| ADD is when the reticular activating system in your | | | | symptoms of ADD are also easily confused with other |
| brain, which is a part of your body's central nervous | | | | diseases or attributed to different factors, making it |
| system, is dysfunctional. This area of the brain is | | | | difficult to diagnose. For example, the main symptoms |
| responsible for coordinating the information from one | | | | of ADD are forgetfulness, restlessness, depression, |
| region of the brain to another via norepinephrine, due to | | | | inability to focus and impulsive behavior. However, |
| external information. When it is impaired, there is | | | | thyroid, depression, anxiety, or a stressful environment |
| excessive stimulation causing the mind to be | | | | can also result in the same symptoms. Excessive |
| overworked and unable to cope, leading to a lack of | | | | sugar consumption can cause impulsive behavior and |
| focus and other symptoms. This often leads to a | | | | restlessness, and allergies can cause reactions that |
| person crumbling under pressure and the inability to | | | | reduce the neurotransmitters in the brain causing the |
| complete a task that easy can also cause him to lose | | | | same symptoms. There are many different kinds of |
| his self-esteem and think badly about himself. There | | | | treatments available for those who suffer from ADD, |
| are many different forms of ADD, such as Attention | | | | and the most common one is the use of |
| Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit | | | | antidepressant drugs. However, these medications |
| Behavior Disorder (ADBD), Oppositional Defiant | | | | need up to 6 weeks to take effect, and have severe |
| Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD), to name a | | | | side effects such as increasing depression, agitation, |
| few. Of these, ADHD is the most well know form of | | | | and suicidal notions. There are also alternative |
| ADD, and affects approximately 5% of all children in | | | | treatments, such as herbs and nutrients used to |
| America, making it the most common neurological | | | | balance the brain chemistry that has been impaired. |
| disease. Many factors contribute to ADD, and the | | | | These are encouraged as they do not have side |
| breakdown of the reticular activating system. | | | | effects, and are specially designed to provide the |
| Excessive sugar consumption reduces the brain's | | | | necessary acids, hormones and neural growth needed |
| sensitivity to norepinephrine, making it difficult for the | | | | to assist the reticular activating system. For those who |
| brain to pass messages to different regions of the | | | | are suffering from ADD, it is recommended to cut |
| mind. Other factors include oxygen deprivation during | | | | down on sugar intake as sugar consumption is linked |
| birth, genetics, a dearth of nutrients in his diet, and | | | | to aggressive behavior. Individuals should also be |
| substance abuse during pregnancy, among others. | | | | tested for allergies, especially those triggered by food |
| Statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health | | | | dyes. In line with this, soft drinks which contain very |
| show that up to 5% of the population has ADHD, and | | | | high sugar content should be avoided. |
| that up to 20% of pregnant mothers smoke during | | | | Greg Frost is a leading innovator in the field of ADHD |
| pregnancy, with 11% consuming alcohol. Common | | | | and the founder of which specializes in providing a |
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| include learning disabilities, agitation, aggression, short | | | | the quality of people's lives and help them concentrate. |
| attention spans and poor memory retention. The | | | | |