ADD/ADHD OR NDD

About 10% of school-age children are diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, and that percentage is on the rise. But the question is, do they actually have ADHD/ADD or do they have Nutrition Deficit Disorder? They show very similar behavior issues and about fifty percent of the children that are diagnosed with ADHD/ADD should've actually been diagnosed with Nutrition Deficit Disorder or NDD. Fifty percent of children diagnosed with ADHD/ADD have a history of poor eating habits. And that fifty percent, do not have long lasting relief of their behavior issues on medication treated for the ADHD/ADD. So really do they actually have ADHD/ADD? Dr. Sears a very well known pediatric doctor in California states, “Most children are not getting the required nutrients they need for brain growth and function.” The way this doctor is proving this is through surveys taken by the parent and blood work. How can you expect your child to function correctly if they are extremely nutrient deficient?

Most parents simply get their children tested by a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or a neurologist. But can I ask you a question? Do any of those doctors have a significant amount of training in nutrition? The answer is absolutely not, there are very few that go out of their way to get that training. Most doctors go through a very small amount of nutritional training while they are still in school and are not required to further their nutritional training after that. So if the symptoms are very similar for both disorders, how can they accurately diagnose that child. They simply can’t, but their license sure allows them too. The statement that I’m about to list is from both CDC and Dr. Sears, and the statement is about ADHD/ADD and Nutrition Deficit Disorder. “People with NDD/ADHD have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (might act without thinking about what the result will be), and in some cases, are overly active.”

So as a parent, how can we trust this Diagnoses? Your child needs to be on a healthy diet when you start seeing behavior issues. Diet is everything even if they are ADHD, the right diet will allow those medications to properly absorbed into the bloodstream. When the medications are absorbing correctly, their behavior will be corrected. Why not try to start a new lifestyle change with your child before starting those horrible medications. Patients are misdiagnosed every day. Your chances in healing your child or even yourself are much higher with the proper diet then over those medications. So why not try? Do you need some guidance, there are so many health coaches or physicians with the right training to help you. Don’t take the quick route, take the right route.