There is extensive nutritional research to support that ADHD (and ADD) can be effectively improved or eliminated with the use of clinical nutrition.

Changes in diet alone have been shown to have tremendous positive effects on ADHD. Studies have shown that gluten and dairy sensitivity can increase the prevalence of ADHD.

In addition there are many natural therapeutic supplements that have been shown to be effective. We have treated many children with ADHD naturally and in many cases have helped the child reduce or eliminate the need for medications.

Yes, clinical nutrition can be very effective for treating heartburn. The first and most important factor is to get some idea why the heartburn is occurring.

Potential causes include infection in the stomach, gluten sensitivity, food allergies, side effects from medication, poor diet (too much processed food), overeating,  or it could be caused by a hiatal hernia.

These are just of the few areas that a clinical nutritionist would look at. One thing is for certain --- the actual root cause of heartburn is not caused a deficiency of antacid medication.

Current research puts that average at 8 to 8½ hours per night. Most people in our society are a bit sleep deprived due to poor sleep quality or just not allowing themselves enough time to sleep each night. Trying to "make up" for missed sleep during the weekend is not successful.

It is interesting to note that deficient sleep is associated with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression and cancer.

Reference: "Lights Out" by T.S. Wiley.

Hello and thank you for the opportunity to do some research! Here's what I found:

Carrageenan is a newer additive, relatively speaking. It is made from seaweed, and for that reason I always considered it to be rather innocent - I was mistaken.

Apparently, experimentally, it's used as an agent to induce intense inflammation in experimental animals. A study done several years ago found that when carrageenan is injected into animals along with a cancer-causing chemical, tumors appeared more rapidly and in higher numbers than in animals injected with the carcinogen alone.

The same was seen when human breast cancers were implanted in animals along with carrageenan: the combination caused the tumors to grow faster and spread more widely.

It is therefore classified as a tumor promoter and is considered hazardous for those at risk for colon cancer or for those who have already had colon cancer as the carrageenan comes into direct contact with the intestines. It's also thought to worsen inflammatory bowel conditions such as ulcerative colitis.

We typically recommend that our patients avoid processed foods and dairy products which is where most carrageenan is found.

Sorry to add another "bad food" to the list, but that's the data I discovered.

To your good health,

Dr Vikki