Post by misty on Jan 6, 2007 15:07:45 GMT -5
Thread Started on Oct 23, 2006, 1:11pm
This is excerpts from a news letter I get. I thought mayb e someone would find them helpful.
Old Wive's Tales and Other Things That Just Might Help with ADHD
by Dr. Douglas Cowan
Some of your kids are very sensitive to certain foods,
whether they be sugars, sugars paired with
carbohydrates, certain food colorings, sodas, or even
certain fruits.So, here are some things that some
of these parents have reported working for them
when their child goes "off" on foods:
1) Peanut Butter. Yes, several parents have told me
that when their child gets really wound up after
eating something that they shouldn't have, a spoon
full of peanut butter will level their child out in about
10 minutes.
2) Alka-Seltzer, especially Alka-Seltzer Gold. In the
same situation as above, other parents report giving
their child Alka-Seltzer. In fact, with the kid who
went "crazy" after eating red grapes (and did so
several times before red grapes were found to be the
problem) the Alka-Seltzer did work every time to stop
the problem within about 10-15 minutes.
NOTE: Alka-Seltzer contains aspirin. NEVER give a
child aspirin if he/she has a fever, as it may cause
bad things to happen. This would probably be OK for
teens and certainly for adults.
When I am presented with a child who is ADHD and
has a terrible temper in the morning when he first
wakes up I recommend two things. First, no sugars
after 7 PM, and second, as soon as he wakes up,
drink a small cup of orange juice. This, so far, has
helped the situation every time with every kid who
has had this problem.
Now, I would never want you to believe that blood
sugar problems cause ADD. It does not. However, a
small percentage of ADD kids are very sensitive to
problems like food and environmental allergies, blood
sugar problems, and the like. Just because ALL ADD
kids don't have these problems doesn't mean that NO
ADD kids have these problems. Some do, and the
above suggestions, strange as they are, might help
some of you reading this.
Hmmmmmmmmmm....I tried to post the link but none of the links are working so I'll post it later.
This is excerpts from a news letter I get. I thought mayb e someone would find them helpful.
Old Wive's Tales and Other Things That Just Might Help with ADHD
by Dr. Douglas Cowan
Some of your kids are very sensitive to certain foods,
whether they be sugars, sugars paired with
carbohydrates, certain food colorings, sodas, or even
certain fruits.So, here are some things that some
of these parents have reported working for them
when their child goes "off" on foods:
1) Peanut Butter. Yes, several parents have told me
that when their child gets really wound up after
eating something that they shouldn't have, a spoon
full of peanut butter will level their child out in about
10 minutes.
2) Alka-Seltzer, especially Alka-Seltzer Gold. In the
same situation as above, other parents report giving
their child Alka-Seltzer. In fact, with the kid who
went "crazy" after eating red grapes (and did so
several times before red grapes were found to be the
problem) the Alka-Seltzer did work every time to stop
the problem within about 10-15 minutes.
NOTE: Alka-Seltzer contains aspirin. NEVER give a
child aspirin if he/she has a fever, as it may cause
bad things to happen. This would probably be OK for
teens and certainly for adults.
When I am presented with a child who is ADHD and
has a terrible temper in the morning when he first
wakes up I recommend two things. First, no sugars
after 7 PM, and second, as soon as he wakes up,
drink a small cup of orange juice. This, so far, has
helped the situation every time with every kid who
has had this problem.
Now, I would never want you to believe that blood
sugar problems cause ADD. It does not. However, a
small percentage of ADD kids are very sensitive to
problems like food and environmental allergies, blood
sugar problems, and the like. Just because ALL ADD
kids don't have these problems doesn't mean that NO
ADD kids have these problems. Some do, and the
above suggestions, strange as they are, might help
some of you reading this.
Hmmmmmmmmmm....I tried to post the link but none of the links are working so I'll post it later.
