Parents of Children with ADHD Support Group

Here's an ADHD site that has a lot on alternative treatments and natural medications and supplements.

I never found any supplements or major diet changes to work very well, but a good, healthy diet is anyone's best defense! :)

Here's the link. Click under treatments and then there is non-medical and also alternative therapies. http://www.additudemag.com/index.html

There are a number of vitamins that are known to relieve the symptoms of ADHD. But before you give anything more than a multivitamin to a child, have him or her tested for any vitamin or mineral deficiencies. Vitamins only bring their calming effect to kids with ADHD if they are deficient in that particular nutrient, and some minerals like iron can be toxic if there is an excess in the body. So make sure you consult expert advice on dosage before heading to the nearest health food store.

That being said, here are several vitamins known to help treat ADHD naturally.

1) Magnesium. Also known as the “relaxation mineral”, magnesium participates in over 300 chemical processes in the body. In the right amounts, magnesium can induce a calm, tranquil state without causing sluggishness, and enable a person to focus better on tasks.

2) Calcium. Calcium is best known for its function as the building blocks of the bone, but this mineral is also needed for a number of functions, including neurotransmitter production. Most kids get a lot of calcium in their food, but the body cannot utilize calcium as efficiently if there is a deficiency in magnesium. This is why calcium and magnesium supplements are usually lumped together. A good supplement should contain twice more calcium as magnesium to obtain the right balance of these two nutrients.

3) B-vitamins. B-vitamins are eight compounds that help metabolize glucose, the fuel of the brain. They are also part of a chemical process called methlaytion, which boosts the production of neurotransmitters and improves the body’s natural detoxification pathways. A child’s multivitamin formula should contain the recommended daily allowance for B-vitamins: 25mg of vitamin B-1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), and B6 (pyroxidine), 800mcg of vitamin B9, and 500mcg of vitamin B12.

4) Vitamin C. Vitamin C is an important natural antioxidant that protects fragile nutrients from oxidation, protects the body from free radicals, and increases tolerance to allergens.

5) Vitamin D. Kids with ADHD tend to be deficient in Vitamin D. In fact, brain scans show that a deficiency in Vitamin D is related to brain shrinkage, abnormal brain growth, and development of abnormal neurons. Vitamin D3 can calm down a hyperactive brain by soothing the overactive microglial cells.

Saje natural healilng has a spray and rollon called quick study and health stores have something called school aid