SS>I would much rather do something "natural" and ween him off the meds.
SS>Am definately open to suggestions.  Sorry if this topic may have
SS>already been discussed, I am new to this echo and just read your
SS>message.
I found some references at http://www.nici.com/nutrition/reference.htm
that you might find useful:
"References for You and Your Doctor
Enlist your doctor's support in helping your child with his/her food
sensitivities.  Take the references below to your doctor.  Or visit a
local medical school and ask the librarian to help you locate these
journals.  Copy the articles.  Or ask your local library to order them
for you on Inter-library loan.  It will probably cost you a few dollars.
Then share the references with your doctor.
Food sensitivities and AD/HD:
  J. Egger. Controlled trial of oligantigenic treatment in hyperkinetic
  syndrome.  LANCET, March 19, pp. 540-45.
  M. Boris.  Foods and additives are common causes of attention deficit
  hyperactive disorder in children.  Annals of Allergy 72, 1994, pp.
  462-468.
  B. Kaplan.  Dietary replacement in preschool-aged hyperactive boys.
  Pediatrics 1989, pp. 7-17.
  C. Carter.  Effects of a few food diet in attention deficit disorder.
  Archives of Diseases in Childhood 69, 1993, p. 564-568.
  K. Rowe.  Synthetic food coloring and behavior: A dose response effect
  in a double blind, placebo-controlled, repeated measures study.
  Journal of Pediatrics 125, 1994 pp. 691-8.
Food allergy and ear infections:
  T. Nsouli. Role of food allergy in serious otitis media.  Annals of
  Allergy 73, 1994, pp. 215-219.
Lead Poisoning and Behavior:
  Tuthill, R.W. Hair levels related to children's classroom Attention-
  Deficit behavior.  Archives of Enviornmental Health Vol. 51, May/June
  1996, pp. 214-220.
  Needleman, H.L. Bone lead levels and delinquent behavior.  Journal of
  the American Medical Association Vol. 275, 1996, pp. 363-369."
There are some web sites to check out on their ADD and ADHD link page at
http://www.nici.com/nutrition/links.htm
that include Hyperactive Childrens Support Group:
  http://homepages.force9.net/hyperactive
Feingold Association for additive free diets:
  http://www.feingold.org
Doris Rapp, M.D.  http://www/schoolnet.ca/sne/NCCS/
That ought to get you started on alternatives to the Ritalin.
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