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REAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND SIMPLE
FOOD / VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES CAN MIMIC ADHD/ADD AND HYPERACTIVE
BEHAVIORS
Many of these children have serious medical problems such as early
stages of diabetes, seizures, brain injuries, heart problems, food
allergies and literally thousands of other REAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS
that can cause hyperactivity and attention problems including
'pinworms and tapeworms'!
Help our children by educating yourselves and not allowing the
medical professionals, educators, counselors etc. who push these
psychoactive drugs that are KILLING OUR CHILDREN to continue!
Real Health /Physical Illnesses:
Worms: Parasites rob the body of needed nutrients
which in-turn affects behavior. Parasites such as Pinworms lay their
eggs in the anal area, causing tickling and itching, which are most
bothersome at night. The lack of sleep from this type of infestation
can cause crankiness or bad behavior during the day. When asleep,
nightmares may be present. This problem is mostly found in very
young children preschool to 2nd grade because of primitive toileting
skills, they tend to put their fingers in their mouths, and they
participate in a lot of hands-on activities with other kids and with
pets. Roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms are other examples that
can make a child display ADHD like symptoms. Worms cause hyperactive
behavior, learning problems, depression, or attention deficits by
making children miserable on the inside.
Hypoglycemia (Low Blood sugar) Low blood sugar can
stem from thyroid disorders, liver or pancreatic problems, or
adrenal gland abnormalities, or even an insufficient diet.
Hypoglycemia can display the same ADHD like symptoms
Hyper or hypothyroidism: An imbalance in metabolism
that occurs from an overproduction or underproduction of thyroid
hormones. This imbalance may cause a variety of behaviors and may
affect all body functions..
Early-onset diabetes: Symptoms include aggression,
depression, and anxiety. If you have a family history of diabetes
checking for this is a must.
Spinal Problems: Some spinal problems can cause ADHD
like symptoms because if the spine is not connected to the brain
properly nerves from the spinal cord can give the brain all of
signals at once making a child rambunctious and always on the go.
Seizure Disorders: The most overlooked is the absence
Seizures. During an absence seizure, the brain's normal activity
shuts down. The child stares blankly, sometimes rotates his eyes
upward, and occasionally blinks or jerks repetitively, he drops
objects from his hand, and there may be some mild involuntary
movements known as automatisms. The attack lasts for a few seconds
and then it is over as rapidly as it begins. If these attacks occur
dozens of times each day, they can interfere with a child's school
performance and be confused by parents and teachers with
daydreaming.
Porphyria: A hereditary enzyme-deficiency disease.
Enzymes are very important to our body's chemical reactions. Really
nothing occurs in our body without enzymes. A lack of enzymes causes
body malfunctioning which can cause ill behavior.
Post-Traumatic Subclinical Seizure Disorder: It causes
episodic temper explosions. These fits of temper come out of the
blue for no reason. Some of these seizures can be too subtle to
detect without a twenty-four-hour electroencephalogram (EEG).
Genetic Defects: Some mild forms of genetic disorders
can go unnoticed in children and display some of the same symptoms
of ADHD. Mild forms of Turner's syndrome, sickle-cell anemia, and
Fragile X syndrome are some examples. Almost any genetic disorder
can cause hyperactivity or other behavior problems, even if the
disorder isn't normally linked to such problems. Many genetic
diseases disrupt brain functions directly, through a variety of
paths. A simple blood test can rule out genetic disorders.
Klinefelter Syndrom: A Genetic disorder in which a male has an extra
X chromosome (XXY). Many individuals experience learning, behavior,
and social problems. A degree of subnormal intelligence appears in
some affected individuals. Many affected individuals are skinny and
taller than most of their peers. A simple blood test can rule this
disorder out. XYY: The extra Y chromosome has been associated with
antisocial behavior.
Tourette's syndrome: Tourette's syndrome is a rare but
disruptive condition. It involves multiple tics (small, repetitive
muscle movements), usually facial tics with grimacing and blinking.
