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Robert is a health enthusiast specialising in Children's Health and has written extensively on ADHD and Mental Health specializing in anxiety and depression. He also writes on relationships. After a long career in Italy in teaching and management with the British Council, he was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for outstanding achievement in December 2005. He still lives in Italy where he writes and teaches.

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  • How to Treat Hyperactive-Attention Deficit Children
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I have a problem when someone is talking to me and I can hear other people talking near me. I find it really difficult to concentrate and focus on what that person is saying to me. I am fortunate in that I have never had hyperactive attention deficit.


  • Signs of an ADHD Child - What Every Parent Needs to Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] One of the signs of an ADHD child is the constant motion, restlessness and never sitting still. Other signs could be that the child never sits still, will not read a book quietly, runs everywhere. These are just some of the hyperactive signs of an ADHD child but there may be other signs as well.


  • ADHD and Video Games - The Pros and Cons
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Wouldn't it be wonderful if attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and video games were the definitive treatment for this mental condition? I am not talking about the average video games and other electronic media which the NIH have condemned as a possible cause of obesity and even ADHD.


  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Information
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder information must be the most difficult to come by. It also must be the longest acronym in the world so it is conveniently shortened to ADHD, which makes everybody's life much easier.. Where can one get information on ADHD and can it be considered reliable?


  • The Disturbing Facts About Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Attention deficit hyperactive disorder or ADHD as it is now more commonly referred to is full of disturbing facts and mysteries. Here is the first one. The diagnosis of ADHD consists of various questionnaires which assess the child's behavior and whether it is holding back his normal development.


  • How Do Children Get ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] There is a lot of misunderstanding about ADHD which is basically a neurological condition in which the child has a certain chemical imbalance which means that he or she has difficulty in concentrating and may be hyperactive and impulsive. How do children get ADHD?


  • What Are the Main Causes of ADHD in Children?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The main causes of ADHD in children are NOT caused by bad parenting or even by a poor diet. So, what ARE the causes of ADHD? The experts now seem to agree that the main causes are either genetic, environmental or abnormal brain development.


  • What Are the Best ADHD Treatment Options?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It is a tragedy that so many ADHD children are given amphetamine type drugs to cure their ADHD as the first option. Every other option comes much later and often when the damage is done. What are the best ADHD treatment options and why are ADHD meds NOT one of them?


  • Is Diet a Main ADHD Cause? - Recent Research on Other Causes
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Just imagine if there was one main ADHD cause! That would make life simpler if it were due to genetic factors, or diet, or the environment or conditions during pregnancy. It could have something to do with the structure of the brain and the chemical imbalances involved in the neurotransmitters.


  • Treating ADHD Safely? A Bizarre Lack of Reliable Information
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Most parents are worried that the ADHD meds are going to affect their child negatively and have long term risks for their health and ask 'how can I treat ADHD'. Basically, they are right to be alarmed. Treating ADHD safely has become a controversial issue and parents are right to question everything.


  • Kids Behavior Problems - 3 Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Why do we have kids behavior problems? It is because they want attention. They very quickly learn the rules of the game whereby if good behavior does not get them what they want, bad behavior might!


  • How to Parent a Difficult Child - One Size Does Not Fit All!
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Some parents complain that giving consequences rather than punishments just does not work with their difficult child. But there are lots of other techniques if you follow a child behavior program.


  • The Struggling Teen - How to Parent Teen Depression
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] What do you do when confronted with teen depression? Do you let your struggling teen stay in bed and let him off homework and other household chores? Here are some tips to help you to parent teen depression.


  • How to Choose Child Behavior Programs
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you are fed up with your child's aggressive, obnoxious and abusive behavior, you may have decided to buy a child behavior program. How do you choose one which is valid and which will give results?


  • Tough Love Children Do Better in Life - Positive Parenting News
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] What kind of parent are you? Strict? Can't be bothered? Let them be? I have news for you.


  • Success in Parenting Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] I know parents who are desperate to try and treat their oppositional defiant disorder kids successfully and without going out of their minds. Basically, their kids are completely disobedient, hostile, aggressive and mouthy.


  • Defiant Child Behavior - 4 Child Behavior Tips
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] How come I am dealing with defiant child behavior, parents ask themselves. Where did I go wrong? What happened? Here are some top child behavior tips for dealing with the defiant child.


  • What Does Tough Love Mean For Positive Parenting?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Many parents are alarmed when the experts advocate tough love as they think of it as a rather cruel and tough treatment and the NIH have noted that 'get tough treatments do not work'. Some parents worry that this type of discipline is maybe bordering on child neglect and child abuse. Here are some guidelines for tough love or positive parenting or assertive parenting or whatever you like to call it!


  • Defiant Kids - Managing Defiant Kids
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Kids answering you back all the time and just being downright defiant? Children bickering all the time? With you or with their siblings? Do you need help with defiant children and managing defiant kids? This article will help you and suggest a useful remedy.


  • 4 Great Ideas For Helping Kids With ADHD
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Did you know that the way to actually helping kids with ADHD lies in your hands, heart and mind, as a parent? Forget the Ritalin and all the other powerful mind altering drugs. Ask the British government what it thinks of child behavior programs given that it has dedicated public funds for teaching parenting skills.


  • What is the Best Solution For ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Life is full of paradoxes and medicines are no exception. Let me explain. ADHD children are put on powerful mind altering drugs (amphetamines, actually!) and guess what one of the side effects is ? Insomnia, good old 'didn't get a wink of sleep'. Childhood is associated with sweet dreams and 'sleeping like a baby'.


  • ADHD Behavior Problems - Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Before we look at ADHD behavior problems, we need to focus on the child himself and remember that we are building on the child's strengths rather than focusing and criticising their weaknesses all the time. Our ultimate goal will be to help them develop confidence, enthusiasm, tolerance towards others and certain ethical values which we hope to transmit to them. Having said that, let us turn to the rather mundane and practical world of ADHD behavior problems and ADHD emotional problems.


  • ADHD Emotional Problems - Guidelines For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How important are ADHD emotional problems? In the UK, the NCH, a major children's charity launched a warning about the lack of emotional wellbeing among the nation's children in general, not just referring to ADHD. They also did a very interesting piece of research among the public to find out where emotional wellbeing stood in the rankings.


  • Do ADHD Meds Without Side Effects Exist?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Most parents with ADHD children ask this very question and the short answer is 'no', at least if we are thinking of psychostimulant drugs which are now household names, such as Vyvanse, Strattera and Ritalin, just to name a few. The shocking fact of the matter is that, according to an editorial in the Archives of Internal Medicine by Dr John Ioannidis of University of Ioannina School of Medicine in Greece, effects from drugs are "neglected, restricted, distorted, and silenced".


  • Are ADHD Medications With Less Side Effects a Mirage?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] The short answer to the question whether ADHD medications with less side effects is a mirage has a very short answer with only three letters. Yes ! Let us face it - any medicine of the allopathic or chemical kind, the staple of Western medicine, is going to have side effects. I have just been given an antibiotic for a 'flu virus and reading the side effects has done nothing to hasten my recovery!


  • A Natural Remedy For Depression and Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] One of the big problems about antidepressant meds such as Xanax, Paxil and Celexa is that they can have a disastrous effect on a person's sex life and I know quite a few people who actually go off the meds before they have sex. This is just one of the issues of these drugs in that their side effects are sometimes more troublesome than the actual condition they are trying to heal.


  • An Overview of Holistic Treatments For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Who can you trust to give you accurate, unbiased information about holistic treatments for depression? Nobody! I say that because there are so many lobbies looking after their own interests that it is really hard to find accurate information.


  • Anxiety Natural Treatments - Relief Without Nasty Side Effects
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] It's weird! Of the millions of people who suffer from anxiety, relatively few opt for anxiety natural treatments which are much less addictive and just as effective as the anti anxiety medications. Did you know that the Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnate) is regarded as being just as effective as the benzodiazepines which form the basis of most anti anxiety medications nowadays? So, what is wrong with the benzodiazepines (Prozac, Celexa and Lexapro) for example?


  • The Problems With Pills For Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] There are now a wide variety of pills for anxiety on the market and your doctor will have no problem in flicking through the catalogues from the drug companies. Xanax, Paxil, Luxox and Zoloft are all popular anxiety medications.


  • Do You Need Help With Anxiety? 3 Helpful Hints
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] If you suffer from anxiety, there may well be rational, identifiable reasons for this. It may be a short term anxiety attack in which you have a terrible dread of an upcoming stressful event such as an assessment or examination. You will probably suffer from a racing heart beat, or palpitations, sweat and have trembling hands. If you suffer from panic attacks, they are different in that they seem to come out of nowhere.


  • 5 Tips to Fight Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Here are 5 tips to fight anxiety. The first one is really simple in that you just have to make a few adjustments to your diet. Why? Some foods are stimulants and other foods will cause crashes in blood sugar levels and that is bad.


  • ADHD Solutions For Your Child - Making Wise Decisions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Before even thinking about ADHD solutions for your child, consider the following facts. ADHD may have several causes but one of them is that the levels of dopamine in the child's brain are decidedly low. Dopamine is responsible for our 'reward' system so is very closely linked with attention and motivation.


  • Do You Need Help For Anxiety? 5 Tips to Follow
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] If you need help for anxiety, the first thing you need to remember is that you are one of the 30 million Americans who are coping with this mental disorder right now. You are just one of the 15%. The second thing you need to do is recognize what type of anxiety you are suffering from.


  • The Controversy About the Best Treatments For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What are the best treatments for ADHD? The controversy rages on and there are advocates of ADHD meds who say that the side effects and the risks are minimal while there are other advocates of homeopathy, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, behavior modification, dietary changes and even equine therapy!


  • ADHD Behavioral Issues at Home - Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] How do you prevent ADHD behavioral issues at home? There can be many incidences of bad behavior which are exacerbated in the ADHD child because of the symptoms of inattentiveness, restlessness, fidgeting and hyperactivity. If you add a co-morbid disorder such as ODD, then physical aggression coupled with verbal abuse may compound the problems.


  • Cell Volumization - A New Breakthrough in Creatine Supplements
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Scientists and researchers have now developed a way to move fluids into muscle by the use of certain ingredients which causes the muscle to swell and grow. This technique is known as cell volumization and also called cell tech creatine.


  • Main Causes of ADHD - Guidelines For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Can a child's diet be one of the main causes of ADHD? Is sugar the culprit? These are some of the questions that parents ask about the causes of ADHD.


  • Treating ADHD in Children - FDA on Alert
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The FDA is concerned about ADHD drugs because they can and do, cause heart problems and hallucinations. The numbers are small but enough to force the FDA to recommend that the drug companies put the black box warning on the boxes of medication.


  • The Great Mystery About the Long Term Effects of Taking ADHD Medications
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Why do I use the word 'mystery'? Think about how long Ritalin, one of the most common ADHD drugs, has been on the market. Forty years! Now, that should be long enough to assess the long term effects of taking ADHD medications, you would have thought.


  • Help With ADHD - 3 Points For Parents to Keep in Mind
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Did you know that Internet addiction can lead to other problems such as depression, hostility ADHD and social phobia? Whether your child has ADHD or not, you will need to warn them about certain unsavoury characters such as child predators who prowl the net and giving personal information on the Net, not to mention information on making bombs, drugs, alcohol and sex. Bit if your child does have ADHD, where can you get help with ADHD?


  • Handling ADHD Issues - 4 Things Parents Must Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The first thing to realize in handling ADHD issues is that it is not a disease and it does not mean that your kid is going to turn into a criminal or a drug addict. While it is true that there is a higher incidence of crime among adults who had ADHD, there is the indisputable fact that many people with ADHD have grown up to be successful and responsible adults.


  • 3 Important Things You Must Know About ADHD Issues
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What have WWII soldiers, troops serving in Afghanistan and ADHD children got in common? Well, the troops are and were given amphetamines to keep them awake and fight fatigue and many ADHD children are given the same drug!


  • Child Discipline - How Parents in a Community Can Make a Difference
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] I know a guy who lived in a closely knit neighbourhood and every time he misbehaved, his parents knew all about it, even before he walked in the door! There is so much that a parent neighborhood watch can achieve.


  • What Can Parents Do If They Catch Children Stealing? Three Tips to Follow
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] I read about a child who was caught stealing recently. She had taken in quite a haul and there was a lot of money, jewellery and some MP3 players as well. This was obviously an extreme case and I imagine that the parents would need professional help here as there seems to be an underlying social or emotional problem or the child is seeking revenge.


  • 3 Tips to Help You Manage Your Out of Control Boy
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you have an out of control boy or wild thing as they are sometimes called, here are three tips to help you in managing him. According to some experts on parenting, an out of control boy is part of normal boy behavior and need not be thought of as anything out of the ordinary. However, when the child starts damaging property and maybe fidgets endlessly, then there may be other scenarios to consider such as ADHD, for example.


  • Parenting Guidelines For the Disciplined Child
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] I have just read about a great way of running parent conference days! Instead of teachers sitting down with parents and going through a deadly boring list of academic achievements, the students take over the meetings and show the parents around the classes and all the charts and stations they are involved in.


  • Kids Back Talking - Options For Parents and Teachers
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you read some of the parenting forums, there are quite a few people who advocate spanking and other forms of physical punishment when trying to deal with kids back talking. If you are one of these and also live in DC, just bear in mind that an open palm is allowed for spanking. If it is a fist or the palm is closed, this is regarded as abuse.


  • Creatine Dangers - Fact Or Fiction?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] There have been so many studies done on creatine dangers that you sometimes wonder what on earth the dangers could be! The fact is that none of the studies have revealed any significant side effects and the stories about kidney failure are greatly exaggerated. Creatine has had a bad press in many ways and this is unfair.


  • Higher Power Creatine Ethyl Ester - An Ongoing Controversy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Build-Muscle] Now that creatine has been established as a valuable supplement in the bodybuilding industry, more and more companies are trying to develop other supplements or derivatives to make the absorption of creatine much more effective. One such derivative is called creatine ethyl ester or CEE for short.


  • The Ideal Creatine Bodybuilding Supplement - Your Must Know Guide
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Bodybuilding] Now that the hot supplement for everything from brain function,bodybuilding, weight loss, heart health and anti-aging is creatine, you are going to hear a lot more about this from now on! I want to look in this article about the various creatine bodybuilding supplements available and what they can do for you, if you decide to take them.


  • Creatine Studies - What Do They Tell Us?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Why do you think that creatine has become the most popular and sought after bodybuilding supplement since about ten years ago, when it first hit the bodybuilding scene? The main reason is that creatine studies show that it is a very safe supplement.


  • When to Take Creatine - Advice For Bodybuilders
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Bodybuilding] When to take creatine is an important question when you decide to use it as a bodybuilding supplement. Perhaps it is more important o know what to take with it, as well as the optimal time for all this. Creatine is going to have most effect on the skeletal muscle and as most of us know, the fast-twitch muscle fibres are the ones which are the protagonists here.


  • Creatine Safety - Facts and FAQs on the Safest Bodybuilding Supplement
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Creatine safety has had a lot of hype in the sports and medical press and there have been inaccurate and misleading reports about its safety. Bodybuilders started using this supplement in the 1990s when they found that this supplement stimulates the uptake of amino acids in proteins thus creating muscle growth.


  • Is a Brat Camp the Answer For an Unruly Child?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] About five years ago, the Brat Camp, a reality show based on the unruly child, was very popular in the USA and in the UK. The shows have since been axed but the show still runs in Germany and The Netherlands. There has been a lot of controversy about the show which took kids into exotic locations such as Kenya and hoped that some tough love or hardship would resolve all the child behavior problems.


  • Child Behavior Problem? - How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Did you know that there is an African proverb which says: 'It takes a whole village to raise a child'? If you have problem children, or even if you haven't, here are some reasons why it is safer for your children, and easier for you as a parent, if you know your neighbors...


  • Out of Control Kids - How Are You Going to Deal With Them?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are you afraid of another meltdown in the mall? Apart from the getting the child to be reasonable again, it will take all your courage and determination to get back to normal. Actually, a meltdown in toddlers is just one of a number of ways that can manifest itself when you have out of control kids.


  • Defiant Child? 4 Techniques to Follow When the Going Gets Tough
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] You know the scenario with the defiant child. Either a screaming match before she goes to bed or just not getting up for school, 'school sucks', slamming doors, homework not done and generally abusive defiant behavior which will exhaust you. What do you do when the going gets tough?


  • Problem Behavior - What Can Parents Do?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] A ten year Texas child was fined $260 and will have to go to court for misbehaviour! Well, that is one way of dealing with problem behavior, although I would hardly agree with it.


  • Teen Behavior - What to Do When Things Get Violent
    [Kids-and-Teens] What do you do with teen behavior like this? He has punched holes in the walls, is mouthy, violent, aggressive, makes his sister cry and steals her Mp3 player. When parents have to deal with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or just simply violent teen behavior, that they do not know where to turn.


  • Child Behavior Programs and Good Management - What is the Connection?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal points out that good parenting is the same as good management in any business area! So, what are the principles of good parenting and how can they be applied to child behavior problems and defiant children?


  • Problem Children - What Are the Options?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Let us look at the scenario where your child has been suspended from school or even expelled! Dealing with problem children in this situation is not easy at all. Here are some of the options you can consider when dealing with problem children in this situation.


  • What Does Natural Depression Treatment Involve?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Many patients who suffer from depression are a bit suspicious about natural depression treatment. They think its smacks too much of alternative medicine and they are not sure about it. This is mainly because our mindset has been brainwashed into accepting a pharmacological and or psychiatric approach to this type of mental disorder.


  • Is There a Valid Alternative Treatment For Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] When people think of alternative treatments for depression, they are clearly thinking of what alternatives there are to prescription drugs, which are heavy on side effects and not as effective as they are made out to be. Prescription drugs are supported by powerful lobbies which penetrate every level of public and private life in Europe and America.


  • I Am Depressed All the Time - What Can I Take?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] If you are depressed all the time, then there is something wrong! A temporary depression, or feeling of sadness should not last more than a few weeks.


  • Startling Facts About Alternative Depression Treatments
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] The most startling fact of all is that alternative depression treatments are given such little attention by the medical community. There is far too much reliance on anti-depressants, which in some cases, can be a life saver but there are also many side effects and addiction and dependence can lead to all sorts of other problems.


  • Your Must Know Guide to Natural Depression Remedies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Did you know that about one in 20 Americans is depressed? That is a startling figure released by the Centre For Disease and Control Prevention recently. That means that the prescription drugs (anti depressants) which are given out in enormous quantities, cannot be working so effectively.


  • Best Ways to Treat Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Why do you think that anti-depressants are so risky and ineffective? The answer is that we are replacing one set of chemical imbalances in the neurotransmitters with another one, caused by the effect of the anti depressant medicines. Why do you think that patients have to be monitored very closely at the beginning of treatment for a possible rise in suicidal thoughts or even more depression? There are also risks from diabetes, loss of libido and lower immunity. Obviously these are hardly the best ways to treat depression.


  • The Struggling Teen - How Parents Can Help
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The teen years are usually pretty awful years as the struggling teen battles with hormonal changes which do nothing to help his or her concern about body image, success at school and in the sports field. In addition a whole host of other problems all seem to come at the same time. What can parents do to keep a watchful eye and to help?


