Hi, I am the mother of young 10 year old boy. About 18 months ago his primary school asked me to have him assessed for ADHD. Ryan’s behaviour at this time was aggressive; he struggled to concentrate, was performing very badly at school, and was totally disruptive in class. He couldn’t sit still long enough to eat a family meal, and was constantly chattering, utter rubbish most of the time. So I took him to be assessed, he was diagnosed with ADHD. The doctor prescribed Ritalin and pushed us out the door.
Ryan’s behaviour did improve when the medication was effective, it would, he was drugged, but either side of the medication i.e. first thing in the morning and last thing at night, his behaviour was much worse. The doctor just said this was normal and dismissed it. How many of you reading this finds this a familiar story.
Then I read a book on alternative approaches to ADHD, ie Nutritional and Homeopathy. No mother wants her child to take amphetamines, so, on recommendation, I found Linda.
Ryan had a Vega test he showed as being dairy intolerant and intolerant to many of the additives. I changed his diet completely, and started him on Vitamin supplements. I also took him to see a Homeopath. Ryan’s behaviour improved but at times he still seemed to reacting to something and I could work out what. So Linda recommended a Hair analysis. This showed that Ryan was struggling to maintain his sugar levels. Linda advised an intensive three months of supplements, and the homeopath prescribed something to help the pancreas.
All that ended two months ago. Ryan is now so much calmer. His relationships at home are so much better, before he felt so insecure and pushed away, that has all changed, people have patience with him, and hence he feels so much more secure and loved. At school he is now able to concentrate, and at long last has friends.
It has been a long, long, LONG, hard road. But the effect Nutrition has had on my little boy has b