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Summary: Great help!
Review: Anyone who has or suspects they have a child with ADD and is told to put their child on medication, this is one of the first books you should read. Have your child checked by an alergist first,Food alergies are discussed in depth along with nutritional deficiencies. TRY THIS FIRST!!!!!
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Summary: A book to help parents and adults struggling with AD/HD
Review: Finally, A book worried parents can use to tell whether or not their child has some type of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) or is merely exhibiting symptoms of normal, exuberant development. It goes on to explain AD/HD in depth. TFL contributing editor Marcia Zimmerman, a nutritional biochemist, talks about causal factors-environmental,genetic, and allergic-and options for treatment. Well-researched chapters on stimulant medication and dietary modification lead to "How Food Affects the Brain," a fascinting look at the chemical processes at work, the importance of maintaining healthy glucose levels in the brain, and the way sugar sabotages them. Zimmerman devotes more than 60 pages to her "drug-free, 30-day plan," and includes research-based recommendatons of nutritional supplements, foods and additives to avoid, menu plans, food substitutions, and recipes. Appendixes include helpful rersources that parents and professionals will welcome.
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Summary: A Must-Read!
Review: Here's the book we have all been waiting for! We must stop simply treating symptoms, and address the underlying causes of ADD, which run the gamut from food allergy to nutritional deficiency. This book provides specific, health-enhancing, scientifically-based alternatives to medication. This should be read by parents, teachers, and especially, physicians, who should be informed about these natural treatments.
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Summary: Good book but....
Review: I bought and read this book with great anticipation and excitement. I cannot do ritalin and frankly prefer to be off any similar medication. Her desription of vitamins and foods were very educational and helped me understand a lot. Her writing about the brain and its needs was fascinating. However, the portion on supplements I found a little out-dated and worrisome. The best example is the recommendation of FOCUS who are now being taken to court over false claims. Also it is not mentioned that DHA contributes to reduced blood clotting.Otherwise this book was very informative. I would recommend but read with discernment.
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Summary: Good book but....
Review: I bought and read this book with great anticipation and excitement. I cannot do ritalin and frankly prefer to be off any similar medication. Her desription of vitamins and foods were very educational and helped me understand a lot. Her writing about the brain and its needs was fascinating. However, the portion on supplements I found a little out-dated and worrisome. The best example is the recommendation of FOCUS who are now being taken to court over false claims. Also it is not mentioned that DHA contributes to reduced blood clotting. Otherwise this book was very informative. I would recommend but read with discernment.
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Summary: Professional heartfelt advice for a heartwrenching condition
Review: I only wish that this book had been written early enought to have saved my nephew from the life-damaging effects of Ritalin. Marcia Zimmerman is thorough, practical and -- perhaps most of all -- passionately committed to making a difference in the lives of these children and their families. Don't wait to read it and begin utilizing her insight and advice. It has the absolute power to change lives!
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Summary: Very Interesting
Review: I think Marcia Zimmerman's book is very interesting. Of course like most other AD/HD books I have read I don't agree with her 100 %. No, I don't think nutrition of lack of nutrition is the cause of AD/HD. I believe that we are born with our AD/HD brains and that it is genetic. I know I have said this before that I do believe that there is a link to nutrition and AD/HD. Our brains do work differently than those with out AD/HD so maybe we do require different nutrients than others. I have been taking the supplement suggested in Marcia's book for close to a year. I don't take the same name brand ones that she insists that we take though. The supplements have been very helpful. No, they haven't made my AD/HD go away though. But, I haven't followed the actual "30-Day Plan" (I'm sure if I did my AD/HD still wouldn't have gone away...lol) The author has done research. While this book doesn't not come close to proving that AD/HD is "caused" by poor nutrition it does help to support the idea that nutrition and other environmental factors do have an affect on people with AD/HD.
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Summary: READ THIS ONE FIRST!!!
Review: I wish I would have found this book before putting hundreds of hours at the computer researching the same subjects in order to help my 5 year old son. I didn't think anyone had published a work such as this because the three doctors we have taken our son concerning his ADHD and behavorial problems practically laughed in our faces concerning the treatments outlined in this book; they wanted to medicate, medicate, medicate. And while medication has helped my son concentrate in school, it did nothing for his anger, aggressiveness, and tantrums. I have read a lot of books on ADHD in the past 7 months trying to help my son, but this book is the best at explaining the full range of things that could be affecting your child's behavior, concentration, and hyperactivity. Marcia Zimmerman explains the relationship between essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, nutrition, and allergies as they pertain to proper brain functioning, but is technical without being overwhelming. If you have tried medication after medication and nothing is working then medication cannot be the solution to your child's problems. If you have been looking for some nutritional and biochemical answers to your child's problems, this is the book for you. If you are just starting down this road with your child and medication is not what you want, this is the book for you. If you want what is best for your child, this is the book for you. The investment in time you give to reading the book and trying the techniques outlined in the book can certainly make a difference in the life of your child.
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Summary: READ THIS ONE FIRST!!!
Review: I wish I would have found this book before putting hundreds of hours at the computer researching the same subjects in order to help my 5 year old son. I didn't think anyone had published a work such as this because the three doctors we have taken our son concerning his ADHD and behavorial problems practically laughed in our faces concerning the treatments outlined in this book; they wanted to medicate, medicate, medicate. And while medication has helped my son concentrate in school, it did nothing for his anger, aggressiveness, and tantrums. I have read a lot of books on ADHD in the past 7 months trying to help my son, but this book is the best at explaining the full range of things that could be affecting your child's behavior, concentration, and hyperactivity. Marcia Zimmerman explains the relationship between essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, nutrition, and allergies as they pertain to proper brain functioning, but is technical without being overwhelming. If you have tried medication after medication and nothing is working then medication cannot be the solution to your child's problems. If you have been looking for some nutritional and biochemical answers to your child's problems, this is the book for you. If you are just starting down this road with your child and medication is not what you want, this is the book for you. If you want what is best for your child, this is the book for you. The investment in time you give to reading the book and trying the techniques outlined in the book can certainly make a difference in the life of your child.
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Summary: Good info on supplements and diet
Review: I'd give this book a higher rating if the book had been updated since '99. This book is a quick read if you've looked at other ADD nutrition books...dump the sugar, simple carbs, food additives, and increase vitamins and supplements...Zimmerman's arguments for why certain supplements, like fatty acids, are good for you, is an interesting read. Her 30-day diet to feed your brain and isolate food allergies that may aggravate your ADD sypmptoms is not as tough as it seems, and I have found the supplements to be exceptionally helpful for treating the aspects of my "creative wiring" that I don't like -- procrastination, inertia, etc. I found it a worthwhile read.
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