  • Is There a Magic Pill For ADHD? Guidelines For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Well,if there were a magic pill for ADHD, there wouldn't be any forums or discussion groups on the Internet. No IEP programs at school either and every child growing up to be a responsible and caring adult without a hint of aggression! Dream on!


  • Are ADHD Pills the Answer For Hyperactive Kids?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Most doctors prescribe ADHD pills such as amphetamines (Adderall, Ritalin and company), non stimulants (Srattera) or even an anti depressant (Welbutrin) for children with ADHD. The big problem is that while these stimulants will act on certain neurotransmitters in the child's brain and make them better focused, the downside is that as these medications are basically amphetamines, there is not only a risk of becoming addicted to them but also being dependent on them.


  • The Darker Side of Prescription Medicine For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Have you ever had a look at the major websites for prescription medicine for ADHD medicine? If you do, you will be struck by the very upbeat tone of their information, their flashy widgets and also, of course, a whole range of experts who will advise on any aspect of ADHD from lack of attention, problems with homework and ways to cope with hyperactivity. It is, quite frankly difficult to find any disadvantages with taking these ADHD drugs. What is the problem? The problem is that these sites are sponsored by the pharmaceutical companies making these drugs so their information is not complete and is at best biased.


  • Treatments For ADHD - A Few Home Truths
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There is a lot of talk nowadays about how ADHD behavioural therapy is probably one of the best treatments for ADHD.certainly treating ADHD without meds is an appealing proposition. Then there are advocates of the so-called ADHD diet and others who swear by Ritalin which is an amphetamine and a powerful mind altering drug.


  • Treating ADHD Naturally - A Quick Guide For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you or your child has ADHD, it could be that the wiring in your brain is out of sync. It is as simple as that but the treatment is another matter altogether as experts argue and the pharmaceutical companies become richer and richer.


  • Child Not Concentrating? - What Parents Need to Know
    [Kids-and-Teens] Is your child not concentrating? There could be several reasons for this. If he or she is diagnosed with ADHD, this is one of the classic symptoms together with a general lack of focus. To put it very simply, a child's lack of concentration is caused by a lack of signals carried by neurotransmitters in the brain.


  • How to Save My Marriage - Can I Spot the Problem?
    [Relationships:Marriage] If you are concerned about 'how to save my marriage', then the first step is in identifying where the problem lies. There must be knot in the rope somewhere. If you can identify that, then that is the first step.


  • ADHD and Lack of Focus - Shocking Pediatrics Report
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] A report just published by the Pediatrics journal shows that rate of abuse of ADHD drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall has kept up with the increase of drug abuse! The period they are talking about is from 1998 to 2005. ADHD drug prescriptions rose by about 80% while abuse of the meds for the same period rose by 76%. You can draw your own conclusions.


  • Help For a Troubled Relationship - 3 Simple Steps
    [Relationships:Marriage] If you are going through a really rough patch in your relationship and need help for a troubled relationship, here is some advice which may help you to overcome this and to build a more solid, trouble-free relationship for the future. The big question mark in your mind should be about whether and WHY you want to save this relationship.


  • Useful Strategies For Parenting an Impulsive Child
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Before we look at some useful ways of parenting an impulsive child, let us look at what causes this impulsivity. Basically any child with ADHD has a chemical imbalance in the brain. It simply means that he or she does not have all the elements to organize thoughts and actions such as concentrating, focusing and lots of other tasks that we do every day automatically.


  • Treating Impulsive Behaviors in ADHD - A Must Know Guide
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What do you do when a child dashes across a road or jumps into a swimming pool in winter fully clothed? Although you cannot do much at the time, there are ways to lessen the chances of this happening. First let us look at what impulsive behaviors involve and then look at ways of treating impulsive behaviours.


  • Coping With a Breakup - Using Relationship Psychology Successfully
    [Relationships:Conflict] I want to tell you how you can use relationship psychology not only in coping with a break up but also in getting your ex back. The same principles also apply to an existing relationship which needs strengthening.


  • The Secret About Natural Remedies For Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The secret about natural remedies for anxiety is that they have very few or no side effects. If they are taken in conjunction with counseling or therapy, then there is a much better chance of getting over an anxiety disorder than by being prescribed anti anxiety medications. The medications are really just an emergency first aid kit but unfortunately the patients become dependent on them and that is why natural remedies for anxiety never really get much attention.


  • 3 Big Reasons to Take Severe Anxiety Seriously
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] One in four Americans may suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. Yes, it is that common! People suffering from severe anxiety have to put up with panic attacks which occur without any warning but which have crippling effects on a person's ability to work and socialize.


  • Insider Information on Help For Anxiety - What Some Doctors Forget to Tell You
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Anxiety and stress are good for you! Well, experts maintain that short term stress and anxious moments like running for a bus and getting a lunch ready for your guests on time, can actually help us to strengthen our natural defenses which can protect us in the long term from Alzheimer's, arthritis and even heart problems. Unfortunately, for most Americans who suffer from anxiety, the condition tends to be long term and gets worse all the time as it crushes its victims. There is help for anxiety available at all levels but still many cases go untreated. Even so, the cost of treating this condition comes to about 45 billion dollars a year.


  • The Startling Truth About How to Treat Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The startling truth about how to treat anxiety is that no one is exactly sure what mental disorder they are treating. Let me explain. Very often people associate depression with a person who cannot even get out of bed in the morning and is overwhelmed by a sense of hopelessness and helplessness.


  • Some Extraordinarily Simple Techniques For Anxiety Management
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Here is a really simple self help technique to help you with anxiety management. Allow yourself ONE hour a day to worry about all the things that are making you anxious.


  • Secrets in Managing Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Anxiety can take many forms and all of them are worrying and stressful to say the least. Coping with the unannounced anxiety or panic attack, constant worry and tension, social anxiety, being plagued with irrational fears and being unable to carry out your daily routine are all part of this unpleasant syndrome. But managing anxiety is not as unrealistic as it sounds and recognizing that self help can work wonders is half the battle.


  • Best Break Up Tips to Save Your Relationship
    [Relationships:Dating] There are lots of things you can do here right now before there is a break up. Here are some of the best break up tips to save a relationship and if you follow these, there will be no need to get break up help. Follow this advice to avoid a break up.


  • My Son Can't Focus - What Every Parent Needs to Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What can have happened? What is in the environment, kids' food that has made the number of cases of ADHD to skyrocket in the last ten years? These are really important questions. The most common symptom of ADHD is lack of focus and most parents of ADHD kids say 'my son can't focus'.


  • The Best Secrets to Stop Bloating
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] If we all slowed down and ate our food properly, there might be far fewer bloated people around! Our mothers told us to chew our food a hundred times but we never did because it would take all day. Actually a more realistic figure is 20-30 times which is doable. Here are some things to do which are the most effective ways to stop bloating.


  • Insider Info on How to Stop Bloating
    [Health-and-Fitness] It is normal to feel full after a meal although I know a doctor who says that the best thing to do is to leave the table, not feeling completely full. A great way to avoid putting on weight but there still remains the problem of how to stop bloating. Why do we get this uncomfortable feeling of a bloated stomach which is sometime accompanied by gas?


  • How to Stop Gas - 3 Things You Must Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Many people cut down on salt because they are worried about blood pressure but a lack of salt intake can actually cause bloating and a lot of gas. Before we look at three ways on how to stop gas, let us look at why this problem arises.


  • Four Warnings About a Rebound Relationship
    [Relationships:Dating] When we were at school and used to gossip about who was going out with who, we would always smirk when we talked about a rebound relationship. This was because a rebound relationship had little chance of success. We were right but we never really asked ourselves why!


  • Intelligent Tips to Get Back Together
    [Relationships:Conflict] Many of us make mistakes and it is only when we have broken up that we realize that our ex is really the person we wanted and is the only person we can spend the rest of our life with. She or he was the one and it is only after the break up that we understand this. Now is the time to study some tips to get back together and it really is not an impossible task as some people think.


  • How to Succeed With Women - Relationship Break Up Advice For Men
    [Relationships:Conflict] Many men wonder sometimes where on earth they can get relationship break up advice for men or simply where they can find out how women think! One piece of advice - do not ask her father! Actually, I think that there is a lot of advice out there for women and it is sensibly written by women but there is not much advice for men, which is why I am writing this article.


  • Successful Strategies in Opting For a Natural Cure For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] How many people do you know who use anti-depression drugs as a crutch? These people are not really getting to the bottom of the problem and it amazes me how doctors never bother to find out what their patients are doing to get out of the black hole of depression.


  • Revealing the Unsung Secrets About Natural Treatments For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Many people who have suffered from depression will rightly claim that their depression medications, such as Xanax and Prozac, helped them to get out of the black hole of depression. This is no doubt true but there is also another truth in that these meds cannot help to resolve the underlying causes of the depression.


  • After the First Date With Your Ex - Getting More Involved Again
    [Relationships:Conflict] You are now well on the way to getting back with your ex because the first date went well and now you are starting to get involved. You may want to find out a few techniques to get closer. This article will set out a few things you can do to ease back into the relationship with your ex.


  • Truthful Depression Info Treatment - Why it is So Hard to Find
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Why is it so hard to find reliable truthful depression info? One reason is that the disorder is not completely understood and another reason is that there are powerful interest groups who want to give partial and incomplete information on this illness which is now so widespread in to-day's society.


  • New Depression Drugs - Why Natural Treatments For Depression Are Safer
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] The figures are startling, to say the least. In a recent survey in Europe, about 17% of the group questioned said that they had suffered from a bout of depression in the last six months. The figure jumps to 70% over the lifetime of the average American citizen as he or she copes with illness, grief and work problems at some point in their life. So, are there new depression drugs on the market?


  • Severe Depression - How to Cope and Win
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] If you are a man and coping with severe depression, it is no joke. Women have an easier time in a way as they can admit to having depression and are more open to talking about it. Men are different and this is partly due to the way we have been conditioned ever since we were small boys.


  • Anti Depression Drugs Are a Pain - Why Treating Depression With Natural Alternatives is a Winner
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] If there were a cure for depression, very few people would suffer from it and the world would be a happier, lighter place, full of people with a joy for living. Sadly, there is no cure for depression and the anti depression drugs will never really fully cure or even treat this condition. This is the sad reality.


  • Outstanding Natural ADHD Products - A Must Know Guide
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] When we think of natural ADHD products, we are probably only too well aware of what is alarming about the conventional medications for ADHD and we want a valid and safer alternative. We are seeking products to help with ADHD and which are proven to work, safe and come with guarantees.


  • I Think I Might Have ADHD - How Do I Know?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] 'I think I might have ADHD' a colleague called Silvana once told me. We were sitting in the office and she confessed that she was an incurable multi-tasker. Now in the adult world, multi tasking is almost a positive trait in some working environments and is even encouraged.


  • The Weird Truth About Hyperactivity and ADHD - How One Family Coped
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] A startling report in the British press reveals that some so-called hyperactive children are just being naughty and do NOT suffer from ADHD. Experts decided to examine a group of 52 children who were supposedly hyperactive and found that only 6 were actually suffering from ADHD or some other mental disorder.


  • The Facts on ADHD Gluten Diet
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] When a friend of mine who is a celiac asked me where to find gluten free bread, I just went to a pharmacist in Naples and found a whole range of gluten free foods. My friend who is British was amazed. The reason is that celiac disease is quite common in southern Italy and also in Ireland. She was in her late thirties at the time and had just been diagnosed as a celiac. We now know that many kids who have ADHD are celiacs and have to follow an ADHD gluten diet.


  • ADHD Gluten Diet - Fact Or Fantasy?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Some research studies have shown that a large number of ADHD children suffer from some sort of food allergy. In addition, they have found that a staggering 66% to 70% of children who had not been treated for celiac disease also had ADHD.


  • The Honest Truth About Alternative Anxiety Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Why do you think that the big drug companies are laughing all the way to the bank? As regards anxiety and depression drugs, their 'success' is almost guaranteed, given that the nation will always turn to conventional medication as a first option rather than the last one!


  • The Shocking Truth About Anxiety Pills and the Proven Success of Alternative Anxiety Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The shocking truth is that anxiety pills will only temporarily alleviate symptoms of anxiety and the success rate of a complete cure is very low indeed. So, people who are prescribed these drugs (mainly SSRIs) are on them for years which leads to a sort of dependency and the real cause of their condition is never addressed at all, with expensive results for society in general.


  • The Hardcore Truth About Anxiety Drugs - Your Must-Know Guide
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] So what is so harmful about anxiety drugs? The most popular anti anxiety drug on the market to-day is Xanax. It is what is known as a benzodiazepine which really does nothing more than slow down the central nervous system.


  • The Unsung and Proven Natural Medicine For Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] I have several friends who are on anti-depressants and I have noticed that they seem to be living in a shadowy place and are only half present, if you see what I mean. One of my friends who suffers from acute anxiety said that she felt that the meds she was prescribed never really cured her and that the side effects were rather severe.


  • Prostate Therapy in Reducing Enlarged Prostate
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] It is really useful to know what the various options are when it comes to prostate therapy. Obviously you will be following your doctor's or urologist's advice but there may be a few things he has forgotten to tell you or simply will not tell you!


  • Stay Healthy With the Mediterranean Diet - Millions Can't Be Wrong
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Many people ask me about the Mediterranean Diet as I have been living in Italy for over thirty years now. I, myself can personally state that it is THE healthy heart diet and remind you that there are lower incidences of heart disease in the Mediterranean basin than in America.


  • The Underground Facts About ADHD Diagnosis - Some Shocking Facts Revealed
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You must admit that the drugs industry has done a fantastic brainwashing job on the whole nation if we think of the over prescription of ADHD drugs. These drugs are a mix of amphetamines, or anti depressives or even blood pressure drugs and their safety and effectiveness have long been contested.


  • A Warning About the Overlooked Effects of ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The effects of ADHD are often overlooked and the impact on an ADHD child's life and learning cannot be underestimated. If the condition persists into adulthood, then ADHD effects are even more devastating, causing lost work hours, more inefficiency and disastrous relationships.


  • Revealing Important News About an ADHD Child Diet - Four Things You Must Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Did you know that latest review on ADHD child diet from the Harvard Medical School says there is no conclusive evidence to show that all those artificial colourings, sweeteners, chemical additives and preservatives will actually have a negative impact on a child with ADHD? They actually say that there is only limited evidence to show that there can be an effective diet for the ADHD child.


  • Facts and Figures on Anti-Anxiety Medicine
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The main fact about anti anxiety medicine is that it is unlikely to cure anxiety disorders effectively and permanently. There is a high risk of recurrence.


  • Lithium Orotate For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Lithium orotate for ADHD has received a lot of attention recently. Is it effective? Is it safe and could it be a a valid alternative to Ritalin and the other psychostimulants that are prescribed in massive quantities?


  • Child Behavior Programs - What to Look For
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you are considering child behavior programs, be careful before you buy! If you are confronted with residential programs, be very careful and check out all their credentials and references first. Child behavior programs which are highly respected and have won awards are the ones to go for. Experts are now agreed that behaviour modification with some medication is the best way of coping with ADHD, defiant kids and troubled teens.


  • Child Anger - Problems and Solutions
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] When was the last time you got angry? Was it because of poor service or a moronic driver who pulled right across your path? How did you react? We, as responsible adults know how to manage our anger and channel it into socially acceptable behaviour which does not kill or hurt anyone.


  • ADD-ADHD Disorder - 3 Action Points For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] "When they're adults I want my kids to say 'mum worked so hard, but she was always there for us. Number one priority for me? My kids. They come first." Britney Spears speaking on her US tour as she is accompanied by her two children Sean Preston (3) and Jayden James(2). What has this got to do with ADD ADHD disorder?


  • How to Fix Behavior in a Problem Child
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Who is control in your family? I know lots of families where the kids command and continually demand. Parents are often told what to do and some even walk on eggshells around their children - anything for a quiet life and anything to avoid a meltdown.


  • Is a Military School the Answer to My Child's Behavior Problem?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Some parents are desperate and want to solve their child's behavior problems by sending them to a military school. This is of course one possibility but when you read of parents who have a six year old child who is acting out, then you begin to wonder if this is really the answer to a child behavior problem.


  • Getting Up to Speed on Problem Behavior
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] How do you know that your child is immune to problem behavior? Are you up to speed on what is going on?


  • Problem-Children Scenarios - Options For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] In Scotland, the Boarding Schools Association wants to offer places at their schools for problem children as they are convinced that a similar scheme already operating in the UK has been of great benefit to vulnerable children there. Reactions have been mixed and some parents are concerned about infiltration of drugs and other problems which boarding schools have.


  • How to Fix Behavior - Advice For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] It's not a car and it's not easy to fix behaviour! The main problem with behaviour is that there is a lack of co-ordination between home and school and different standards and behavior plans (if any) are being followed or not being followed.


  • Teen Help - Strategies For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Involving teens in family decisions is a great way to instill independence and at the same time make family life more democratic. Having family meetings like this can be a great way to get teen help. If things are not said, then there is resentment and maybe tension builds up.


  • Child Behavior Problems - 3 Tips For Parents in Dealing With Child Anger
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] There is a more than a grain of truth when people say that children will model their behavior on that of their parents. After all, the parents are watched and copied all the time. Parents are the role model for the children and often child behavior problems can have their origin in how parents behave themselves in certain difficult situations.


  • Can Behaviour Modification Really Help in Child Behaviour Problems?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The Welsh Assembly wants a 'Parenting Champion' who will ensure that parents are getting enough support and advice in the difficult task of bringing up their children. This has sparked off a heated debate in Wales and the UK. Opposing opinions state that parents are just forgetting their responsibilities in rearing kids and that they expect the social services and teachers to do the job.


  • Problem Behaviour - A Guide For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] When confronted with problem behaviour including that linked to ADHD, most parents know that they have a range of options. Usually at the top of the list comes medication. That may be followed by diet, exercise, green time, school support and maybe behaviour modification or therapy.


  • The Defiant Child and Behavior Modification - 3 Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Let's face it, a defiant child can put a strain on family life but it can also ruin a marriage. This often happens when parents have different ideas about what defines defiant behaviour and how it should be punished.


  • The Defiant Child - Who is Going to Win the Next Battle?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Often a defiant child is expressing his frustrations and wants and needs in the only way he knows, which is not a very attractive way for the poor parents. Perhaps by using a defiant attitude, the child feels more secure in his insecurity. If the defiance gets a reaction from the parents or if they give in, then the defiant child will continue to use defiance more and more as he sees it as a manipulative tool which will come in very handy.


  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Options For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is regarded as a mental health disorder and often co-exists with ADHD as the two are closely related. In regards to ODD, nobody is quite sure what the cause is but certainly there may be a genetic link, a neurological or biochemical component may also be contributing factors. Add to that the family's reaction to the condition together with the child's own personality and the clinical picture becomes rather complicated to say the least.


  • The Challenges For a Child With ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Perhaps I should have entitled this article 'the challenges for parents of a child with ADHD' but the two are so closely intertwined that either of the titles will do the trick. Parents may have the extra challenge of keeping their marriage intact while making sure that the child will learn to cope with his or her own challenges.


