| Hyperactivity
and Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactive
disorder (ADHD) can severely disrupt a child's education and socialization
process, incurring life-long effects if not properly diagnosed and
treated. Increasingly, there is a tendency to prescribe stimulant
medications, such as Ritalin (methylphenidate), to treat these types
of disorders. While prescription drugs may sometimes be necessary
for treatment of extreme cases, recently there have been reports
of an epidemic of hasty misdiagnoses and overprescription. In fact,
the rate of methylphenidate prescriptions for children in the U.S.
has jumped three to six times in the last decade alone. In some
locales, as many as 8-10% of elementary public school children take
prescription drugs for ADHD symptoms.1
Although drugs
can sometimes provide a quick, temporary solution to hyperactivity
and attention deficit-related problems, it's important to remember
that pharmaceuticals simply treat symptoms of attention deficit
disorders--not causes. When medication is stopped, symptoms may
promptly return, setting the stage for possible lifelong dependence
on prescription drugs. The following GSDL tests can be used to detect
possible causes and contributing factors linked to hyperactive behavior
in children, and can provide the basis for natural, drug-free alternative
methods of treatment.
Hyperactivity
and Allergies:
Identifying and treating food allergies has proven to be an extremely
powerful tool in helping hyperactive children.
Hyperactivity
and Element Imbalances:
Toxic exposure and nutrient imbalances can have a profound effect
on the developing nervous systems of children.
Hyperactivity
and Fatty Acids: Studies show fatty acid deficiencies
rampant among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Hyperactivity
and Amino Acids:
Amino acids are the body's building blocks for important chemical
relaxants in the brain.
References:
1 LeFever GB, Dawson KV, Morrow AL. The extent of drug therapy
for attention deficit-hyperacticity disorder among children in
public schools. Am J Pub Health 1999;1359-1364.
ll lab tests can be done through the mail in the privacy of your
own home, except blood tests, we send you to a lab to have your
blood drawn for these. After you pay for the test we mail you
the kit, the results take two weeks, the test results will be
mailed to us and we will call you to go over the results, its
that easy! All tests include the consultation for the report of
findings.
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