Natural Remedies for ADHD Children

Natural Remedies for ADHD Children. Studies show that natural nutrition can alleviate symptoms of ADHD in children.


ADHD Stimulant Medications - Heart Attack, Strokes and Mental Problems
On February 21, 2007, the FDA directed the manufacturers of all ADHD stimulant medications approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to develop Patient Medication Guides to alert patients to possible cardiovascular risks and risks of adverse psychiatric symptoms associated with the medicines, and to advise them of precautions that can be taken...Read full article


Natural Remedies for ADHD Children - Zinc
Most notable among ADHD studies are the ones particularly examining the relation between zinc and ADHD. Indeed, zinc is basic for the production and modulation of melatonin, which helps regulate dopamine function, supposed to be an important factor in ADHD and its treatment. Therefore, ADHD children with zinc deficiency might benefit from a change in diet or from a therapeutic trial with zinc supplementation...Read full article


Possible Heart Risks With ADHD Medications
Two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies will collaborate in the most comprehensive study to date of prescription medications used to treat ADHD ( attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and the potential for increased risk of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems. Because medications used to treat ADHD can increase heart rate and blood pressure, there are concerns about the drugs' potential to increase cardiac risks. It is also thought these risks may be different for adults and children...Read full article


Long Term Use of ADHD Drugs Ineffective - Are you paying Attention?
By Kevin Flatt
In some of my earlier articles I warned about ADHD drugs and their possible side-effects. Now, a study called the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD, concluded that over the long term, ADHD drugs such as Concerta and Ritalin have no evident benefit for children...Read full article


If you or your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, books on the subject may be the answer you are searching for. Browse through Natural Health Remedies recommended reading on the subject of ADHD from amazon.com.


ADHD – Are Sleep Disorders, Apnea Linked?
By Kevin Flatt
Breathing Problems During Sleep May Affect Mental Development in Infants and Young Children. Children who have problems breathing during sleep tend to score lower on tests of mental development and intelligence than do other children their age, according to two studies...Read full article


ADHD Ritalin - Depression and Brain Damage
By Kevin Flatt
A new study conducted in rats by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School suggests that the misdiagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined with prescription drug use in children may lead to a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms in adulthood. These findings are critical because they suggest that Ritalin can have long-term consequences on normal-functioning brains...Read full article


ADHD – Is your child deficient in magnesium?
By Kevin Flatt
Magnesium has been scientifically proved to help in many cases of ADHD as the following research clearly illustrates. Fifty children, 20 of whom showed disruptive behaviour, were supplemented with 200 mg per day of magnesium for 6 months in addition to their standard treatment...Read full article


ADHD Drugs: Liver Injury, Heart Attack and Stroke
By Kevin Flatt
On March 21, 2000, 14-year-old Matthew Smith dropped dead of a heart attack while skateboarding. The ninth-grader had been on Ritalin since the first grade. Lawrence Smith, father of the youngster, has testified that he and his wife were forced by Michigan Social Services to put their child on Ritalin or else be charged for neglecting their son's educational and emotional needs...Read full article


ADHD Drug Treatment and Hallucinations
By Kevin Flatt
Stimulants like Ritalin lead a small number of children treated for ADHD to suffer hallucinations that usually feature insects, snakes or worms, according to federal drug officials, and a panel of experts said on Wednesday that physicians and parents needed to be warned of the risk...Read full article


ADHD: Fish oil increases attention, reduces hyperactivity, restlessness and impulsiveness
By Kevin Flatt
In 1996 Purdue University researchers found that boys with low blood levels of Omega-3 fatty acids have a greater tendency to have problems with behaviour, learning and health consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or (ADHD)...Read full article


ADHD Improved When Tonsils Removed
By Kevin Flatt
Tonsils may be one cause of ADHD. New research suggests a surprising potential treatment for at least some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - surgical removal of the tonsils. Children in the study who had their tonsils removed showed improvements in both behavior and sleeping, and half of those diagnosed with ADHD prior to surgery no longer had the diagnosis a year later...Read full article


ADHD Medications Stunt Growth
By Kevin Flatt
A new review of past studies on the effect that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs have on children's growth concludes that the drugs do, in fact, suppress growth to some degree...Read full article