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My Strategies for ADD #shorts

6 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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A brief YouTube short by AI Mark outlining strategies he uses for managing ADD. He emphasizes whole-food, anti-inflammatory diets (fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, good fats, adequate protein), identifying food sensitivities (notably gluten and dairy), correcting nutritional deficiencies (magnesium, zinc, selenium), supporting gut health/microbiome, detoxifying household/environmental exposures (references EWG.org), and tailoring approaches to each child.

Chapters

So what are the strategies that I use for add? Eat real whole food, lots of fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds. Really good fats. Fat's important for the brain, adequate amounts of protein. The next is food sensitivities. Not food allergies necessarily like peanut allergy, but basically things that cause inflammation in the body. And gluten and dairy are the big ones. Nutritional deficiencies, you got to address those. Magnesium, zinc, selenium, they all work synergistically. Fixing the gut is a huge strategy. We now know the microbiome is connect everything from allergies and autoimmunity to depression to autism to OCD to ADD to dementia to Parkinson's. We know the gut plays a huge role, making sure your diet's anti inflammatory. Colorful fruits and vegetables, lots of good fats, particularly omega 3 fats, and lots of powerful nutrients. Also, you want to detoxify. And the Environmental Working Group has a great website, EWG.org to actually learn about which things you can use in your household that are not toxic, which foods you can eat, and so forth. Every kid is unique. Whether you have anything on the spectrum, you know, autism, learning disorders, add, adhd, you have to find out what's going on.