ADHD

(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)


Quick summary of the science :

The cause of ADHD is unknown.  Recent studies suggest it is related to a disruption of dopamine signaling.

NB.  There is no blood test which is used to diagnose ADHD – it’s perception and subject to bias and the condition is over diagnosed.  


Brain measuring to see how big it is

Are kids with ADHD just acting according to their brain age ?

Sophisticated neuroimaging technology suggests that “developmentally inappropriate behaviour” is perfectly appropriate, for the stage of brain development.

A little boy at 6 years and 0 days struggling with school, same little boy 6 years and 362 days old, acing school

Could that diagnosis of ADHD be an age thing not a brain thing

The youngest kids in a class are more likely to raise the red flag of ADHD, could the diagnosis be because of a baby brain, not a broken brain.

Exceptional brain being praised while an ordinary brain feels left out and ignored.

It’s hard to be normal these days

What happened to being normal – it seems that every other person has SOME kind of mental health problem. The fix…………. a prescription

Enzyme driving a fork lift moving amino acids around

Want to put a stop to your ADHD tendencies ?

Eat a BIG BREAKFAST. The egg part, of that big breakfast delivers a supply of tyrosine to your brain, which helps your brain STOP, stopping ADHD tendencies

A brain enjoying a little green shoot poking through the concrete

Delight your brain today by having a green moment

As the world move online, green moments are becoming increasingly redundant, but a daily dose of green medicine, is essential for human health

Cholesterol jump starting a neuron in "cardiac arrest"

The brain is a big fan of cholesterol, shouldn’t you be too ?

It takes a healthy dose of oxidised cholesterol (oxysterol), to get human embryonic stem cells to grow into dopamine-producing nerve cells.

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