A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet, A Comprehensive Look at Contributing Factors and Natural Treatments for Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity, By Rachel Bell & Dr. Howard Peiper

This book is an updated version of Rachel Bell, Dr. Howard Peiper, and Nina Anderson's booklet, A.D.D. The Natural Approach. In the Preface the authors present a constellation of behavioral, cognitive, social, and muscular symptoms attributed to A.D.D./A.D.H.D. In the Foreword, Dr. Doris Rapp estimates that 8 to 22 million children will have been placed on activity-modifying drugs like Ritalin by 2000, yet 20 to 40% will not be helped by these drugs. She believes that many drugs should be the last choice in treating A.D.D./A.D.H.D., especially when they have a long list of side effects. The first choice should be to detect and eliminate "the cause" of the illness among multiple causes from favorite foods, diet, additives, metals, toxins, dust, mold, pollen, chemicals, noise, sources of electromagnetic (and other forms of) energy, misalignments of the skull, vertebra of the spine, and so on. The authors' strongly assert that you can do something about these conditions, if willing to open your mind, search, and find out what works best for you or a specific child.

Nine of the ten chapters of The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! focus on diet, nutrition, and the foods we eat. This book discusses foods that can stimulate allergic, A.D.D./A.D.H.D.-like effects that can be detected through simple elimination testing.

The second half of the book is devoted to describing the importance of nutrients and different ways to detoxify the body with herbal, colon, cellular cleansings and fasts. More attention is given to nutritional supplements, trace minerals (e.g., crystalloid, ionic, chelated, colloidal), essential fatty acids, enzymes, and oils (like unprocessed, cold-pressed, virgin oil). Specific nutrients especially recommended for A.D.D./A.D.H.D. symptoms include amino acids, bee pollen, cat's claw, garlic, lecithin, nutritional yeast, proanthocyanidins (found in dark-colored grape seeds and pine bark), zinc, flower essences, and Peruvian herbs. Also, the authors list some non-dietary approaches for the treatment of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. -- hair mineral or tissue analyses; atlas subluxations; craniosacral, aroma, flower, homeopathic, herbal treatments; tachyonized energy, kinesiological, and brainwave synchronization approaches. A resources directory of suppliers and providers along with a bibliography of references conclude the work.

Paperback: 88 pages, Dimensions (in inches): 0.28 x 8.99 x 6.03
Publisher: Safe Goods; (June 5, 2001)
ISBN: 1884820298
Author: Rachel Bell, Dr. Howard Peiper, Nina Anderson (Editor), Doris Rapp
Title: A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet, A Comprehensive Look at Contributing Factors and Natural Treatments for Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity