My daughter has ADHD, does anyone know natural ways to cure this?
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First and foremost, nutrition.\n\nRead nutrition/ingredient panels on food product labels very carefully.\n\nCorn syrup is an insidious food additive that is one of the main culprits in ADHD among children. The processed sugars create a mental state of hyperawareness that results in uncontrollable hyperactivity. It is extremely important that corn syrup, and related corn by-products, like corn starch, are completely eliminated from your daughter's diet.\n\nBe aware: canned and packaged foods, like ketchup, barbecue sauce, gravy, ice cream, wheat bread, frozen lasagna, TV dinners, pot pies, sugary snacks, candy bars, tomato sauce . . . are all corn syrup culprits. Again, look for corn syrup on ingredient labels.\n\nRelated to that: look for any kind of added sugars, like what you get in ice creams, candy bars, sauces . . . Look out for sugar!\n\nNext, try to regulate processed flour products. These are white breads, white pastas, and white rice. They are high-glycemic index carbohydrates, which means they are instantly converted to sugar when digested. You need to switch to whole wheat pasta, brown rice, wild rice, or basmati and whole grain bread (do not use wheat bread!)\n\nThen, try to get her involved in something physical: basketball, softball, martial arts, dance, a game of catch, bicycle riding . . . Physical activity is great for reducing the effects of ADHD.\n\nYou also need to reduce the amount of time spent watching TV and playing video games. These contribute to ADHD.\n\nI am very wary of using herbal remedies on children. Herbs are no more or less potent than over-the-counter drugs, and can cause serious health effects in children. You must consult with a pediatrician before using herbs.\n\nGood wishes for helping your daughter, and I hope you consider my nutritional suggestions.
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Homeopathy:-\nBELLADONNA 30C thrice a day half an hour before or after meals.\nReport back with the childs progress after three doses\nTake care and God Bless !
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Oh, I am so sorry for you both. I would go to a naturopathic doctor and get her off all that stuff. You can get rid of this condition but because of her age, I hesitate to give you too much info. Her body is building mucus and her adrenal glands are probably stressed and her poor liver is trying to process all that medication. Doctors and meds are good but if you aren't getting results, you need to find a reputable ND. In a short time she should be completely well with no meds. Please look into this. My daughter was on similar meds when she was young and it really played havoc with her spleen and liver. It took 3 months with an ND and she was finally well. Because of all the drugs, she developed a horrible case of eczema. It almost covered her whole body! It is completely gone. Yes, there is a cure for eczema. I had it too and we have been free of it for 9 years. I had allergies and asthma and that is gone as well. My daughter is 20 and very healthy now.\n\nA good chiroprator with herbal knowledge might be your answer too. There are other choices.
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My 16-year-old is on Concerta and my husband is on Stratera.\n\nThat doesn't really answer your question, but I read the answer about not breaking your daughter's spirit. I know there's a lot of controversy about ADD, and I don't want to get into all of that.  But my husband wasn't diagnosed until a couple of years ago, while he was working on his master's degree.  Since I don't suffer from it, I don't understand it and didn't think it was that big of a deal.  But my husband went from struggling to making straight A's. He told me how amazing it was for him to actually start something and then finish it without being upset with himself for needing to go a million different directions.\n\nSo, basically I just wanted to say good for you, for caring about your daughter and looking for the right thing to do for her.