  • What is Your Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Definition?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Does your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder definition include pharmaceutical lobbies determined to make money from a mental disorder and which has been hyped to the skies? Or is your ADHD definition one that defines it as a mental illness, a mental disorder or just kids playing up?


  • Questions About Teenage Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many parents do not know where to start when they have to deal with teenage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. They sometimes think that dealing with ADHD will be easier once the teen starts taking drugs, maybe a little therapy and all will be well.


  • Update on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Statistics
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Have you been having a few problems recently in keeping an appointment? If you have trouble keeping to the speed limit or multi task continuously at work, this could be one or two of the symptoms of adult ADHD. If your child or teen has ADHD, you too could be just one of the 25% of the parents who are likely to suffer from this condition.


  • Options For Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Well, it was bound to hit the scene. After slow food and all the slow movements, we now have 'slow parenting'. So forget the 'helicopter parenting' which involves parents as chauffeurs and little else and let's spend some time at the weekends with our kids.


  • How to Transform Your Kids' Behavior
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Now that Ritalin and other psychostmulants are getting a somewhat bad press in that there is a link with sudden death in ADHD children taking these drugs, attention is being turned to other ways of changing or transforming kids' behavior. Whether your child has ADHD or not, behavior is going to be an issue.


  • Are Military Schools Suitable For Troubled Teens?
    [Kids-and-Teens] There has been an enormous upsurge in enrollments for military schools. Many parents are convinced that if there are behavioral problems with their child, military schools will instill some discipline and all will be well. It can also absolve them of any worry or responsibility.


  • Behavior Modification in Disciplining a Problem Child
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What do you think William Pelham and The National Institute of Mental Health have in common? William Pelham is a distinguished ADHD expert and he and the Institute have both come out strongly in favor of behavior modification as the ideal solution in controlling a problem child. Now this type of intervention can be combined with medication, especially where ADHD is involved but overall, this treatment is streets ahead of all the rest.


  • Child Behavior Programs For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You know the joke that is going around? If a child has ADHD, treat the parents! There is a lot of wisdom and truth in this little joke because all the trials, research are pointing to the fact that if parents follow behavior modification or child behavior programs then their children have a much greater chance of success in adulthood and also of NOT carrying the condition into adulthood which is a big problem for our society to-day. Imagine if there was no adult ADHD. There would be a dramatic drop in car accidents, drug abuse and divorces!


  • How Common is ADHD Overdiagnosis?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The question of the possibility of ADHD overdiagnosis has worried many parents, teachers, doctors and health experts for the last decade or so. Why and how is this happening? Actually, the whole issue raises more questions than it can answer, so here goes!


  • Are Children at Risk From Medicines For ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Most parents ask that question because there are a lot of doubts about medicines for ADHD and recent controversy has done nothing to calm people's fears. If anything the situation seems to be changing as fewer children are being prescribed these psychostimulant drugs, so that is a step in the right direction.


  • Problem Child? Challenges and Opportunities
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Very often a problem child or a troubled teen is going to present challenges as regards to where he is going and who he is hanging out with. The question about whether we know exactly where our kids are and who they are with and even more important what they are doing is of crucial importance. There is a fine balance between trust and still keeping an eye.


  • Kids Behavior - The Good the Bad and the Ugly
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Let's start with the ugly and uglier than this, you cannot get. The Government Accountability Office has revealed in a shocking report that hundreds of kids are abused every year at school. Some have even died as a result of this punishment.


  • Problem Behavior in Children - 3 Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Lighten up! We are so serious and that is the fault of the media which bombards us with alarms, wars, depression and horrible violence done in the name of God knows what. A great book has just been published called 'The Idle Parent'. Lots of sound recommendations in that book which will help us to put problem behaviour in children a bit more in prospective.


  • The Facts on ADHD Impulsive Aggression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD impulsive aggression is one of the most difficult symptoms to deal with. Impulsive behavior can range from dashing across the road to jumping into a swimming pool or just indulging in very risky behaviors.


  • Guidelines For Dealing With Severe ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] No pills will be very effective with severe ADHD. If your child has severe ADHD, then it is highly likely that he is almost always unmanageable, disruptive, yells rather than talks and will be totally obnoxious and difficult at school. If there is an element of aggression in his behavior, then this may add to your problems. Hitting and disturbing people while shouting constantly can make life hell for many parents of these children.


  • Your Must Know Guide to Assessing For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] As ADHD is now considered a mental or psychiatric disorder, testing for ADHD uses the same methods which are used for all psychiatric illnesses and conditions. That means basically using the clinician's judgement after he or she has surveyed various questionnaires and any other evidence.


  • Is ADHD Being Misdiagnosed?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Did you know that there are up to 30 illnesses and conditions which mimic ADHD? That could be one the reasons linked to ADHD being misdiagnosed. This is dealt with at length in the book called 'The Great Misdiagnosis' written by Dr. Haber. Some of the thirty conditions which he calls 'the great imitators' range from allergies, Tourette's syndrome, mental retardation, thyroid problems, sleep disorders and autism. Obviously when seeking an accurate diagnosis, these conditions should first be ruled out by the doctor or the pediatrician.


  • ADHD in the Classroom
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When a parent has to find out what is going on in his or her ADHD child's classroom, there are a few essential points to bear in mind. ADHD in the classroom needs to be looked at from many standpoints. First, if the child is on medication, you have to make sure that the dosage time fits in with the school timetable.


  • Tips For the ADHD Patient
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What next? ADHD drugs are now being used for other purposes now! Let me give you some examples. Students use them illegally to help them study all night before exams. Celebrities like Lindsay Lohan is using Adderall to keep her weight down. Teenagers are using the whole range of ADHD drugs to get high, so much so that 'pharming' is quite a profitable niche on the school parking lot!


  • ADHD and Bed Wetting - 3 Practical Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Bed wetting is quite a common problem for all children whether they are suffering from ADHD or not. However some statistics now show that there is a link between ADHD and bed wetting. What is the cause of bed wetting?


  • ADHD and the Defiant Child
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is your defiant child like that because that is just part of growing up? Or, is this a sign that there could be a behavior disorder like ADHD developing and if so, what can you do about it? How can you define what is a normally defiant child?


  • Fast Track Facts on Side Effects of ADHD Medications
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] I know a boy who was on several ADHD drugs for many years and he told me that he wished he had never taken them. The side effects of ADHD medications are many and sometimes dangerous. This boy then went off the drugs because he was getting pretty bad migraines and nervous tics.


  • Child Behavior - 7 Parenting Tips
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Child behaviour or should I say child misbehavior? When you have to deal with temper tantrums, meltdowns, verbal and physical aggression, ADHD, ODD, you begin to wonder what on earth made you decide to become a parent and you start thinking that military schools are the answer! Here are 7 parenting tips to help you get though the jungle alive.


  • The Truth About Anxiety Disorder Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Why are people crippled with anxiety? Why do so many people seek anxiety disorder treatment? There are many reasons but one thing is sure and that is that anxiety can actually disable you from doing all your normal daily jobs. The fear and the worry are so dominant that everything else takes second place.


  • Natural Remedies For Enlarged Prostate - Can I Reduce Enlarged Prostate?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] So, you want to know more about an enlarged prostate? The article outlines the facts of BPH and suggests possible natural remedies for enlarged prostate.


  • Why Aren't You Using Herbs For Anxiety?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] If you are constantly anxious and the feelings of desperation, worry, nervousness and fear stalk you day and night, then you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. In addition, your mood is always depressed and you find that you just cannot function any more at home and at work.


  • How to Get Rid of Stress - Stress Management Strategies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Do you have that feeling that you are about to lose control and that the demands made on you are becoming unbearable? You probably need to look at some ways to get rid of stress and some successful stress management strategies which will help to get out of the jungle alive! I know, because I was there but that is another story.


  • Facts on Herbal Remedies For Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] While anxiety medications are being increasingly criticized, there is a growing body of opinion which supports the use of herbal remedies for anxiety. Everybody has anxious moments and we are all under stress at some point during the day.


  • Natural Anxiety Treatment - Look, No Drugs!
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Last week my friend had to take her son who is about forty years old to the emergency room at her local hospital - luckily very close to home. Diagnosis- a panic or anxiety attack and the most alarming symptom was that he felt that he couldn't breathe.


  • Facts on Anxiety Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] If you suffer from anxiety, you may wonder what is the best treatment for anxiety and how you should go about choosing which one may be right for you. You are not alone as 75 million people suffer from anxiety worldwide.


  • Facts About Belly Fat - Lose Your Belly Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] First the bad news! Belly fat is "metabolically active" and could possibly increase colon cancer risk by raising levels of certain hormones that affect cell growth, including the growth of cancer cells. Read this article to find out the facts about belly fat and how to lose your belly fat!


  • Self Help For Depression Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Doctors never seem to have enough time to suggest self help for depression. They will never tell you that although the SSRIs they are prescribing for you will raise your serotonin levels and consequently your mood, there are other side effects which will kick in and affect your whole lifestyle negatively, if you are not careful. Why is this?


  • Success in Treating Depression Naturally
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] 11 billion dollars a year! That is how much the anti-depressant medicine market makes in sales so you will NOT be surprised to learn that the pharmaceutical companies are doing everything to protect their interests. That includes the majority of doctors who are sometimes beholden to the companies and will play along in this awful game of prescribing medications which can have lasting and damaging side effects and will rarely mention that there are ways of treating depression naturally. Medication may alleviate depression and certainly works in many cases but the medical community is blinkered when it comes to even considering treating depression without drugs.


  • Successful Strategies in Treating Depression Without Drugs
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Did you know that anti-depressant drugs are now less popular than before although the actual number of prescriptions seems to be increasing. Why is that? The reason is that thanks to the Internet , support groups and forums, people are generally much better informed now than say, ten or fifteen years ago.


  • Good News About Treatments For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] When you read the boxed warnings about suicidal thoughts on some of the anti-depressant medications like Prozac, Zoloft or Tofranil, you begin to wonder what these drugs are really doing to our brains and what the long term effects will be. You may well wonder why there must be such a high price to pay, in every sense of the word, to access depression treatment which can destroy a person's life.


  • Self Help is the Key to Successful Depression Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] While the pharmaceutical companies compete for your attention on Facebook and other social media networks, let's think of successful self help tips as the best alternative to depression treatment. Given that the roots of depression are complex and complicated, self-help is one of the best ways to face up to depression.


  • Discover 3 Successful Depression Treating Strategies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Don't ask your doctor as he may not know much about depression treating strategies. The majority of primary care providers will prescribe anti-depressant medications as the first and only option. While anti-depressant medications are a perfectly valid and sometimes helpful method of treating depression, I would not exactly call them successful as a study three years ago showed that only about 50% of patients could actually get rid of their symptoms with this type of medication. That is not a high success rate.


  • Options in Treating Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] There are lots of options in treating depression but there is no guarantee that they will work! We now know that millions of depressed patients take medicines which relieve their symptoms and never get to the root cause of the depression. When I say works, please forgive me if I smile, as we now know that the pie is divided into three more or less equal slices.


  • Depression Help - Look No Further
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Did you know that while many people can be treated successfully with anti depressant medications, there is a very strong possibility that the illness may return in up to 70% of cases? There is a also a much stronger possibility that to-day's younger generation are gong to suffer a depressive illness than their grandparents. So where, and who do you turn to, for depression help?


  • Your Guide to Natural Help For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Many teens who suffer from depression, sleep problems or emotional problems are beginning to use marijuana rather than conventional medications. About a third of teenagers said that they were using marijuana rather than medication. Why?


  • What is the Most Popular Alternative Medicine For Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] High prescription drug costs for depression medications are forcing many sufferers to seek alternative medicine for depression. In addition, as there are more and more questions being raised about the side effects and the risks associated with these drugs, it is no harm to look at alternatives.


  • What is the Problem With Depression Medication?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] The main issue with depression medication is that it is a hit and miss affair. The first problem is that as the drug companies are not exactly sure how these medications work on the brain, results can vary enormously from individual to individual. The second problem is that these drugs work mainly on increasing serotonin which is fine except that serotonin is also responsible for controlling our appetite.


  • Can You Recognize Signs of Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] We do not realise just how important our brain is in controlling every single thing we do, feel or experience. That is especially true for feelings of hunger, sadness or euphoria. So, what is going on? Well, we have billions of brain cells which are all communicating with each other and they live in what we could call a server.


  • How Much Do You Know About Alternative Treatments For Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Let us take an easy one of the depression alternatives to start with. Exercise. Now before you groan inwardly, look at this shocking statistic. According to a report from the Mental Health Foundation, exercise may be just as effective in treating depression as antidepressants!


  • Meds For Treating Depression - What the Pharmaceutical Companies Forgot to Tell Us
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Our brain is like an enormous telephone exchange where thousands of messages are sent to make us act think, feel and move. The neurotransmitters in the brain are chemical messengers and there are several which have been identified such as serotonin, endorphins and norepinephrine.


  • How to Interpret Depression Signs
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] There is no cure for depression! Did you know that when depressed people take antidepressants these will only work completely in about 35% of cases? That means there are a lot of people who will only get partial relief and that the condition will linger on for years. That figure compares very unfavourably with the effect of a placebo which relieves signs of depression in about 20%.


  • What Are the Main Symptoms of Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Let's face it. There is still a stigma attached to mental illness and depression is no exception. There is little understanding of the disorder in general although depression symptoms are well documented. But medically speaking, we are light years way from effective, safe treatment. Up to now the only conventional medication has been tricyclics and SSRIs which have all been associated with some nasty side effects and the most alarming fact of all is that nobody knows exactly how these medications work on our brains.


  • Depression Alternatives - We Are on High Alert For Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] I bet you didn't know that of all the Americans suffering from some kind of depressive disorder, only about 33% seek or receive treatment! That leaves a big black hole in every sense of the word as the ravages caused by depression are an enormous cost to the economy, society and individuals like you and me.


  • I'm Depressed - Are Alternative Depression Medications the Answer?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] The short answer is a resounding yes! Looking at my two depressed friends who have been on anti depressant medications for a lifetime, I am now more convinced than ever that the only way out for them is a comprehensive type of treatment which combines diet, exercise, therapy and medication, preferably herbal ones.


  • The Facts on Herbal Depression Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] First the facts on the anti depressant medications used at the moment. Progress has been made in that the older type of medicines the tricyclic (or TCAs such as Tofranil and Ahafranil) led to bladder problems, drowsiness and sexual dysfunction, have now been mostly replaced with the SSRIs. Doctors now prefer the SSRIs medication which act as a serotonin booster which lifts the mood and everything seems fine!


  • Anti Depression Medication - Men Vs Women
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Women get depressed, not men! False! We know that more women suffer from depression but there are many men who suffer from this condition too although very often they hide it. That actual figure is that out of 14 million Americans who suffer from depression in a year, about 6 million of these are men. The alarming fact is that there are very probably more men than women who are plagued by this condition but it is so well concealed that nobody knows for sure. Another alarming issue is that only about 50% of patients seek out help and treatment such as anti depression medication.


  • Natural Remedies For Depression - What Your Doctor Will Not Tell You
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] One of the most widely prescribed natural remedies for depression in Europe is St. John's Wort which is particularly effective in mild to moderate depression. Many people are surprised to learn that this herb is prescribed for up to 50% of depression cases in Germany while Prozac is not popular at all. It comes in at a mere 2%!


  • Good News About Natural Ways to Treat Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] First, some bad news... About 40 million Americans will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Only about 50% will try to get help, yet 90% of depression cases can easily be treated with medication. It has been found that depression can last from six months to a year but there are are many patients who remain chronically depressed for years.


  • Herbal Remedies For Depression - Fact Or Fiction?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Why do you think people stop taking anti-depressant medication like Elavin, Tofranil and Zoloft? No, not because they are cured but because they just got fed up with the side effects of these medicines. This type of treatment can go on for years. That numb or groggy feeling together with the fatigue which goes on and on. Add to that the fact that suicide, violence and self-injury have been linked to the SSRIs which are the most popular anti depressant medicine on the market at the moment. The drug companies have admitted that they do not know exactly how the SSRIs work on the brain but they do make a lot of money. Not surprisingly, patients are turning to herbal remedies for depression.


  • Do We Really Know the Truth About Depression Medication?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Notice my title which suggests that it is hard to find the full story about depression medication. Depression seems to be almost endemic and the CDC in America estimates that up to 40 million people will suffer from this debilitating condition at some point in their lives.


  • Why Not Try a Natural Remedy For Depression?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Do you know why people commit suicide? Usually depression is the main cause and that means that the feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are so strong and so pervasive that suicide is the only option. Depression needs to be taken seriously and not ignored. Very often, it is underestimated as a debilitating mental condition. Depression spares no one and it is found at every level of society. The Army, college students, housewives and the elderly fighting increasing disability and aging are all at risk and many are seeking a natural remedy for depression because of the worrying side effects of conventional medication.


  • Natural Treatment For Depression - Winning Tactics
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] As usual the figures are shocking. The number of suicides in the US Army is increasing (now 3 a day) and the most common reasons are problems in relationships and fear of discipline. If depression is untreated it becomes the top cause of suicide. Depression can be treated successfully whereas suicide cannot.


  • 4 Things You Must Know About ADHD Medicine Long Term Effects
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] We are going through a sort of emergency health crisis as regards the over prescription of ADHD meds without knowing or caring too much about ADHD medicine long term effects. A big problem is the mindset of parents, teachers and doctors who all want a quick fix to behavior problems in children and all the better if it has the ADHD label.


  • Herbs For Depression - Hype Or Fact?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Why should we bother about herbs for depression? Surely natural herbs for depression will have some side effects too? The answer to that question is that one of the main herbs for the treatment of depression is St. John's Wort which has done really well on clinical trials.


  • ADD and ADHD Alternatives - What Options Are Available?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Why did Health Canada ban Adderall XR? Because there had been 12 strokes in children and also between 20 and 30 heart attacks and sudden deaths. Why did the WHO, over ten years ago, warn that Ritalin was being overprescribed for ADHD?


  • ADHD Medication Long Term Effects - What Every Parent Needs to Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Why do you think Ritalin is called 'kiddies' coke'? Because it is drug based on a type of amphetamine which is known as methylphenidate. As an amphetamine that means it is a Schedule II controlled substance and is available only on prescription and its use is tightly controlled (in theory).


  • Alternative Medicine For Depression - Your Must-Know Guide
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] I have at least two friends who have been on anti-depressants for years and the fact that they are still on them, makes me think that there must be an alternative medication for depression. There is, but the drugs companies are keeping very quiet about it and they are laughing all the way to the bank.


  • Depression Meds - What Are the Options Available?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Depression meds come with a wide variety of warnings on the box so that you can have something to read as you munch through your breakfast cereal! Let us take Effexor XR as an example because it is fairly typical of the depression meds on the market right now.


  • What Are the Best Alternative Methods For ADD and ADHD ?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Recently a White House Award was given to Dr. Gregory Fabiano for his work on ADHD but it has received very little attention in the press. This may or may not have something to do with powerful lobbies connected to the big pharmaceutical companies who would not be too pleased to learn the results of his work.


  • Alternative Treatments For Depression - The Latest Trends in Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] The conventional depression medicines such as Elavin and Tofranil come with a whole host of warnings and long term health risks. We now know that depression is caused by a malfunctioning of certain chemicals in the brain such as serotonin and dopamine.


