The beginnings of this web site actually began years ago when we gave our son Ritalin during his elementary school years.
After several years of research, we now know much more about ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the effects that Ritalin (and other drugs like it) have on the brain. And we know more about the treatment of ADHD without drugs.
What I know now, I would never have given my son Ritalin, as research shows that it has the same affect on the brain as cocaine!! Also, research shows that long term use is ineffective and damaging to the body. See the video on this page: endadhd.com/adhd-medications
I urge you to review this site to educate yourself further about AD/HD. We are continually adding new information. Here are the action items I suggest you take:
Sign up for our newsletter (right column) and receive a research “White Paper” on AD/HD natural solutions and also a research report that proves alternative treatment with nutraceuticals are equivalent and safer than Ritalin treatment.
Join our national campaign and tell all your friends about this web site. Our goal is to get as many children (and adults) as we can off of AD/HD drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall. We need to show people that there are healthy effective alternatives.
For further information, purchase (and give to your doctor) the eBook that shows how you can effectively use alternative medicine methods to treat people with ADHD symptoms >> ADHD Alternative Treatment eBook
Also, feel free to leave comments that may help others.
Thank you for visiting the site.
Howard Jamison
P.S. View the video below for more information. I interviewed Dr. CE Gant and he talks about diagnosing and treating ADHD.
According to a recent newsletter from Dr. Daniel Amen, research published in the journal Prescrire International, cited a study in which higher levels of hyperactivity were reported in 297 healthy children when they ate foods with artificial food coloring.
Their report also analyzed data from 15 double-blind clinical trials involving children already diagnosed with hyperactivity. They found increased hyperactivity in these kids with the ingestion of artificial coloring.
Dr. Daniel Amen found that artificial food coloring can cause a number of behavioral problems in addition to hyperactivity, including lack of focus, inattention, and is especially troublesome for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Food coloring can be hard to avoid. It’s in all kinds of foods and beverages that kids love—popsicles, breakfast cereals, Pop-Tarts, fruit juices, and more.
If you suspect that food coloring may be affecting your child, try this test at home. Read nutrition labels and eliminate all foods and drinks that include artificial food coloring, including Blue #1, Blue #2, Green #3, Red #40, Red #3, Yellow# 5, and Yellow #6.
Research published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry discovered that people at extremely high risk of developing a psychosis were found to be less likely to develop psychotic disorders after just 12 weeks of taking omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil).
Below is a summary of the study:
Objective: To determine whether omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduce the rate of progression to first-episode psychotic disorder in adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 25 years with subthreshold psychosis.
Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted between 2004 and 2007.
Setting: Psychosis detection unit of a large public hospital in Vienna, Austria.
Participants: Eighty-one individuals at ultra-high risk of psychotic disorder.
Interventions: A 12-week intervention period of omega-3 PUFA or placebo was followed by a 40-week monitoring period; the total study period was 12 months.
Results: The difference between the groups in the cumulative risk of progression to full-threshold psychosis was 22.6% . Polyunsaturated fatty acids also significantly reduced positive symptoms, negative symptoms, general symptoms and improved functioning compared with a placebo. There were no negative side effects.
Conclusions: omega-3 PUFAs reduce the risk of progression to psychotic disorder and may offer a safe and efficacious strategy for indicated prevention in young people with subthreshold psychotic states.
I take an Omega 3 supplement daily. Click on the image below to find out more about a high quality Omega 3 Fish Oil product - Carlson (affiliate link)
The American Psychiatric Association is proposing major changes to its diagnostic “bible”, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. This is the manual that doctors, insurers and scientists use in deciding what’s officially a mental disorder and what symptoms to treat. The current manual is referred to as DSM IV. See what I say about DSM IV here: adhd-symptoms
The manual covers a wide spectrum of mental disorders, including, ADHD, Autism, substance abuse, mood, eating, anxiety, dementia, etc.
The draft manual is posted at www.DSM5.org and is up for public debate through April 20, 2010. Go take a look.
According to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute, there is a disconnection between the center of the brain that allocates attention and the visual processing regions.
In the research, children with diagnosed ADHD and normal children were given a simple attention test while their brain waves were measured (especially the alpha rhythm). When part of the brain is emitting alpha rhythms, it shows that it is disengaged from the rest of the brain and not receiving or processing information optimally.
This is the first evidence from brain electrical patterns for a functional disconnection in cortical attention systems in ADHD.
The study appears in the online issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.
More info: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100111155116.htm
A California Supreme Court recently rejected limits on medical marijuana, ruling that anyone with a prescription may possess an amount reasonable for their medical condition.
Several SF Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for their patients said in recent interviews that their client base had expanded to include teenagers with psychiatric conditions including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
“One of the worst ideas of all time” states Stephen Hinshaw, the chairman of the psychology department at the University of California, Berkeley. He cited studies showing that tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the active ingredient in marijuana (cannabis), disrupts attention, memory and concentration — functions already compromised in people with attention deficit disorder.
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A California Supreme Court recently rejected limits on medical marijuana, ruling that anyone with a prescription may possess an amount reasonable for their medical condition.