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I'm a Naturalist.  I don't believe in synthetic drugs.  I suffered from migraines -- at twice your daughter's age, but I can offer some advice.  Take what you will.\n\n1.  Cut intake of carbonated beverages and refined sugars to a minimum.  Cut fats somewhat.\n2.  Add baked and parboiled potatotes to the diet.  Bread, pasta & rice are also helpful if not "oily".\n3.  Add milk (whole) to the diet - if she opposes "straight" milk, make milk shakes/smoothies and prepare dishes in which milk is essential (i.e., cereals, quiches).  Don't serve cold beverages/dishes) close to bedtime as it might interfere with her sleeping.    \n4.  Take caffeine out of the diet (sodas, etc.).  Buy caffeine-free soft drinks (for when she insists on them); decaffinated teas, etc.\n5.  Drink Peppermint Tea (decaffinated) is said to help sooth headaches/migraines.  Minimal sugar, if any, but discourage it.\n6.  Warm meals (as opposed to cold) as often as possible.  They are relaxing.\n7.  "Feverfew" is an herb said to cure migraines.  Health food stores often carry dried herbs.  Grind it, add to salad dressing or wherever you can - she won't taste the difference.  I don't know if it's available in capsule form -- but it's hard to trust manufacturers of herbal supplements to "know" what you're getting.  If available in capsule form, I recommend taking the contents out of the capsule and adding it to foods.  (I don't like the gelatin capsule sitting in the stomach long, or the sudden burst of contents once it breaks down; the herb more evenly distributed in food is healthier.)\n8.  Exercise - running, bike riding....  vigorous activity/play.  Exercise relieves stress and helps the nutrition of the body flow more evenly.\n9.  Yoga -- children's classes available some places -- they are relaxing, teach relaxation, and straighten the spine.  \n10.  Deep breathing, clearing the mind, and relaxing... when the headaches occur, after getting into bed, and whenever else it's convenient.  Cool cloths and dark rooms are helpful when having a migraines.\n11.  Get to the cause of any stress.  The stress may be minimal (or not), but refined sugars, caffeine, (etc.)... without proper balance of milk, potatoes, (etc.)... can inflame pulses causing migraines.  \n\nNote:  A baked potato or potato salad would be a healthier after-school snack for someone with migraines.  If there are activities during or after which she often gets migraines, serve a potato or milk... and see if that helps.\n\nWrite me if I can ever be of any help.\n\nGood luck.  (I know they are dreadful!)\n\nClar
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The child with ADHD who is inattentive will have 6 or more of the following symptoms:\n\nHas difficulty following instructions \nHas difficulty keeping attention on work or play activities at school and at home \nLoses things needed for activities at school and at home \nAppears not to listen \nDoesn't pay close attention to details \nSeems disorganized \nHas trouble with tasks that require planning ahead \nForgets things \nIs easily distracted \nThe child with ADHD who is hyperactive/impulsive will have at least 6 of the following symptoms:\n\nIs fidgety \nRuns or climbs inappropriately \nCan't play quietly \nBlurts out answers \nInterrupts people \nCan't stay in seat \nTalks too much \nIs always on the go \nHas trouble waiting his or her turn \nChildren with ADHD do not make enough chemicals in key areas in the brain that are responsible for organizing thought. Without enough of these chemicals, the organizing centers of the brain don't work well. This causes the symptoms in children with ADHD. Research shows that ADHD is more common in children who have close relatives with the disorder. Recent research also links smoking and other substance abuse during pregnancy to ADHD.\n\nThings that don't cause ADHD:\nBad parenting (though a disorganized home life and school environment can make symptoms worse) \nToo much sugar \nToo little sugar \nAspartame (brand name: Nutrasweet) \nFood additives or colorings \nFood allergies or other allergies \nLack of vitamins \nFluorescent lights \nToo much TV \nVideo games...Children with ADHD may be difficult to parent. They may have trouble understanding directions. Children with ADHD are usually in a constant state of activity. This can be a challenge to adults. You may need to change your home life a bit to help your child. Here are some things you can do to help:\n\nMake a schedule. Set specific times for waking up, eating, playing, doing homework, doing chores, watching TV or playing video games, and going to bed. Post the schedule where your child will always see it. Explain any changes to the routine in advance. \nMake simple house rules. It's important to explain what will happen when the rules are obeyed and when they are broken. Write down the rules and the results of not following them. \nMake sure your directions are understood. Get your child's attention and look directly into his or her eyes. Then tell your child in a clear, calm voice specifically what you want. Keep directions simple and short. Ask your child to repeat the directions back to you. \nReward good behavior. Congratulate your child when he or she completes each step of a task. \nMake sure your child is supervised all the time. Because they are impulsive, children with ADHD may need more adult supervision than other children their age. \nWatch your child around his or her friends. It's sometimes hard for children with ADHD to learn social skills. Reward good play behaviors. \nSet a homework routine. Pick a regular place for doing homework, away from distractions such as other people, TV and video games. Break homework time into small parts and have breaks. \nFocus on effort, not grades. Reward your child when he or she tries to finish school work, not just for good grades. You can give extra rewards for earning better grades. \nTalk with your child's teachers. Find out how your child is doing at school--in class, at playtime, at lunchtime. Ask for daily or weekly progress notes from the teacher.
