Now two studies -- one published in the January issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and the other published in the February issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science -- provide the best evidence yet that lead could be one of the biggest culprits behind ADHD. Read the original article on NaturalNews.com

Medications commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, according to new research. Children and teens taking ADHD stimulant medications were seven times more likely to die suddenly than their peers.

As many as 2.5 million children in the United States take ADHD stimulant medications, such as amphetamine, dextroamphetamine (Adderall), methamphetamine or methylphenidate (Ritalin). In the early 1990’s, several reports of sudden, unexplained death in children taking these medications began to raise concerns. Read the original article.

A long list of nerve and brain disorders has been associated with gluten sensitivity. These include: wobbly walking (cerebella ataxia), muscle weakness, slow development, learning problems, attention deficit disorder (ADD), depression, lethargy, migraine and headache. Medical research has shown that these problems can be triggered by gluten and occur in people who do not have coeliac disease. Read the original article.

Have you got $100 -$150 a month to spend on ADHD drugs which have so many side effects that the FDA spends a lot of public money on warnings to doctors and parents? Want a cheaper option?

ADHD homeopathic medications are much less expensive and the best news of all is that they have no side effects and actually do work ! Homeopathic cures for ADHD have not had much of a press quite simply because they are not backed by the pharmaceutical giants and the success of homeopathy represents a real threat to their business.

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Maryland shoppers may see warning labels on many foods soon, and a ban on suspect food additive chemicals by 2012. Check labels for these 8 suspect chemical food colorings.

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This is an English translation of the article published in French by WordPress : « Autisme, schizophrénie et hyperactivité- Phosphates dans l’alimentation : les enfants poussés au bord de la folie »  Mondialisation.ca, 1 fevrier 2008 Word Press.

Since twenty years ago, the hyperactivity, schizophrenia and autism cases are dramatically raising in developed countries. Scientists from the entire world are studying this problem. All of them agree in the link between the gluten and casein allergies and toxic metals.

In only ten years the number of autism in USA has been multiplied by three. There’s really an “epidemy” of autism that is expanding to the other side of the Atlantic. In Maryland, for example, the official stats show an increasing of 500% of new cases since 1998.

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ADHD children's parents usually know that Ritalin has secondary effects, but they believe that it is the only solution so the child keeps calm and can concentrate on a book. In this article I talk about some of the Ritalin’s side effects and I suggest some alternatives therapies to deal with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, as well as a mum’s testimonial that succeed in give her child a normal life thanks to the neurological reorganisation therapies.