The Link Between Diet and ADHD

The Link Between Diet and ADHD

This post comes to us from Natural Path Health Center.

We see a lot of kids with ADHD; usually the initial visit goes something like this: a frazzled parent comes into my office with an energetic and rambunctious kid (or kids) in tow. We sit and try to discuss the child’s health history while the parent tries in vain to keep the kids calm and collected in my office. Soon the kids are spinning around in their chairs, pulling things off the shelves and generally doing a very thorough job of investigating (and making a mess of!) my office. We may do some preliminary testing and get the child started on a program including the appropriate supplementation and some kind of dietary program that usually involves removing potentially allergenic or hyper-stimulating foods. (more…)