Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Rimland's B6 & magnesium protocol, along with Omega 3. -GA [ ] help with focusing Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 We tried alot of supplement and medications, most seemed to work for a few days than a lot of hyperactivity would eliminated that choice. Straterra worked amazingly for 2 weeks but the side effects after that time were terrible...my son is 6 in 1 st grade with an assistant. We started a program called play attention which is a NASA based technolgy for training focus/attention my son has been on this at school for 3 weeks and it really seems to be work great and of course is drug free, play attention has a web site, hope this helps Gordon > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Yes! Essential fatty acids (omega-3, -6, & -9 & DHA) in a product called Think EFA by Spectrum http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php We have a 6 yo w/Asperger's & ADHD, we were told by his teacher that he's had less focus, that's because the Think EFA ran out! Got to go get some more! I also highly recommend the book " The ADD Nutrition Solution " by Marcia Zimmerman. ********************************* > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Nordic Naturals fish oil. They have chewable children's capsules that taste great. I have to hide them. Kristy On Dec 1, 2004, at 10:02 PM, and Vlad wrote: > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful > with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 We can second Attentive Child by Souce Naturals. One of the " hit or miss " best-guess things we found a couple of years ago. The ingredients lists: Magnesium aspartate 109mg Zinc picolinate 2mg L-aspartate (from Mg aspartate) 310mg DMAE bitartrate 100mg Soybean Lecithin 50mg 40% Phosphatidylserine 20mg Phosphatidylcholine 6mg Phosphatidylethanolamine 3.5mg Phosphatidylinositol 1.5mg DHA 15mg Grape Seed Extract 15mg Other ingredients areCrystalline fructose, xylitol, stearic acid, natural peach flavor citric acid, natural orange flavor, magnesium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and natural chocolate and cherry flavors. As I type I keep muttering " ooooops " because I can see that there are things listed that could be problematic... Now, I'm wondering if the " good " ingredients can be found in a safer but equally palateable form? hmmm... oh, yes, two steps forward, three steps back. .... > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 DHA and EPA fatty acids. And any amino acids and its cofactors that suppor the sulfer pathway. Liz D. > [Original Message] > From: Cj <gstone98@...> > < > > Date: 12/2/2004 5:08:53 AM > Subject: Re: [ ] help with focusing > > > Rimland's B6 & magnesium protocol, along with Omega 3. > -GA > [ ] help with focusing > > > > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? > Thanks > If the attention span difficulties are due to spaciness, look into things that raise serotonin levels like carbos, turkey and P5P. If there is more impulsivity problems or scattered thinking, look into things that work with dopamine like high protein snacks and GABA. Another neurotranmitter that affects focus is acetylcholine, which DMAE raises. If I recall correctly, this works more on memory, ability to retrieve info and concentrate, which in turn helps focus and attention in people with low choline levels. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 > Are there any particular supplements that anyone has found helpful with increasing attention span and focus? Chelation [ALA], anti-viral [OLE], and B6. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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