The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child - Hardcover

by Jay Gordon (Author), Jennifer Chang (With)

A Complete Nutritional and Lifestyle Program

If you're hesitant about giving your child prescribed medication for hyperactivity, read The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child. Using the helpful information in this book, you can decide whether your child really does have ADD or ADHD, how you can cure the problem naturally with nutrition, and how to redirect your child's focus. Don't simply mask the symptoms with drugs; instead, follow and safe and effective non-drug protocol practiced by Dr. Jay Gordon for more than three decades.

Front Jacket

If you have--or know--a child who suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), you may be as concerned at the possible ramifications of prescription drug treatment as you are that he or she might suffer academically, socially, or emotionally if the condition is left untreated.

The good news is that a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD does not have to mean the start of a lifetime on serious medication. In this book, Dr. Jay Gordon presents an all-natural approach to treating ADD and ADHD in children--an approach that has helped thousands of children with ADD/ADHD to focus, function, and interact productively. Dr. Gordon's program has worked extraordinarily well without drugs. The ADD and ADHD Cure includes real-life examples from Dr. Gordon's practice so you can learn what has worked for other families.

Dr. Gordon advises that you not give your child any foods with processed sugars, dairy ingredients, or artificial additives. If that sounds difficult, don't worry. He gives you all of the tools and information to do it, from what to look for on food labels to a thirty-day meal plan complete with weekly shopping lists. You'll find nearly a hundred kid-friendly recipes for breakfasts, snacks, soups and stews, entrees, salads, desserts, and more.

Dr. Gordon also advocates behavioral therapy and explains how to create structure and goals so that change is a positive experience. He discusses how to refocus your child by identifying his or her passion and building on it and shows you how to create and stick to a schedule to ensure that your child gets enough sleep. Exercise is also an essential component of The ADD and ADHD Cure and there's a thirty-day exercise program to ease your family into regular daily exercise.

Back Jacket

If you have--or know--a child who suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), you may be as concerned at the possible ramifications of prescription drug treatment as you are that he or she might suffer academically, socially, or emotionally if the condition is left untreated.

The good news is that a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD does not have to mean the start of a lifetime on serious medication. In this book, Dr. Jay Gordon presents an all-natural approach to treating ADD and ADHD in children--an approach that has helped thousands of children with ADD/ADHD to focus, function, and inter-act productively. Dr. Gordon's program has worked extraordinarily well without drugs. The ADD and ADHD Cure includes real-life examples from Dr. Gordon's practice so you can learn what has worked for other families.

Dr. Gordon advises that you not give your child any foods with processed sugars, dairy ingredients, or artificial additives. If that sounds difficult, don't worry. He gives you all of the tools and information to do it, from what to look for on food labels to a thirty-day meal plan complete with weekly shopping lists. You'll find nearly a hundred kid-friendly recipes for breakfasts, snacks, soups and stews, entrées, salads, desserts, and more.

Dr. Gordon also advocates behavioral therapy and explains how to create structure and goals so that change is a positive experience. He discusses how to refocus your child by identifying his or her passion and building on it and shows you how to create and stick to a schedule to ensure that your child gets enough sleep. Exercise is also an essential component of The ADD and ADHD Cure and there's a thirty-day exercise program to ease your family into regular daily exercise.

Author Biography

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, took an unusual step in the middle of his residency training. Deciding that he needed greater knowledge about nutrition, vitamins, and alternative medicine, he served as Senior Fellow in Pediatric Nutrition at Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York City. Today, he uses that knowledge treating young patients in his pediatric practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Gordon is the author of Listening to Your Baby and the coauthor of Good Nights. He hosts a weekly chat on AOL's "Ask the Pediatrician," and writes for the Los Angeles Times, New York Parent, and Parenting. He has been featured on The Early Show, Good Morning America, 20/20, the Today show, and National Public Radio.

Jennifer Chang is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor. She is the founder of The Worldly, a world culture Web magazine and nonprofit organization.