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Nutrition Before Ritalin
Fish oils, vitamins and behavioural therapy should be tried before medication.
Founder of the Hyperactive Children’s Support Group (HACSG), Sally Bunday MBE has insisted that GP’s look at nutrition before they medicate children suffering from concentration and behavioural problems. Her statement comes in the light of further health scares from the US where authorities are considering enforcing emergency warnings on the methylphenidate based drugs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that their use may have contributed to the deaths of 51 people including children.
According to Ms Bunday, “The increased rate of prescriptions of these drugs is frightening and frustrating as many children simply don’t need them. The first thing a GP should investigate when meeting a child with behavioural or learning problems is their diet.”
“There are hundreds of research studies now published about the benefits of fish oils, zinc, iron and other vitamins and minerals that GP’s are simply ignoring. They also should ask parents of these children about their intake of artificial colours and flavours which are known to induce hyperactive behaviour.”
One recently published trial completed in County Durham gave 120 children eye q™, a combination of omega-3 fish oil and evening primrose oil. Apart from significant improvements in reading and spelling performance, results showed that eye q™ had an comparable effect to Ritalin on ADHD symptoms . eye q™ is now one of the supplements recommended by the HACSG as part of a nutritional programme which could be an alternative to stimulant medication for many children. Fish oils, vitamins and behavioural therapy should be tried before medication.
Prescriptions of drugs such as Ritalin have increased fourfold in the last 7 years with UK doctors now writing out 7,000 prescriptions per week . As a result of the recent US health scares the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has pledged to look seriously at the results.
The eye q™ range of supplements is available from Boots, Superdrug, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and leading pharmacies and health food stores priced from £7.99. For further information or to buy direct, call 0870 241 5621 or visit www.equazen.com.
The HACSG has a variety of information leaflets available to health professionals and parents, please send a large SAE (stamped addressed envelope) with your queries to:- Dept W., The Hyperactive Children's Support Group, 71 Whyke lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 7PD
For more information visit www.hacsg.org.uk.
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