MSgirl

My 6 year old son was said to have ADHD and we tried the medicine. We went through a range of emotions. One day he stared off into space in a zombie like state, the next day he cried nonstop, and the following day he was angry. We decided the medicine was not worth my child's personality and we would look for an all natural way to go.

After researching, I found that blonde hair, blue eyed boys are more likely to become hyperactive due to the foods they eat. I figured I had nothing to lose and would give it a shot. Now, five months later, we only eat what is on the diet.

The change has been amazing. My once hyper child is now the quiet child who sits and draws or reads. My family and neighbors have commented on how he must be growing up because he behaves so well now. I just smile and say thank you. I enjoy taking him to town now because I know that he is going to behave and not run wild.

Now he is still a typical boy who loves to play football, rides his bike too fast for his mommy's taste and climbs trees. He still has his wonderful personality but is a joy to be around.

The diet is not hard to follow. It is just choosing different products off the grocery store shelf. Some brands to trust are Kashi, Back to Nature and Annie's. The book I read was "A.D.H.D. - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Natural Approach to Help and Heal a Hyperactive Child" by Ted Broer.

Here is a summary of the diet:

1) NO DAIRY PRODUCTS, especially cow's milk. This is the single most important restriction.
2) NO YELLOW FOODS. Especially Corn or Squash. Bananas are white. Don't eat the peel.
3) NO JUNK FOODS. If it comes in a cellophane wrapper, don't eat it.
4) NO FRUIT JUICES. Too much sugar content. One small glass of apple juice has the sugar content of eight apples. It is better to eat the fruit
5) CUT SUGAR INTAKE BY 90%. If you can, cut it down to zero. Sugar is in just about everything, but give it a try. Do your best without going crazy.
6) CUT CHOCOLATE BY 90%. No more than a single piece, once a week.
7) NO PROCESSED MEATS and NO MSG. Only get meats with labels that say, “Turkey and Water,” etc. If the meat has chemicals listed that you can't pronounce, don't buy it.
9) CUT FRIED FOODS BY 90%.
10) AVOID FOOD COLORINGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
11) NO PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS
12) NO HIGH FRUTOSE CORN SYRUP

I promise it is not as hard as it seems. We eat Kashi Heart to Heart cereal with soy milk, Annie's Cheddar bunnies (just like goldfish), Annie's Bunny grahams, Back to nature chocolate chip cookies, and soy ice cream. The bread we use is Sara Lee sweeted with honey and Health Smart butter has flax. Joseph reacts the most to milk. If he has milk, he will react with 15 minutes.

A bonus is that I lost 20 lbs and my husband lost 17 lbs.

If anyone has any questions, post back and I will try my best to reply.