  • Is ADHD Real Or a Medical Hoax?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is ADHD real? The war rages on with both sides vehemently arguing their case. The ADHD deniers claim that this is the medical hoax of the millennium and that it has been deliberately hyped up by the by the pharmaceutical companies to line their pockets and swell their bank accounts. In addition, they deniers claim that the psycho-stimulant drugs used are unnecessary and even harmful.


  • Is ADHD a Legitimate Disorder? 4 Questions Parents Must Ask
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many parents are puzzled about ADHD and ask, 'Is ADHD real?' How could so many children suffer from it? Why is there no legitimate medical or clinical test which would clinch the diagnosis? There are so many questions and so few definite answers that you can understand why parents are still ask this question - Is ADHD a legitimate disorder?


  • ADD & ADHD Disorders - Must Know Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is there a difference between ADD and ADHD? ADD and ADHD disorders are usually lumped together as one disorder, the only difference being that ADD is sometimes used to distinguish those children who have the inattentive type while the hyper and impulsive kids usually get the ADHD label.


  • ADHD Medication Side Effects - Answers You Must Have
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Let's face it. There are ADHD medication side effects so let us have a look at them and see whether it is really worth all the time and effort and see how your ADHD child can fit into this treatment picture.


  • What Are the Signs of Depression? When to Be on High Alert
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] If you notice that you have several, a few or a majority of these possible signs of depression, you should seek medical help because it may be a sign that depression is knocking at your door. Sometimes these signs of depression may only be a temporary phase and may only last a few weeks.


  • Depression Symptoms - What Everyone Needs to Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Depression may affect each of us at some time in our lives. It could be the result of a trauma, a loss of a loved one or some other traumatic event which will send us into a depression and the classic depression symptoms of loss of interest and incapacity to enjoy life will be present. The good news is that most of us can overcome this acute depression and bounce back.


  • What Causes ADHD - Parents Must Know Guide
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Delivery of violence to our homes in the form of video games and other media where violence is glorified is worrying many parents. This is certainly not what causes ADHD but it does have an effect on a child's behavior whether he has ADHD or not!


  • What Causes ADHD in Children? - FAQs For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The most frequently asked question by parents about what causes ADHD in children is whether any situation in the home life of the child or simply bad parenting could be responsible. Parents can be reassured about this but at the same time warned that unless there is some behaviour modification in the treatment of the child with ADHD, there is a strong chance that the child will have to go through all their life with this condition!


  • ADHD and Sugar - 3 Foods to Give Your Child
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It has been going on for several years now! The great sugar debate and whether it is true that sugar hypes kids up and makes them even more hyperactive than they normally are. Not a pleasant prospect. ADHD and sugar has had a mixed press and there have been ups and downs.


  • ADHD and Sugar - Can it Really Affect Your Child's Behavior?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Sugar and salt are the great health enemies so it is no surprise that ADHD and sugar is a hot topic right now. Food manufacturers have a lot to gain by advertising their so called healthy snack for kids and their wacky cereals.


  • Green Tea For ADHD - A Valid Alternative?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] In Japan, green tea is consumed in vast quantities and with good reason. It is known as a valuable antioxidant and has an enormous number of health benefits ranging from protecting gums to protecting you against Alzheimer's, lowering blood pressure and now most recently has been used as an alternative ADHD treatment.


  • ADHD Child Violence - 5 Strategies For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] ADHD child violence can leave families, and especially the siblings who witness the violence, numb and helpless. ADHD violent behavior can take many forms from yelling, verbal abuse, wrecking the home, threatening siblings and parents, hitting and beating up other children.


  • ADHD in Small Kids - What Every Parent Should Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The figures are out and they are startling to say the least! It is now reckoned that about 10% of American children are kids with ADHD and that could be as many as 2.4 million children. Even more alarming is the fact that only about 50% of these have actually got diagnosed and are getting treatment.


  • How Do You Judge the Efficacy of Treatments For ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] "If it works, don't fix it" goes the old saying. Why can't we apply that to ADHD medication which uses psychostimulants and which will calm children down and help them to focus? Surely that is sufficient proof to judge the efficacy of treatments for ADHD


  • ADHD Violent Behavior - 3 Strategies For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] When ADHD children of 5 and 6 have temper tantrums, parents wonder what they can do. If they insist on not giving into the child, the situation may become worse and so they need to learn some anger management techniques. These form part of an overall strategy of ADHD behaviour therapy which can be very effective in dealing with meltdowns, violent aggressive behaviour, hitting peers, teachers, parents and siblings and other ADHD violent behaviour.


  • ADHD Advice - 3 Action Points For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Let's face it, ADHD is usually a extra burden on family life. We now know that marriages will be put under a certain strain and that siblings may become traumatized if they have to witness verbal abuse, meltdowns and defiant behavior. Here are 3 action points to keep in mind when you are looking for ADHD advice and trying to cope.


  • ADHD Vitamins - Advice For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Has your child got a vitamin deficiency? If she or he has, this could explain some of the ADHD symptoms but it is not quite so simple! For example children with ADHD were found to be lacking in zinc and magnesium which would explain some of this behaviour disorder. That is why parents often ask about what natural vitamins are needed to help ADHD. Of course a well balanced diet with less emphasis on processed foods would provide any child or adult with the correct amount of vitamins.


  • What Natural Vitamins Are Needed to Help ADHD - Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] If there were natural vitamins to help ADHD, the drug companies would be out of business or they would be manufacturing them under some fancy sounding name. The fact is that ADHD vitamins are not going to cure ADHD but they are going to play a helpful role in helping kids' brains function better. But many parents do not know about that and fall into the following trap.


  • Facts on ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many parents are convinced that inattentive ADHD is a curse rather than a blessing. Certainly it presents its problems but we should always remember that quite a few ADHD kids are extremely intelligent.


  • Inattentive ADHD - Three Action Points For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Inattentive ADHD which is a subtype of ADHD is often under diagnosed for one very simple reason. The fact that hyperactivity is not the prominent symptom means that it often goes unnoticed. The inattentive ADHD child is quiet and daydreaming and this does not disturb the teacher or the class.


  • Three Interesting Facts About ADHD - Insights For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you know what a 'smart' drug is ? It is one of the ADHD drugs, like Ritalin or Adderall, now used more and more by university students to get through exams and to aid them in study sessions. Their days can last up to 36 hours.


  • Kids With ADHD - Two Stories to Think About
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There's a lovely (true ) story about a kid with ADHD. His mother had great difficulty in controlling his hyperactivity and impulsiveness as he tore the place apart. One day, a friend asked him (as a challenge) to balance a number of cushions from various rooms in the house on one hand and to keep them balanced while reciting the alphabet backwards.


  • ADHD Treatment Efficacy - What Criteria Can We Use?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] It's unbelievable but the drugs companies are still raking in handsome profits for ADHD drugs, even when there is a recession which will take 80 years to recover from. Adderall XR provided a lot more revenue for the pharmaceutical company manufacturing it - in fact revenue shot up by 16.5% in the last quarter. Prescriptions for Vyvanse, another popular ADHD drug, rose by 102% this quarter compared to 2008.


  • The Untold Secrets About Making Money Online
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Everybody thinks they can make money online! Just a few clicks here, a bit of content and make a video and the money comes rolling in. If you think like that, be prepared for a shock because there are a few things you have to learn first. Like any other job, it takes a bit of time to master a few skills.


  • Family Therapy in Attention Deficit Disorders
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When a family is faced with one or more children who may have an attention deficit diosrder (ADD) and/or a co-morbid disorder such as ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder), Aspergers or OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), they have to decide what is the best way of treating it. The alternative of leaving it undiagnosed and untreated may lead to drug abuse or trouble with the law.


  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - How Can ADHD Behavior Therapy Help?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Whoever invented the longest name for a mental disorder such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder maybe suffered from the condition himself and was not able to focus and was all over the place! Anyway now this condition is referred to as ADHD. That's a relief. Now it has become a four letter word!


  • Behavior Disorder - Treatment and Therapy Options
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If your child or teen has a behavior disorder like ADHD, there may be some issues you have to sort out like deciding if ADHD behavior therapy really is a valid option and how much it is going to cost. If your medical insurance does cover it, then you will have to provide the diagnosis, treatment type and what the outcomes are going to be.


  • The Role of ADHD Behavior Therapy in the Homework Battle
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD kids who suffer from behaviour disorders need structures, routines and schedules as part of a bigger plan which usually forms the basis of ADHD behaviour therapy. Homework is just one example where this can work quite well. Let me give you an example.


  • ADHD Definition - Who is Telling the Truth?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Everybody seems to have their own ADHD definition depending on their vested interests or just depending on their own views on how children should be raised. There are strong lobbies out there and the biggest seems to be the drug companies who are also supported by the FDA in that they firmly believe that the only and the best way of treating ADHD is with drugs. It is a great pity that the drugs do not cure ADHD as such but merely alleviate ADHD symptoms so that we have calmer, less hyperactive and more focused children.


  • ADHD Articles - How to Narrow Your Search
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When looking up articles on the Internet, you may need a few folders on your computer desktop to keep all the information. However it is best if you approach all these ADHD articles in a systematic way. You may be warned by your child's teacher that something is amiss and that things are not going so well at school.


  • Diagnosing ADHD - Problems and Challenges For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In diagnosing ADHD, sometimes mistakes are made and the child does not have ADHD at all! Let me give you just two examples. If a child has a milk allergy, then some of the symptoms are quite similar to ADHD such as hyperactivity. Another example is where a child is extremely intelligent and gifted and starts to act out at school.


  • Is ADHD Therapy a Realistic Solution For Children With ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When we talk about ADHD therapy, we usually mean some sort of psychological intervention or behaviour modification which is going to affect the child's behaviour. We should not leave the parent out because while learning these techniques, the parents will also be changing their behaviour as well.


  • Behavior Treatment - Is This the Answer For Violent ADHD Children and Teens?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Sometimes ADHD kids and teens can be violent and aggressive and the despairing parents just have no idea how to deal with this. It may happen that they are suspended from school after having punched another child or they do the same thing at home with their siblings.


  • ADHD Teens - Sticking to House Rules
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When my brother was a teenager he always used to reply to my mother's nagging questions about what time he was coming home, by just saying ' half past'! Funny answer, but not really helpful for a parent who is trying to increase responsibility and at the same time keep up supervision and some sort of control.


  • Alternative Medicine For ADHD - A Way Through the Jungle
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] When we look at alternative medicine for ADHD, there is a startling variety and it is sometimes difficult to see the wood for the trees. We have a fantastic choice which ranges from Bach flower remedies, herbal remedies, homeopathy, acupuncture, meditation and behavior therapy. You could say it is anything which is not allopathic conventional medicine.


  • 4 Traps to Avoid in the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, here are four traps that you should avoid so that your child can be treated successfully and without you losing your sanity in the process. The first trap to avoid is getting a diagnosis too soon. When you read about children of one being diagnosed and treated even with psychostimulants, you begin to wonder which planet we are on!


  • 3 Good Reasons to Change to Alternative Medicine for ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] One good reason to change from ADHD drugs to a healthier safer alternative is that psychotropic drugs or psychostimulants are still classed as Schedule II drugs. That means that people on these drugs are considered at risk of substance abuse and are blocked form certain federal posts, the military and becoming pilots.


  • Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD - Homework For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Here is some homework for parents before they seek a diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. If your child has some of the symptoms of ADHD such as distractability, forgetting things, inattention when you try to engage them in conversation and maybe non-stop fidgeting, Google first on other medical conditions that have similar symptoms and see if they could possibly be one of the reasons for his symptoms.


  • 3 Epic Mistakes to Avoid in the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you think your child may have ADHD, you will want to get a proper diagnosis from a qualified medical practitioner, child psychologist or pediatrician. Stay way from your family doctor if you know that he has very little experience of ADHD.


  • Articles on ADHD - How to Assess Them Critically
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You are probably besieged by articles on ADHD from a myriad of sources and you may have a few problems in sifting through the dross. Given that the United States manufactures and consumes 90% of the world's supply of methyphenidate (Ritalin and Concerta) which is basically an amphetamine, you can see the need to tread with caution in reading articles on ADHD.


  • Problems and Challenges on How to Define ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you were to ask a doctor, paediatrician on the best way to define ADHD, you would probably get quite a few varied responses. There might be an ADHD definition as a mental disorder which should be treated as a mental illness and therefore the use of antipsychotic drugs would be perfectly acceptable. But this is not as simple as it seems.


  • ADHD Teenagers - 3 Parenting Tips
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] ADHD teenagers are faced with all sorts of problems. It is bad enough being a normal teenager but ADHD does present extra challenges. ADHD teenagers have a much higher percentage of traffic accidents, missing school and getting on the wrong side of the law.


  • Child Behavior - Is ADHD Behavior Therapy the Answer?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How on earth can you deal with defiant kids? No pill exists for that! It is now a well established fact in the medical profession that ADHD treatment should be a comprehensive one which will include a good dose of behavioral modification alongside with medication, diet, exercise and school support.


  • Facts and FAQs on ADHD Behavior Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD behaviour treatment is sometimes called behaviour therapy. Basically it helps parents to learn techniques and strategies to make them more effective parents and to help them cope with problems specific to children with ADHD and/or other problems.


  • Practical Parenting in the Treatment of ADHD
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Medication for ADHD is now coming under a more critical examination by wised up parents. That has caused the pharmaceutical companies to redouble their efforts in presenting a biased and less critical view to serve their business purposes. They have even launched profiles on the social networking scene and are poised to present their views of ADHD.


  • A Parenting Guide For ADHD - Help
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] ADHD drugs are great! They can reduce impulsiveness and hyperactivity in children with ADHD and are a great ADHD help in times of desperation. Only problem is that there is no magic pill which will change a child's behavior.


  • Positive Parenting For the ADHD Child
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Millions of children with ADHD grow up to be well balanced responsible adults. That is probably due to a number of factors, the home environment, school and above all parents who know and apply a few basic parenting techniques. The ADHD child will always respond to positive parenting.


  • A Must Know Guide to Behavior Therapy For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Why bother with behaviour therapy for ADHD? More and more parents and doctors and pediatricians too, are realizing that ADHD medication with psychostimulants is just not enough. Lots of research now shows that behavioural therapy will have a much more profound effect on the child's development. Don't just take pills, teach skills!


  • ADHD Behavior - Is Therapy the Answer?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] At last the tide is turning. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now advising its members, doctors and parents that a child who has mild ADHD behaviour problems should first be treated with behaviour therapy rather putting him on ADHD meds straight away.


  • 3 of the Most Epic Parenting Tips Ever For ADHD Kids
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Now that ADHD behavioral therapy has finally become a hot topic in the ADHD jungle, let me share with you three of the most epic parenting tips ever. Before we get into that, I want to point out that one of leading researchers in this, Gregory Fabiano, has been given the White House's Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. His work clearly shows that ADHD behavioural therapy is just as effective as ADHD medication with drugs.


  • Homeopathy & ADHD - A Highly Underestimated Remedy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Mention homeopathy ADHD treatment and most doctors will turn a deaf ear unless they are homeopaths themselves. The main argument against homeopathy is that the solutions are so highly diluted that they cannot possible have any effect on human tissues or organs. But, as homeopaths will tell you, they do have an effect and they do cure some ailments. The exact mechanism may not be understood but they do work.


  • Homeopathic ADHD Remedies - What the Drug Companies Are Hiding
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Did you know that up to 20% of ADHD children have such a negative reaction to ADHD psychostimulants that they cannot continue with the treatment ? Are you aware that many hyped up mind altering drugs have failed in clinical trials? Finally, did you know that 23 infants (less than twelve months old) in Florida were prescribed these antipsychotics?


  • ADHD Behavior Therapy and Good Parenting
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In Great Britain the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is now strongly recommending that ADHD behaviour therapy should be tried first, rather than dosing kids with doubtful ADHD drugs. Behaviour therapy or cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has also been shown to be more effective than anti-depressant drugs in adults suffering from anxiety and depression. Anyone who is concerned about good parenting will take comfort from this fact that ADHD behaviour therapy is now a respectable and highly recommended means of ADHD treatment.


  • How Useful is ADHD Niacin As a Supplement?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] One of the most famous nutritionists of our time, Dr. Hoffer, treats ADHD with mega quantities of multivitamins and nothing else. In a way he reminds us of Dr. Pauling who ingested enormous quantities of Vitamin C and lived to be almost 100.


  • Info on ADHD - How Much Do We Really Know?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If I told you that by prescribing a medicine for your child which could lead (and sometimes does!) to substance abuse, then wouldn't you think again? Of course you would! Ritalin and Dexedrine which are drugs prescribed for millions of ADHD kids across the USA are often called Schedule II drugs and that means they are in the same category as cocaine and other recreational drugs.


  • ADHD and the Facts That Big Pharmacies Prefer Not to Mention
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It is quite possible that the drug companies are paying for research which will try to show that homeopathic cures for ADHD are just nothing better than a few tinctures diluted to such a degree that they are totally innocuous. Testimonials from parents and sales of ADHD homeopathic cures reveal quite a few interesting facts on ADHD which are never going to make the headlines in the medical press.


  • Alternative Vitamins For ADHD - How Important Are They?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What have niacin, biotin and thiamine all got in common? They are all part of the Vitamin B group which is one of the best alternative vitamins for ADHD. Why? Because they help the neurotransmitters in our brain to function efficiently. These are the ones that influence our moods, control our impulses and help our attention span.


  • Information About ADHD in Children - Guidelines For Smart Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] It is now a sad fact of life that the pharmaceutical companies are using social networking sites such as Facebook in a manipulative way to gain credibility in promoting their drugs. They are also pretending to offer practical and credible information about ADHD in children. Many mothers are not aware that the so-called credible information is biased.


  • Facts on ADHD Meds - Latest News From Research Studies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] A University of Buffalo study (led by William Pelham and Gregory Fabiano) has now confirmed that a correct use of behaviour therapy for ADHD could well avoid the necessity of taking ADHD meds and all the risks that go with those medicines. Analyzing the results of over 174 studies, the two researchers have also stated that behaviour modification could even be more effective that using ADHD medication.


  • Facts on ADHD - Not Exactly Rocket Science!
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Facts on ADHD are not likely to sound like rocket science given that no one knows the exact cause of this mental disorder. Diagnosis is based on questionnaires and rating scales rather than clinical means of diagnosis. It gets worse!


  • Alternative Treatment for ADHD Issues - A Guide For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] In looking at alternative treatment for ADHD issues, parents will want to know how to assess these and probably what precautions to take. The first issue is that of safety and whether side effects outweigh the benefits of the treatment. Then there is the whole question of where the actual medicines, ingredients an herbs come from and who and how are they controlled. Many herbal remedies do not come under any type of control.


  • Research on ADHD - Who is Worried About Behavior?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Did you know that the most popular ADHD drug Ritalin has been on the market for over forty years? Naturally, on reading that you might be a little reassured that there has been some research on ADHD and the long term effects of this drug. Well, there hasn't been any research like that and even if there had been, the drug companies are keeping it well hidden!


  • Foods to Avoid For ADHD - Myth Or Reality?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Jamie Oliver the British food guru cooked a special dinner for the world's leaders at the recent G20 summit. He is proud of the fact that he managed to get $1million from the British government to improve school meals.


