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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Vitamin Treatment For Adhd

ADHD supplement claims often unproven

October 05, 2008
A review of "combination products" designed to treat the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder shows that most of the claims are not supported by scientific studies. Calm Child, Focus Factor for Kids, and Pedia-Calm all offer a mix of herbs and vitamins and claim to help children focus and stay calm. In fact, very few studies have investigated herbal or nutritional supplements for the treatment of ADHD, according to one pediatrician. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Latest on Alternative Treatments
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...Times and the Washington Post reported on alternative treatments for ADHD, partly because a new... Read more »

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IBD and Vitamin D!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...body's ability to absorb vitamin D (along with other vitamins and minerals).  It may also be... Read more »

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February 28: Eat More Vitamin C
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that reduces arterial inflammation.  The more vitamin C in... Read more »

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Take Vitamin B-complex, C and E for High Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...your are already supplying your body with nineteen vitamins and minerals. However, living in a... Read more »

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Studies discount Vitamins C & E for prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis, heart disease and cancer
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...also been studying whether taking supplements of Vitamins E and C might also prevent diseases... Read more »

Health Guide

Nutritional and Herbal Supplements: ADHD Alternative Treatments
...finding the correct dose of supplement needed to improve your symptoms. The belief that large doses of vitamins (mega-vitamins) can help to decrease symptoms of ADHD is controversial. To date,... Read more »
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Beginning Medication for ADD/ADHD
...should you take the medication?  How often is it to be taken? 6)      Are there foods, drinks, vitamins or over the counter medications that should be avoided when taking the medication? ... Read more »
ADHD: Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Beginning Medication
...should you take the medication?  How often is it to be taken? 6)      Are there foods, drinks, vitamins or over-the-counter medications that should be avoided when taking the medication? ... Read more »
Focalin and Focalin XR
...let your doctor know if you are taking any other medications, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins or herbal supplements. Your doctor should be aware if you are taking any of the... Read more »
What are the treatments and drugs used to treat Alzheimer's disease?"
...depression, citalopram (Celexa) and sertraline (Zoloft) may be used.Another useful Alzheimer's medicine is vitamin E. Vitamin E, 1000 IU, given twice daily has been shown to slow progression of... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests there may be one less reason to supplement with certain vitamins. In the large-scale Physicians' Health... Read summary »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D grows healthy bones and keeps them strong -- and new guidelines suggest your child may need double the amount he or... Read summary »

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