Tics may also occur in the shoulders and arms. This is usually
accompanied by loud vocalizations, which may include grunts or
noises, or uncontrollable (compulsive) use of obscenities or short
phrases. The tics are worse during emotional stress and are absent
during sleep. The cause is unknown. It occurs most often in boys,
and may begin around age 7 or 8 or not until the child is in his or
her late teens or early twenties. It may, at times, run in families.
This disorder can be mistaken for not being able to sit still or
impulsive behavior.
Heart Disease: It affects blood and oxygen flow to the
brain affecting brain function that in-turn affects behavior.
Cardiac Conditions: It can reduce the supply of blood,
oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Defective blood vessels between
organs to the brain.
Viral or bacterial infections: When a child is
affected by an infection that might cause problem behavior. A
beta-hemolytic streptococcus - better known as "strep.") Although
these bacteria are most commonly thought of as the cause of strep
throat. Left untreated, strep can cause rheumatic fever and a
movement disorder called Sydenham's chorea. Moreover, recurrent
infections can lead, in susceptible children, to a group of symptoms
collectively known as PANDAS (Pediatric autoimmune Neuropsychiatric
disorders) Some symptoms of PANDAS include obsessive-compulsive
behavior, Tourette's syndrome, hyperactivity, cognitive problems,
and fidgeting. These infections can go un-noticed for long periods
of time, so don't be deceived into thinking they are short term
infections and can't be related to behaviors associated with
ADHD/ADD etc.
Head injuries: Some of the symptoms include
Irritability, emotionality, memory problems, depression, and sleep
disturbances. A concussion can disrupt brain functioning causing
ADHD like symptoms.
Anemia: reduces oxygen to the brain causing
disturbance in the brains chemistry causing ADHD like symptoms.
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or Fetal alcohol effects (FAE):
FAS is a name that doctors use to describe the damage done to
children's brains and bodies when their mother drink heavily during
pregnancy. It is the leading form of mental retardation today.
Prenatal alcohol impairment, however, also comes in a milder form
called fetal alcohol effects (FAE). Children with FAE often don't
look disabled, and they tend to score in the low-normal or even
normal range of intelligence. But these kids aren't normal. Their
mal-developed brains cause them to exhibit a wide range of behavior
problems, including hyperactivity, attention problems, learning
disorders, and ethical problems such as stealing, lying, and
cheating.
Early Stage Brain Tumors: Found rarely in children but
should still be considered. Statistically, this diagnosis may not be
important but to individual families, they assuredly are.
Brain cysts: Another rare cause of hyperactivity but
should still be considered when searching for the reasons behind
displayed ADHD like behavior.
Temporal lobe seizures: The Temporal lobe is a part of
the brain. Any brain malfunction can cause inappropriate behavior.
That's why conducting brain scans is a must when trying to figure
out behavior problems.
Candida Albicans infestation (Yeast Infection):
Candida infestations cause hyperactivity in children. Most children
who do suffer from Candida infestations have some underlying problem
frequently an immune disorder, or a disorder affecting carbohydrate
metabolism and thus altering blood sugar levels. So immune disorders
can cause other problems that also have the same symptoms of ADHD.
Real Difficulties:
Speech Delays/difficulties: Children with significant
speech problems whether the result of a cleft palate or other
physical problem preventing them from speaking properly can create
high levels of frustration. Thus creating behaviors that are
undesirable in a class room setting or even at home. Understanding
the process of helping a child speak so he/she may be understood by
all and getting these children the help they need is crucial in
lowering the frustration levels not only of the child but of the
adults working with the child.
Lack of understanding and communication skills: One of
the main reasons why a child acts out and throws temper tantrums
when they have a problem is because of their lack of understanding
of a problem and lack of expressing how they feel. Children do not
have the vocabulary or know how to express their emotions like
adults do, that's why many act out when they are in a difficult
situation. They are not able tell you something is wrong so they
show you instead. This is one reason why any emotional or medical
problem can cause acting out behavior in children.
