Treat ADD With Alternative Medicine

This article discusses the many alternative therapies used in treating children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This article reaches beyond the idea of simply giving children drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. The author of this article, Sarah Jenkins, discusses nutritional restructuring and dietary supplements as possible alternatives to medication. Jenkins notes "specifically, the use of glyconutritional supplements, megadose vitamins, amino acid supplementation, Gingko biloba, or any number of other herbal remedies" to be used in the treatment of ADD, but cautions that herbal remedies should be used with caution as they are not regulated by the FDA.

Jenkins discusses several other, albeit uncommon, treatments that are not widely used. She states: One "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)." It is obvious that there are many treatments out there that can, and do, effectively treat ADD/ADHD without the use of stimulants or other medications.

In my book, The Enzyme Cure, I discuss ways in which enzyme therapy can be effectively used to treat childhood health problems, including ADD/ADHD. It can be found at http://www.burtongoldberg.com/books.html.