Show 1107: How to Manage ADHD Naturally
The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
When a child is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), many parents are faced with a difficult dilemma. They want their child to be able to focus in school and at home, but they may be uneasy about the medications the doctor is prescribing. While stimulant medicines can sometimes be very helpful for people with ADHD, they do have side effects that must be weighed. Are there alternatives that would allow parents to manage their children’s ADHD naturally?
How Can You Treat ADHD Naturally?
Dr. James Greenblatt treats both children and adults with ADHD, and he has developed a number of ways to manage ADHD naturally. Learn about nutritional supplements, including magnesium and low-dose lithium, that help some individuals.
Sleep and exercise are critical components of a program to manage ADHD. Time spent outside in nature can be very helpful. Some people also benefit from changes in diet. Dr. Greenblatt explains why.
This Week’s Guest:
Dr. James M. Greenblatt, MD, is an integrative psychiatrist and leading expert in behavioral and medical disorders such as ADHD, OCD and eating disorders as well as depression and anxiety. Dr. Greenblatt currently serves as chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts, and is on the clinical faculty at Tufts Medical School and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
His book, written in collaboration with Bill Gottlieb, is Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD That Restores Attention, Minimizes Hyperactivity and Helps Eliminate Drug Side Effects.
www.facebook.com/jamesgreenblattmd
www.twitter.com/FocusedFinally
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Joe Grady. I'm Terry Grady. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, |
| 0:07.0 | where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines. |
| 0:10.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Reddex Industries makers of utterly smooth body cream. |
| 0:16.0 | 800, 345, 7339 on the web at utter Cream.com. Millions of people have attention deficit disorder. |
| 0:35.9 | Millions of people have attention deficit disorder. Standard treatment involves stimulant drugs. Are there any other options? This is the People's Pharmacy |
| 0:40.9 | with Terry and Joe Grady. |
| 0:43.0 | An integrative approach to treating hyperactivity and attention problems may include medication, but it also requires a more comprehensive program. |
| 0:59.0 | Sleep and nutrition can be crucial in helping families manage ADHD. Are there foods that |
| 1:05.3 | should be avoided? Which foods are especially helpful? Dr. James Greenblatt is an |
| 1:10.5 | integrative psychiatrist. His book is finally focused, the breakthrough |
| 1:15.9 | natural plan for ADHD. Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, learn how to manage ADHD naturally. |
| 1:24.0 | First, the news. |
| 1:27.0 | In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, a component of curry seems to have cognitive benefits in older adults. |
| 1:37.0 | Kirkcumen is a principal ingredient in turmeric and turmeric gives curry its distinctive yellow color. A new study of 40 people between 50 and 90 years old found that taking a curcumen supplement improved their verbal and visual memory and attention. |
| 1:54.0 | The UCLA investigators randomly assigned the volunteers to take |
| 1:58.0 | curcumen or a placebo look-alac pill. |
| 2:01.0 | The study subjects were tested before starting and every six months throughout |
| 2:05.7 | the 18-month trial. Three-fourths of them also underwent pet scans of their brains to detect |
| 2:11.5 | changes in activity. The people taking curcumin saw a 28% |
| 2:16.0 | improvement in their cognitive test scores while those on placebo did not. The pet |
| 2:21.4 | scans revealed that those taking curcumen had less amyloid and tau apparent in their |
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