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liamona · 06-03-2009, 06:40 PM

You may want to read The Mood Cure by Julia Ross. Even though it's mainly about improving emotional health, there's quite a few pages devoted to ADD.

I also recommend the short video "Nutrition & Behavior" by Dr. Russell Blaylock:

Nutrition & Behavior (MD Russell Blaylock 2006) Video

He talks about how important nutrients like DHA, zinc, magnesium, selenium and the B vitamins are to brain function, and how toxins and additives like food dyes, pesticides & herbicides, vaccinations, MSG and aspartame negatively affect the brain.

He also recommended eliminating sugar, including fruit juice like the boxed kind, soy (73% of hyperactive children in one study were sensitive to it), cow's milk (I assume industrially-produced dairy), and chocolate.

It's only 48 minutes long, but it's packed with information.

ETA:

I found a blog post that summarizes the video pretty well:

Dr Russell Blaylock – Nutrition and Behavior « A Phil-for-an-ill Blog

06-03-2009, 06:40 PM	#32 (permalink)
liamona Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 886	You may want to read The Mood Cure by Julia Ross. Even though it's mainly about improving emotional health, there's quite a few pages devoted to ADD. I also recommend the short video "Nutrition & Behavior" by Dr. Russell Blaylock: Nutrition & Behavior (MD Russell Blaylock 2006) Video He talks about how important nutrients like DHA, zinc, magnesium, selenium and the B vitamins are to brain function, and how toxins and additives like food dyes, pesticides & herbicides, vaccinations, MSG and aspartame negatively affect the brain. He also recommended eliminating sugar, including fruit juice like the boxed kind, soy (73% of hyperactive children in one study were sensitive to it), cow's milk (I assume industrially-produced dairy), and chocolate. It's only 48 minutes long, but it's packed with information. ETA: I found a blog post that summarizes the video pretty well: Dr Russell Blaylock – Nutrition and Behavior « A Phil-for-an-ill Blog Last edited by liamona; 06-03-2009 at 07:21 PM.