  • Medications For ADD-ADHD - What Questions Should You Ask Your Doctor?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] If you do decide to go down the medications for ADD/ADHD road there are a few questions to ask your doctor before you do so. Ask your doctor what type of medication he is prescribing. You should be able to ascertain if it is a stimulant drug (Ritalin, Concerta) an anti depressant (Welbutrin) or a non stimulant drug (Strattera).


  • Alternative Treatments For Children With ADHD - Smart Choices For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] A quiet revolution has been taking place recently! It seems that medical authorities, experts or gurus or whatever you like to call them, are waking up and actually telling parents that ADHD meds are just not sufficient and that behaviour modification therapy or other psychological interventions are necessary alongside with the medicines.


  • Information on ADHD and ADD - Limit Your Surfing on the Internet
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There is so much information on ADHD and ADD now on the Net that it is a jungle and sometimes, parents get lost and this is more than understandable. My suggestion is to limit your surfing. In this way, the tsunami of information about ADHD in children will become more manageable and you will not be so overwhelmed.


  • Information on ADHD - How Do You Know Who Or What to Believe?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How often do you read about shares of pharmaceutical companies soaring after they sign a deal? The latest news is that two pharmaceutical giants will be co-promoting ADHD medications in the USA. One way of avoiding the hype from Big Pharm is to seek out information on ADHD elsewhere and also ask ourselves a few simple questions.


  • ADHD Alternative Vitamins - Which Ones to Include in Your Daily Diet
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] If you give your child a healthy balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables, fewer carbohydrates and more protein, then there is no need to supplement this diet with the so-called ADHD alternative vitamins. But let's say that your child cannot get all this healthy food or that your family routine does not permit such a luxury, then here are the ADHD alternative vitamins you should go for.


  • Alternative Solutions For Kids With ADHD - What Are the Options For Parents?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Doctors differ and patients die ! The old adage seems to be true in the case of ADHD. First the American Heart Association recommended that all kids be screened for possible heart conditions before being put on stimulant medication. Why? Simply because there is a significant risk for children who might have a heart condition.


  • Research For ADHD - Latest Developments
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Research for ADHD is now concentrating on the causes of ADHD but also on the safety of ADHD medications. It should also be looking at ADHD natural and homeopathic cures but, given the world we live in, I think that is a faint hope!


  • Facts About ADHD Medications Doctors Never Mention
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] One of the most respected researchers on ADHD, William Pelham has now come out strongly against ADHD medications and asserts that research shows they are practically useless in the long term. This is just one of the facts about ADHD medications which may or may not get publicity, depending whose website you happen to be visiting.


  • How and Where to Get Free ADHD Info
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There is a vast network of information on the Internet about ADHD. The drug companies have sponsored ADHD forums and countless parents are writing blogs. These are certainly useful places to get free ADHD info but we should be wary of the drugs companies' websites as they will push just ONE type of treatment which is basically an amphetamines type of drug which may compromise your child's health and do very little for the ADHD problem.


  • Interesting Facts on ADHD - A Must Know Guide For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] One of the most interesting facts on ADHD was the story of boy who was misdiagnosed with ADHD and suffered nasty side effects from ADHD medications for a number of years. Thanks to his parents who did some research on ADHD and the facts, they found that the symptoms were caused by a parasite !


  • Facts About ADHD - How Much Do We Really Know ?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Facts about ADHD are not hard to find! There is a wealth of information on the Internet and that ranges from websites sponsored by the drug companies to ADHD forums and blogs. The main problem is that certain facts on ADHD are not published because of vested interests. Take two recent news items for example.


  • How to Know Which Foods to Avoid If You Have an ADHD Child
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Nutrition and ADHD is a hot topic right now in the ADHD blogs and forums. You, as a parent will be paying more and more attention to the foods to avoid if you have an ADHD child.


  • How to Get Through Summer Without ADHD Meds
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] It is true that some doctors say that children need a break from ADHD drugs, just to see how they are doing. Normally summer is good time to do this and the idea of a whole summer vacation without ADHD meds is an attractive one both for the child and the parents. But is it really?


  • How to Distinguish Between the Different ADHD Natural Medications
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Did you know that when very young children are given anesthetics for simple operations like dental treatment, their risk of developing a learning disorder or development disorder is increased by as much as 60%! This just shows that children of a tender age are very susceptible to all kinds of medication and ADHD medication is no exception.


  • How to Critically Assess Risks of Drugs For People With ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Even the FDA is worried about the risks of ADHD drugs especially in the area of cardiac health. Recently they voted by a very narrow majority ( 8 to 7) to put a stronger black box warning on these drugs for people with ADHD.


  • How to Tell the Difference Between Aspergers and ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How can you tell the difference between Aspergers and ADHD? The disorders are similar but some of the symptoms are quite different but others overlap. Your pediatrician or doctor may be able to tell you which condition your child has, but here are some indicators to guide you.


  • How to Learn About Controlling ADHD Without Medication
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The first thing to learn about controlling ADHD without medication is that a multidisciplinary approach is by far the best way to cope with ADHD in children. In Northern Ireland, the Education Minister has granted £2.5m to the setting up of the Pupil Emotional health and Wellbeing (PEHAW). A similar programme exists in Scotland called the Mental Health First Aid Programme.


  • ADHD - Parenting Tips - How to Keep Your Sanity During Homework
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Most parents with ADHD children will make sure that routines and schedules are kept to, tasks are broken down and there is some sort of behaviour contract in force in the home. It helps if there is a similar sort of contract with the child's teacher at school. These are parenting tips for ADHD which are now well established.


  • Limbic ADHD - Another Type of ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] First there were three, then there were six! No, it is not a miracle, fable or children's riddle! According to the ADD/ADHD expert, Dr. Amen, there are six types of ADHD. I thought there were only three! It is the fifth type, limbic ADHD, according to his analysis, which interests me for the purposes of this article.


  • New Meds For ADHD - How Are They Different?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] New meds for ADHD? If you Googled that, you were probably disappointed, as I was. I cannot believe that doctors are still, in the third millennium, prescribing good old fashioned "speed" or amphetmanines for children with ADHD.


  • ADHD Meds For Kids - New Concerns
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] In the UK, the cost of ADHD meds for kids comes to about £28 million a year! A recent BBC program pointed out that, apart from the cost, a study of over 600 children who had ADHD were no better off after years of treatment on meds for ADHD. In fact the researchers who were from the University of Buffalo, had to admit that there was no evidence to show that medication was better than other types of interventions in the long term.


  • Non-Stimulating ADHD Medications - What's on Offer ?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Did you know that the ADHD psychostimulant drug Cylert was withdrawn from the market in 2005 after reports that it had been linked to liver disease and even liver failure? Are you aware that up to 16% of children on the ADHD psychostimulant drugs are under pressure from their peers to either get them the drugs or sell them?


  • ADHD Medication - Is This What You Want For Your Child?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Welcome to the ADHD Psychostimulants supermarket! Our latest drug on offer is Tenex which is a high blood pressure drug. The substance used is an alpha blocker. Look at any website for medications and Tenex and ADHD is up there with all the rest of them and of course as it is a non-stimulant drug, it is quite an attractive option. Let's be serious for a moment. Tenex is not approved by the FDA as an ADHD drug so I do not think that Tenex and ADHD will be a winning team.


  • The Dark World of ADHD Drugs - Time to Wake Up!
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you know what "pharming" means? It means something significant in the child drug black market! Simply put, it means buying and selling ADHD drugs in the school parking lot in high schools and colleges.


  • ADHD Diet Therapy - Six Ways to Feed Your Child's Brain
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is ADHD diet therapy just a fad? Can food have an effect on the brain? The answer is of course yes, as anything we eat will not only determine our mood but also whether we feel tired or cross.


  • ADHD Therapy - Five Facts Parents Must Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It's unbelievable but the most widely used drug for ADHD therapy (known as Ritalin) has increased by 9,000% over a ten year period in the UK! Many parents are asking this question. Does this mean that the number of children needing ADHD therapy has increased by that figure or is this drug being prescribed en masse for children with problems?


  • Facts and FAQs on ADHD Diagnosis and Therapy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Ever wondered if your child is the only one with ADHD? Far from it, as he or she is in good company. The statistics are startling to say the least- between 3% and 5% of American school kids have this disorder. That amounts to about 2.5 million children who are on ADHD medication while there are 1.5 million adults who suffer and their poor productivity costs the nation dear.


  • Is There a Diet For ADHD? - Some Research Findings
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I bet that many parents who have children who suffer from ADHD think that diet is marginal and that an ADHD diet can only make life more complicated than it really is! Let me try and persuade you that the food children eat really does have an impact on their development and especially as regards hyperactivity and other related ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) problems.


  • The Ugly Facts About ADHD Medication
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You may be shocked to know that the FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) had to issue a warning to doctors and pediatricians across the nation about psychostimulant drugs used in ADHD medication. What are the alternatives in ADHD therapy?


  • Five Myths About ADHD Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Parents faced with the problem of a child suffering from ADHD may take the easy ADHD treatment option, that is conventional medication, using drugs which are also known as psychostimulants, recommended by their doctor or pediatrician. Here are some myths to bear in mind when deciding which is the best way of treating ADHD before going down the 'drug path'.


  • Why Aren't You Getting Help With ADHD?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Where can you get help for ADHD? First you need to know a few things before you go along to the doctor's office with your child so that you can ask a few questions and you know what choices you want to make in treating your child if the ADHD diagnosis is confirmed.


  • Is There a Reliable ADHD Test? - Diagnostic Methods
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How can a doctor or pediatrician tell if a child has ADHD? Are there reliable tools available?


  • Diagnosing ADHD - Problems and Treatment Options
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Diagnosis of ADHD has always been difficult and remains so. A questionnaire is used and its results are anything but objective so the diagnosis can be hit and miss at times.


  • Do's and Dont's in Parenting - Coping With Difficult Children
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] As parents we are faced with childhood disorders (like ADHD) which other generations never even had to face. These disabilities create a crisis between children and parents and often the quality of the attachment is affected in a negative way.


  • ADHD Success Stories and Challenges
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Parents often ask themselves and the experts about the causes of ADHD in their children. They are often worried that watching too much TV might be the cause or they blame themselves for what they see as bad parenting.


  • Do ADHD Natural Cures Work? - Some Guidelines For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you work for a large drug company, do not read this article! We are on high alert as regards prescribing psychotic and psychostimulant drugs for children with ADHD.


  • Doubts About ADHD Diet? - A Sensible Approach For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Do you, like me, have doubts about ADHD diets? Are you confused by the conflicting reports? This article will help you through the jungle, I hope, in deciding what is best for your child to eat.


  • Sensible Strategies to Help Hyperactive Children
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When we are looking at ADHD medication for hyperactive children we are more concerned with the alarming side effects of these drugs than anything else. Apart from deciding which ADHD medication, there are other ways of helping a hyperactive child.


  • Hyperactivity Among Children - Is the Feingold Diet a Solution?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I was really shocked the other day when I learned that a child who has had ADHD psychostimulant medication is considered a Class 2 drug user! This applies to those who want to work for federal and national government where state secrets and national security are involved.


  • Homeopathy For ADHD? Some Common Misconceptions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Homeopathic remedy for ADHD? Most people will tell you that there is no scientific evidence that such remedies will work and that it is all a placebo effect. But a recent study has shown that it is effective.


  • ADHD Treatment - Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I bet you didn't know that if your child has been on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) conventional medication (Ritalin, for example) after the age of 12, he or she may be banned from serving in the US Armed Forces! The National Guard (minimum age is 17) and the Navy state in the recruitment manual that the teenager cannot be enlisted unless their doctor has signed a paper saying that they have not taken psychostimulants for the last four years.


  • Natural ADHD Remedies - Five Important Questions You Must Ask
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] My brother works for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world so I am not telling him that I am writing this article! Many medical practitioners will scoff at the idea of herbal or natural remedies for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), partly out of self-interest and partly out of ignorance.


  • Natural Products For ADHD - What Reviews Have Been Done?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you have just seen the price tag on prescription medication for ADHD such as Ritalin, Risperdal or Concerta, then you may start having legitimate doubts about whether this is really the way to treat ADHD. Then, when you read the FDA warnings on the packets about possible side effects which range from drug dependency to heart problems and even sudden death, you may ask yourself if there are natural products for ADHD and what the reviews on these products are.


  • Vitamins For ADHD Kids - How Much Are They Going to Help?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Let's face it - if there were a super multivitamin supplement for ADHD, all the pharmaceutical companies would go bankrupt very quickly. But maybe they are not telling us something! At the moment there is no conclusive proof that vitamins for ADHD kids will significantly help them manage ADHD.


  • How Safe and Effective is ADHD Natural Medicine? Three Questions to Ask
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is there really such a thing as ADHD natural medicine? Is it safe and effective? Before I answer these questions in this article, I want to point out that some 36% of Americans are turning to holistic/natural remedies to have a better quality of life.


  • ADHD Natural Supplements? Points to Bear in Mind
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If I were to ask you what you understand by 'natural supplements for ADHD', you would probably come up with some of the following - iron, magnesium, Vitamin C, Omega3 and a few others. All correct.


  • The Hyperactive Child - Four Tips For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Blame the media! All this TV, PlayStations, cell phones, Internet and DVDs are the cause of ADHD, obesity and will negatively impact on your child's health. A sweeping generalisation, as my father was so fond of saying!


  • Are ADHD Natural Remedies a Valid Alternative to Psychostimulants?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Would you give your child amphetamines? No, I hear you cry! Well, lots of parents are doing it and its polite respectable name is Adderall! This drug is quickly becoming the doctors' favorite for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in children.


  • Getting Over a Break Up - Do You Really Want to Win Back Your Ex?
    [Relationships:Conflict] Do you really want to win back your ex? Time to ask some difficult questions but the answers will help you to find out what you really want.


  • How to Get Your Ex Back - How to Deal With a Breakup
    [Relationships:Conflict] Life and love are complicated, and, as Neil Sedaka sang, "Breaking up is hard to do". So much for the music but the reality is you want to find out how to get your ex back again! This article will explore some break up advice and suggest ways to get back together again.


  • How to Cope With Hyperactive Kids - Helping Kids With ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Recent research just published has shown that food additives may be a contributing cause of hyperactivity in kids. There is a lot of controversy over this issue and there have been arguments about the real cause. Some argue that it has nothing to do with the food kids eat while others say that it is a medical condition (ADHD) and some doctors will treat it with a powerful drug, such as Ritalin.


  • My Child Has ADHD - Taking a Positive Approach
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If your child has ADHD it is not the end of the world! My father always said 'look on the bright side', so we are going to follow his advice in this article. First of all, there are a lot of famous successful people out there who actually made it with ADHD and how!


  • Hyperactive Children and Adults - How to Live With ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you or your child suffer from ADHD? What can you do about it? Is there a cure or treatment? This article introduces the topic in simple language and offers guidelines and advice for children and adults with ADHD.


  • Natural Cure For ADHD Kids - How Realistic is This?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Let me ask you another question. How realistic is it to put a child on a stimulant drug which could alter his neural development? How realistic is it to put a child on a drug like Modafinil which has the potential for drug abuse in the patient? The FDA obviously thought it was unrealistic and they have now rejected the use of this drug in children. They know that child ADHD treatment means psychostimulants for the vast majority of people with ADD and ADHD.


  • Symptoms of ADHD in Child Behavior - Four Action Points For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Guess who was the first doctor in history to notice ADHD symptoms? It was none other than the father of medicine, Hippocrates who described the symptoms as follows "quickened responses to sensory experience, but also less tenaciousness because the soul moves on quickly to the next impression". That was how hyperactive, squirming and inattentive children behaved in 500 B.C., almost a carbon copy of symptoms of ADHD in child to-day.


  • ADHD and Nutrition - What is the Connection?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] There is a definite link between ADHD and nutrition. Numerous studies have shown that proper nutrition and ADHD are a great team in minimizing the symptoms of ADHD and making life more tolerable for the whole family. Omega 3 fatty acids (found in fish and flax seed oil) is important for brain development and studies showed that boys with a low level of those fatty acids were much more likely to suffer from ADHD.


  • Parents Want to Know What Are the Alternative Treatments For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] ADHD medication gets more and more controversial with drug companies refusing to admit that there is any problem whatsoever with their mind-altering drugs such as Focalin, Risperdal and Concerta. Obviously parents want to know what are the alternative treatments for ADHD.


  • Help With ADHD Children - Strategies For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many parents are so relieved when their child is diagnosed with ADHD. They think that it takes the blame away from them and they can continue with their daily life, perhaps with the help of a few ADHD meds. Wrong! Now is the time, more than ever, when parents have to take a positive step towards acquiring a few parenting skills which will really help them and their child to cope with ADHD.


  • Child ADHD - Challenges For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The first challenge is that parents often feel to blame, yet parenting or the lack of it is NOT the cause of ADHD. But if good parenting is not used in combination with medication and other lifestyle changes, then child ADHD may develop into adult ADHD. If child ADHD is left untreated or ignored, the figures are startling.


  • Medication For ADHD - How Effective is it in Alleviating ADHD Symptoms?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Did you know that some boys with aggressive behaviour disorders are treated with equine therapy? They have to bring their aggressiveness under control so that the horse will allow them to go near them. If not, the horse will always steer clear of them. Well, not many of us will be able to afford equine therapy for boys with ADHD behaviour.


  • ADHD Recommended Diets - Guidelines For Busy Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] ADHD recommended diets are ever more to the forefront as parents seek healthier ways through good eating habits to encourage healthy development. Led by the First Lady Michelle Obama who will be growing her own organic and pesticide free vegetables in the White House garden, there is an increasing awareness of what we eat and how it can affect our bodily and mental health.


  • Can ADHD Herbs Really Alleviate ADHD Symptoms?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Amphetamines rock! Well, that is the impression you get when you read that the production of amphetamines has risen by a mere 2,000 % in a ten year period. That is bad news but when you consider that about 50% of these prescriptions for ADHD drugs are written by pediatricians, you begin to despair.


  • ADHD and Parenting - Tips From ADHD Behavior Therapy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD behavior therapy or parenting skills is the key to treating ADHD. Not every one might agree with this but ADHD medication is not the only answer. One size fits all seems to be the answer according to the drug companies who manufacture ADHD medications. Parenting barely gets a mention and yet it is so important.


  • Are ADHD Psychostimulants Right For Your Child?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I know some young ADHD adults who just could not function in society or even work unless they were on psychostimulants. The same goes for children and many ADHD children are helped by these drugs. The latest to appear is Risperdal which is an atypical antypsychotic and was supposed to be revolutionary and be much better than the older medications in that class of drug.


  • ADHD Behavior Therapy - How Can it Help ADHD Children?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Your behavior counts too! The way a parent deals with an ADHD child's behavior is going to impact on that child for the rest of their life and will deprive them of or provide them with time management skills, social skills and self-control. ADHD medicines cannot do that!


  • Why Do I Want My Ex Back? Getting Over a Relationship
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you find yourself asking the question 'why do I want my ex back?' all the time, maybe there are a few other questions you should be asking yourself to help you get over a relationship. You probably know that it is all over and that you should be moving on and finding a new relationship.