Hearing and vision problems: If a child can't see or
hear properly, school and daily things in life are nearly impossible
and it may cause ADHD like symptoms especially in educational
settings. Children who have had a history of ear infections and/or
PE tubes can also have difficulties with symptoms that include:
distractibility, inability to follow a set of verbal instructions
noise such as occurs in music class or with music on the radio etc
can exacerbate the problem.
Learning disabilities: If the primary place of
behavior problems is at school, learning disabilities may be the
cause of ill behavior. One of the main things that affect a child's
self-esteem is how well they do in school. If a child has an
undiagnosed learning disorder such as dyslexia that makes school
much harder and sometimes impossible. Children with undiagnosed
learning disabilities are labeled as lazy, stupid, and many other
downgrading opinions that affect self-esteem. And many times when a
child's self-esteem is at jeopardy they try to make up for it in
other sometimes-nonproductive ways such as acting out, bullying, or
becoming the class clown. Many children learn differently and
teachers and schools often fail to realize not everyone fits into
the square box that they try to force them all to learn in. Visual
learners don't do as well when a philosophical approach is used for
example. Demand that your child's teachers use all aspects of
teaching and don't allow your children to be labeled a LD kid if in
fact it's the teacher failure to properly teach your child! You may
have to teach the teacher how to teach your child and by doing so
you may educate them on how other students also need a variety of
teaching methods to successfully get the lessons from paper into
your child's brain. Another wards don't bore them to death make
learning FUN! If it's not fun and interesting why in the world
should they bother to listen and learn!
Sleeping disorders: or other problems causing fatigue
and crankiness during the day.
Gifted Children: Gifted children often display ADHD
like symptoms because most of the time they are bored with what
other kids their age are doing. Behaviors associated with Giftedness
are poor attention, boredom, daydreaming, low tolerance for
persistence on tasks that seem irrelevant, their judgment often lags
behind their development of intellect, their intensity may lead to
power struggles with authorities, and they may have a high activity
level. They may need less sleep compared to other children, and they
may question rules, customs, and traditions. If your child scores
above average on IQ tests, aces exams, has no trouble with homework,
has no apparent learning disabilities, and primarily exhibits his or
her problems mostly at school, maybe seeking a more challenging
class or school would help.
Environmental Difficulties:
High mercury levels: One of the most interesting
things regarding high mercury levels is that it can relate to dental
fillings. Children who have mercury amalgam fillings in their mouth
and grind their teeth are at risk of high mercury levels. American
dental associations are defensive on the subject of mercury fillings
but many European countries have discontinued the use of them
because of side effects. There are also other causes of high mercury
levels.
Lead: Mild to high lead levels, even in the absence of
clinical lead poisoning. research shows that children with even
mildly elevated lead levels suffer from reduced IQs, attention
deficits, and poor school performance. Lead is the leading culprit
in toxin-caused hyperactivity. Have your water checked and any paint
chips cleaned up and taken care of by repainting with lead free
paint. If you feel it necessary have an expert come in and test
everything in your home to be sure there are not chemical toxins
that can cause brain damage like lead.
Toxin exposures: Children are more vulnerable to
toxins than adults. Such as pesticide-poisoning (Eating vegetables
and fruit not washed thoroughly, they can be exposed to them by
playing outside on the ground), also by gasoline fumes, and
herbicides. Inside there are also many toxins. Disinfectants,
furniture polishes and air fresheners are toxins that can affect
some children's behaviors. Beds and carpets are one of the most
dangerous places in the house because they are full of different
types of dust, and other toxins. Toxins can cause hyperactivity,
attention deficits, irritability, and learning problems.
Carbon Monoxide poisoning: Thousands of children each
year are exposed to toxic levels of this gas each year. Sources
include gas heaters, and other gas appliances such as fireplaces,
dryers, and water heaters.
Allergies: 15 to 20 percent of the world has some type
of allergy. A person can be allergic to nearly anything so check for
all forms. Food is one of the primary causes of allergic reactions.
