Natural Remedies for ADHD and ADD

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Posted by ariley394 (USA) on 03/20/2026
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ADHD/ADD

Re-post of two posts and additional info for simplicity

Nutrients deficiencies commonly found in individuals with ADHD

Vitamin D: Approximately 78.4% of children with ADHD are deficient, compared to 48% without ADHD. (D3)

Iron: ADHD patients are twice as likely to have iron-deficiency anemia.

Magnesium, zinc and omega 3: half of children with ADHD are deficient.

If you crave chocolate your low in magnesium

Nutrients involved in making and regulating neurotransmitters: Magnesium, zinc, iron

Teen girls 12-18 need 15 mg Iron and possibly up to 25mg during menstrual cycle

Iron level vary from childhood to adulthood and differ in males and females

Allergenic foods: Milk, chocolate, soy, wheat, food dyes.

Hormones: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, which are part of your endocrine system can play a role in ADHD

Brain: Frontal lobes and Parietal Lobes involved in sustained attention. Plus other areas of brain.

How to do muscle testing with a pendulum. YouTube video

Nerve regrowth brain: Lions Mane, Gotu Kola

B1, B6, B12

May need

Kidney support: Chinese medicine connects with brain

Large intestine support: Brain gut connection, probiotics

Immune support: aide in nerve healing

Ashwagandha and Rhodiola could be valuable

Inflammation: Turmeric with Bioperine

Food based multivitamin/mineral essential

Complex carbohydrates needed simple carbs, even fruit juice is like eating candy. Addiction to carbs, sugars needs to be addressed. Mouth inflamed from foods or drink. Can use coconut oil like mouth wash. Around tablespoon, swish for couple of minutes, spit in trash not drain.

Bipolars want to read

That is Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity. “Disorder”

Lets look at Hyperactivity! In Bipolar disorder they call it mania. ADHD can get that depression similar to bipolar after they are hyper. Bipolar is a little more intense. Like your adrenals get stuck in hyper-drive.

What is causing this Hyper/Mania? Adrenal Glands

What causes the adrenal glands to do this?

Explanation: STRESS is a big factor. Your Endocrine system out of whack along with Amygdala.

OK Your Amygdala deals with emotions, fear, anger...It's the Fight, Flight, Freeze part of the brain. So if you get your Amygdala sending signals to your Pituitary and then Adrenals. Then Adrenaline goes at a high-level. Part of Anxiety too. To much adrenaline can give you racing thoughts, abundant amount of energy, raise your heart rate etc. Hello!!! Hyperactive/mania!

WAIT!!! What happens when your body uses up adrenaline? Crash! Depression

Cortisol: another adrenal hormone: a destructive one when high. How can you tell if it is way high. You will have tingling through out your head and maybe face, but don't mistake it for Histamine it can fool you. (lite sensation, brain fog)

What can help this: Ashwagandha and B-complex or a Food based multivitamin/mineral

Ashwagandha works with the amygdala, hypo-thalamus, pituitary, adrenals thyroid, testes and ovaries

B5 supports adrenals, B6 pituitary

You still need to look at the whole body!

FOOD and Beverage ALLERGIES: HELLO HISTAMINE

“Histamine is a neurotransmitter that can influence brain function, focus, and mood, and imbalances in histamine levels may contribute to ADHD symptoms like hyperactivity and difficulty concentrating. Some research suggests that histamine intolerance could exacerbate ADHD symptoms” (AI) You be the judge.

So if you have ever drank a soda/pop like mountain dew or similar...Food dye, sugar, caffeine!! The trifecta of hyperactivity. Then crash...depression.

So your job is to look up histamine foods and take them out of you diet! Also low histamine probiotics and what foods reduce histamine. What herbs are antihistamine. Its a little lengthy.

Just because you don't get rashes, shortness or breath, symptoms of high histamine does not mean that histamine is not messing with your brain!

Oh! A note on Dairy products. Milk is for baby calves not humans. Calves/baby cows have four stomachs and can digest, humans can't or struggle. So if you a stuffy nose, sign of dairy problems. All dairy. Goats milk is the only suitable animal milk for humans. Remember short chain proteins good (goat milk, long chain proteins (cows milk) bad. Opposite for Carbohydrates. Its necessarily lactose intolerance, dairy is inflammatory and when processed harder to digest. Unprocessed milk humans tolerate better, but it's illegal to sell or buy in the U.S.

Now you have two valid reasons for hyperactivity. Other reasons: if your liver is congested and inflamed heat can rise and fill the pericardium. That is the sack around the heart. This can cause speed talking. (Chinese medicine)

Your nervous system can cause hyperactivity too, but different, more constant. Your liver can make you driven. Yes high testosterone and estrogen can have affect, part of your endocrine system. Why you need to balance whole body. Holistic Medicine. Why I call most mental health disorders, general health disorders.

Yes Bipolar and ADHD may come at different ages but the hyperactivity and mania can give similar symptoms, laser focus, extra energy, increased multitasking, rapid speech and racing thoughts. They both can increase hyperactivity and mania when an allergen is introduced ex. Red dye.

This information is a combination of of medical, Naturopathy, Chinese medicine and Auricular Therapy

Please look up words you don't understand.

I encourage you to look up the iron level of your age and sex. Internet search medicinal properties of Lions Maine and Gotu Kola and any other information you might not understand. Auricular Therapy pictures and videos.

Again please see a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist. If your on meds don't try to mix herbs and meds. Disaster waiting to happen.

ADHD ADD

Protocol

Note Auricular Therapy can work with over 25 points of the brain. Frontal and posterior ear lobe.

Primary: Hippocampus, Amygdala, Thyrotropin, Thyroid Gland C, Thyroid Gland E, Shen Men, Posterior Shen Men, Master Oscillation

Secondary: Master Cerebral, Point Zero, Kidney C, Brain, Brain Stem, Occiput

Terry Oleson

Auricular Therapy Manual



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