We all know how tiring our little darlings can be, and we're often ready for a good night's sleep at the end of a long day. But for parents with one, or even two, children who suffer with ADHD, or just hyperactivity, or just ADD without the hyperactivity, it can be an exhausting never ending struggle.
Children fighting and arguing in the home, complaints or concerns from the school, and it's no wonder that parents can be exhausted and not know where to turn.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disordes
Understandably, many parents do not want to turn to drugs such as Ritalin, and now that NICE have recommended that Doctors only give them in the most severe situations anyway, it's necessary for parents to find other answers.
NICE generally recommend counselling, but as well as this it's a good idea to look at the child's diet.
Is he eating too much sugar? Some children are very sensitive to even small amounts of sugar (sweets, soft drinks, biscuits, cakes, white flour, white rice, white pasta, etc.).
A Primary School Teacher colleague tells me that after lunch (where the packed lunch contains some of the items mentioned above) the children are virtually climbing the wall. They like to run and run, as if they've only got 20 more seconds to fit everything in.
So sugar is the first thing that really has to be cut out if it seems to be affecting the child adversely.
Nutritional therapists are often accused of cutting wheat out of everyone's diet. Well, that's probably true - but there's a good reason for this. Wheat has been shown to damage the gut lining in the majority of people - even people who are not diagnosed with coeliac disease are damaged by wheat, even if they don't know it. The mechanism for this will be covered in another article - suffice to say that eating wheat will cause the gut to be damaged and make you more prone to food sensitivity.
However, it may not be necessary to cut out ALL wheat - just reduce it whenever possible, i.e. wheat-free cereals for breakfast for example.
Colourings, preservatives, dairy, soya, oranges, peanuts, corn, tomato, eggs, fish and oats are foods to pay attention to, as these can be common allergens.
Many nutritional therapists have found that correcting even mild imbalances or deficiencies can have a substantial influence on learning and behaviour and the suggestions above are usually a good place to start.
ADHD - What Part Does Allergy and Food Sensitivity Play in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
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