Taking Control with ADD and ADHD, is this month's theme as we present ways you can actively make a difference.

Quick links:
Helping ADD and ADHD is like solving a jigsaw puzzle:
Understanding the basics of ADD and ADHD
The jigsaw pieces
Helping your child adjust to his new diet

Recently we received a book that takes that underlying philosophy  and suggests to you all the pieces to try.
In the preface, I quote," If your child is inattentive and impulsive, you doctor may have told you that he has attention-deficient disorder (ADD). If he is restless, unable to sit still and overactive, your doctor may have labeled him as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) If you are frustrated, confused and exhausted, you have a lot of company. More than 2 million children in the United States are though to have ADD or ADHD. Helping your child with behavior and health problems resembles solving a jigsaw puzzle.

Different children have different puzzle pieces. For example for one child, one "piece" of the puzzle might be sensitivities to common foods and additives. A "piece" for another child might be a marginal iron deficiency. You and your doctor will have to identify the nutritional and biochemical "pieces" of the puzzle that are important for your child and fit them together to form a complete puzzle of a healthy, happy, emotionally stable child."

A recent email from a subscriber confirms to us that it is so important to look into these puzzle pieces. He wrote ," I'm shocked, this all hits so close to home. Our family has a history of sensitivity to metals. For example, when my niece had an amalgam filling put in (her first), she had nausea and less energy, it was removed shortly after and she is now fine again (a national track champion!). Symptoms, such as heat sensitivity, exist in the family, as do asthma and allergies. My brother had his amalgam filling replaced (with a resin composite), and says he feels like a new person (he looks better, great).

This then is the whole direction of this excellent book, "12 effective ways to help your ADD/ADHD Child" by  Laura J Stevens.M.S. Part one of the book helps you understand the basics of ADD and ADHD is  easy reading, in a flowing style. Part Two gives you the jigsaw pieces Improve your child's diet Choose sweeteners carefully Track down hidden food allergies Add essential Fatty Acids to you child's diet Choose Vitamins, Minerals and Other supplements carefully Solve the Yeast Connection Identify Inhalant Allergies Identify Chemical Sensitivities Investigate Lead and Aluminum Poisoning Enhance Perception Consider Crawling lessons Try Biofeedback

12 effective ways to help your ADD/ADHD Child"  by  Laura J Stevens.M.S Click here for details for  ordering

All these wonderful approaches we have covered in past ezines , and the book summarizes these very well. You will not just read about them, but get sound advice on how to how to implement them within your situation.

Part 3 of the book gets very very practical . Called 'Helping your child adjust to his new diet" it has shopping hints, recipes,  special celebration dinners ideas, and  snacks and drinks the ADD and ADHD child can help make.
Finally the appendixes, give you the scientific research that supports the advice the author gives you.
 Paper back, 260 pages, very readable, and affordable, this book should be in every teacher's, parent's and ADHD adult's hands.
For reviews, price and ordering information online click here.
 

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