“Let food be
thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates
ADHD
Attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or AD/HD or ADD)
Well I
can't quite think quite why I was asked to research this topic for a raw
food recipes website. It's nice to think that a healthy raw food diet,
maybe a couple of green drinks, will cure anything, but I think that's a
little over optimistic! However, whatever the issue, sound nutrition
always has its benefits.
Maybe, if
you are a parent, lacking in energy, and just flopping down in front of
the TV every evening, then, perhaps you should start by looking at your
own diet and lifestyle.
For
concerned parents, fighting the battles for their children, Deborah
Merlin comes highly recommended. She has been down this path and
encountered almost every issue. For 15 years she has recorded the
journey and shares it with you. See the link below.
On the
parenting side of things, I would definitely recommend Stephen Biddulph
for his wonderful book "Raising Boys". The book explains the
development of boys, it explains why the six year old is always asking
about everything and the need for good male role models. It explains why
a sedentary class room structure with a female teacher may not
necessarily be the best model for a physically active boy. And, yes,
Steve does express his view about ADHD in the book. This is a
must read for any parent with young boys.
I don't
quite see how emotionally castrating your children with drugs is going
to benefit them or you in the long term, or even in the short term.
There is a lot of material accumulating that highlights the downside of
this approach.
Links
Deborah
Merlin on Raw Vegan Radio with Steve Prussack
"... an exclusive interview with author Deborah Merlin on overcoming
ADHD and Autism naturally.
...
For fifteen years, Deborah Merlin made it her mission to be an advocate
for her twins’ special needs. As a new mother of very premature twins
with challenging health problems, she found that doctors and other
professionals offered only drugs as the solution. To find alternative
ways to heal her children she attended alternative medicine and
nutritional seminars, performed extensive research on ADHD and other
health-related issues, and kept impeccable records."
Steve
Biddulph ... "is one of the world’s best loved parenting authors.
His books, including Secret of Happy Children, Raising Boys, and The New
Manhood are in four million homes and 31 languages. They have influenced
the way we look at childhood and especially the development of boys and
men.
The
Australian "Medicate ADHD kids or else, parents told"
"EXPERTS have warned that parents who don't medicate children with ADHD
could be referred to child protection authorities under controversial
draft guidelines being considered by the National Health and Medical
Research Council."
