Re: Grandson with ADD/ADHD

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Sylvia,

Check message 77 - it may give you some help...

I'm at work now so I'll write more later.

suzi

Sylvia <h10feet@...> wrote:

Hey gang. I have a questions or need some input/suggestions.My grandson has been diagnosed with Add/ADHD (3 years ago) and is supposed to take prescriptions meds. I know he forgets to take them from time to time and when he is staying over, we dont enforce him taking them as we dont like the fact that he is being forced to.That being the case I am trying to put together an herbal formula for him that he can take on the weekends when he is with us to help calm and soothe him. I was thinking 2 parts Catnip, Chammomile, skullcap, and passion flower and 1 part valerian, but want to cut with something that might help also balance his system and not put those herbs into his body in too high a concentration (especially the valerian). Anyone have thoughts on this.I know the cleanse and a better diet

would be the ultimate answer to his problem, but since i dont have custody of him and can only feed him (and the other 2 G'sons) good stuff when he is with us, this is just not possible.We've had good results with herbals teas and sometimes with sublingual kids calming formulas, but he is not always open to tea and sometimes the sublinguals are just not enough when he is bouncing off the walls or acting like a rabbit cartoon on speed.Thanks in AdvanceSylvia

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Sylvia

Have you considered any of the following herbs?

St. 's Wort, Life Everlasting (Cudeweed), Gotu Kola, Rice Brain, Lady's Slipper, and Kava Kava. Supposedly these herbs in combination have done some good work on ADD among other things.

Suzi

Sylvia <h10feet@...> wrote:

Hey gang. I have a questions or need some input/suggestions.My grandson has been diagnosed with Add/ADHD (3 years ago) and is supposed to take prescriptions meds. I know he forgets to take them from time to time and when he is staying over, we dont enforce him taking them as we dont like the fact that he is being forced to.That being the case I am trying to put together an herbal formula for him that he can take on the weekends when he is with us to help calm and soothe him. I was thinking 2 parts Catnip, Chammomile, skullcap, and passion flower and 1 part valerian, but want to cut with something that might help also balance his system and not put those herbs into his body in too high a concentration (especially the valerian). Anyone have thoughts on this.I know the cleanse and a better diet

would be the ultimate answer to his problem, but since i dont have custody of him and can only feed him (and the other 2 G'sons) good stuff when he is with us, this is just not possible.We've had good results with herbals teas and sometimes with sublingual kids calming formulas, but he is not always open to tea and sometimes the sublinguals are just not enough when he is bouncing off the walls or acting like a rabbit cartoon on speed.Thanks in AdvanceSylvia

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Sylvia wrote:

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> Hey gang. I have a questions or need some input/suggestions.

>

> My grandson has been diagnosed with Add/ADHD (3 years ago) and is

> supposed to take prescriptions meds. I know he forgets to take them

> from time to time and when he is staying over, we dont enforce him

> taking them as we dont like the fact that he is being forced to.

>

> That being the case I am trying to put together an herbal formula

> for him that he can take on the weekends when he is with us to help

> calm and soothe him. I was thinking 2 parts Catnip, Chammomile,

> skullcap, and passion flower and 1 part valerian, but want to cut

> with something that might help also balance his system and not put

> those herbs into his body in too high a concentration (especially

> the valerian). Anyone have thoughts on this.

>

> I know the cleanse and a better diet would be the ultimate answer to

> his problem, but since i dont have custody of him and can only feed

> him (and the other 2 G'sons) good stuff when he is with us, this is

> just not possible.

>

> We've had good results with herbals teas and sometimes with

> sublingual kids calming formulas, but he is not always open to tea

> and sometimes the sublinguals are just not enough when he is

> bouncing off the walls or acting like a rabbit cartoon on

> speed.

>

> Thanks in Advance

>

> Sylvia

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Hi Syl,

You might consider just leaving the valerian out and adding in some Kava

Kava , licorice and ginseng. The licorice and ginseng will help with his

adrenals and balancing out his hormones and their precursors. You might

also consider using the teas and making a smoothie out of them. He might

be more willing to drink down a nice fruit smoothie (with hidden tea) as

opposed to just straight tea.

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Don Quai

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Sylvia wrote:

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> Thanks so much Caroline.

>

> Good info about minerals. i was wondering if adding a bit of calcium

> might have calming effect.

