ADHD for 61 years

I'm going through a series of bloods test with Dr. Robert Kidd(RFKidd.com) who suspect that a gluten allery could very well worsen my condition.

 

Also you were mentionning dieting. What is to watch in our condition?

 

Thanks sooo much

 

Rolly

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Hey Rolly,

 

It's Grandma Lise again. I so appreciate the many suggestions that you've received so far. I took a look at the website you mentioned. I wholeheartedly support you in pursuing a more holistic treatment. This doctor looks like a good place for you to start.

 

I hope you'll keep us informed as you begin to improve your health with diet and other sources of help. If you have a gluten intolerance or sensitivity, you will feel a lot better once you've eliminated gluten from your diet.

 

Treatment is highly individual. We all have to try different things until we find what works best for us. I hope you'll keep us posted so we can learn along with you.

 

Grandma Lise

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Hi,

 

One thing I forgot!

 

As you know dealing with the mind chatering is very hard in our situation. For the past 4 years I've been reading Eckard Tolle's books and it has been a great help.  I started with the POWER OF NOW and since then I bought all of them.

 

It a good investment

  

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Hey Rolly,

 

I headed over to Amazon and read some of the reviews. This book is quite popular. It had 800 reviews. Online classes through Oprah were mentioned. All I can say is wow.

 

I'm having a hard time relating to it. I don't know. Maybe I'm missing something. The book seems to be helping people.

 

I have two criteria for evaluating a book, okay three: does it stimulate my thinking? does it help me accomplish goals that are important to me? does it enhance my relationships with others?

 

It's wonderful that you've found something to quiet your mind. That's a lot right there. Did Tolle's writings help you in other ways too?

 

Grandma Lise

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If you need help, I'm available. I've been studying it for a few years way before Ophra and would not go without it.
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Hey Rolly,

 

I think I'm too concrete in my thinking processes to "get" Tolle's writings. I went onto his website at http://eckharttolle.com and read an interview. His writing is beautiful but too abstract for me.

 

I found it interesting that Power of Now groups are meeting all over the world, but that the participants don't talk to one another. Instead they meditate in silence, listen to an audio recording of the author, then meditate in silence again before departing. I hope they at least get together for coffee afterward. But perhaps that would defeat the purpose. I don't know.

 

I noticed that there are groups meeting in seven cities in Ontario. Have you been able to connect with others who have been helped by his writings?

 

There are so many helpful treatments. Medication is but one. It wasn't until I started taking nutritional supplements that I began to feel closer to normal. I, like you, have many different diagnoses. I think the B-complex and calcium helped me most in the beginning. Later I found selenium and fish oil to be helpful too. 

 

The nutritional supplements got me functioning well enough to begin improving my diet. I try to eat unprocessed, whole foods as much as possible. But I have my set backs. Tonight I couldn't resist purchasing a mini cinnabon. I'm walking 2 miles a day now. That helps too.

 

My favorite book is 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I review the concepts of that book annually.

 

If you write a little bit more about how Tolle's writing is helping you, others may become interested.

 

Grandma Lise

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I dont follow his teachings or meditate. What I find usefull in his book is learning how to observe the mind chattering and how to work around it. Sure the book is interesting and you will understand how people fonction with their big ego but its only interesting information for me.

 

By observing the mind chattering and how to shut it down somewhat,I found that it saves lots of energy and at the same time I'm more more carefull how it comes out.

 

Sure if you watch Ophra you will find people acting like sheeps and practicing all this stuff for awhile.

 

All you do is take what suits you .

 

OK! Tell me about the supplements and vit.

I'm not taking much so maybe it would help?

 

Thanks,

 

Rolly

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Hey Rolly,

 

I don't watch TV so I miss out on...not much!

 

The mind chattering thing used to be a huge problem for me. When my son was 3 years old, he could be standing in front of me and I wouldn't hear him well. One day, he grabbed the front of my shirt and yelled "MOM!" while simutaneously pulling down hard on my shirt. I also would have a hard time hearing what he said in the car after picking him up from the home daycare he attended. I describe this state as preoccupation. My hearing was fine.

 

After leaving support group meetings that I facilitated, on occassion, I would be so immersed in thought, I would drive through a red light. This would also happen if engaged in conversation in the car.  

 

That was a long time ago.

 

I haven't had that problem for many, many years. Over time I learned how to manage my mind as you are today with Tolle's writings. I'm fine today.

 

The vitamins I take are a multi vitamin, B-complex, C, calcium (with D, K, and magnesium), E (with selenium and grapeseed extract), and fish oil. A really good, easy to read book that overviews the research on how diet and nutritional supplements help the brain is Your Miracle Brain by Jean Carper. I take a quality brand. That is important. For an annual fee you can research vitamins at consumerlabs.com. They verify and report on the content of nutritional supplements.

 

I'm so glad we had this conversation Rolly because I just realized that the problems I described above were occuring before I began taking a basic regimin of vitamins. Interesting.

 

Grandma Lise  

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Hey again Rolly,

 

On my way into work this morning I realized I had not stressed to you and anyone else reading this to not stop your medications when you start nutritional supplements. I took my nutritional supplements right along with my medication for many years with benefit. It also can take months before you'll begin to notice benefits.

 

I have many friends who benefit from taking medication. Some medications are necessary for them. Other medications can be stopped eventually, but may need to be reduced slowly. Always seek your doctor's support and guidance when making changes to your medication.

 

Also, when starting nutritional supplements, let your doctor know because fish oil, for an example, may decrease the amount of medication you need to take for bipolar disorder. You'll find lots more interesting information in the book I mentioned earlier, Your Miracle Cure.

 

I'm really happy for you Rolly that Tolle's writings have helped you. Over time, you may find other members here who would benefit too. I hope you'll continue sharing how it's helped you. It's so important to keep trying things until you find that "magic" combination that works for you. We're all so individual.

 

Grandma Lise

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Hey Rolly,

 

I don't know if you're still around or not but it occurred to me yesterday that there may be some common ground between what you're studying and what I've studied and periodically continue to study. Are you familiar with the work of Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson? They wrote the book Personality Types: Using the Ennegram For Self-Discovery. They have since published for additional books.

 

Here's a brief excerpt from an interview with Riso that I found in their "articles and interview" section of the website - (the interviews are interesting; I think you might enjoy them):  

 

"What does the Ennegram tell us about ourselves? Human beings are on automatic pilot much of the time, and as a result we do not see ourselves. We often don't see the aspects of our personalities that are self-destructive, that threaten our relationships, our happiness and even the welfare of the world. The Enneagram, as I've defined it, is a guide to self-observation. It is a way to map the spectrum of personality and illuminate those dark areas."

 

For more information go to http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/.

 

Grandma Lise

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