JL>  OK so many people think ritalin is making zombies out of kids.  I have 
twi
JL> boys now 9 soon to be 10.  They where on ritalin for almost 3 years until 
I
JL> said no more and the doctor agreed.  We wound up moving and they started 
a 
JL> school the first thing we discussed was that the boys would not go back 
on 
JL> ritalin.  Well here we are it's spring break and it's been hard and very 
ro
JL>  I have started messing with herbs and lo- and behold I have found 
somethin
JL> that helps them.  A multi-vitamin and the herb valarian that can be 
pick-up
JL> almost at any store wal-mart has it for under 5 dollars give it to them 
as 
JL> needed.  You have to work with it to get the dosage right but it is 
natural
JL> with no bad side-effects. And kids need vitamins so you kill two birds 
with
JL> stone there.
OK, I have some words about this.
Valerian root is the herb from which Valium is derived. It is a potent 
tranquilizer. Overuse can result in a chemical dependency.
Geez-- sometimes I think I agree with the movement to see medicinal herbs 
regulated by the FDA. This is exactly the kind of thing that scares me.
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All-natural does NOT mean "all-safe". I am absolutely astounded at this. You 
need to go talk to a LICENSED Naturopath, who will be able to advise you on 
the correct and safe way to use natural drugs in the form of herbs. Giving 
your children daily doses of tranquilizers is NOT a correct and safe use of 
herbs.
For god's sake, don't "mess around" with medicinal herbs unless you know what 
you're doing... even if you can pick them up at Wal-Mart for less than $5.
--- GEcho 1.00
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