ROD DYSINGER was thinking about adhd tips and keyed into cyberspace:
Hi Rod:
I have not disected your messages in my usual style. However, from 
reading them, it is becoming quite apparent that you are reading and 
repeating. Unfortunately, you are being sold snakeoil.
RD>Tom,  Exactly, the two compounds in question both appear to directly
RD>effect the autonomic nervous system - thus the calming effect.
If this is true, i.e., that it has a calming effect on the autonomic 
nervous system, it has absolutely no effect on ADHD. The autonomic 
nervous system is irrelevant to ADHD.
The autonomic nervous system consists of two divisions, more or less 
antagonistic in function, that emerge from the central nervous system at 
different points of origin. One division, the sympathetic, arises from 
the middle portion of the spinal cord, joins the sympathetic 
ganglionated chain, courses through the spinal nerves, and is widely 
distributed throughout the body. The other division, the 
parasympathetic, arises both above and below the sympathetic, that is, 
from the brain and from the lower part of the spinal cord. These two 
divisions control the functions of the respiratory, circulatory, 
digestive, and urogenital systems.
ADHD is a problem of the central nervous system which is separate and 
apart from the autonomic.
RD>have some of the case studies being sent to me.  (An aside to Bob -
RD>as far as I know, nothing has been published at this point - but I
RD>have requested information through the manufacturer.)
"Case studies" are sales lingo for "anecdotal reports".  This is most 
definitely not the type of proof one should rely on in making decisions 
about health related matters. They are not subject to independent 
verification and controlled replication.
I'm personally
RD>working with several individuals, and the initial results look
RD>promising.  Of course, we still have to look at outside, or secondary
RD>influences.  There is always hope that a more naturally acting
RD>compound is available vs. a synthetic.
Why? Both are chemicals. Why is one chemical class "better" than 
another? Until you can show that one class of chemicals are better than 
other, then your position is somewhat Orwellian.
The body does not care where a chemical that is non-physiologically 
produced comes from. It is "foreign" regardless of the source. 
                   ===>Mark Probert<===
                   mark.probert@juno.com
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