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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:11:31

Here's a selection from the first article:

"It all comes down to our chemistry. Fidgeting, concentration, sleep, energy levels, mood swings, even the ability to sweat are controlled by the chemicals lurking about our bodies. Serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, melatonin, insulin, and prostaglandins are some of the more important ones...and these in turn are influenced strongly by stress, diet, exercise, sunlight, sleep and other life style factors. Of course the life style of today is radically different than it was 20,000 years ago. Consider how these factors from modern life commonly influence us:

Being indoors (lack of sunlight): Reduced melatonin

Stress: Reduced serotonin

Modern food processing: Fatty acid imbalances and chemical sensitivities

High sugar/carbohydrate and low-fat diet: More insulin; prostaglandin imbalance

Lack of exercise: Decreased serotonin and dopamine

Lack of sleep: Reduced serotonin

Poor nutrition: Reduced serotonin

Boring classes/job, lack of activity: Reduced dopamine & norepinephrine.

Deionized air: Reduced serotonin"

Best of luck!

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there is an private label (can't get in stores, only online) energy drink out there called XS that is sugar free but has caffeine (athough there are also non-caffeinated versions). a friend of mine has a son who takes meds during the week for add/adhd but on weekends they give him 2 XS (4 hrs apart) and it does the same. if you email me i can send you more info and a free sample.

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if you live in a small town this will work. I use to send coffee with my son to school and the teachers would give him a cup before he did certain subjects. coffee will work. When I moved to a big city, the teachers refused to do this. but for 5 years I kept my son off of ridilin by just giving him coffee.

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I was told once, that a child with too much energy needs to burn it somehow, it makes sense. what does you child do when he gets home from school? hopefully he's playing basketball outside or riding his bike, so when he comes back in the house, he feels exhausted. And don't worry most of the times add or adhd childrens are simply too smart! So smart and that is the reason why they are excited in school, they feel that they know everything and they are ready to move on to something else without realizing that not all the kids can learn as fast. Is he good at drawing, which Im sure he is, give him a blank book and colors and tell him to make up a story, it is a really good way to keep them occupied, with their mind constantly busy. I don't believe in medications either, there are natural medicine out there, they just won't discole the content because they will lose money! That's my opinion. Everybody needs to cope with their problem and learn how to control it, it's a matter of time. Those medical conditions did not exist a while back...... Good luck!

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There are tons of stuff out there... Let's see what I can recall off the top of my head