Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 A friend lent my dh a book on adult ADD. DH read some of it and looked up at me with this shock of recognition -- " This book is all about you! " he said. I read the common traits and diagnostic questions (i know, it's only a book) and felt the same shock. Although I'm very skeptical of the whole diagnosis of ADD (but also quite ignorant), it does succinctly explain so many hardships and challenges i have faced my entire life. I know Katja said her husband's ADD symptoms lessened quite a bit by going gluten-free. Or was it grain-free? What other dietary changes have been shown to relieve adult ADD? (besides the obvious of removing processed foods). What experience does anyone have with Adderall (sp?). Tia, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 > What other dietary changes have been shown to relieve adult ADD? (besides > the obvious of removing processed foods). > > Tia, > Elaine Recently read that niacin helped children who's school nature was lack of attention span, unable to sit still, fidgety, nervous. Book is from '82. Was considered subclinical pellagra not ADD, which is not mentioned. Knowing you're a protein metabolic type, niacinamide is better than niacin. Niacin gives protein types the flush side effect in higher supplementation the carb types won't get with it and it speeds the already fast metabolism. 100 mg. niacinamide was part of the supplement program Wiley in Biobalance gave to all his fast oxidizing, protein types. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 >I know Katja said her husband's ADD symptoms lessened quite a bit by going >gluten-free. Or was it grain-free? People use " grain " and " gluten " kind of interchangably ... which isn't very accurate. But then the term " gluten " isn't accurate either. Wheat, barley, and rye are the main culprits ... there is a peptide chain in them that is basically indigestable and really does affect some people's brains. What I've found, and Katja too, I think, is that when you drop wheat/barley/rye the whole grain thing seems less appealing, it's just too much work. Our diet centers more around potatoes now: we grew some this year, they taste good, and they don't need soaking etc. I do make bread for snacks though, with rice/potato flour. >What other dietary changes have been shown to relieve adult ADD? (besides >the obvious of removing processed foods). What experience does anyone have >with Adderall (sp?). Actually not all processed foods cause problems, at least not for all people. Casein is the other big offender, followed by corn, eggs, soy. Myself I just avoid gluten and casein (mostly: casein isn't as problematic as gluten by a long shot). Large amounts of, say, gluten free brownies don't cause a problem though, even though they are obviously not healthy. Fish oil, fried anchovies, kimchi, ginko all seem to help though, and coffee. I've never taken any drugs for mental issues, they scare me. Going GF removed the " mental fog " that I've fought most of my life though, and it comes back if I get any gluten at all. > Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 At 05:36 PM 10/10/2004, you wrote: >A friend lent my dh a book on adult ADD. DH read some of it and looked up at >me with this shock of recognition -- " This book is all about you! " he said. I >read the common traits and diagnostic questions (i know, it's only a book) >and felt the same shock. Although I'm very skeptical of the whole diagnosis >of ADD (but also quite ignorant), it does succinctly explain so many >hardships and challenges i have faced my entire life. > >I know Katja said her husband's ADD symptoms lessened quite a bit by going >gluten-free. Or was it grain-free? we went gluten free, but we also don't eat any grains. very very recently, we've introduced pamela's gluten-free pancake mix (which we let sour overnight) for special occasions, but that's about it. and the symptoms were gone within about a week. presto. more below -- >What other dietary changes have been shown to relieve adult ADD? (besides >the obvious of removing processed foods). What experience does anyone have >with Adderall (sp?). i should note that we do not eat ANY processed food whatsoever, with the brand new exception of pamela's. (only once a month though). and we do have coconut cream sometimes too, which i guess also counts as processed. other than that i make everything from scratch. dr. feingold found that salicytes (sp?) also can affect ADD, as well as preservatives and colorings. so, if you want to go crazy, go gluten free, casein free, tomato and almond free, and processed food free for two weeks, and then start adding back first almond, then tomato, then casein, and whatever minimal processed food you *require*. never add back in gluten. whatever you react to, stays out permanently. as for the drugs, just stay away. he tried ritalin, adderal, and some of the generics, and there are pretty crappy side effects. -katja >Tia, >Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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