What do you recommend for my 6 ½ year old daughter with ADHD?

Q. What do you recommend for my 6 ½ year old daughter with ADHD?

A. There are some great products available to reverse the underlying deficiencies she may have and reduce the symptoms she is experiencing. This protocol I have laid out primarily targets the gut and the brain. These two organs seem to play the biggest role in ADHD. You may also read our ADHD section of our website to see the whole list of products available.

1. HLC Mindlink by Pharmax: This is a human-strain probiotic which also contains gut healing amino acid glutamine. Research correlates poor gut function and leaky gut syndrome with ADHD due to the escape of proteins and other particles which travel to and alter the brain function. (Take 1 capsule or ¼ tsp with meals twice daily to improve gut function, reduce permeability as seen in leaky gut syndrome, assist in ADHD and other neurological and intestinal disorders.)

2. Biofocus Rice Berry or Whey Chocolate is a Multivitamin Meal Replacement that might work very well for your 6 1/2 year old. It contains an excellent composition of vitamins, high levels of minerals, particularly magnesium glycinate, and building blocks for many of the brains’ neurotransmitters. It even has herbs to help with brain circulation. I have not tasted it, but based on it’s contents, I think it is an excellent product for your daughter’s condition. (Take 1 serving daily at breakfast as directed on label to support brain function.)

3. Berry Frutol by Pharmax is an excellent quality fish oil, essential for make up of brain receptors involved in attention and brain function, reception of neurotransmitters. This fish oil is disguised especially for children. It is so tasty that my niece asks for it every time she walks in my door. Of course, I gladly give it to her! (Take 2-3 tsp daily from a spoon to aid in neurotransmitter action)