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Post by ailsab on Jul 25, 2015 19:20:29 GMT
so... anything? Just wondering
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Post by contrarymary on Jul 25, 2015 22:02:21 GMT
hi ailsabyes! some foods are definitely over-stimulating and exacerbate symptoms for me. there's quite a lot of research and guidance about it: i remember finding a good starting point in this article
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Post by ailsab on Jul 25, 2015 22:13:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 2:17:14 GMT
NICE is currently doing research into this.
I'm fairly sure they'll condemn biscuits (sic).
If you follow the latest trends in dietary advice (sensible stuff, not fads) you can't go far wrong - optimisation is the way to go.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 7:56:04 GMT
I had a discussion with my specialist about this last week and generally speaking, other than having a balanced diet there isn't much to go on. There is one specific ADHD diet that is supposed to have resulted in significant changes, but it is so strict that the only group it can be given to is children so young they have no control over what they eat.
I have also read up on supplements and in particular Omega 3/6 fatty acids, but at a quick glance it is mainly just marketing.
I do think that a healthy and balanced diet will be beneficial, but that is mainly because being healthy and fit helps everyone. In my own diet I do use vitamin supplements because I train a lot and know that my blood Hb-value is a little on the low side making me feel tired more quickly.
Of course a lot of things are personal and some changes might benefit you without there being a clear reason.
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Post by contrarymary on Jul 27, 2015 8:03:22 GMT
this is one of the areas the Institute for Food Brain & Behaviour have also been doing research on for some years, they're here IFFB
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 8:09:13 GMT
hi ailsabyes! some foods are definitely over-stimulating and exacerbate symptoms for me. there's quite a lot of research and guidance about it: i remember finding a good starting point in this article I have to say that I'm not too keen on that article. For instance it says the following: " Protein. Foods rich in protein — lean beef, pork, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, soy, and low-fat dairy products — can have beneficial effects on ADD symptoms. Protein-rich foods are used by the body to make neurotransmitters, the chemicals released by brain cells to communicate with each other." While technically correct, I feel the statement is a complete exaggeration. Precursors of neurotransmitters are synthesized from amino acids, which are the basic components of proteins, but proteins are found in everything you eat and an increase in protein intake will likely only lead to weight gain. You can get all the proteins you need from vegetables as well. In a balanced diet there will be no deficiency that could cause lower levels of neurotransmitters.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 8:11:17 GMT
this is one of the areas the Institute for Food Brain & Behaviour have also been doing research on for some years, they're here IFFBThis seems far more reasonable.
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Post by blaze on Jul 30, 2015 17:13:25 GMT
Dutch I take it you mean the gap diet? There are a couple other similar.
My girls were sensitive to dairy so while I bf and during weaning onto solids we spent time on Ted diets and similar to gap to try and figure out what intolerance was causing problems. There was definitely some teeny difference in them (not in me) but as they got older they seemed to grow out of it- less physical symptoms. I'm a member of a more natural parenting forum where most bf, and with those if us who have baby's with sr and sleep problems who grow into kids with various developmental disorders- and there does seem to be a general correlation with sensitivity to the proteins in dairy, soy, gluten, as well as things like tree nuts and night shade veg etc. I'm not sold on any great link or cure and like I say my girls seem to have grown out of their sensitivitys- but plenty seem to find they don't. I was kept on extreem diets to control my hyperactivity as a kid- im so not keen on these things, far too close to the extreme diets, massive over supplementation and sweat therapy's of cure autism groups. But in general sense human beings are born designed to drink human milk, so its logical there could be some reaction to being giving proteins they arnt supposed to process. And with intolerances exposure increases the reactions so I guess for some underlyingaAdhd or other DDS CD be exasserbated by these types of intolerances. And developmental disorders do tend to go hand in hand with being highly sensitive- which often includes sensitivities to foods.
I think often the research on these types of things is reported with very emotive language, so while sort of factualy accurate it isn't put into context and creates slight hysteria around certain foods- which takes away from the idea of balance within a diet. I always find the idea that wheat has an oppiate effect ridiculous- I've had toast and I've had tramadol and they are nothing alike.
Omegas I do find help, only the eyeqs, and my kids react positively to these also- but I'd suspect that has much more to do with generally missing these in day to day diet as opposed to anything significant.
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Post by Neonzz on Dec 18, 2015 0:35:03 GMT
For me all atrificial colourings apart from ammonia caramel MSG sodium benzoate aspartame all make me extremely hyperactive
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Post by Babble on Dec 18, 2015 9:33:52 GMT
I read somewhere or other that protein is helpful for those with inattentive ADD - don't know how true that is though. Also, eating healthy (as always) is meant to be good (if occasionally boring).
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Post by hermanli on Dec 24, 2015 12:18:29 GMT
hi ailsab yes! some foods are definitely over-stimulating and exacerbate symptoms for me. there's quite a lot of research and guidance about it: i remember finding a good starting point in this article I have to say that I'm not too keen on that article. For instance it says the following: " Protein. Foods rich in protein — lean beef, pork, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, soy, and low-fat dairy products — can have beneficial effects on ADD symptoms. Protein-rich foods are used by the body to make neurotransmitters, the chemicals released by brain cells to communicate with each other." While technically correct, I feel the statement is a complete exaggeration. Precursors of neurotransmitters are synthesized from amino acids, which are the basic components of proteins, but proteins are found in everything you eat and an increase in protein intake will likely only lead to weight gain. You can get all the proteins you need from vegetables as well. In a balanced diet there will be no deficiency that could cause lower levels of neurotransmitters. Protein will not lead to weight gain unless the individual is atrophied from a protein deficiency, in which case they will develop some useful and pleasant looking lean mass (ie muscle) - which is in turn good for overall health and mental state.
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Post by mywanderingmindnl on Mar 29, 2017 0:52:47 GMT
I recently found out that gluten have a very bad effect on me!! So I stopped eating gluten and I take vitamins, like omega 3, Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. I'm completely medication free now. Amazing
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Post by marionk on Mar 29, 2017 11:03:10 GMT
I recently found out that gluten have a very bad effect on me!! So I stopped eating gluten and I take vitamins, like omega 3, Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. I'm completely medication free now. Amazing Aha! I was right! And the reason going gluten free has helped with your ADHD is probably because the gluten intolerant gut's reaction to gluten adversely affects B12 absorbtion and B12 is important for dopamine synthesis and regulation, so causing you to have low dopamine levels which exacerbates the negative aspects of ADHD. I suspect that there are other ways that gluten intolerance may contribute to lowering dopamine levels, but this one is definitely known about.
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