What’s up, doc?
Can my child with ADHD be treated without medication? What alternative do we have? Here is a list of common food additives that cannot be healthy for your children.
NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENTS FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
by Adam P. Goode, DPT,PhD, et al.
Pediatrics, Vol. 141, nu. 6, June 2018 pg. 46
This is a very good review of the treatment of ADHD without medications. The authors look at studies for all non-medication modes of therapy. They found incomplete studies of effectiveness for these modalities to be of questionable help.
From my own standpoint I agree that these methods of treatment have not been proven to be as effective as medication. On the other hand, I must keep an open mind. Someday there may be a study that unequivocally proves a non-medication treatment for ADHD is effective. Until then, I feel medication is the universally most effective way to help the ADHD patient.
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CHILD HEALTH
by Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, FAAP, et al.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, Vol. 142, nu. 2, August 2018, pg. 69
This is a comprehensive look at all the food additives that might come in contact
with the foods you feed your offspring.
On page 72 of this article there are listed seven recommendations that would be
helpful for menu makers and food handlers.