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We all know how tiring our angels can be and often are willing to sleep well at night at the end of a long day. But for parents with one or even two, children suffering from ADHD, or just hyperactivity, or just add without hyperactivity, may be an endless exhausting struggle.
Children fights and discussions at home, complaints or concerns of the school, and it is not surprising that parents may be exhausted and do not know where to turn.
It is understandable that many parents do not want to turn to these drugs as Ritalin, and now that NICE has recommended that doctors only give them in the worst situations anyway, it is necessary parents to find other answers.
NICE recommend general advice, but as this is a good idea to watch your child's diet.
Is eating too much sugar? Some children are very sensitive to even small amounts of sugar candy (, sodas, cookies, cakes, white flour, rice white, white pasta, etc.).
A colleague of Elementary School Teacher tells me that after dinner (which the lunch contains some of the items mentioned above) children are practically climbing the wall. They like to run and run, as if you only have 20 seconds to fit it all in.
As the sugar is the first thing that really has to be cut if it appears to be negatively affecting the child.
Nutritional Therapists are often accused of cutting the wheat of all the diet world. Well, that's probably true – but there is good reason for it. Wheat has been shown to damage the lining of the intestine, most people – Even people who are not diagnosed with celiac disease are damaged by wheat, even if they do not. The mechanism for this is discussed in another article – just to say that eating wheat causes the intestine is damaged and make you more prone to food sensitivity.
However, it may not be necessary to cut ALL wheat – only reduce where possible, ie, wheat free breakfast cereals, for example.
Dyes, preservatives, dairy products, soybeans, oranges, peanuts, corn, tomatoes, eggs, fish and oats are given to foods, as these allergens may be present.
Many therapists Nutrition have found that even mild correction of imbalances or deficiencies can have an important influence on learning and behavior and previous suggestions are usually a good place to start.
This article was written by Sonja VanderDol, Nutritional Therapist and founder of http://www.health4youonline.com where you can find many more articles like this. You can also sign up for the free newsletters.
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