  • Aspergers and ADHD Medication - Guidelines For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The problem with diagnosing Aspergers Syndrome is that the symptoms very often overlap with those of ADHD and misdiagnosis is quite common. Aspergers is a type of autism as some of the symptoms fit that disorder but it is reassuring to know that it is a mild form of autism caused by fundamental changes in the child's brain structure. Aspergers and ADHD have very similar symptoms but as they are two distinct conditions, Aspergers and ADHD medication will be different.


  • ADHD Alternative Medications - A Wide Choice
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] When parents sometimes look at the range of ADHD alternative medications available, they are a bit bewildered and I am not surprised. These alternative treatments for children with ADHD range from medications (psychostimulants) to herbal remedies, homeopathic remedies, Bach flower remedies, diet and nutrition, EEG biofeedback and behavioural therapy.


  • Controlling ADHD Without Medication - Looking at Viable Alternatives
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The American Academy of Periatrics (AAP) has come out strongly in favour of combination therapy for ADHD whereby medication is used together with other types of therapy for example, behaviour therapy ,cognitive therapy or counselling. This, they say will give the best and longest lasting results.


  • Want Your Woman Back? - Time to Change Tactics
    [Relationships:Conflict] Feeling guilty about the way you treated your girlfriend? Maybe you are beginning to recognize the unpleasant truth and if that was the case, why do you think your ex girlfriend might want you back?


  • List of Medications For ADHD - Looking at Them Critically
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Did you know that in spite of receiving special education services or availing of the 504 plan, almost 40% of ADHD children never get a high school diploma.? The figures for university degrees are even worse in that only about 5% of ADHD children actually graduate compared to 27% of the national average in the USA.


  • Side Effects of Medication For ADHD People - Ask Yourself These Questions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] When children and adults take medication for ADHD, it usually means that they are on amphetamines, high blood pressure drugs or simply antidepressants, depending on what type of ADHD they have. The side effects of medication for ADHD people are wide ranging and sometimes dangerous. Ask yourself this question. Why does the FDA put warning box labels on these medications?


  • Another New ADHD Drug Hits the Headlines
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Yet another ADHD drug has hit the headlines and as usual it has several rather alarming drawbacks coupled with seemingly positive features. Clonidine for ADHD is mainly a blood pressure drug. It seems to be effective at lessening hyperactivity and impulsiveness. As it does not really help attention at all, it has to be taken together with a stimulant so now we have two drugs and both their side effects to cope with.


  • Alternative Treatments For ADHD - What Trials Have Been Done?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] I know some parents in this economic crisis who are now looking at alternative treatments for ADHD simply because they have to choose a cheaper health plan which will not cover the cost of ADHD medication. They are therefore attracted by alternative ADHD therapy especially ADHD homeopathic remedy which is one of the cheapest options available now.


  • Effects of ADHD Drugs on Children - Some Facts and Figures
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] About 10% of all American children have been prescribed some sort of psychostimulant or psychotropic drugs for some type of attention disorder such as ADHD, ODD or CD. It has now reached epidemic proportions yet the effects of ADHD drugs on children has been minimized by the drug companies who make these drugs. Are you surprised?


  • Drugs Used to Treat ADHD - Crucial Questions Parents Must Ask
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] One of the most common medicines for treating ADHD in both children and adults is amphetamines in various forms. What do Concerta, Ritalin, Adderall and Dexadrine all have in common? They are all amphetamines.


  • Drugs For ADHD - Is This the Only Solution?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Why are so many parents so hooked on drugs for ADHD? Partly because of the persuasive and devastatingly effective publicity campaign carried out by the drug companies. Only problem is that ADHD medication is just part of the answer to a very complex problem as anyone with an ADHD child will tell you. If there is no follow up at all to drugs for ADHD such as educating the child to learn self- management and self- control, the child risks carrying the condition into his adult life or remain on the drugs for a very long time.


  • ADHD Disorder in Children - 3 Action Points For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Now that we have an astonishing range of acronyms for mental disorders in children, parents are beginning to wonder how on earth we managed without all these up to now. ADHD disorder in children is now about the easiest of them all and may exist side by side with what are sometimes called co-morbid disorders such as CD (Conduct Disorder) and ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder).


  • Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD - Problems, Challenges and Opportunities
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Nobody seems to know what exactly causes attention deficit disorder ADHD but there are a lot of theories out there. Whatever the cause, ADHD presents problems, challenges and even opportunities to parents and the children themselves.


  • Treating Attention Deficit Disorder - Not Just ADHD Meds!
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Not just ADHD meds! Treating attention deficit disorder will require a lot more effort on the part of parents. Is there such a thing as 'bedtime' in your family and if there is, do you actually impose it?


  • Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder - Coping Mechanisms For Parents and Kids
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The symptoms of attention deficit disorder are set out in the DSM Vol IV. Depending on the type of ADHD, symptoms will range from inattentiveness, hyperactivity, distractability to forgetting things, inability to focus and failure to concentrate. The method of diagnosis is not exactly rocket science and has been criticised as not being objective enough and neither is it a diagnostic test.


  • Best Falling in Love Signs - Investigating Further For Signs of Commitment
    [Relationships:Dating] The best falling in love signs are the most obvious. There may be a great physical attraction and most of your day is spent thinking about your new partner. You are also spending a lot of time together. But as you settle into the relationship, you will be looking for signs of commitment. Are there any?


  • Attention Deficit Disorder in Children - Tough Decisions For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The first thing parents usually want to do is to get a diagnosis for ADHD as soon as they suspect that their child might have ADHD. The diagnosis of attention deficit disorder in children is now so widespread that many parents are seeking diagnosis for children at a very early age.


  • Attention Deficit Disorder - Points For Parents on Drug Dependency
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) children at greater risk from drug abuse? The answer is yes and this also includes children with bipolar disorder and with ADHD which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Actually, the only good news is that more parents are now talking to teenagers in general about the risks of drug abuse and figures are up slightly to 37% compared to 32% last year.


  • Looking More Closely at ADHD Medicine and the Side Effects
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] The popular ADHD drug Strattera which is now widely prescribed in Australia and America has had a mixed press. The two most serious side effects from Strattera are connected with possible liver damage and also some neurological problems.


  • Children With ADHD - Monsters Or Angels?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Lots of speculation as to why there are so many cases of ADHD today in comparison to say twenty years ago. It is a strange condition as no main cause has been identified, diagnosis is based on questionnaires which can sometimes be subjective and drug companies have not yet come up with a drug which is completely safe or even effective.


  • Treating ADHD Without Medication - Latest News and Research
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When you read about a new ADHD drug which is about to hit the market and which the company describes as 'an important addition to our ADHD portfolio', don't get too excited! Yes, it is another stimulant but the company assures us that this particular compound will make it less abusable!


  • ADHD Psychostimulant Drugs - Time For Straight Answers
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Don't you think it strange that the most popular ADHD drug, Ritalin has been on the market for 40 years? Are you shocked, like me, when you read about eighteen month old babies being prescribed Ritalin ? This is the time for straight answers as parents begin to ask questions about the side effects of Ritalin.


  • Foods For ADHD Kids - Easy Solutions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Whenever parents look at foods for ADHD kids on the Internet, they shudder and think that they will have to start baking their own bread. Well, it's not as bad as that as there are easy solutions in choosing foods which are healthy not only for the brain but for general overall health.


  • ADHD - Tell Tale Signs - When to Take Action
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If your child has just climbed on top of the furniture and is about to throw himself off or jumped into a swimming pool in the middle of winter, this may be just part of normal impulsive behaviour which is nomal in childhood. Before you jump to any conclusions about whether this could be one of the ADHD tell tale signs, consider the following advice.


  • New ADHD Medication? Spot the Difference!
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Nothing new under the sun! The drug companies may come up with appealing names or rehash some of the older ones but it is the same old story. New ADHD medication is at a pharmacy near you but the side effects are bigger and better than before.


  • Looking Critically at What Meds Work For ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] What do the three types of ADHD drugs commonly prescribed for ADHD all have in common? They all come with a long and frightening list of warnings and possible side effects. Any parent before deciding which type of medication to opt for will have to take a long hard look at what meds work for ADHD and the risks involved.


  • Summer Vacation Without ADHD Meds - Guidelines and Advice For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Summer holidays are usually greeted with joy by kids. Parents tend to groan inwardly and wonder how on earth they are going to get through the whole summer with the kids at home all the time. For ADHD kids, the parents' agony is doubled as they have to decide if they should allow their kids a 'drug holiday', ie. the whole summer vacation without ADHD meds.


  • Meds For ADHD - Points Not Often Mentioned in the Doctor's Office
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] When a doctor prescribes meds for ADHD, he or she often forgets to tell the parents a few home truths which could make life easier for everybody. Maybe the doctor is pressed for time, maybe he does not know that much about ADHD meds for kids and their side effects.


  • Controlling ADHD Without Meds - What Are the Possible Scenarios?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How many times do you read about parents who were called to school and told to put their child on ADHD meds, just because they were not fitting in with the rest of the kids? Obviously, some parents will want to get a proper diagnosis of ADHD by consulting a child specialist or pediatrician.


  • What Every Parent Needs to Know About Tests to Diagnose ADD and ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you think ADHD is overdiagnosed? Perhaps now that much more information is available about ADHD, it is becoming easier to diagnose. So, what are the tests to diagnose ADD and ADHD?


  • Are You Unhappy in Your Relationship? You Have 3 Options
    [Relationships:Conflict] Have you ever thought of leaving your partner? If you have, then there must have been some unhappy situation or something which made you felt uneasy. If you hesitated or are still hesitating about leaving an unhappy relationship, it is probably because you have made a commitment.


  • Cause of ADHD - Sorting Out Fact and Fiction
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What is the cause of ADHD? One fact is absolutely certain and that is there is no ONE cause of ADHD. ADHD causes which have gained a certain credence over the years have been many and varied and include bad parenting, too much media exposure and of course sugary food.


  • Getting Your Ex Back - The Best Game You Will Ever Play
    [Relationships:Conflict] This is your greatest challenge! It will be the best game you have ever played in getting your ex back so you have to put all you have into it.


  • ADHD Disorder - Three Common Misconceptions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD disorder has now reached epidemic proportions in America and Europe is not far behind. According to U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, ADHD is "one of the most common neurobehavioural disorders of childhood."


  • Mineral Products For ADHD Kids - Guidelines and Advice
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Why isn't ADHD medication enough? This is a question many parents of ADHD children ask as they hope that a pill or medicine will solve all their ADHD problems. Wishful thinking!


  • Zinc For ADHD Children - Facts and Figures For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] It is not surprising at all that the question of zinc for ADHD children has received such a lot of attention recently. There are many reasons for this and I think the main one is that millions of people who are suffering a wide range of side effects from ADHD medications are desperate to seek an alternative.


  • Try a Little Tenderness - It Goes a Long Way to Get Your Lover Back
    [Relationships:Conflict] It is more than likely that there was a lot of nuclear fall-out after your breakup. That is normal. There were recriminations, arguments, bitterness, resentment, a dose of hatred even. Add to that the humiliation, the frustration and the comparison with a nuclear bomb is not that far out. But now is a time for healing if you really want to get your lover back.


  • Limbic ADHD Treatment - Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Most people believe that there are just three types of ADHD. Now that has become six as more and more is being discovered about this disorder. Type 5 is known as limbic ADHD and basically this is the classic ADHD symptoms together with depression, low energy levels and minimum motivation.


  • Niacin and ADHD - A Guideline For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is Niacin and ADHD a realistic possibility? Naicin is just one of the many essential human nutrients that we need to keep our bodies going. It is also called Vitamin B3 and belongs to the Vitamin B complex and as such plays a key role in daily nutrition.


  • Non-Stimulating ADHD Meds - Pros and Cons
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] ADHD psychostimulants drugs (Adderall, Ritalin and Focalin) are very often not suitable for some children due to negative side effects. The same can be said for non-stimulating ADHD meds. It is important for parents to know what exactly these medications are so that they can make an informed choice.


  • Parenting a Child With ADHD - Three Points For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Do you know what an 'alphabet kid' is? Well, they are becoming fashionable as children are diagnosed with more and more disorders, such as ADHD, ODD, SD, ASD so hence the term 'alphabet kid'.


  • Best Medication For ADHD - Time For Three Basic Questions
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In Britain, 6,350 prescriptions for ADHD drugs for hyperactive and ADD children are written every week. That is an enormous number and as parents begin to question what IS the best medication for ADHD, more and more conflicting views come to the surface.


  • Why Take a Risk With ADHD Medications? Think Twice
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It is heartbreaking to read the blogs about ADHD meds. The more I read the more convinced I become that ADHD meds are just too risky and that more and more parents should be turning to safer homeopathic remedies for ADHD.


  • Natural Supplement For ADHD - A Mirage Or a Miracle?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I have just read about a mother who started a search for a natural supplement for ADHD after she read about a boy who was on three different prescriptions for ADHD and died of an overdose. Her own child who was on psychostimulants was extremely underweight and he was fading away before her eyes.


  • Natural Treatments For ADHD - Time to Take Them Seriously
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] When you read about college students misusing Adderall to get through their exams, what is your reaction? Maybe you shrug your shoulders and say 'Inevitable' or maybe, if you are like me, you think it is high time we took natural treatments for ADHD more seriously.


  • Medicine For ADHD - A Two Edged Sword?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Here is a fairly typical story about medicine for ADHD. The child is 11 years old and he has been on a wide range of psychostimulants such as Concerta, Adderall, and Ritalin and also tried Focalin. The medicines worked in reducing hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour and he was doing well at school.


  • Herbal Supplements For Treating ADHD - Some Precautions to Take
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] We now know from a study done by the NIH on 600 children over a three year period who were on ADHD medications, that they had no long term effectiveness and resulted in stunted growth. So are herbal supplements for treating ADHD the answer?


  • Diet Remedies For ADHD - A Simpler Approach
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] It would be fantastic if we had diet remedies for ADHD which controlled symptoms and eliminated the need for doubtful medication. Dream on! Lots of controversy about what kids should be eating and whether what they eat or drink really will influence their behaviour.


  • Homeopathic Remedy For ADHD - Pleasant Surprises For Worried Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Has your child had a good night's sleep? If he is on ADHD psychostimulants, the answer is probably no ! A staggering 25% -50% of ADHD children on these meds have problems sleeping. That compares with 7% of children who do not have ADHD. If your child were on a homeopathic remedy for ADHD, that problem would simply not exist as there are no side effects and children sleep the whole night through.


  • ADHD Meds - Time For a New Approach
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] We now know that at least 20% of visits to a pediatrician's office are related to mental illness and ADHD will be high on the list of the diagnoses made there. That is the alarming figure given us by the American Academy of Pediatrics.


  • How Can I Get My Ex Girlfriend Back - Some Useful Tips
    [Relationships:Conflict] You have decided that you are not getting anywhere without her! The refrain 'how can I get my girlfriend' back is going through your head all day and night so it looks as if nobody else will do. Here are a few useful tips now that you have decided that you are NOT moving on but you definitely want to get your ex girlfriend back.


  • Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Treatment - Good News and Bad News
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Well, let's get the bad news out of the way first. Health authorities in UK and Europe (but not in the USA) seem to be agreed that food additives and colourings contained in kids' junk food such as candies, cereals and chips are harmful and may lead to an increase in hyperactivity and other behaviour disorders.


  • Hyperactivity Among Children - Five Ways Parents Can Cope
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You know the scenario. Your child is loving and sweet and even says he loves you. Then , like a flash of lightning, he becomes a raging screaming monster and destroys everything in his wake. Doors, windows and beds.


  • Help For the Hyperactive Child - Four Action Points For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The first action point to plan some practical help for the hyperactive child is to make sure that their breakfast is not overloaded with sugar and carbohydrates (eg. cereals). All you have to do is make sure that there is some protein in the meal (scrambled or poached eggs on toast is fine).


  • A Hyperactive Child - One Boy's Story
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] David was a hyperactive child and sometimes violent. Tantrums, screaming and kicking were regular features of his behaviour as well. Like millions of kids in the USA, he was put on Ritalin.


  • Natural ADHD - A Light at the End of the Tunnel
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Maybe the nation is waking up from a long drugged sleep! Did you know that the FDA is now considering putting the black box warning on ADHD meds such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall?


  • ADHD Natural Versus ADHD Psychostimulants - Making an Informed Choice
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD natural? Far too much trouble! Much better to let your ADHD child get used to amphetamines from an early age. After all, he/she might need them in college to get through exams. Never mind all the side effects - your child's teacher will thank you for it . ADHD psychostimulant medication (Ritalin, Vyvanse and Strattera) seems to be winning the battle against ADHD natural medicine. However, ADHD natural has one great advantage over the ADHD meds and that is that there are no side effects and there is no risk at all of addiction!


  • Reviews on Natural Products For ADHD - A Controversial Issue
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] I don't know about you but there are so many warnings about ADHD psychostimulants now that I have stopped being surprised or shocked. We never hear any negative reviews on natural products for ADHD. The natural remedies for ADHD critics will sneer that very few conclusive tests have been done to show that natural products for ADHD actually are effective.


  • Natural Treatment of ADHD in Children - The Debate Goes On
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When parents mention natural treatment of ADHD in children, they are usually referring to some herbal concoction, or homeopathy. It is true that these treatments are very important in ADHD treatment but they are really just one part of the rather complex equation which is ADHD.


  • Help For ADHD - Five Practical Things Parents Can Do Now
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Is this you ? You don't know where to turn for help for ADHD child who seems to spend most of his waking life bouncing off the walls, kicking, screaming and generally being impossible. I have even heard of some parents who were bitten by their children and had bite marks on their arms! So, where do you turn to for help for ADHD?


  • Natural Remedies For ADHD - Facts For Intelligent Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Guess which drug is the most popular among college students for cheating? ADHD medication! That is the hot choice at the moment, beating steroids into second place. The supply comes from the millions of kids who are or have been on Adderall, Ritalin or Concerta. That, for me, is the main argument for choosing natural remedies for ADHD which will never lead to drug abuse.


  • Natural Treatment of ADHD in Children - Points For Reflection
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Sometimes I have to rub my eyes in disbelief when I read about ADHD on the Internet or in books or listen to TV shows. The latest is that children (babies) as young as 18 months are on Ritalin!


  • Let's Act Now to Stop My Divorce
    [Relationships:Conflict] You may be feeling pretty bad right now as divorce looms ahead like a ship on a dark night on a choppy sea. You are desperate to try to stop your divorce - the only consolation is that you are not alone.


  • Why ADHD Natural Cures Are a Better Solution All Around
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Are you just plain fed up with hearing about ADHD drugs and all the horror stories that go with them? You will not be surprised to hear that ADHD natural cures are becoming more popular. Why?


  • Diet For Attention Deficit Disorder - Five Simple Strategies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Are you at risk of becoming insane because of your ADHD child? Apart from the question of ADHD meds, you know that the old adage 'you are what you eat' is true but how on earth do you find the time to put it into practice. Here are five simple strategies which can change your child's diet for attention deficit disorder (ADHD) without going crazy in the process.


  • Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Medications - The Facts
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] The problem with adult attention deficit disorder medications is that they are not the definitive solution to ADHD. They have to be taken in conjunction with behaviour therapy and or life coaching which will really help the adult in time management and coping with day to day tasks.


