Posted by Larry Hoover on November 27, 2004, at 15:04:24
In reply to Re: larry, what do you think of ADHD, posted by linkadge on November 27, 2004, at 14:37:42
> I would say there are a number of students taking ritalin who would far much better on a healthy diet. On the other hand, I know of plenty of children who's parents have fully met the child's nutritional needs and still require medication.
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> I suppose it's the same with antidepressants. I don't know if the nutritional approach can aid all depressions.
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> LinkadgeFailing to optimize nutrition because it may not completely ameliorate all symptoms is a logical fallacy, my friend. The literature has many instances where nutritional intervention turned medication non-responders into responders. Medication and nutrition may address rather divergent aspects of mental functioning, but that is not to say that there is no congruence between them. Picture two circles of the same size, overlapping. For some arrangements, the overlap is near total, while for others, it is nearly non-existent. That may be the case for nutrition vs. medication; some individuals are near fully helped by nutrition alone, whereas others depend more on medication. But it is the overlap which demonstrates the augmentative nature of one to the other.
Lar
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