Food Allergies

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Food Additives

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Simple Sugars

Goldman JA, et al. "Behavioral effects of sucrose on preschool children." J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1986;14(4):565-577.

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Langseth L, et al. "Glucose tolerance and hyperkinesis." Food Cosmet Toxicol. 1978;16:129-33.

Vitamin B6 and Nicotinamide

Brenner A. "The effects of megadoses of selected B complex vitamins on children with hyperkinesis: controlled studies with long-term follow-up." J Learn Disabil. May,1982;15(5):258-264.

Coleman M, et al. "A preliminary study of the effect of pyridoxine administration in a subgroup of hyperkinetic children: a double-blind crossover comparison with methylphenidate." Biol Psych. 1979;14:741.

Coleman M, et al. "The role of whole blood serotonin levels in monitoring vitamin B6 and drug therapy in hyperactive children." Agents Actions. 1975;5:496.

Hoffer A. "Treatment of hyperkinetic children with nicotinamide and pyridoxine." Can Med Assoc J. 1972;107:111.

Vitamin C

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Papaioannou R, et al. "Reduction of blood lead levels in battery workers by zinc and vitamin C." J Qrthomolec Psych. 1978;7:94.

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Fox MRS. "Protective effects of ascorbic acid against toxicity of heavy metals." Ann NY Acad Sci. 1975;258:144.

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Kubala AL, Katz MM. "Nutritional factors in psychological test behavior." J Genet Psychol. 1960;96:343-352.

Zinc

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Calcium

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Magnesium

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Fatty Acids

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Wright T, et al. "Docosahexaenoic acid-enriched milk." Return Omega-3 Fatty Acids Food Supply. 1998;83:160-165.

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Aman MG, et al. "The effects of essential fatty acid supplementation by efamol in hyperactive children." J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1987;15(1):75-90.

Mitchell EA, et al. "Clinical characteristics and serum essential fatty acid levels in hyperactive children." Clin Pediatr. August,1987;26(8):406-411.

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Pycnogenol

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Passiflora incarnata, Melissa officinalis, Nepeta cataria, Eschscholzia californica, Lavendula angustifolia

Mitchell WA. Plant Medicine. Preparatory Manuscript; Seattle, WA; 2000.

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Balch JR, et al. Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 2nd ed. Avery Press; NY, NY; 1997:330.

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Heavy Metal Chelation

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Kahn CA, et al. "Lead screening children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and developmental delay." Clin Pediatrics. September,1995;498-501.

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Gittelman R, Eskenazi B. "Lead and hyperactivity revisited: an investigation of nondisadvantaged children." Arch Gen Psychiatry. August,1983;40:827-833.

Television and Flourescent Lights

Christakis DA, et al. "Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children." Pediatrics. April,2004;113(4):708-713.

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Thyroid Test

Weiss RE, et al. "Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and thyroid function." J Ped. 1993;123:539-545.

Hauser P, et al. "Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in people with generalized resistance to thyroid hormone." New Eng J Med. April8,1993;328(14):997-1001.

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