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As a Homeopath who has cured such things I would suggest you visit a really good Classical Homeopath and by the Grace of the Almighty your daughter will be cured very soon without any side effects or complications or post her complete symptoms and conditions for a Homeopathic Prescription. Trust me only Homeopathy can treat and cure her.\nTake Care and God Bless you and your family.
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Unfortunately, you are living in a country where there is little help for children in your daughter's situation.  You may want to seek help from LD Worldwide. http://www.ldam.org/contact/index.html\nhttp://www.abainternational.org/sub/membersvcs/journals-pubs/newsletter/vol263/meast.asp\n\nHelping a child with a learning disability to learn effectively really does take specialized training. That is why in countries like the United States and Britain, specialized teachers earn advanced degrees in teaching children with special needs...even professional teachers with "standard" training have great difficulty in helping these students.\n\nFor now, as a Mom, here's what you can do.\n\nIn Math, practice counting all sorts of things with your daughter, grouping things in different ways, etc. For instance, when you are cooking, ask her for 3 eggs, and then 2 more eggs, and then count them together to find that you now have 5 eggs. Every chance you have, doing anything at all, where you are working with more than one thing, make counting and grouping with her a part of what you do.\n\nFor her handwriting, she needs Occupational Therapy. A good program you can try at home is "Handwriting Without Tears." Read the program book carefully, do not skip through it, and take it one item at a time. http://www.hwtears.com/  In my school we use it all the time as a support for the work our Occupational Therapists are doing with the students like your daughter.\n\nYour daughter does have one big advantage... a Mom who cares enough and is smart enough to try to find her help.
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Good Luck! I have a 15 yo with the same problem. He is ADHD with severe impulsivity and it has been a continuous battle to do any kind of school work. He would come up with all kinds of excuses about not doing his school work. I also didn't know what to do. So I started NOT letting him do anything. No TV, no video games (on TV or portable), no friends over, no going anywhere, nothing. He finally got the message. He told me he was going to give me "The Mean Mom" award because I wouldn't let him do anything or go anywhere. The thing was he knew most of the work, just had a hard time putting it on paper. He is in high school now and being homeschooled (which really works out much better). But the 'doing nothing' still stands if he doesn't do the work. He still has a problem with taking it out of his head and putting it on paper (he can tell you anything you want to know about his subjects, orally). But he has to put it on paper. But now he will sit down and do the work. I told him I was not having this foolishness anymore, I know he can do the work and if he wants any free time he'd better get it done.
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I can help you with Homeopathic Remedies I need the childs individual symptoms to get to her exact remedy detaials about her and her illness in complete detail .\nYoung children respond to Homeopathic Medicines very well .\nPlease give the childs details for an appropriate remedy !\nTake Care and God Bless You and Your Family
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go to his pediatrician. The pediatrician should refer you.\ni think public schools might be able to offer some type of service as well.. not sure about that.. but 1st check with his pediatrician..\n\ngood luck..\n\nand note for ibitecareful.. you idiot.. there is such a thing called adhd for children.. if you are not going to answer properly to this person whom is asking for help.. don't both answering with stupid answers.. maybe you need you butt smacked you useless fool!!
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What about non-green veggies?  \n\nDo you only give them to her cooked?  \n\nKids generally love fresh veggies.  You can cut them up and provide some dip to make it fun to eat.  Instead of just serving them to her, make a plate of them and plop down with them as a family snack in front of the TV.  \n\nBread, Peanut Butter, Banannas, Apples, and Rice cause constipation.  Quit feeding her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.\n\nBut apple JUICE is good for constipation--along with all juices.  Prune juice is THE BEST!  \n\nDON'T DO LAXATIVES!  Laxatives just promote the constipation into a cycle and will not solve the problem. \n\nMost important is bowl training.  Teach your child to NOT WAIT or HOLD IT IN and to go to the bathroom as soon as she feels the urge to go.  Waiting and holding cause constipation.
