| The Choice between Ritalin and Supplements. | | | | 10% risk of conduct disorder. By fifteen years of age |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( Adult ADHD) | | | | 20% of the ADD population are self medicating with |
| is an internationally recognized, medical condition. | | | | 75% of ADD adults smoking.” |
| Scientists have figured out that people with ADD | | | | So I asked “Why Ritalin?” |
| recycle the same amount of dopamine every five | | | | Drugs such as methylphenidate (or Ritalin) are used in |
| minutes what it takes the average brain to recycle in | | | | the management of the disorder. These are stimulants |
| an hour. This may explain why ADD is such a here | | | | that for a reason which is not known, bring the brain |
| and now disorder and why these children can’t sit | | | | chemistry back into balance. The brain starts recycling |
| still. Just like mercury as long as its rolling it stays | | | | dopamine every hour rather than every five minutes. |
| together when it stops it falls apart. Vaccines? | | | | Alternative Medicine For ADHD |
| The problem in the UK is that we are 10 years behind | | | | Peter Bennet a nutritionist who is a retired police |
| other European countries such as Sweden both in | | | | superintendent from The Cactus Clinic in Edinburgh, |
| diagnosing, treatment and managing the condition. One | | | | treats kids with this disorder with food state nutrients |
| of the greatest mis-understandings is that people | | | | such as zinc, vitamin B6 and essential fatty acids. They |
| make out that bad parenting is the cause. Nothing | | | | have found through genetic testing that some of the |
| could be further from the truth. | | | | kids have a genetic disease called pyroluria which |
| Scientists have figured out that people with ADD | | | | makes them have difficulty absorbing nutrients. They |
| recycle the same amount of dopamine every five | | | | focus on the child’s diet. He told me that food state |
| minutes what it takes the average brain to recycle in | | | | Vitamin B6 in their experience will give you the same |
| an hour. This may explain why ADD is such a here | | | | beneficial effects as Ritalin. They also have seen that |
| and now disorder and why these children can’t sit | | | | ADHD medications affect the child’s appetite which |
| still. | | | | may worsen the problem. |
| And ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)? Only that | | | | Mothers at the conference held in Edinburgh on the |
| ADHD is the official term and ADD is the more popular | | | | subject said that they had to wait and fight for at least |
| and media known one. | | | | seven months for a diagnosis and in some cases |
| In order to meet diagnostic criteria, ADD behaviors | | | | years. All the mothers I interviewed said that all they |
| must be excessive, long-term, and pervasive. The | | | | wanted was just the best for their children. The ADD |
| behaviors must appear before the age 7, and continue | | | | child can come from a family with other children that |
| for at least 6 months. A crucial consideration is that the | | | | have no behavioral problems - so it’s not the |
| behaviors must create a real handicap in at least two | | | | parenting that is at fault. |
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| social settings. | | | | Many successful people have the condition and openly |
| Reports are estimating that 4-6% of the population | | | | admit to it. Both psychiatrists had interesting stories |
| has ADD. Approximately one-half to two-thirds of | | | | about the condition. The son of a famous CEO was |
| children with ADD will continue to have significant | | | | sent to a psychiatrist who took part in the conference |
| problems with ADD symptoms and behaviors as | | | | who successfully treated the son for ADD after he |
| adults. Many are ending up in the criminal system and | | | | had dropped out of university. He then received a call |
| girls who make up 25% of the ADD population are | | | | from the father requesting a meeting as he had been |
| being missed. | | | | taking the same medication the son had secretly and |
| Of the kids who are diagnosed, 5% of all school kids in | | | | was “feeling a whole lot better”. |
| Scotland, 50-70% of them will have another disorder, | | | | Professor Samy Molcho, the protégé of Matisse |
| conduct disorder, depression, anxiety and obsessions, | | | | the mime art genius from The Max Reinhard Institute |
| specific learning difficulties, speech and language | | | | said in conclusion “it might not be the child it might |
| disorder, low self esteem, social skills difficulties, | | | | the school that is the problem. It’s not about what |
| relationship problems, substance abuse, auditory | | | | makes us happy its about what makes him happy. |
| processing difficulties, dyspraxia, or asperger's | | | | Creation is not logical so we have to stop reducing |
| syndrome. | | | | everything and putting it in order. As long as you |
| Mindroom | | | | don’t react “I” don’t exist. Where there is |
| Sophie Dow who has a daughter with learning | | | | movement there is life.” |
| difficulties has set up a Scottish charity called | | | | |
| MindRoom to address the needs of all these children. | | | | ADHD Supplements - Stargate Nutrition |
| MindRoom this year held the biggest national | | | | StarGate Nutrition nutrient material has been designed |
| conference ever in Edinburgh on the subject with over | | | | to be 16 times more effective, 5 times more utilised |
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| At the conference Professor Robert Doyle, a | | | | have studied our material through independent |
| psychiatric professor from Harvard, explained a lot of | | | | laboratories using a number of biological studies to see |
| the facts to me about this condition. Not only did he | | | | its effectiveness over a number of development |
| explain the symptoms in children but the long term | | | | years. Their technology is based and confirmed by |
| consequences, if it is not recognized and treated for | | | | over 77 scientific papers and by a number of medical |
| adults. “ADD is multifactorial and is a life | | | | and nutrition Professors and prestigious institutions.They |
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| risk of alcoholism, 10-30% risk of drug addiction, and | | | | |