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Powering up the Nerve Centre: Nutrition and the Brain

In past articles we have been looking at the way in which a Low GI diet can counteract some of the effects of ADD-ADHD by releasing energy into the bloodstream in a controlled and consistent way. With this week’s article we are going to take a step back in order to emphasize why doing your [...]

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ADD ADHD Drugs and the Placebo Effect

Shocking New Research We are all familiar with the so-called ‘placebo effect’. This is where someone begins to feel significantly better after receiving ‘fake’ medication (usually a sugar pill or a tablet with no active pharmacological ingredients). The existence of the placebo effect amply demonstrates that the belief that a condition is being treated can [...]

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Even Doctors Can’t Describe ADD ADHD

This just goes to show that ADD ADHD diagnoses and treatment is not as simple as some Doctors make it sound. Even the Doctors and so-called ADD experts are stumped when asked the simple question, “Please describe a typical ADHD child” It begs the question, “If ADD ADHD is so difficult to diagnose, then how [...]

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ADD and Becoming Productive – Part 4

Hopefully by now, you have tried the first three steps to getting your flow of work organized and assembled in such a way that you do not feel so overwhelmed. After the first three steps – collecting, processing, and organizing – comes the fourth of five steps in mastering workflow. The “review” phase of mastering [...]

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ADD and Becoming Productive – Part 2

We began this series by introducing you to author David Allen’s book that addresses stress-free productivity. As you recall, there are five stages of mastering your flow of work: Collect Process Organize Review Do This article will focus on the second stage – Process. Remember that your goal is to “empty” your brain of these [...]

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