributors to these conditions." A Review Of Potential Therapies In Care Of The Hyperactive Child by Harold E. Buttram, M.D. "In our opinion nutritional supplements hold great promise in this area. It can be expected that critics of this approach will say it is all anecdotal, lacking in scientific proof. This may or may not be true, but when parents see their children being helped, they do not need scientific proof." Medline Abstracts of Studies on Diet and ADHD Foods and Additives Are Common Causes of the Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Children Synthetic Food Coloring and Behavior: a Dose Response Effect in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Repeated-Measures Study Effects Of A Few Food Diet In Attention Deficit Disorder Controlled Trial Of Hyposensitisation In Children With Food-Induced Hyperkinetic Syndrome Controlled Trial Of Oligoantigenic Treatment In The Hyperkinetic Syndrome The Effect Of Deficiency Of Selected Bioelements On Hyperactivity In Children With Certain Specified Mental Disorders Severe Sleep Problems In Infancy Associated With Subsequent Development Of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder At 5.5 Years Of Age. Controlled Trial of Cumulative Behavioural Effects of a Common Bread Preservative. Alternative Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Does Evidence Support Their Use? Nutrition in the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a neglected but important aspect. PATIENTS' STORIES Living With ADD Stories Personal Stories from About.com Stories from People with ADHD from WebMD.com TREATMENTS/THERAPIES The Hazards of Treating "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) by Peter R. Breggin, M.D. and Ginger Ross Breggin National Institute of Mental Health Fails To Endorse Ritalin from the Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology Report from the British Psychological Society Nutritional Therapies For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Leo Galland, M.D. ADHD: Treatment Recommendations by Donald J. Brown Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from the Life Extension Foundation Description, Conventional Treatments, Complementary Strategies Use of Diet for ADHD -- Myths and Facts from the Feingold Association Non-Drug Treatment of ADD/ADHD Interview with Lendon Smith, M.D. Beating Attention Deficit Disorder by James South, M.A. L-Carnitine Effective for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder by Alan R. Gaby, M.D. Homeopathy as a Highly Effective Treatment for ADD by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W., and Robert Ullman, N.D. One Homeopath's Experience Treating Patients with ADD/ADHD by Jacob I. Mirman, M.D. Treating ADD with the Namudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) from ADD-Holistic Resource Center Visiting Experts Presentation Archives from ADD-Holistic Resource Center Detailed.   Recommended. New Drug Promises to Help Kids with ADHD Non-Stimulant Medication May Prove More Acceptable to Parents from WebMD WARNING! When trying to withdraw from many psychiatric drugs, patients can develop serious and even life-threatening emotional and physical reactions. In short, it is dangerous not only to start taking psychiatric drugs but also can be hazardous to stop taking them. Therefore, withdrawal from psychiatric drugs should be done under clinical supervision. Principles of drug withdrawal are discussed in Talking Back to Prozac by Peter R. Breggin, M.D. and Ginger Ross Breggin. OTHER RESOURCES Attention Deficit Disorder from the University of Virginia Links to many articles and organizations. ADD Action Group ADD from About.com ADD Coach Academy ADD Consults Attention Deficit Disorder Association Attention Deficit Specialists Feingold Association Focus Adolescent Services Gary Null's ADHD Action File Hyperactive Children's Support Group (U.K.) International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology RECOMMENDED BOOKS Please click on the picture of the book or the title to order.
Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., The Myth of the A.D.D Child: 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion	Dr. Mary Block, et al., No More Ritalin: Treating ADHD Without Drugs.
Peter Breggin, M.D. Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Stimulants for Children	Ellen W. Cutler, D.C., Winning the War Against Asthma and Allergies
Doris Rapp, M.D., Is This Your Child? : Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults.	David Stein, Ph.D., Ritalin Is Not the Answer: A Drug-Free, Practical Program for Children Diagnosed With ADD or ADHD.
Marcia Zimmerman, The ADD Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan