Dietary needs and Adhd

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Comment by cc on February 16, 2011 at 3:19pm

I have found out over the years that eating a healthy diet does clear my mind.  Protein (chicken) , sweet potatoes, brown rice (complecarbs,) green steated veggies,  green tea, and water don't forget the water!!! I keep my diet very simple.  This is hard for people with A.D.H.D.  We tend to eat when we want , what we want.  Get a notebook and KEEP it next to your frig at all times.  Start writing down what you eat.  You will be surprised how good you feel when you cut out the JUNK.  Eat Junk , become junk!

Comment by Kimi Stubblefield on September 10, 2010 at 12:32pm

Besides a test at the docs office..are there typical symptoms that would make one suspect a gluten allergy?

Comment by Amanda Gray on April 9, 2009 at 9:03am

My favourite recipe book is called "Cooking Without" by Barbara Cousins. Some good recipes that cut out all the nasties (yeast, sugar, dairy, eggs, etc etc). Some very yummy stuff... though I must admit that I have had to adapt some of the recipes to make them suit my palate.

Comment by Bryan Hutchinson on April 8, 2009 at 3:09am

I just posted a short review of a book called: Gluten-Free Girl

You can check it out on my blog www.adderworld.com

Comment by Curtis_at_bCalm on April 1, 2009 at 9:46am

One plug about sugar...

they less you eat of the bad kind, the more the good kind tastes sweet!

I was diagnosed hypoglycemic (i.e. my body burns sugar really fast) and I try to avoid soda and related junk. Regular Milk tastes like liquid ice cream when you're not drinking Coke everyday!

Comment by Amanda Gray on April 1, 2009 at 2:27am

I am a special education teacher now working at uni teaching undergraduates about ways to include children with diverse needs in inclusive classrooms. I don't have ADD/HD myself, but I do have chronic fatigue and a similar range of food allergies etc. I have been on a sugar, dairy, caffiene, red meat and yeast free diet since 1997. Lately I have also had to take gluten off my list.... so hopefully I can add some ideas about good recipes and still enjoying eating when so much is off limits.

Comment by Talitha on April 1, 2009 at 2:13am

yeah it's a major avoid if you ask me. getting past the desire for such poison is very worth the effort. besides natural sugars, organic sugars, and stevia are much better ways to grab a sweet taste... you stay both satisfied and sane. win win!

Comment by Bryan Hutchinson on April 1, 2009 at 12:55am

Whew! This is a hot topic. For someone like me with food allergies = it's a pain in the you know what!

Remember that sugar also feeds any fungi with could be lurking in the intestines... that can seriously drain energy and create brain fog. At first you feel a rush of energy and then the crash becomes never ending making you crave more sugar, bread and other things it feeds on!

Comment by Talitha on March 31, 2009 at 10:38pm

any thoughts on white sugar? it practically creates my ADD. it makes me lose my mind. and i was so addicted to it. magically when i stopped eating it i stopped having meltdowns as well. white sugar depletes the body's vitamin b supply. vitamin b deficiencies contribute to a lack of stress coping abilities.

Comment by Belle on March 31, 2009 at 10:27pm

I do have to say because I have had it so long that I am more or less used to it. I also at times do get annoyed for having to spend extra time grocery shopping and scrutinizing everything, but it could be worse, I could be a diabetic celiac! LOL

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