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pyrogen · 01-15-2009, 08:52 PM

Anyone?

I'm not a raw foodist in the strict sense - my dietary philosophy is more along the lines of "paleo", and I tend eat about 50% raw food. For a few days, I ate exclusively raw.

During that time, I was practically manic. My mental activity stepped up about 90%, to the point of it virtually feeling like my head was going to explode!! My adhd was WORSE. No brain fog (which comes I'm certain from gluten) but I couldn't form a single coherent sentence because of all the thoughts flying in and out of my head.

Yet strangely when I eat "heavier" foods I am more "grounded". I seemed to have had the most control over my ADHD while on Atkins.

Wondering if anyone else has had this experience.

[It might be explained in macrobiotic terms; ADHD would likely be a very "yin" condition and for those few days I was eating a diet that would be described as "yin".]

01-15-2009, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
pyrogen Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,030	Raw makes my ADHD WORSE??? Anyone? I'm not a raw foodist in the strict sense - my dietary philosophy is more along the lines of "paleo", and I tend eat about 50% raw food. For a few days, I ate exclusively raw. During that time, I was practically manic. My mental activity stepped up about 90%, to the point of it virtually feeling like my head was going to explode!! My adhd was WORSE. No brain fog (which comes I'm certain from gluten) but I couldn't form a single coherent sentence because of all the thoughts flying in and out of my head. Yet strangely when I eat "heavier" foods I am more "grounded". I seemed to have had the most control over my ADHD while on Atkins. Wondering if anyone else has had this experience. [It might be explained in macrobiotic terms; ADHD would likely be a very "yin" condition and for those few days I was eating a diet that would be described as "yin".]