Just like the Car and human analogy stated above. If a child eats
food they are allergic to, the body will not run properly and that
may affect behavior. Everyone has different sensitivities to
allergens so just because you aren't affected does not mean your
child won't be also. (Some examples, Allergic reactions to food dye,
dairy products, milk, chocolate, and grains, etc.)
High manganese levels: Manganese is the twelfth most
common element in the Earth's crust. It is found in soil, water,
plants, and animals, as well as air particles. Workers mine and
process Manganese for various purposes and products like batteries,
fertilizers, pesticides, ceramics, as a gasoline additive, and
dietary supplements. Everyday, people are exposed to manganese
through their food, air, soil, and water. Everyone is exposed to
small amounts of manganese in air, water, and food. Exposure to
metal fumes from welding, cutting and brazing-especially in confined
spaces-can cause brain damage. A major culprit is manganese, a
component of all steel and major welding materials. Manganese has
been known to cause the degenerative brain disorder known as
Parkinsonism since 1837. A recent study found 40 percent of welders
showed signs of the disorder.
Sniffing Hazardous Materials: whether this is done
intentionally or unintentionally the results are the same. Materials
such as modeling glue or other house hold products.
Prescription and Illegal Drugs: Can cause the brain to
atrophy, leading to disturbed cognition and behavior. If your child
routinely takes prescription or over-the-counter medications for
asthma, hay fever, allergies, headaches, or any other condition,
consider the possibility that the drugs are causing or contributing
to behavior problems.
Lack of Exercise: "Hyper Couch Potatoes" are children
who aren't moving enough. Some children because of lack of exercise
may seem as though they are always in motion, but often that motion
is in fits and spurts: leaping up from a chair, spinning around in
the lunch line, bouncing in a chair while watching TV. Quite a few
hyperactive children actually do not get enough sustained, strenuous
exercise to stay healthy mentally and physically. Exercise can make
people happier, less anxious, less hyperactive, and less depressed.
Exercise increases serotonin levels in the brain naturally putting
the doctors who want to drug your kids with Paxil, Prozac etc. out
of business! Lets get our kids active and keep them healthy and out
of the hands of the drug lords of today - doctors and
pharmacologists!
Hyper-Vigilance out of Fear/Emotional Problems: Kids
who are experiencing emotional problems most often display ADHD like
symptoms. For example, kids who are constantly subjected to bullying
at school can display ADHD like symptoms. These are normal kids that
act out because they are scared. They experience sleeping problems,
sadness, and they develop physical symptoms, especially if they
think those symptoms will keep them home from school. Often they
can't concentrate in class, partly because they are worried and
partly because they are suffering from sleep deprivation. Really any
emotional problem at school or home in which a child is having
trouble coping with can result in ADHD like symptoms.
Parenting & Teachers - Lack of Consistency and
Under-disciplined Children: A number of children labeled
hyperactive are merely under-disciplined children. They tend to run
their household or classroom/teachers and get away with anything. Dr
Sydney Walker stated this problem best of why parents
under-discipline their children. He stated that he blamed not the
parents but on the psychological experts who have counseled parents
for several decades that children are fragile, easily traumatized
little flowers who could be ruined for life by a cross look or a
scolding which is very untrue. Children need firm discipline and
strict rules not abuse, but setting clear boundaries, rules and
standards. Demanding those standards be met, and giving consequences
when your rules are broken. Labeling undisciplined kids as ADHD who
are not gives them an excuse for their misbehavior, which will often
make it worse. Teachers and educators are also just as guilty of
this as are parents. Help educate your teachers to be consistent and
not allow the kids to walk all over them too! (We strongly recommend
you read his book "The HYPERACTIVITY HOAX - By Sidney Walker III,
M.D.) Another excellent book will help any parent get on track and
train the teachers too is called "10 Days To A Less Defiant Child"
Even if you don't think your child is defiant this book is a
fabulous book that will really make you re-think how you treat your
children as well as others in your life. It works too!