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It's not just you - I happen to agree also. When my son was in first grade the school started in on me to have him diagnosed as ADHD & "suggested" medication - turned out the child had a severe vision problem that normal screening didn't catch & he could not see! I stuck to my guns & told them no drugs, & no, he didn't have a behavior disorder - & I was right! \nEverybody wants a "quick fix" as you said - from everything to making kids behave to losing weight. Take these pills & you'll feel/look/act all better!! It's like Jack & the Magic Beans!! lol And it doesn't always work.\nKids receive little to no discipline at home, the teachers are so busy trying to keep their classrooms disciplined that they can't teach so they learn very little & with TV being the best babysitter on the planet, children don't develop attention spans anymore. They can't sit still & pay attention because no one taught them how to do that. Parents have got to start teaching their children self-discipline at home!!\nOkay, I'll get down off my soapbox now - but yes, ADHD is too widely used as a diagnosis to cover a whole host of ills these days. \nAll I can say is do what you can with your own children & hope other parents will begin to do the same with theirs.
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Dramamine works great, but call your Doctor ahead of time to make sure its OK to give to your daughter, and the amount you should give her...\nit will probably be only half a pill at a time\n\n"Dimenhydrinate is not recommended for use by children younger than 2 years of age, except under the direction of a doctor." from yahoo health.
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I have a son with ADD/ADHD.  Sometimes it is tough but you always love your child.  Honestly, I see my son for the wonderful kid that he is because he might have ADD/ADHD, it doesn't have him.  He is on the honour roll at school and he is active in his youth group.  Everybody loves him!  As for lax parenting, not a problem, I have a background in Psychology...Personality Profiling so I know how to get him out of his episodes.  I recommend to you to volunteer at a children's shelter or a mental hospital and make your own observations.  You might be suprized what you learn.  It's a real disorder and 96% of our population lives with a mental health disorder.  What mental health disorder are you living with or are you 4% of the population as a product of lax parenting yourself?
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I just emailed you! Lol! I have a 7 year old with autism who is on a gluten free/casein free diet. He is EXTREMELY hyperactive. Before I put him on the diet (he was almost 3) he would be even MORE hyper after eating foods with milk, and would have these crazy laughing spells. He already bounces off the walls, but it was obviously more so with the milk products, not to mention the stools he would have after eating them. I was changing like 10 pull ups a day. He would not even touch milk after I took him off of the bottle but he was addicted to cheese, and cereals/crackers with wheat in them.  AFTER I put him on the diet, within a matter of only a couple of weeks, he just stopped peeing on himself. Period, including at night. So to me I related that directly to the diet. I have wanted to give up on the diet sometimes, but you know, every time I let him have some foods which he normally doesn't have, he acts even more hyper than usual, and if you knew my son you would find that hard to believe! Lol! I have considered Feingold as well as vitamin therapy(B6 and Magnesium), but with my financial situation and stress level, any more changes would just be really hard for me to enforce right now. I also had completely takem him off of sugar for a long time, but I have caved and so he has it every now and then. I can't really tell if it affects his behavior or not. I am still looking for a solution that works, I am just kind of burned out by the trial and error of it all!
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Recently I treated two children with ADD, I am giving them these two Homeopathic remedies and both are coming along very well without any side effects or complications the remedies I am using are AVENA SATIVA in Q(Mother Tincture potency) 20 drops thrice a day in a sip of warm water and the cell salt KALI PHOS in 6X potency every four hours two tablets dry on the tongue let them dissolve on the tongue. Both children have been taking it for more then 15 days now and their mothers are extremely happy with the results and so am I !\nTake Care and God Bless you. \n\nP.S\nAVENA SATIVA is Common Oats !