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posted on May 7, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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Help me raise awareness of ADHD and Dyslexia in Mental Health Awareness Month 2017!

mental health awarenessPeople trying to cope with ADHD or Dyslexia benefit enormously from professional support. Your donation will help me raise funds that will give families access to all the help they need. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthAwareness #ADHDDyslexia

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Filed Under: ADHD, Campaigns Tagged With: ADHD, ADHD Awareness, children, dyslexia, families, fundraising, Mental Health Awareness

posted on January 23, 2017 by Paul Sullivan
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Children with ADHD prone to EFA deficiency – study

ADHD and EFAAccording to research publicised in online news resource Nutraingredients last week, children with ADHD have a higher deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFAs) than children without the condition. This is in spite of all groups in the study consuming roughly the same amount of omega-3 oils.

The research, carried out at the China Medical University in Taiwan, involved 21 ADHD and 21 non-ADHD children. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Omega-3 Tagged With: ADHD, children, EFA, omega-3

posted on December 19, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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Ten Top Tips for a Happy Christmas

Christmas London EyeWith Christmas almost upon us once again, I’ve put together ten top tips aimed at maintaining a happy, more peaceful home during the holidays! [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD Tagged With: ADHD, children, Christmas, top tips

posted on December 12, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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How to survive Christmas with your ADHD child

angelicIf you are a parent raising a child with a challenging behavioural difference such as ADHD, you may view the approaching Christmas holidays with mixed feelings, to say the least. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD Tagged With: ADHD, children, Christmas, top tips

posted on November 2, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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The link between lead toxicity and ADHD

lead toxicity and ADHD

Original lead pipes, long linked with lead poisoning

The Psychiatric Times recently published an interesting overview of lead toxicity and ADHD. To quote the top and tail of the article:

“Several neurotoxic chemicals can disrupt brain development, which contributes to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders—including ADHD. Lead is among the most studied neurotoxicants relevant to mental disorders. Because lead is stable and inert, the total amount on earth never changes. Over the past 6000 years, people have mined about 300 million tons of lead; some 150 million tons are still dispersed in the environment in one form or another… [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD Tagged With: ADHD, children, environmental, genotype, lead

posted on October 15, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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Grave concerns about infant nutrition in new UNICEF report

Breastfeeding is the beginning but not the end of the infant nutrition story

According to a recently released UNICEF report, five out of six children under the age of two lack adequate nutrition for their cognitive and physical wellbeing.

One in five have received no solid foods at all by the age of 11 months, and half of all children receive less than the minimum recommended number of proper meals. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Diet, World Tagged With: children, infants, nutrition, UNICEF

posted on October 12, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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One for ADHD Awareness month – my personal path from real estate agent to neuroscientist

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step

(Lao Tzu)

Endless Road by Vincent Moschetti FlickrOctober 2016 is ADHD Awareness month. For anyone dealing with ADHD issues, every month is ADHD awareness month; neverthless, I thought this might be the ideal time to tell my own story, as a positive message [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Diet Tagged With: ADHD Awareness, children, exercise, nutrition, omega-3

posted on October 7, 2016 by Rachel Gow
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Why we need to emphasise nutrition when talking about children’s mental health

An increase in mental health care in UK school children, but no mention of the role of nutrition?

School MealsThe Guardian newspaper published an article on 3 October 2016, reporting on the quarter of a million young people in the UK receiving mental health care. The story was as follows. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Diet, News and Research, NHS, UK Tagged With: children, diet, mental health, NHS, nutrition, UK

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