  • Controversial Aspects of the Attention Deficit Disorder Test
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The Attention Deficit Disorder test is just as controversial as the whole ADD and ADHD debate. Many regard it as too subjective and say that it is therefore not an accurate diagnostic tool. Others claim that ADHD has increased because now the diagnostic methods for the ADHD test are more sophisticated.


  • Treating ADHD - Facts For Wiser Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] So, what is the best way of treating ADHD? Is medication effective? The answer to both questions cannot be in black and white but here are a few points to bear in mind when coming to a decision about what could be the best ADHD treatment for your child.


  • ADHD Medications - Alarms and Warnings Not to Be Ignored
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] As obesity, diabetes and ADHD cases in children increase by leaps and bounds, there has been a corresponding spike in the number of prescriptions for drugs to treat these conditions. ADHD medications have jumped by 40%.


  • Signs of ADHD - What Parents Need to Look Out For
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] ADHD symptoms can begin very early on in a child's life although these signs and symptoms may not persist into childhood and may not actually be diagnosed as ADHD. However first signs of ADHD are manifested very early on when some babies never get into a schedule for sleeping and eating causing parents many a sleepless night.


  • My Child Has ADHD - 5 Questions I Must Ask
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] My first question is:- Is ADHD an illness? No, it is what is described as a mental disorder. That is, that children ADHD have problems with their neurotransmitters which send signals to their nervous system. In practical terms, that means that when a child has ADHD s/he has great problems in controlling their behaviour.


  • Vitamins For ADHD Kids - Can They Really Help?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Vitamins for ADHD kids are going to play a key role in any healthy balanced nutritious diet. Processed foods lack certain vitamins or they do not even come near the RDA (Recommended Daily Amount).


  • Does a Safe Effective Child ADHD Treatment Exist?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is there a natural cure for ADHD kids? This is the question that plagues many parents as they wrestle with the question - To medicate or not to medicate? They are only too aware of the FDA warnings on the ADHD drugs, the warning labels and the scary stories they read about in the ADHD blogs and forums.


  • ADHD Child Symptoms - How Effective Are Natural Treatments?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Here is your situation - you are now faced with an ADHD diagnosis which has just been confirmed by your doctor. That was what you thought anyway as all the ADHD child symptoms which your child has, were straight out of the manual. The over-excitability, outbursts and disruptive behaviour were definitely not those of a normal child.


  • Living With an ADHD Child - Problems and Solutions
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Living with an ADHD child can be really frustrating and even frightening at times, as any parent of an ADHD child will tell you. The parents have to face situations where the child may ruin or make impossible family outings or have such social problems that normal friendships cannot be made or sustained with other children.


  • ADHD Diet - Is This Another Urban Legend?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD diet? The poor distracted parent thinks that it is just another fad hyped up by the medical community and the media. Or maybe some nutritionists and cookery writers want to make some money from a diet for ADHD!


  • ADHD Alternative Therapy - An Opportunity For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It is alarming to read in a blog that some family doctors in the UK are still refusing to even acknowledge that a child may have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) because the child is, in their opinion, just badly behaved ! This is the other extreme from where doctors will prescribe psychostimulants at the drop of a hat and they will not even consider ADHD alternative therapy, because it does not pay them to do so. Many of these doctors and consultants are in the pay of the drug companies and one report claims that these ...


  • Get Your Ex Back by First Asking Four Simple Questions
    [Relationships:Conflict] The first question you have to ask yourself is this: How important was this relationship for me? You can even answer on a five point scale like they do on questionnaires. So, if you are getting a 4 or 5, it should be an indicator that you MUST give this a second go, assuming of course that your ex has a similar score !


  • Relationship Advice Online is 24-7- Always Open
    [Relationships:Conflict] Many singles trying to get dating advice and breaking up advice can always switch on the computer to get relationship advice online. Well, like anything else online, you have to be able to choose carefully.


  • How to Rebuild Broken Trust to Stop a Divorce
    [Relationships:Conflict] Stopping a divorce is rather like trying to bring a juggernaut to a halt when the brakes aren't working. But it can be done. Divorces happen for many reasons so there is no magic answer.


  • Latest News on What the Alternative Treatments For ADHD Are
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is your child one of 2.5 million children on ADHd psychostimulant medication? As we are now faced with an epidemic, parents are asking what are the alternative treatments for ADHD.


  • Help With ADHD Children - Stories From the ADHD Drugs World
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is this the sort of help with ADHD children you, as a parent, are looking for? At the James Madison University, students were interviewed about their misuse of the ADHD drugs like Adderall to help them study for exams.


  • Nutrition and ADHD - A Must Know Guide For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Are Nutrition and ADHD really linked? Is there a proven connection? The answer is yes. In the UK, the Food Standards Agency has taken action and asked food producers to voluntarily remove the following 'dirty six' colorings from their products.


  • Basic Parenting Tips For ADHD - Help is at Hand
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] The key to ADHD treatment is not ADHD medication - it is simply parenting skills and parenting tips for ADHD is a hot topic right now. Parents want to know how to control their kids, deal with screaming and kicking, temper tantrums and failure to complete homework.


  • New ADHD Drug - Advantages and Drawbacks
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] The ADHD psychostimulant drugs which contain amphetamine and dextroamphetamine are now getting a bad press because of their nasty side effects, especially as they can become addictive and lead to drug abuse. A new non-stimulant drug Tenex used for ADHD has now hit the scene.


  • ADHD Research - Four ADHD Facts Nobody Can Dismiss
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What ADHD research has been done? Do we really know the causes of ADHD and why so many children are now allegedly suffering from this disorder? ADHD facts are hard to come by.


  • How to Get an Ex Girlfriend Back by Cleaning Up Your Act
    [Relationships:Conflict] I once knew a couple who moved in together and she became pregnant. She had one enormous defect and that was, she was pathologically untidy! Result:- he dumped her! Here is another story about a guy I knew, Michael, who was a slob, quite frankly.


  • Tests to Diagnose ADHD - How Reliable and Definitive Can They Be?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There has been a lot of criticism about the way ADHD is diagnosed. While various questionnaires and interviews of parents and teachers are used, there is still no reliable diagnostic test to diagnose ADD and ADHD.


  • Try ADHD Herbs - Some Surprising Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] There is no doubt now that America's children are over-drugged. Comparing ADHD statistics with EU and UK, America's children come out on top. Risks of drug abuse and stunted development from psychostimulant ADHD drugs are now influencing parents to look at ADHD alternative treatments such as ADHD herbs. Herbs for ADHD or indeed any other medical condition is not new at all - after all, herbs were the first medicine available to mankind from the earliest times.


  • Why Did You Dump Him? Getting Your Ex Back in Difficult Circumstances
    [Relationships:Conflict] You know how difficult it is to get your ex back whatever the circumstances. It takes a lot of bridge building and a few bridges have to be repaired along the way too! If you did the dumping, for whatever reason, then you discover you made a dreadful mistake, then it is doubly difficult.


  • Getting Your Ex Girlfriend Back - Time For a Quick Fix That Works
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you want to get your ex girlfriend back you have to be aware of something about how women behave and that is, they are not always the most rational creatures on this earth. Very often a woman is ready to make up but it will take a thousand years before she will admit it.


  • Diets For Children With ADHD - Time For Straight Talking
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Diets for children with ADHD could be big business and maybe it will be soon. Maybe it will go the same way as the pharmaceutical industry which has 'created' the ADHD disorder and marketed it so well that the figures have grown from 500,000 cases in 1985 to about 7 million children to-day.


  • Medications For ADHD - Weighing Up the Pros and the Cons
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Did you know that American children are three times more likely to be prescribed medications for ADHD than their counterparts in Europe? Medication for ADHD means basically psychostimulants or let me put it more bluntly, mind-altering drugs.


  • More Scary News From the ADHD Blogs - Risks of ADHD Medications
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] How about this for a scary post on an ADHD blog recently? A mother reports that her daughter had been given Ritalin for ADHD and as a result, got tics. She was then put on Clonidine for ADHD which worked fine for the tics. Now, the scary part is that IF she had been given both Ritalin and Clonidine, then she was at enormous risk as there have been deaths caused by this deadly combination.


  • Treatment For ADHD - Issues Parents Must Face
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Here is a story I read on the news to-day which is extremely relevant to treatment for ADHD. It is about a thirteen year old arrested in Dublin on charges of selling heroin deals. The judge was told that he had suffered from ADHD since the age of seven.


  • Win Back Your Love - Simple Techniques to Help Your Ex Fall in Love With You Again
    [Relationships:Conflict] So, why DID you break up? You are probably going over all the reasons again in your head and if they were good and sound reasons, then there is a chance that you can win back love. It is not going to be a walkover but you can do it.


  • How to Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back With One Simple Strategy
    [Relationships:Conflict] A friend of mine, Michael, had lost his girlfriend after he had been in Arabia with a multinational company. When he got back, he found he had been dumped. But as Michael really wanted his ex girlfriend back, he decided to use one simple strategy.


  • ADHD Disorder in Children - Suggestions For Wised Up Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] ADHD disorder in children is getting more and more media attention and a lot of it is not at all good news which must be very upsetting for the drug industry. Let me give you the latest example which is contained in the January 2009 edition of the FDA Newsletter.


  • ADHD Children - Is This the Best We Can Do For Them?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When we think of ADHD children we usually think that they are a 'problem'! I remember one counsellor telling parents to enjoy their ADHD children and tell them every day how they value them. They can be funny creative and intelligent.


  • Common Drugs For ADHD May Cause Hallucinations - The Latest FDA Warning
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Let us have a look at the latest offering from the FDA on common drugs for ADHD. First what are the drugs for ADHD? Dexadrine, Strattera, Ritalin, Adderall XR and Metadate, just to name a few. And the latest news is that the FDA has now warned that children on these ADHD drugs may have hallucinations about insects, snakes and worms crawling all over them!


  • Is Use of Drugs to Treat ADHD Really Necessary and What Are the Risks?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Look at this figure - use of drugs to treat ADHD has TRIPLED in the past ten years worldwide! This statistic is from a research team at the University of California at Berkeley.


  • Dating Girls - Four Things NOT to Do
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you think dating is a bore, then I have bad news for you! You will have to go on doing it for a while yet, until you find your soul mate. Here is some advice to help you on your way, until you find the perfect match.


  • Effects of ADHD Drugs on Children - Parents on High Alert
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] One of the most alarming effects of ADHD drugs on children is the fact that they may well start them down the awful road of drug dependency. Children who have used Ritalin (one of the most widely prescribed ADHD drugs) may be predisposed to using street drugs such as cocaine, crack cocaine, meth and amphetamines in general.


  • Natural Supplements For ADHD Are Safer Than Psychostimulants
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] Is ADHD medication using psychostimulants more effective than natural supplements? Some of the natural supplements consist of herbal and homeopathic solutions which can be easily administered. They have no side effects so no worrying about 'crashing' - ie when the child is subject to a 'downer' as the effect of the medication wears off.


  • Breaking Up Advice - All Relationships Have a Time Limit
    [Relationships:Conflict] This is my story about how I lost love and that day was one of the worst in my life. If you have lost love, then you may want to listen to my story and find consolation and maybe some good breaking up advice.


  • A Few Sneaky Strategies to Win Love Back - Men Only
    [Relationships:Conflict] Most people will tell you to see a relationship counsellor or seek relationship advice online when you want to win love back. Before you do that here are a few tips which should help you to plan your strategy in getting your ex back.


  • Surviving After He Dumped Me - Women Only
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you keep on thinking that "he dumped me - I cannot go on" take heart from the fact that loads of people have been through this and life goes on. You still have your life to live and there will be lots of opportunities for you to find your soul mate You are probably thinking that because "he dumped me " that it is going to take you a long time to get over this.


  • Ask Yourself These Questions Before You Try to Win Ex Back
    [Relationships:Conflict] Time for a few questions before you start down the long road to win ex back. If you had a long close affair with a man and you were dumped, then all is not lost.


  • The Awkward Truth About ADHD Psychostimulants Doctors Don't Want You to Know
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] The drug industry has done a fantastic job in marketing ADHD! According to a New York Times report they have marketed ADHD so well to parents, teachers, doctors and pediatricians that over 9 million prescriptions for their psychostimulant drugs have been written this last year.


  • Psychotropic ADHD Drugs - A Fact Sheet For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] While the pharmaceutical companies are celebrating their profits for ADHD psychotropic or psycho-stimulant drugs for ADHD, worried parents are trying to steer clear of them and seek safer alternative ADHD therapies. Concerta is one of the psychotropic drugs prescribed for ADHD and the side effects from taking Concerta are worrisome to say the least.


  • ADHD Psychostimulant Drugs - Some Uncomfortable Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] If you are a parent of a child with ADHD, you may or may not know that the Canadian government in 2006 withdrew the ADHD drug called Adderall from the market. It is no longer prescribed in Canada because of concerns about Adderall side effects. Why?


  • Changing Your Mindset to Get Back With Your Ex - Five Easy Strategies
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you are still thinking you want your ex back and it has been some time now since the break up, well, there may be a chance that you can get the relationship going again. And, if you are still thinking like that even after you have dated several guys since the break up, then that is all the more reason why there may be hope in getting your ex back.


  • ADHD Psychostimulant Drugs - Do Our Children Deserve This Treatment?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] All you have to do is to read a few ADHD blogs and you will soon see that the problems some children have in taking psychostimulant ADHD medication is alarming to say the least. Very often the side effects are played down, for obvious commercial reasons.


  • Minerals and Vitamins For ADHD - Simple Rules to Feed Our Kids
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Ants in his pants and bouncing off the wall? Or is s/he being silly and giddy? And then you tell me that minerals and vitamins for ADHD are going to work and we will all live happily ever after?


  • Learning From My Mistakes - Relationship Rescue Advice For the Next Time Round!
    [Relationships:Conflict] If you have been dumped by a woman more than once, have you learnt from your mistakes? Well, I have, so listen up!


  • Diet For ADHD Kids - Fact Or Fantasy?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] I know some kids who are on a really healthy diet at school and they were monitored for a while. Guess what? There were far fewer cases of behaviour disorders and ADHD at that school.


  • I Am Still in Love With My Ex - Looking at Various Scenarios
    [Relationships:Conflict] The problem is that you are still in love with your ex but you have no way of knowing that your ex might still be in love with you. This scenario is quite common where your ex says flatly s/he is no longer in love with you and therefore it is all one-way traffic now.


  • ADHD Symptoms - Real Or Imagined?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] How can you tell that certain attention deficit disorder symptoms are not just those of a normal energetic child who wants to let off steam and will run around and cause general mayhem? Experts tell us that the answer is that when this disruptive behaviour becomes a barrier to normal development, then it is time to think that ADHD might be the cause.


  • Getting Back Together - Testing the Waters
    [Relationships:Conflict] Now that you have been out together a few times during the last few weeks, you may want to broach a certain subject which is very important to you ! It has been going really well and you have regained some of the old magic- thanks to the new confident you. You have been a star at coping after the breakup but now you need to know something.


  • Five Undeniable Facts About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Sorting out the myths and legends from the hard facts can be a daunting task when we are talking about attention deficit disorder (ADHD). Because the exact cause of attention deficit disorder is not known and because treatment with psychostimulant drugs is hotly debated, a whole series of urban legends have grown up around this condition.


  • Questions About the Best Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment? - Guidelines For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] What is the best attention deficit disorder treatment? Thank goodness for acronyms- great invention! So, the best way of treating ADHD? That is the question parents see all the time on the countless blogs and forum posts on the Web.


  • Attention Deficit Disorder in Children - A Medical Or Educational Emergency?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Ask your child if he or she has climbed any good trees lately ! Recent studies show that more and more children have very little contact with 'nature exposure' or simply getting out in the air and doing any form of physical activity.


  • 5 Surefire Strategies to Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back - Dry Your Tears!
    [Relationships:Conflict] Are you are still in a state of shock after your 'ex' boyfriend told you he wanted to beak up with you? Notice I used inverted commas around the word 'ex' because if you really want him back, then the word 'ex' will no longer be in your vocabulary!


  • First Steps to Get My Ex Back - Looking at Some Useful Strategies
    [Relationships:Conflict] It is really hard to think about something else when all you want to is get girl back. Is this what you really want and if it is then maybe some things are going to change. Take a long hard look at what went wrong - was it just the long wearing down of something incompatible which got on your nerves and on hers?


  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) - Facts For Smart Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Did you know that 8% of major league basketball players were on ADD (attention deficit disorder) psychostimulant medication during the 2008 season? They had to get exemptions because these drugs are normally banned in the major league games. ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is an umbrella term for behavioural disorders among both children and adults.


  • Four Ways I Can Save My Marriage - Learning How to Overcome Barriers
    [Relationships:Conflict] Why should divorce be the ONLY answer to a marriage which is teetering on the brink? Divorce rates are shooting up maybe because couples are just not making that effort to go the extra mile.


  • Problems With Psychostimulants? Smart Choices For Parents With ADHD Children
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Parents faced with choosing a valid ADHD treatment regime are often now much more aware of the problems with psychostimulants than before. The article sets out a few smart choices that parents can make.


  • How to Spot Some ADHD Signs - ADHD Symptoms Guide For Parents
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Many parents are convinced that ADHD is overdiagnosed and is mistaken for normal rowdy childish behaviour and that the children will grow out of it so ADHD tell tale signs are often ignored. Also many parents just do not want to know and hate the idea that their child is not normal and will be labelled for the rest of their lives. These are very real fears.


  • ADHD Causes - A Guide For Parents on The Latest Research
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Parents are not the only people who are puzzled by the cause of ADHD. Scientists and doctors have not been able to pinpoint exact ADHD causes but they have identified some factors which may cause this behaviour disorder in children and may also contribute to exacerbating ADHD symptoms.


  • ADHD Information For Parents - Latest News and Experiments
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In the great dash to understand more about ADHD disorder, a number of interesting facts have emerged which should help us to understand our approach to ADHD treatment. It should also aid us in treating ADHD information with the suspicion/respect it deserves.


  • Herbal Supplements For ADHD - Fact Or Fiction?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If my child takes herbal supplements for ADHD, it is natural so it must be good! This is a fictional belief in that it is superficial, to say the least. Herbal supplements for treating ADHD must be approached with the same caution as that in using ADHD conventional medication.


  • Alternative Medicine For ADHD - Is Your Medicine Chest Locked?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Parents were shocked by a recent report which stated that a majority of teenagers engaged in dealing in ADHD drugs (such as Ritalin and Strattera and Vyvense) had gotten their supplies from the family medicine chests ! Parents are now becoming much more aware of alternative medicines for ADHD and know that there are alternatives out there which will not turn their children into drug users and ruin their childhood and adolescence.


  • ADHD Alternative Treatments - Have You Heard of the Dirty Six?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Do you know what the 'Dirty Six' are ? Read on. They are nasty colourings and additives in kids' sweets. Did you know that, in spite of the UK Food Standards Agency decision to ban dangerous colourings and preservatives in children's sweets (candy), they are still being used by food companies?


