The very latest information on what to eat, what to avoid, problems with chemicals, supplements that help, non-dietary approaches, reasons for ADD/ADHD and more!

The symptoms - possibly including, but not limited to: short attention span, memory lapse, irritability, anxiety, poor motor control, withdrawn behavior, maldigestion, difficulty communicating, inability to focus, talking too loud and too fast, inability to follow directions, sit still or listen, learning difficulties. Possible contributing factor: food allergies, chemical sensitivity, vitamin or mineral deficiencies, amino acid insufficiency, spinal misalignment, stress on the central nervous system and more. Is there a connection between chemical fumes and learning ability? Can maldigestion contribute to behavior problems? What is commenly misdiagnosed as ADD or ADHD? Can diet contribute to fatigue and depression? What really is ADD/ADHD? Is the problem hereditary? "This important book, The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet, will provide the type of answers that are needed to make an informed choice for safer, better, easier and less expensive treatments for ADD and ADHD." -Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Clinical Asst. Professor of Pediatrics SUNYAB, author of Is This Your Child's World? "My patients always value alternative therapies and referring them to this book makes my job much easier." -Esteban A. Genao, M.D., pediatrician "Conventional therapies normally address only the symptos of an illness, not the cause. It is clear they are not the answer in the long run. Addressing the cause of A.D.D. is the first big step. Nutrition is a major key and The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet is richly filled with specific ways to build a healthy diet for the child or the adult affected by this disorder. This book is an enlightened and important contribution to giving children and adults diagnosed with A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. the gift of a quality life." -Linda Rector Pace, N.D., Ph.D. author of Healthy-Healing - An Alternative Healing Reference

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Rachel Bell has worked with children and adolescents in and out of school settings for fifteen years. She has been employed in an instructional and supervisory capacity with adolescents clinically diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity. She collaborated with Dr. Peiper and Nina Anderson on the well-known booklet, A.D.D., The Natural approach. Rachel has been schooled in macrobiotic cooking at the Kushi Institute and is currently studying naturopathy and craniosacral therapy. She lives in the mountains with her daughter Emily, and enjoys long walks in the woods. Dr. Howard Peiper is a nationally recognized expert in the holistic counseling field. His healing, health care and natural health professional credentials extend over thirty years and include those of naturopath, author, lecturer, magazine consultant, radio personality and host of a television show, Partners in Healing. he is the co-author of six books including: A.D.D., The Natural Approach, Over 50 Looking 30!, The All Natural Anti-Aging Diet, All Natural Anti-Aging Skin Care and Super Nutrition for Animals. Howard holds a degree in Optometry and now practices in the field of Naturopathy. In the last twenty years, he has totally committed himself to the holistic health field.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. If You Want Something Different, You've Got to Do Something Different 2. Going Through The Open Door 3. "But Why Do I Have ADD?" 4. The First Step Toward Changing Your Diet 5. What Should You Eat? 6. Tasty Recipes 7. The Importance of Detoxifying 8. Supplements That We Need 9. Nutrients That Help A.D.D. & A.D.H.D. 10. Non-Dietary Approaches to A.D.D./A.D.H.D. Resource Directory Bibliography Index