Troubled Teens Resources

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can be handled by a variety of methods. With more and more parents becoming displeased with dispensing drugs to their put of control teens, a variety of new programs have started emerging with an emphasis on behavior modification, nature and, gaining in attention, nutritional solutions.

“The quality of food we eat (or lack thereof) has a profound affect on Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD. For many people, nutrition alone can effectively work as an ADHD alternative treatment.

A growing body of research points to nutritional deficiencies - especially with essential fatty acids and amino acids - as a contributing factor of Attention Deficit Disorder and learning deficiencies.”

Studies consistently indicate that troubled teenagers treated with Ritalin are still at high risk for teen age drug abuse and severe behavioral problems. The arguments for controlling ADHD by nutrition assert that, though not all teens respond, a sufficient number report great success, justifying that the nutritional approach be more widely encouraged.

“Fatty acids are used to make brain and nerve tissue in the body and are crucial for proper growth, mental function, the immune system and brain development. The body cannot produce the two fatty acids families, Omega-3 and Omega-6, on its own and therefore must receive these key Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD nutrition ingredients through diet and supplementation.

Although the typical Western diet is high in the Omega-6 family of fatty acids (found in corn, sunflower, canola and safflower oil, margarine, vegetable oil and shortening), most Americans young and old are highly deficient in Omega-3.”

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