If there were a cure for ADHD, the pharmaceutical companies would have made even more money and there would be very few adults with ADHD! The problem is that there is no cure at all and all the medical community is offering are drugs which are liable to cause more problems than they can solve! That is a pretty bleak scenario but it is the harsh truth unfortunately.
Some people actually claim that exercise and sports can be a sort of natural cure for ADHD.
They are right in that exercise can help to alleviate many of the symptoms, especially hyperactivity, anxiety, depression and insomnia.
That is not bad for just one activity! This is all recounted in the book called Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John J.
Ratey M.
D.
He tells the story of a boy called Jackson who was prescribed psychostimulants from an early age for his ADHD.
This did not solve the problem at all and only seemed to worsen it as he began to suffer from anxiety and depression.
More medicine and he started taking Paxil for his depression.
After many years on the drugs, right through high school, Jackson decided to stop taking his drugs and was amazed to find that his anxiety and insomnia problems started to disappear.
He felt much better than he had ever been.
It was while he was on holiday that he decided to start running, mainly for fitness reasons rather than anything else.
Well, he noticed an immediate improvement in mood and in his attention span.
He was able to focus much better and when he continued his daily running, he found that his grades at college were increasing dramatically! Numerous studies show that physical exercise has a beneficial effect on our whole psyche and the mood and attention spans are all improved.
It is very rare to find a depressed person who goes running or swimming every day.
But exercise is just one of the ways we can approach the whole problem of a so called cure for ADHD.
We have to ensure that there is a comprehensive type of treatment in place which must include the following so that we can avoid the medication trap which could easily ruin our child's health:- • behavioral therapy or effective parenting skills • green time and sports as mentioned above • nutritious diet which favors more protein and fewer carbohydrates • organization of an ADHD friendly environment so that the child is helped to cope with everyday tasks.
• homeopathic remedies which can help with symptoms without causing any further problems These are the ways to approach the whole idea of a possible cure for ADHD.
Once these are in place, the ADHD child will gain in confidence and the problems of aggressive behavior, tantrums, lack of attention span and hyperactivity will all diminish, leading to a much happier and more relaxed home.