On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:46:19 PM UTC-5, ⊙＿⊙ wrote:   
   > Diet changes could dramatically help manage behavior of kids with ADHD,   
   study says    
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   > POSTED 7:53 AM, MARCH 5, 2015, BY LISA MATEO, UPDATED AT 08:01AM, MARCH 5,   
   2015    
   > (PIX11)- Eleven percent of children from ages 4 to 17 have been diagnosed   
   with ADHD, and the majority of them take medicine to control the symptoms,   
   according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.    
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   > Now, a round of new, peer-reviewed studies have revealed that simple changes   
   in diet can dramatically help manage it.    
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   > It can also help in behavior of children without ADHD.    
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   > Experience Life Magazine looked into these studies, Lisa Mateo spoke to   
   their editor, as well as a doctor of integrative medicine and his patient, to   
   uncover what ingredients you should be eliminating from your kids diet that   
   could change lives.    
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   > Below are diet changes experts told Experience Life Magazine parents should   
   consider if they're interested in helping children with "attention, behavior   
   and mood challenges":    
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   > * Remove artificial colorings from your child's diet. These dyes --   
   especially Red #40, Blue #2, Yellow #5, and Yellow #6 -- trigger hyperactivity   
   in many kids, notes Columbia University Medical Center psychiatrist David   
   Schab, MD, MPH. In addition,    
   they serve to "get children interested in foods that are globally unhealthy --   
   Pop-Tarts, sodas, processed cereals, energy bars."    
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   > * Eliminate food additives, especially the preservative sodium benzoate,   
   from your kid's diet.  It is most commonly found in soda and other carbonated   
   beverages, fruit juices, jams, salad dressings, condiments, and pickles. Be   
   sure to read ingredients    
   labels and beware of fast-food menu items, which can contain a significant   
   dose.    
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   > * Remove medicines and foods containing salicylates, found in hundreds of   
   medicines, including aspirin, as well as some fruits. In some people,   
   salicylates can cause or exacerbate asthma, fatigue, and, notably, the   
   symptoms of ADHD.    
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   > * Supplement your kid's meals with targeted micro-nutrients (vitamins and   
   minerals), including vitamin D, the range of B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids,   
   amino acids, calcium, iron, magnesium, and zinc. Be sure to consult with a   
   skilled naturopath or    
   integrative physician so that you do not oversupplement.    
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   > * Consider your child's gastrointestinal health. Working with your doctor,   
   you may want to add probiotics to his or her supplements, along with the   
   supplement tricycline (which contains berberine, artemisinin, citrus extract,   
   and walnut hulls). This    
   treatment is designed to improve problems related to leaky gut, a condition in   
   which damaged intestinal walls release undigested food particles into the   
   bloodstream. Leaky gut is associated with a range of inflammatory and immune   
   responses.    
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   > * Try an elimination diet. Remove casein (found in dairy products, such as   
   milk and cheese) and gluten (found in wheat, barley, and rye) from your   
   child's meals and see if it makes a difference. Reintroduce these substances   
   after they have cleared the    
   system (three weeks for casein, three months for gluten) only if no positive   
   changes have occurred with elimination.    
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   > * If your child is still acting hyperactive, try a restrictive diet of water   
   and organic rice, turkey, lamb, lettuce, carrots, pears, and other whole foods   
   that rarely cause food allergies. See if your child's symptoms subside; if so,   
   slowly    
   reintroduce foods to his or her meals to see which items cause symptoms to   
   reemerge.    
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   > * Consider a low-glycemic eating plan high in protein and fiber, and low in   
   carbs, such as refined carbohydrates and sugar.    
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   > * Rebuild your child's diet based on whole, organic, nutrient-dense foods.    
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   > To contact Dr. Kenneth Bock, head of Bock Interactive Medicine, visit here:   
   http://www.bockintegrative.com/    
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