Can A Paleo Diet Help Your ADHD?

If you do a search online, you will find that some people recommend a paleo diet for ADHD symptoms. In case you don’t know – I didn’t – a paleo diet consists of meats, fruits, and vegetables with no dairy, grains, sugar, or processed foods. You also consume healthy fats, like olive and coconut oils. Because […]

Is Your Brain Ripe Enough?

Have you ever heard of your brain being ripe? Me either. But Stephanie Rodriguez, the “brains” behind a new product called Noggin Nosh knows all about your brain and what’s good for it. And she’s put it into the most delicious bars that you have ever tasted. Ever. Stephanie is a former school psychologist and […]

Eating for ADHD

Did you know that certain foods can either help your ADHD symptoms or make them worse? It’s true. What we put in our bodies, as well as what goes on in our bodies, affects our brains. Don’t believe me? Go have a few shots of tequila and then tell me your brain hasn’t been affected. […]

Managing ADHD Naturally, Part 3

Grains and Dairy Products Grains are an important component in a balanced diet; however, they can present a problem when it comes to Attention Deficit Disorder. More specifically, the gluten contained in many grains is thought to aggravate ADHD symptoms. Gluten and casein (found in dairy products) are the latest “suspects’ when it comes to […]

Dairy and ADHD

There has been continuing research over the last few years that suggest that a diet that is gluten and casein free can help minimize ADHD symptoms. Gluten is found in grains like wheat, barley and rye. Casein is found in dairy products. I eat gluten free because I have a condition called Celiac disease. Recently […]