If you have ADD/ADHD, or you love someone who has it, then you are familiar firsthand how the emotions can be all over the place. While you may never be bored with your ever-changing emotional landscape, it also creates a tremendous amount of stress. By nature, people with Add are born with a temperament that [...]
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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 [...]
ADHD and Chemicals in Our Food
Understanding the Shifts in Human Nutrition – The Role of Chemicals (Part 1) With last week’s article I began to touch on the subject of how our perceptions of food changed over the past few decades. I did this by pointing out how food was viewed in the past. When asked to describe food as [...]
Problems with American Education System for ADD ADHD Children
Problems with American Education System for ADD ADHD Children The education system is not designed to allow for ADD ADHD children to flourish. They are often mislabeled and pressured into taking ADD ADHD drugs. Dr. Mate explains why standardized testing penalizes the best teachers. Transcript AMY GOODMAN: Dr. Gabor Maté, there’s a whole debate about [...]
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