ADHD and Nutrition - What Is The Connection ?

There is a definite link between ADHD and nutrition. Numerous studies have shown that proper nutrition and ADHD are a great team in minimizing the symptoms of ADHD and making life more tolerable for the whole family. Omega 3 fatty acids (found in fish and flax seed oil) is important for brain development and studies showed that boys with a low level of those fatty acids were much more likely to suffer from ADHD.

Nutrition will not cure ADHD but it will certainly help with symptoms. Some parents are not aware of this and will allow their kids to have coke (full of additives and presevatives), junk food which all contain the colourings which are now heavily suspected as being guilty of exacerbating some ADHD symptoms such as hyperactivity or behaviour disorders in general. ADHD meds are convenient for getting some quick superficial results but they will not heal anything. The alarming fact is that the longer a child is on these meds, he may develop symptoms caused by the side effects and means he has to take other drugs to counteract them. It is a vicious circle. In addition now that we know that these meds can be risky for children with a possible heart problem, we are told that up to 2% of children may have an undiagnosed heart condition and some of the ADHD meds could actually lead to a cardiac event in these children at risk. That is a nice way of saying heart attack !

These problems just do not exist when parents opt for a homeopathic ADHD remedy because there are no side effects. Together with a sensible approach to ADHD and nutrition, more and more parents are seeing much better results in their children's behaviour.

We now know that magnesium and zinc are essential elements in any diet and will really help the ADHD child to be able to focus better and have a longer attention span. The best way to get these into the diet is to make sure that fresh food together with fruit, vegetables, eggs, meat and wholegrains are on the menu as much as possible. Smoothies are great here because veggies themselves are not that appealing to kids. The vitamin B group when given to a group of boys together with magnesium for a period of up to 6 months, was found to be effective in actually reducing hyperactivity in those boys. This demonstrated very clearly that ADHD and nutrition go hand in hand.

In adopting a sensible approach to ADHD and nutrition, you will certainly be throwing out all the processed foods which come in packets, boxes and some bottles. You will also need some medication and will certainly want to avoid the psychostimulants as the risks are too great. Proper nutrition together with a homeopathic remedy to calm your ADHD child is by far the safest option.