>

> My poor little dudes...their mom is the poster child for eating junk

> food, even to this day and she feeds & allows them to eat many

> things i would NEVER consider eating myself even on one of my worse

> junk food craving days. To me eating junk food is a home-made

> brownie or at worst something i might buy from Whole Foods, that is

> natural or organic.

>

> We'll continue to feed them well when they visit. I offered them

> some TN this weekend (encapsulted of course) and when i told them it

> would help their bodies deal with bad diets and life, they all

> happily took it. I'm going to buy a mini cap machine and send some

> home with them this weekend. I figure anything i can get into their

> little bodies will help.

>

> Thanks ...

> Sylvia

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Yup Potassium broth and lemon egg will give them much needed minerals.

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Caroline,

You can make it with acv... but if tincturing bark or thick roots, you really need the alcohol

SuziCaroline <ladyguinevere@...> wrote:

So, would these have the same effect made as a tincture as it would as a tea? Just thinking of something I can make for one of my tae kwon do students...their parents are struggling and the doctors...believe it or not...are not wanting to medicate him...so I am trying to help them out (okay and myself! lol) with him.If a tincture is good...would you recommend a tincture made with alcohol or acv...being that this is for a 5 year old little boy.Caroline

> ========================> Hi Syl,> > You might consider just leaving the valerian out and adding in some Kava > Kava , licorice and ginseng. The licorice and ginseng will help with his > adrenals and balancing out his hormones and their precursors. You might > also consider using the teas and making a smoothie out of them. He might > be more willing to drink down a nice fruit smoothie (with hidden tea) as > opposed to just straight tea.> > -- > Peace, love and light,>

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Caroline wrote:

> So, would these have the same effect made as a tincture as it would as

> a tea? Just thinking of something I can make for one of my tae kwon

> do students...their parents are struggling and the doctors...believe

> it or not...are not wanting to medicate him...so I am trying to help

> them out (okay and myself! lol) with him.

>

> If a tincture is good...would you recommend a tincture made with

> alcohol or acv...being that this is for a 5 year old little boy.

>

> Caroline

>

>

>> > ========================

>> > Hi Syl,

>> >

>> > You might consider just leaving the valerian out and adding in

>> some Kava

>> > Kava , licorice and ginseng.

>

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Hi Caroline,

Yes they would have the same affect would be much stronger and would go

to work much more quickly then a tea will. However, for a 5 year old

don't use any Kava. Ginseng and licorice with a little ginger can be

very useful. This can be made with ACV but as licorice, ginger, and

ginseng are all roots you would be better off using alcohol to tincture.

You can then add the tincture to some water and heat it to drive off the

alcohol then add in some honey to sweeten and a little glycerine to

preserve it. Or.........you can bypass the alcohol and boil the roots

for about 30 minutes, strain, add the honey and glycerine and still have

about the same.

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Don Quai

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and wakes in man. "

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Sylvia, make sure anything you are feeding him has no refined sugar. Catnip

and chammomile are very safe for children. If you have a juicer, lots of

fresh organic fruit or veggie juice will at least give him the nutrition he

needs while there. It is too bad his parents won't do the same for him at

home.

Janet

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From: " Sylvia " <h10feet@...>

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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:32 PM

Subject: Grandson with ADD/ADHD

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>

> Hey gang. I have a questions or need some input/suggestions.

>

> My grandson has been diagnosed with Add/ADHD (3 years ago) and is

> supposed to take prescriptions meds. I know he forgets to take them

> from time to time and when he is staying over, we dont enforce him

> taking them as we dont like the fact that he is being forced to.

>

> That being the case I am trying to put together an herbal formula

> for him that he can take on the weekends when he is with us to help

> calm and soothe him. I was thinking 2 parts Catnip, Chammomile,

> skullcap, and passion flower and 1 part valerian, but want to cut

> with something that might help also balance his system and not put

> those herbs into his body in too high a concentration (especially

> the valerian). Anyone have thoughts on this.

>

> I know the cleanse and a better diet would be the ultimate answer to

> his problem, but since i dont have custody of him and can only feed

> him (and the other 2 G'sons) good stuff when he is with us, this is

> just not possible.

>

> We've had good results with herbals teas and sometimes with

> sublingual kids calming formulas, but he is not always open to tea

> and sometimes the sublinguals are just not enough when he is

> bouncing off the walls or acting like a rabbit cartoon on

> speed.

>

> Thanks in Advance

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> Sylvia

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