Re: The Causes Of ADD & ADHD — Why Ritalin Is Not The Solution

[Guest guest]

This meshes with the reform school " aggression studies " of the 1960s in the UK,

in which young offenders were found to be 60% less likely to reoffend or show

aggressive behaviour when a smattering of vitamins and minerals was added to

their daily fare while they were in reform school. They very likely didn't even

get the supplements closer than a good guess and it started to work anyway.

all good,

Duncan

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> As an adult, I tend to avoid most children, whenever possible.

> But when kids are allowed access to lots of sugar, they are even more

> irritating than usual. I suspect if I had access to a time machine, I

> would find my younger self to be intolerable to be around.

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> Alobar

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> The Causes Of ADD & ADHD — Why Ritalin Is Not The Solution

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> For over 25 years, 90-year-old former special needs teacher, Betty

> Hooper collected evidence relating to the treatment of children

> diagnosed with ADD, (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD,

> (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). In this 11.23 minute long

> video, which was filmed at the Whangarei Public Library on February

> the 1st and 2nd, she talks about some of what she has learnt and

> offers advice on how to treat hyperactivity.

> Mrs Hooper is an independent researcher and not affiliated with any group.

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> She will be at the Library until February the 15th, providing

> information to the public about the dietary causes of ADD and ADHD,

> which really are " hyperactivity. " She is well qualified to talk about

> this topic, as she is old enough to have witnessed a deterioration of

> children's behavior over the decades. In addition, she self-funded a

> research trip to Cuba in late-2005, in order to compare the diets and

> behaviors there, with those in New Zealand.

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> For more go here:

> Bad Diet Number One Cause of ADHD

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[Guest guest]

All very interesting re: ADD.

I had a woman in my herb shop a few years ago, and the discussion turned to ADD.

I can't recall her name, but apparently she's a known expert. When doctors

weren't of any help with her own child, she decided to go to medical school

herself, and now her practice specializes in ADD and ADHD. During the

conversation I casually mentioned, not with any seriousness, that I wonder if I

might have ADHD. Her immediate response was, " Oh, yes, it's very obvious to me

that you do. " I take it her " diagnosis " was due to my high energy, very

animated, talkative self. She then asked if my mother had any type of serious

illness while pregnant with me, saying that women who do, more often than not,

have children with either ADD or ADHD (more likely ADHD). Yes, my mother was

ill, she had cervical, uterine and one other cancer. The doctors told her to

abort, stating the child would have severe birth defects, but she declined, and

I turned out fine. I wonder if there's really anything to what this woman told

me. I never did the research, as I'm not involved with any children at this

time, and if I do have ADHD, it's working in my favor. I do recall, however,

that I had many of the symptoms as a child, but they attributed it to my being

" gifted " .

It might be of interest to note that my ability to control my particular

" over-exuberance " has improved since beginning my current, substantial

supplementation program. Before this, I had a long history of eating disorders

(anorexia, bulimia, extreme diets, etc), so my nutrition was far less than

optimal.

M