ADHD Recommended Diets - Guidelines For Busy Parents

I bet you didn't know that you can buy khat leaves ( a natural amphetamine ) at some greengrocers in the UK! The plant and its leaves are not considered illegal and are openly on sale unlike Europe and America where they are banned. No, I am not recommending khat as one of a number of ADHD recommended diets but just to point out that the side effects of khat are almost identical to those of the amphetamine drugs which are prescribed in vast quantities. One of these is that it can make mental health problems worse, such as paranoia. This is a drug that is meant to treat a mental disorder!

ADHD recommended diets are ever more to the forefront as parents seek healthier ways through good eating habits to encourage healthy development. Led by the First Lady Michelle Obama who will be growing her own organic and pesticide free vegetables in the White House garden, there is an increasing awareness of what we eat and how it can affect our bodily and mental health. Diets for children with ADHD are hot items right now.

Diets for children with ADHD should contain enough fatty acids, iron and magnesium as all these have been shown to have an effect on behaviour and mood. In some trials which gave children these fatty acid supplements, they found that after a period of three months, there was a marked improvement in reading, spelling and general behaviour. Most parents will now give their ADHD children a fish oil supplement but unless we know exactly where this fish has come from , there is still a risk of high mercury content. Another case of the cure being worse than the disease. The only way to avoid that is to seek out reputable brands which are under FDA supervision and that the purity of the ingredients is guaranteed.

Children seem to perform at school better after a protein meal, rather than the carbohydrates. That is why more protein at breakfast is a great idea and really easy to implement. Anything from eggs, milk, yogurt and white meat will be fine. The trouble with the refined carbohydrates is that they seem to cause a swing in blood sugar and this can lead to moodiness and an exacerbation of other ADHD symptoms. Better to eliminate or just cut down on white bread, pasta, cakes and potatoes. You can go for wholemeal rice and bread. Fruit and nuts are great healthy standbys as snacks.

If I knew of any magical ADHD recommended diets, I would not be writing this article, I assure you. I would be on tour in the USA on TV chat shows and giving lectures ! However, quite honestly, if you follow the guidelines I have set out above, there is no need to buy loads of books with the so-called ADHD recommended diets. Whatever dietary changes you make, you will have to consider some ADHD natural cure to help your child with ADHD symptoms. The link below will give you details of one which is perfectly safe, effective and reasonably priced.