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Well, keep in mind that this guy is a radio doctor being interviewed by an organization with very extreme beliefs such as "doctors are the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S." While some doctors treat ADD & ADHD symptoms with amphetamines and/or anti-depressants (which are collectively by far the most effective), others, fearing side-effects, rely on such things as counseling or nutrition or perhaps even the belief that ADHD is God's way of punishing sinful parents. I'm not denying that drugs are over-prescribed and that they may have unknown longterm health effects. Indeed I think all doctors have a element of "quack" to them and are driven by a need to have their learned medical opinions worshipped when they are mostly just talking out of their asses. Well, there you go.
When evaluating the value of ADD & ADHD treatments you might do well to consider that adults suffer from these symptoms too, and they have much more freedom to start and stop treatments according to what works and what doesn't. Instead of looking to children, who may have difficulty refusing the particular treatment decided upon by their parents, or to doctors, who aren't likely to have their medical judgements ever questioned in the slightest by an interview, I think when looking for the most effective treatment, it makes the most sense to look at the treatments chosen by adults for themselves (and I doubt it is nutrition therapy). Of course it is the nature of medicine that different people respond better to different treatments, so who knows?
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Here is a site that discusses Hair Analysis:
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/ hair.html
I have three boys out of three diagnosed with ADHD and I would much rather have them not on medication... but this guy sounds to me like another quack, profiting from other people misfortunes.
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The utilization of diet in treating behavioral problems is long overdue and highly under-rated. I have been a psychotherapist for more than 25 years and those people who are willing to experiment with their diets have found it a very helpful adjunct to their ways of healing themselves. What we eat can have a great impact on how we act. Especially in children.
The problem centers around the fact that peoples most sensitive defenses are about food. It's far easier to suggest to someone that they change a behavior than to suggest they change their diet! People become incredibly defensive. This is due to the fact that food is our first defense. As infants when we had a problem we ATE!...then we felt better. It is so deeply linked with our sense of survival/safety that it will set off raging alarms if questioned.
As was pointed out in the article it takes a great deal of effort to change dietary habits. It is much easier to simply take a pill. Oh the fast food mentality! @#$@#$#@ There are good people out there however who are very capable at helping those suffering these sorts of symptoms to rule out the potential of food allergy being associated with behavior problems in a child or adult.
Don't knock it till you have tried it.
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Tons of sugar are in everything these days from breakfast cereal to salad dressing. Personally, I think parents should monitor their children's sugar intake and cut it back significantly. I think a lot of them would find that Ritalin isn't necessary. Maybe not all of them, but a fair number anyway.
My daughter - low sugar intake - no problems.
My sister's kids - high sugar intake - both on Ritalin.
Coincidence? Hmmmm.
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