Natural Cure for ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

Ritalin is a mild central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.

This drug treatment can cause a set of symptoms that include loss of appetite (may cause serious malnutrition), tremors and muscle twitching, fevers, convulsions, and headaches (may be severe), irregular heartbeat and respirations (may be profound and life threatening), anxiety, restlessness, paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions, excessive repetition of movements and meaningless tasks, and formicaton (sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin).

You might not want the type of drug treatment.

Many people I know have just changed to a healthier diet and have experienced significant results. Here are some of the things they have done.

Natural Remedy Changes

• Pop and soda, carbonated beverages.
• Fruit flavored drinks.
• Foods with additives.
• Food with Preservatives such as BHT, MSG, BHA, etc.
• Artificial coloring. These labels will read something like yellow #4, blue #3 etc.
• Junk food and processed food.
• Foods with hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils (aka trans-fat) .
• Candy
• High Fructose Corn Syrup

You or your child may be reacting to the chemicals that are added to these foods.

Many people will make a major shift if you just change what types of food they are eating. Start eating more fresh food.
Nix the Electronic Babysitters

It seems they save up all their energy when they are sitting and once they start moving, they can’t stop.

The human body needs movement and exercise, the less you get during the course of the day, the more that you will fidget around when asked to sit still.

Increase the Water
Our bodies need water to replenish the water loss from breathing and playing. Not only does water help the body function more optimally, it helps clean out the toxins we get from our food and air.

Be sure you or your child drinks pure water. Take you or your child's weight and divide it in half...that is how much a person should be drinking daily in water. So if your child weighs 60 pounds, half of 60 is 30, so your child should be drinking 30 ounces of purified water daily. If you weigh 150 pounds then you should be drinking at least 75 ounces of purified water per day. It is so important for everyone to drink purified water everyday.

According to a hydration study done at an elementary school in Florida, a significant number (88% reduction)of children were able to stop taking medication like Ritalin by increasing their water intake and removing the candy and carbonated beverage machines from school. Does that mean that hydration helps the body with creating a natural cure for ADD?

Balance Blood Sugar:
When blood sugar is stabilized, children can behave better because their system is functioning properly. Make sure their diet is well balanced and low glycemic. Same goes for the adults. Low glycemic eating means that they are not eating food that readily turns into sugar. It prevents a person's insulin from spiking and then tumblimg down. When insulin increases sharply, it can cause changes in behavior...you have heard of a "sugar rush." Here are some examples of changes you can make to foods:

Instead of white potatoes, try sweet potatoes.
Instead of white bread, use whole grain bread.
Instead of white rice, try brown rice.

You get the idea…get rid of the white flour and white sugar from the diet or any other white, except of course cauliflower!

Now, once you have managed the food clean up and limited the “screen time,” you should see some change.

Elimination Diet
Another alternative is to put your child on an elimination diet. An elimination diet discovers any undetected food allergies that may be the source of ADD and will allow you to find your own natural cure for ADD.
Personal Note: When our son was 3 ½, we put him on an elimination diet. It can be done.

Meditation
Teach yourself or your child to meditate. This will help learn to focus. Work toward meditating one minute for each year of age. So if your child is four, do not expect them to meditate a half hour, four minutes would be great. Children's Meditation, Adult Meditation.

Supplements to support a natural cure for ADD
EFAs are useful to help with brain function. Since the neurotransmitters in the brain are not functioning properly, it helps with focus.

Native Remedies has a few products that help balance the body. BrightSpark has been developed to temporarily relieves hyperactivity, distractibility and impulsiveness in children. Focus Formula supports concentration and attention, while promoting normal energy levels in children and adults. The third product is Focus ADDult which promotes concentration, focus and attention span in teens and adults and naturally support clarity of mind during work and learning.

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