  • ADHD Homeopathic Remedies - A Few Home Truths
    [Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] What if I told you that your child might be at risk from sudden death or a heart attack if he or she were taking ADHD conventional medication? This has actually happened in Canada where the ADHD drug Adderall has been withdrawn.


  • Homeopathic Treatment For ADHD - 5 Questions Answered
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many parents ask about homeopathy ADHD because they may have read the recent article in the Lancet which states clearly that homeopathy has no 'proven' efficacy in treating diseases or medical conditions. Here are some common questions and the answers - you, as a parent can be the best judge in making an informed choice about whether you want to opt for homeopathy ADHD. Latest figures put the number of ADHD children at between 3 %- 7% of the population.


  • ADHD Homeopathic Medications - A Less Expensive Option
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Have you got $100 -$150 a month to spend on ADHD drugs which have so many side effects that the FDA spends a lot of public money on warnings to doctors and parents? Want a cheaper option?


  • ADHD Vitamin Supplements Help For Parents With ADHD Children
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The UK Minister for Health states that it is a scandal that many childhood disorders and illnesses are a result of poor nutrition and nothing else! ADHD is no exception. Where can parents get ADHD vitamin supplements help?


  • ADHD Inattentive Type - Facts For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Interestingly enough, while fewer girls suffer from ADHD than boys, girls are more likely to have the inattentive ADHD type of symptoms when the diagnosis is confirmed. Usually symptoms are taken seriously if they have been present consistently for a period of six months and if they started before the age of seven.


  • Latest News on Food Dyes and ADHD
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Diet and food dye ADHD have been in the news a lot recently. Sugar has just been absolved in a recent debunking of the myth that sugar can cause hyperactivity. However the problem of food dye ADHD remains in that it is well known that kids after eating foods and snacks with lots of bright colours and additives seem to get a 'hyperactive high'.


  • ADHD Parenting Tips - How to Get Through the Jungle
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Parenting tips ADHD are often requested as parents try to get through the jungle. About 25% of parents say that they do not even know where to find the specialized services for their children if they have a mental disorder such as ADHD.


  • ADHD Overdiagnosis? Facts and Tips For Parents
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] When I was at school, hyperactive children were called 'fidgets' which described them perfectly. ADHD was unknown then! Diagnosis of ADHD to-day is not exactly rocket science but it is not scientific either and there lies the problem!


  • ADHD Supplements - Does the Magic Pill Exist ?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If parents think that supplements for ADHD are going to solve all their problems with hyperactive children, then they are in for a bit of a shock ! There is actually little proof that ADHD supplements will have any effect on children's behaviour or that they will reduce hyperactivity, impulsive behaviour or focus attention and concentration. Now studies have been done to show that zinc, magnesium, calcium and amino acids all have a positive effect on reducing ADHD symptoms.


  • Zinc Supplements For ADHD - Facts and Myths
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is a zinc supplement for ADHD really useful or is it just another myth waiting to be debunked? Studies have shown that ADHD children had a lower level of zinc in their bodies so it seems wise to add zinc for ADHD children if their diet is not a healthy balanced one.


  • Natural Treatments For ADHD - Time For Clear Thinking
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It seems that the number of children on ADHD medications is rising sharply every year. In Florida for instance, between 2000 and 2006, the number of prescriptions for ADHD doubled. There is now considerable interest in natural treatments for ADHD given that there is growing alarm among FDA experts about the side effects of ADHD drugs.


  • Best Medicine For ADHD? It May Come With a Suicide Warning
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Is there a ADHD NEW medication which has no side effects? Many parents are asking this question as they look around desperately for some wonder drug which will be the best medication for ADHD!


  • ADHD Medicine - Just What the Doctor Ordered?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Just what the doctor ordered! Very often parents think that ADHD medicine will be the solution in dealing with a hyperactive child suffering from ADHD. That is just the tip of the iceberg because the harassed parent is often unaware that nutrition and certain behavioural therapy can work in tandem with medicine for ADHD to help the child through this difficult period.


  • Seasonal Affective Disorder? Try Natural Light Therapy
    [Health-and-Fitness] This article will outline a natural way to treat SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and also how to deal with jet lag. As fall begins many people begin to suffer from SAD and are unaware that light therapy can be the answer.


  • How to Stop Gas and Bloating
    [Health-and-Fitness] Are you embarrassed and uncomfortable when you feel bloated? Is there something you can do about it? Here are some tips to avoid this embarrassing problem.


  • Presidential Inauguration Tickets - Your Must Know Guide
    [News-and-Society:Politics] As you probably know ALL the tickets for the great event - the Inauguration of President Barack Obama on 1-20-2009 - are completely free and that there are 250,000 of them! So why do you have to buy presidential inauguration tickets when they are supposed to be free?


  • How Do I Get Rid of Man Boobs? Tips on Man Boobs
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] Man boobs that are noticed at puberty is not a serious concern, as they will disappear in a matter of year or two as these young men are undergoing major hormonal shifts in body chemistry. This condition is known as gynaecomastia. Read this article on how to get rid of man boobs and exercises to get rid of man boobs as well.


  • Seven Ways To Guarantee A SLEEPLESS Night
    [Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Many insomniacs swear by the methods I am going to write about. They will guarantee you sleepless nights for many a night to come! You will wake bleary eyed and irritable and it will be impossible to live with you during the day.


  • How To Avoid Overeating At Christmas
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] How can you resist overeating? The holiday season is upon us and temptation is everywhere! All those invitations to dinners and buffets - it is enough to despair. Read the article and find out some ways to save your figure and your sanity!


  • Migraine Headache Alternative Remedies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Headaches-Migraines] Conventional medication treatments for migraine are often expensive, have nasty side effects and frequently are ineffective. This may mean you will have to seek alternative remedies for your migraine - very often these are more effective in allowing you to resume your normal daily activity.


  • Your Must-Know Guide To Preventing Alzheimer's And Senile Dementia
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Did you know that carrots could play a part in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and dementia? Research shows that men who took beta-carotene (one of the main elements in carrots) over a long period showed fewer problems in mental health and were able to ward off dementia and Alzheimer's disease.


  • Have You Thought About A Natural Herbal Remedy For High Blood Pressure?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Heart-Disease] If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be worried about taking the conventional medications. This article considers some other ways of lowering your pressure such as herbal remedies and other natural ways.


  • Fun Food For Kids To Escape From The Junk Food Jungle
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Fat kids are hitting the headlines again. The British government is worried about the growing number of five year olds (about 25%) who are already overweight. What can we do to keep kids out of the junk food jungle?


  • Gum Disease And Bad Breath - How To Keep Your Mouth Healthy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Dental-Care] Many people ask how to stop gum disease. This condition is usually fairly easily recognized in that the first symptoms are swollen red gums, rather than firm, pink ones which is their normal state. Bad breath may also be a problem.


  • Your Must Know Guide To Cholesterol And Food
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Latest statistics reveal an alarming fact. More and more younger people are taking drugs to lower their cholesterol. High cholesterol is blamed for heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes. These figures also indicate that the obesity epidemic is showing no signs of abating.


  • Stress And Workaholism - What Everybody Should Know
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Workaholism is spreading like a nasty disease. Are you a workaholic? I was until I realized I was killing myself for a company that cut human resources at every possible opportunity. My ex boss is a workaholic and as far as I can see, he does not have a very happy existence.


  • What You Need To Know About Prostate Massage
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] Up to recently, prostate massage was not even mentioned. It is now being discussed more openly and is less of a taboo subject than before.


  • To Count Or Not To Count - The Great Calorie Counting Dilemma
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Why should calorie counting preoccupy The New York Health Board so much and why is it going to become law by April 2008? By that time, it will be compulsory for chain restaurants with 15 or more outlets to display all the calorie information for every item on their menus.


  • Five Strategies To Beat Stress
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] The American Psychological Association has just published a report which they carried out on stress and its causes. I never realized that the figure of 30% of the people interviewed who claimed they were suffering from a high level of stress, would be so high.


  • The Role Of Deep Sleep In Getting Rid Of Body Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Lots of fitness experts never even approach the question of sleep when talking about diets, workouts and all the other hype we get! I want to outline in this article how important sleeping well is in reaching your objectives and especially in losing some body fat.


  • How To Keep A Healthy Heart - The Mediterranean Diet
    [Health-and-Fitness:Popular-Diets] Heart disease is the number-one killer of Americans. What does it take to keep your heart healthy? I want to outline in this article some of the basic things you need to know, especially diet and in particular the Mediterranean Diet.


  • Natural Anxiety Remedy - FAQs On Anxiety
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] I remember suffering strange symptoms during a very stressful period in my life. These ranged from palpitations to a feeling of numbness in my legs plus numerous other symptoms which were sometimes hard to define. Why does anxiety affect us so much?


  • The Truth About Herbal Appetite Suppressants
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] What would you say if there was an all natural substance which could kill those food cravings and let you sleep all night ? Forget about those raids on the fridge! Let's look at various types of appetite suppressants and consider whether they are safe or not.


  • Discover Self-Hypnosis To Kick Bad Habits
    [Self-Improvement:NLP-Hypnosis] Self-hypnosis has been used by the most successful athletes, high powered business people, actors, musicians, writers, and others, all to gain more confidence and conquer new objectives. Self-hypnosis is a totally natural way of changing our awareness of the present moment and gaining awareness of ourselves as being part of that moment.


  • 5 No-Fail Strategies To Stop Nail Biting
    [Health-and-Fitness] How common is nail biting? Estimates vary of course- 28 to 33 per cent of children between the ages of seven and 10; 44 per cent of adolescents; 19 to 29 per cent of young adults and five per cent of older adults are nail biters. This article will give some basic information on this habit and suggest five strategies to stop.


  • Arthritis Natural Remedy - The Role Of Fish Oils
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] It has also been shown that the consumption of Omega 3 which is contained in large quantities in fish such as herring, salmon mackerel, sardines and trout is a great aid to arthritis sufferers. Extensive research indicates that omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation and help prevent certain chronic diseases such as heart disease and arthritis.


  • How Can I Quit Smoking? - Five Ways To Help You Stop Smoking
    [Health-and-Fitness:Quit-Smoking] Finding an easy way to quit smoking is the ultimate goal for any smoker who has ever considered to get rid of this addictive habit. Most smokers will be quite shocked after reading this statement but apparently the best way to quit smoking is NOT related to some miracle medicine in the form of pills, patches, chewing gums or other so called alternatives for addictive component of cigarettes mostly known as nicotine.


  • How Can I Live Longer? - Tips To Reverse The Aging Process
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] The question 'how can I live longer' assumes that the person wants a high quality of life where he or she can reverse the aging process. Living longer is linked to a determination to stay in control.


  • How Much Water Should I Drink? - Drinking Water And Weight Loss
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Lots of people ask me if drinking water is so important in a weight loss program? The answer is a resounding YES - in fact it is crucial to your weight loss program! Water is a natural appetite suppressant.


  • Five Tips To Stop Food Cravings
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Are you trying to get rid of food cravings and having no luck? Are you plagued by sugar cravings and chocolate cravings? Do you snack more times in the day than is good for you? Would you like to reduce the amount of food you eat during your meals? This article will offer a few tips and point you in the right direction.


  • Stop Excess Body Fat - Facts On Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] The average American gets less than 50 minutes exercise a week! Obesity is increasing to epidemic proportions - not surprisingly as we are surrounded by food outlets everywhere we go! What are the risks of excess body fat and what can we do about it? Breaking news yesterday shows that a pot belly and excess fat in that area can increase your chances of suffering from heart disease.


  • Boost Your Metabolism - Facts On Metabolism
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Lots of diets talk about your body metabolism and use expressions like 'stoking your metabolism' or 'kick-starting your metabolism'. But what does it all really mean? Read this article to discover what exactly is going on before considering any weight loss program.


  • Affiliate Cash Secrets - Learn From The Experts
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Affiliate-Revenue] If you are interested in learning specifically what Internet marketing affiliate programs are all about, read on. Basically if you can advertise or direct a potential customer to a product which he then buys, you are entitled to a hefty commission.


  • Cool Tattoo Designs - FAQs On Tattoos
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Tattoos] Well, if you are a little shy, getting a cool tattoo may be just the thing for you. It could be a great icebreaker when somebody says 'Nice ink' and then you can tell him/her/them all about it!


  • Get Rid Of Migraine - Relief From Migraine Headaches
    [Health-and-Fitness:Headaches-Migraines] You feel a migraine coming on and you know it is going to be hell - yet again! Read the article below on what exactly this condition is and a natural remedy which will help you get rid of migraine before it takes hold and ruins your day. Get relief and get a life again!


  • How To Write A Novel - Novel Writing Made Easy
    [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] I remember getting my first rejection letter- I was seventeen years old at the time. It was for a volume of poetry - well, six poems written by me in longhand ! The letter said "we have to advise you, that in our opinion, there would be little demand for this work on the general market". I have written lots of articles and short stories but never a full length novel, partly because I did not have the resources or help at hand. Now that help is available and I want to tell you about it below.


  • Stop Rosacea - Gentle Natural Remedy
    [Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Your face looks like a battlefield and you have just had another attack of rosacea. Time to take a hard look at what is going on and how to stop solve the problem with a gentle natural remedy.


  • Banish Bad Breath - Remedy For Bad Breath
    [Health-and-Fitness:Dental-Care] So you have discovered the awful truth - that you have a problem with bad breath. There are many different causes but you want to banish bad breath now because it is making your life a misery and is embarrassing. If, on the other hand, you suspect you might have this problem, ask your best friend or your nearest and dearest and get a truthful answer!


  • Tips To Beat Depression-Coping With The Beast
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Depression is an ugly beast that lives in a black tunnel and never wants to let you see the light of day. One of the biggest obstacles to beating depression is the huge amount of inaccurate information in both popular culture and, amazingly, the medical profession. First step in beating depression is admitting it.


  • Relaxation Techniques In Stress Management
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] If you are stressed out, you probably know that relaxation techniques which will also help to relax the mind will be an enormous help in resolving your problems. This article will outline some relaxation techniques which are used in stress management and will point to a website which has much useful information.


  • Get The Facts On Fat Burning
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] The pressure is really on now! We all eat too much, we are surrounded by food and enveloped in layers of fat- great for keeping us warm but... What do you want to do? Do you want to burn off the fat? Would you like to look better in your clothes, feel great, more energetic, have increased mobility and flexibility?


  • How To Seduce Any Woman - Seduction Tips
    [Relationships:Dating] You can regard yourself as being successful in seduction if you can impress a girl, take her on a date and show her how much she enjoys being romanced by you. For many of us, the first date is a big challenge, as we don't know enough about each other, or simply meeting in person for the first time. Most guys make their biggest mistakes either on the first date or before they even get there.


  • How To Learn Golf - Beginner's Golf Guide
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Golf] I grew up on a golf course. Mine was the perfect golfing family. Our surname was identified with one of the greatest golfers of the 20th century, Bobbie Locke (no relation though!). My father courted my mother on the golf course and she learnt to play and my brothers did too.


  • Golf Swing Alignment And Golf Techniques
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Golf] You were told that your golf swing needs improving? Well, it could need a complete makeover and change your game! And how about improving alignment and the short game? This could be the answer too.


  • How To Move House - Moving House Secrets
    [Real-Estate:Moving-Relocating] The last time I moved house, the guy who came to turn off the gas looked at me pityingly and said that he shook in his shoes every time he remembered his move! Well, he was right! If I had known some of the moving secrets outlined in this article, I could have saved a mountain of money!


  • How To Get Rid Of Food Cravings - Is An Appetite Suppressant The Answer?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Are you trying to get rid of food cravings and having no luck? Do you snack more times in the day than is good for you ? Would you like to reduce the amount of food you eat during your meals? Why do you have to go on a strict diet and spoil all the fun? All you need, for sustained weight loss is an effective appetite suppressant.


  • Learn How To Breastfeed - Breastfeeding Tips
    [Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] If breastfeeding is so great, why are the rates so low ? Are you having problems in breastfeeding? Are you tempted to give it all up and return to formula milk? Learn how to breastfeed and all the advantages it will give to your baby and yourself.


  • How To Plan Your Wedding- Wedding Planning Made Easy
    [Relationships:Wedding] Did you know that wedding planners charge 10-15% of the total cost of your wedding- so why not do it yourself but at a much cheaper price! Wedding planning is certainly one of the most difficult things any person will do during their lives. Wedding planning is an art and a lot harder than it looks, so don't run!


  • How To Choose A Tattoo- Amazing Tattoo Designs
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Tattoos] Thinking of getting a tattoo? Don't know where to start? You should be thinking of how to choose a tattoo design which is right for you. You need to know about tattoo artists, how they operate, what designs are available, the risk of infection and of course you need to know how to remove a tattoo..


  • Ways To Prevent Cancer - Best Way To Beat Cancer
    [Cancer:Breast-Cancer] Many people ask if cancer can be prevented. Is there a way of beating cancer, that is making sure it will never even affect us? The case of Chinese people in Hong Kong in succumbing to cancer after the introduction of fast food is well documented in medical research. Their previous diet of soya and other vegetables would suggest that a healthy diet is key in preventing and beating cancer.


  • How To Overcome Fear Of Open Spaces
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Tired of NLP self help groups and the so called agoraphobic medication and all the other hype that has been thrown at you for how long now? You may want to consider an alternative treatment recommended by a fellow sufferer which has helped him to overcome fear of open spaces with great success.


  • Smoothies For Kids - Easy Smoothie Recipes
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Kids are screaming for junk food and you are at your wits' end. What do you give them? Five portions of fruit and veg a day! You must be joking! Apart from the idea of preparing all that and they wouldn’t eat it anyway, what do you do ? The answer is :- get your blender and give them a few smoothies.


  • Shiatsu Massage Therapy - Shiatsu Techniques
    [Health-and-Fitness:Massage] When my friend Iolanda recently became a Shiatsu massage therapist, after having trained extensively for several years and passed all her exams, I became interested in the subject. Shiatsu massage is an extremely relaxing and healing form of massage. It is the method the Japanese used to cure muscle pain and tightness throughout the body.


  • Causes Of Panic Attack - End Panic Attack
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] Panic attacks are sudden surges of overwhelming fear that that comes without warning and without any obvious reason. These attacks are sudden feelings of terror that strike unexpectedly. This article will point panic attack sufferers to a website which specializes in this problem and shows sufferers how they can end panic attacks successfully.


  • Natural Treatment For Psoriasis - Psoriasis Soothing Cream
    [Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] If you a psoriasis sufferer like a friend of mine, then you may be looking for a natural treatment for psoriasis. Above all you will be hoping to alleviate some of the symptoms of scaling and itching. I hope that this article will reveal a few insights about this condition.


  • Natural Cure for Arthritis - Arthritis Joint Pain Relief
    [Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] First, I will outline the causes of arthritis pain and then look at possible treatments including a natural cure for arthritis. Arthritis pain is caused by many different reasons, including inflammation of the tissues that line the joints, the tendons, or ligaments around the joints, and muscle strain.


  • Acupressure Techniques- Learn Massage Therapy
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  • Sciatica Home Remedies - Alternative Cure For Sciatica
    [Health-and-Fitness:Back-Pain] Sciatica is the most common cause of back pain. Many sufferers feel that drugs and/or surgery are inevitable. This article points the way to an alternative cure for sciatica which is completely natural and can help you back to health.

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