Spirited children: When dealing with spirited children
the problem usually does not lie with the child but with society's
perception of what normal childhood behavior is. Many normal
children, according to some people, display ADHD like symptoms not
because they are hyperactive or lack sufficient attention spans but
because the person forming the opinion has unrealistic standards of
how a child should behave.
Diet - What Fuel We Do & Don't Give Our Bodies:
B vitamin deficiencies: Many experts believe that one
of the main causes for inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity,
temper tantrums, sleep disorders, forgetfulness, and aggression are
caused by faulty neurotransmissions a problem with the
neurotransmitters in the brain. Vitamin B-6 is a necessary vitamin
used in the making of neurotransmitters that affect behavior. A lack
of this vitamin or really any other vitamin can cause a child to act
inappropriately.
Metabolic disorders: They reduce the brain's supply of
glucose, the bodies fuel and can cause ADHD like symptoms.
Iron deficiency: Iron is an essential component of
hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying pigment in the blood. Iron is
normally obtained through the food in the diet and by the recycling
of iron from old red blood cells. The causes of iron deficiency are
too little iron in the diet, poor absorption of iron by the body,
and loss of blood. It is also caused by lead poisoning in children.
Malnutrition or improper diet: Many children in the
United States do not eat a well balanced diet. A proper diet is
necessary to growing children. An improper diet can affect a child's
behavior in an ill way.
Dietary Factors: (For example to much caffeine and
sugar) At doses as low as 250 milligrams a day, a level many
American children exceed- caffeine can cause rambling speech,
attention and concentration problems, agitation, heart palpitations,
insomnia, and hyperactive behavior. In a way, it is true we are what
we eat.
In Conclusion
The bottom line here is that modern day society does not want our
children to question their authority! In the years past children who
questioned authority of their teachers, doctors, government etc were
thought of as rebels! Well we rebels have grown up to be strong
individuals who can think for ourselves and not be the puppets of
those who wish to control us! Do you want your children to be
controlled and dependant upon drugs or would you rather they have a
mind of their own free spirited and not controlled by those in
authority? Authority tried to control society and do away with an
"inferior race" during the second world war. Are the psychiatrists
and pharmaceutical companies trying to commit genocide by pushing
drugs on our children, is this another form of population control?
You decide!
Don't make the pharmaceutical companies fat dumb and happy by
believing everything you are told, rather keep your children happy
and your family happy by getting your children the real help they
need and keeping your money in your own wallet and out of the
pockets of the pharmaceutical 'DRUG LORD' companies!
Before allowing your child(ren) to suffer at the hands of psychiatry
and pharmaceutical companies etc. etc. we urge you to love your
children enough to read the labels of the food you offer him/her and
start a new way of life for not only your children but yourselves by
getting away from the chemicals we are fed in the pre-packaged foods
of today. We urge you to get your children checked out by a
qualified "GOOD" medical doctor not a modern day 'drug lord doctor'
and by all means read these books "The HYPERACTIVITY HOAX" and "A
DOSE of SANITY" - By Sidney Walker III, M.D." We also strongly
recommend a fairly new book with remarkable results titled "10 Days
To A Less Defiant Child" by Dr. Jeffery Bernstein, PH.D.
While Dr. Bernstein does make references in the book about ADHD and
other questionable mental diagnosis we feel the overall message of
how to effectively communicate with your children to reduce
defiant behaviors is so good that one can certainly overlook the
flawed messages about these phony mental illnesses.
As a college graduate in the Mental Health Field I am not naive to
the terminology, nor the tactics employed by 'professionals'
'doctors' and 'educators.' My common sense questions were
'rationalized' while in college and the subsequent years following
my professional training. Now I'm not so easily suckered into 'their
box' of tricks! I'm demanding 'real' medical help for my children
and all children!
LET US BE THE PIONEERS WHO SAVE OUR CHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF CHILDREN!
We encourage everyone to do their own homework on this topic and we hope you have found this information helpful for you, your
children and your family as a whole. We feel very passionately
about this subject and we truly hope you have found it useful.
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Thank you and we wish your families well!
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