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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
Just a quick aside here and my two cents ... I also think that every person/child should be thoroughly test for food allergies and intolerances.
This is something I've read up on extensively over the years and have tried first hand. It has proven to be a life changer for me.
Read up on some of the symptoms of gluten intolerance, intestinal candida overgrowth, sugar sensitivity, etc and you'll be amazed at the similarities to ADHD, anxiety, depression ....
I'm not pulling a Tom Cruise here and saying that this is a cure all for everyone. Medicine definitely has its place. I'm just saying that for me personally, a huge shift in diet and eating habits kept me off prescription medications and allowed me to feel fantastic.
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Everyone would benefit from cooking from scratch, and using the most natural and wholesome ingredients possible.
Years ago, people were on high carb and high sugar diets and there was not the high incidence of ADD. They worked much harder though and never had as sedentary lives as people today.
I personally believe that preservatives, colorants, all those kinds of things, are much worse for you than sugar. My son was extremely active as a child, not ADD, but just very active. He could have a cookie or some kind of baked treat, never bothered him. BUT, give him smarties, actually for him, the combination of chocolate and colorants, and you could wipe him off the ceiling.