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Treating ADD With Alternative Medicine:::
by Sarah K. Jenkins
Alternative medicine is a practice which people either live by
or laugh at; there does not seem to be any middle ground. When
it comes to treating Attention Deficit Disorder, alternative
medicine refers to any treatment technique which falls outside
the realm of standard behavioral treatments and medication.
Dietary intervention is one such treatment in which certain
foods are eliminated from a child's diet to reduce or eliminate
the negative effects of ADD. This is based on the misguided
belief that ADD is caused by food allergies or certain
manufactured products, such as food dye or preservatives. While
many people strongly trust this belief, there does not seem to
be any scientific foundation for it.
Another alternative treatment is the taking of nutritional
supplements, which, of course, is the opposite principle of
dietary intervention. Specifically, the use of glyconutritional
supplements, megadose vitamins, amino acid supplementation,
Gingko biloba, or any number of other herbal
remedies have been
touted to cure ADD. Special care should be taken in consuming
herbal remedies as they are not regulated by the FDA. Children
are also especially susceptible to negative effects of such
supplements. Seek the advice of a doctor before giving any type
of medication to your child.
Interactive metronome training, which trains the child to keep a
rhythmic beat in time with a computer, is based on the lack of
motor timing and planning abilities in children with ADD. This,
in turn improves upon that inability. While only one study has
been done, this technique shows some promise. It, of course,
requires more research before its usefulness can fully be
assessed.
The use of lead treatment in children with ADD is base upon
increased hyperactivity in animals as a result of lead
poisoning; this has led some to believe there may be a
correlation between high lead levels and hyperactive children.
A specific realm of treatment which has gotten little respect is
that of motion
sickness medication, treatment for candida yeast,
and optometric visual training. These each fault inconspicuous
culprits for ADD, such as inner ear problems (motion sickness
medication), toxins produced by excessive yeast in the body
(candida), or faulty eye movements and eye sensitivity
(optometric visual training). Each of these have been completely
disregarded by the medical community as having no basis in
reality.
Other alternative treatments for ADD include applied
kinesiology, or the realigning of the bones of the skull, as
well as chiropractic treatment to balance brain activity through
spinal manipulation.
About the author:
Sarah is an acclaimed writer on medical matters, and has written
extensively on the subjects of Attention Deficit Disorder, Bird
Flu and Crohn's Disease. For more of her articles, go to
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