The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child

242 Pages·2008·0.64 MB·English

by  Jay Gordon

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The
ADD ADHD
and
Cure
The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity
and Refocus Your Child
JAY GORDON, MD
with Jennifer Chang
John Wiley & Sons,Inc.
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The
ADD ADHD
and
Cure
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The
ADD ADHD
and
Cure
The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity
and Refocus Your Child
JAY GORDON, MD
with Jennifer Chang
John Wiley & Sons,Inc.
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Copyright © 2008 by Jay Gordon. All rights reserved
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Gordon, Jay, date.
The ADD and ADHD cure : the natural way to treat hyperactivity and
refocus your child / Jay Gordon.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-07268-4 (cloth)
1. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Popular works. I. Title.
RJ506.H9G666 2008
618.92'8589—dc22
2008022133
Printed in the United States of America
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C O N T E N T S
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Introduction 1
PART I The Quick Start
1 The ADD and ADHD Cure 7
2 What Is ADD/ADHD and Does Your Child Really
Have It? 19
3 The ADD and ADHD Cure Handbook 29
PART II The Details
4 No One Knows Your Child Better Than You Do 125
5 Taking Charge of Your Child’s Health 131
6 Let’s Behave!: Behavioral Therapy 141
7 Refocusing Your Child’s Energy 155
8 Getting Your Kid to Get Up, Get Out, and Exercise! 173
PART III The Home Stretch,and Beyond
9 Doing More: Additional Natural Treatments 191
10 Revisiting School Choices 199
11 Support for the Whole Family 207
Resources 217
Index 223
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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
I have always wanted to write a book that says as plainly as possible,
“Change the way you eat and you can change the way you feel and
behave.” This concept is even more crucial as we raise our children.
Thanks to Christel Winkler at John Wiley & Sons for understanding
that a doctor/author with ADD who is writing a book about ADD and
ADHD was probably going to deliver chapters and revisions late. Often
quite late.
Mari Florence and Skye Van Raalte-Herzog put this project together.
Thank you.
Jennifer Chang’s name is on the cover of this book with mine because,
while I might have had some good ideas about treating ADD/ADHD
naturally, she had the natural writing skills. Great job, Jennifer!
My wife, Meyera Robbins, created the recipes, cooking ideas, and
meal plans, as well as edited the manuscript with me, and should have
her name on the cover, too, above mine. She deserves all the credit when
your children and family love the meals and snacks presented in this
book. Anything I ever write is dedicated to Meyera. If you think coping
with your child’s attention deficit is difficult, you should try switching
places with my wife as she copes with my (unmedicated) ADD year
after year.
Our daughter, Simone, gets credit for inspiring me and being the
greatest kid ever.
Thanks to a real professional author, Seth Greenland, for telling me
that an overly effusive acknowledgments page is not needed. I thank you
effusively for that advice and will now list just a few more people who
helped get me through the day and a few more who agreed to look at
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