Hey Tony's been diagnosed with ADD and they put him on this adderall which the more I read about it, the less I like it. But his insurance won't approve him for anything else unless this doesn't work which it is. So anyway I need to change his diet and get him off of processed foods. But he's a little picky. Any ideas? Oh yeah, this is what I read about the adderall today....
Adderall XR, a widely used drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was pulled off the market in Canada after regulators linked the drug to 20 sudden deaths and 12 strokes. Fourteen of the deaths and two of the 12 strokes were in children.
The adverse reactions were not associated with overdose, misuse or abuse of Adderall XR, Canadian regulators said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory to alert providers to the withdrawal. But the agency also said it had evaluated the same reports as Canadian regulators and did not think the data warranted pulling the drug from the U.S. market.
Thank you.
Stacy
Stacy,
Wow, I can see your concern.
You have to decide if you want to take things slowly or jump in cold turkey.
You don't have to be a vegetarian, but deffinately eat less meat. "Whole food" describes people who are like Raw Foodest but eat meat and dairy. I'd encourage you to "know your meat". Where did it come from, what did it eat, etc...organic meat. You can get raw organic milk, illigally delivered from Pennsylvania, in Reston.
Try starting a garden with the kids. If you get them involved, they are more likely to eat what it produces. Kids are funny that way, they'll eat something right out of the garden that they would otherwise turn down.
Go to farmers markets with the kids and have them pick out healthy foods. Go to "pick your own" farms so the can really experience eating fresh food.
Read more. Google "Raw Food" and "green smoothies" and any ingredient you want a recipe for, ex. "raw spinach recipe". Check out free books from the library, borrow "cookbooks" from a friend (me), and only buy a favorite few.
Sign up at meetup.com for whole food and raw food groups and potlucks so you can get connected with others that can provide support. Try looking for an ADD group, too.
I'll lend you a parenting skills program we just bought, check it out at http://www.celebratecalm.com/. And this Wed. night he is at Truro Church in Fairfax for a free Q&A seminar!!! We went last night for the seminar, night one of two. I highly recommend it!
Some quick guidelines are no white sugar, no white flour, no white rice, no artificial flavors and colors, no frozen meals and canned foods, no fried foods, and no fast food.
Any mom's out there with ADD children have any additional advice?
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/index.html
5 a day website
http://www.foodchamps.org/
kids website from 5 a day
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One of my sons has ADD. High protein breakfasts before school, esp. on test days. Avoid carbs and sugary cereals. -Joy
stay away from food dyes, esp red.-G.Cheryl
Though I'm not a parent, but merely an uncle to 2 infants by my sister, I can certainly attest to the harmful effects of all refined ingredients, be they sugar, starch, protein, fats or other chemically altered ingredients. All of these are neurotoxins, which lay the groundwork for behavioral & learning problems. I only wish I could persuade my ... Read Moresister & brother-in-law to follow this advice, but they think I have the "worst diet in the world" (as my sister has called it) simply because I'm a raw vegan, plus the fact (as my sister has reminded me umpteen times), I don't have an "MD" after my name, so I can't possibly know what I'm talking about, according to her. Nevertheless, biology was always my strongest science and I've always been interested in medical issues. Refined ingredients are poison, plain and simple, so you should follow Victoria Boutenko's advice for raising healthy children, along with Dr. Michael Klaper in his classic book, "Pregnancy, Children & the Vegan Diet."
I'd suffice to say, I'm worried that my 2-year-old nephew Jack may be showing early signs of ADHD, despite my desire to believe he's at least as intelligent as his parents, due to the quality (lack thereof) of most of the "food" that my sister & brother-in-law are feeding him, along with my 6-month-old niece Emma, both of whom are precious & ... Read Morebeautiful, but they're both being raised on flesh, dairy, refined starches, Similac formula (loaded with GMO soy & dairy casein) & other horrid substances I'd never feed my own children if I had any to raise. I know firsthand the detrimental effects of a non-vegan (mega-carnivorous) diet on a developing child's health, having suffered chronic asthma for 11 years throughout high school & beyond. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have been a much healthier child, not to mention a first-class track star with medals to show for it.-David
Frankly, ADD is over-diagnosed. You are supposed to go thru months of testing and meet many criteria to be truly diagnosed with it. Don't be duped by our culture. Most kids just need a lot of TLC and a little training.-Diana
I absolutely agree with the over-diagnosis!-G.Cheryl
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