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The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child | 
 enlarge | Author: Jay Gordon
Creator: Jennifer Chang
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 251428
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0470072687
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.928589
EAN: 9780470072684
ASIN: 0470072687
Publication Date: July 28, 2008
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THE ADD AND ADHD CURE "The ADD and ADHD Cure will be welcomed by parents who reject drug protocols and/or whose children have not been successfully treated with drugs. I highly recommend this important and groundbreaking new book."
—Jenny McCarthy "I rely on Dr. Jay for more than my children's health. No matter what I call about-concerns about a sick kid, a parenting question, or worries about nutrition-Dr. Jay has answers and presents them in the most parent-friendly way."
—Julia Roberts "Dr. Jay's support will be a fantastic gift for parents facing ADD/ADHD. His words come from decades of experience and a wealth of real concern and compassion for your child and your family."
—Matt and Lucy Damon "Every new parent sometimes feels in the dark. Dr. Jay has been a constantly bright light and guide. We can't say enough great things about him or adequately express our gratitude for the patient, honest, intelligent, compassionate care he has given to our children. We enthusiastically support him and his book."
—Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix "This empowering book will teach, inspire, and coach your entire family to break the unhealthy nutritional habits that prevent you and your children from living healthy, focused lives."
—Tobey and Jennifer Maguire "With this guide, you can go from panic mode into proactive mode. You can take charge of your child's health-naturally."
—Tea Leoni and David Duchovny "I have watched Dr. Jay Gordon care for children and families who needed his skill and experience as they faced ADD and other tough diagnoses. His techniques and advice will guide you from a medication-oriented treatment to sensible, scientific nutritional and behavioral care."
—Edison de Mello, M.D., Ph.D., Director and founder, The Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine If you’re hesitant about giving your child prescribed medication for hyperactivity, read The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child. Using the helpful information in this book, you can decide whether your child really does have ADD or ADHD, how you can cure the problem naturally with nutrition, and how to redirect your child’s focus. Don’t simply mask the symptoms with drugs; instead, follow and safe and effective non-drug protocol practiced by Dr. Jay Gordon for more than three decades.
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 A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY PARENT - With or Without ADD/ADHD August 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Another amazing book by the brilliant Dr. Jay Gordon. I found it to be utterly fantastic. It is concise and to the point and provides excellent nutritional advice from one of the world's finest pediatricians (and IMHO, THE FINEST pediatrician). Dr. Jay specializes in pediatric nutrition and this, coupled with the fact that he has ADD/ADHD and has helped countless children with ADD/ADHD in his practice, makes him an expert in this subject. He is a prime example that it can work for ADD/ADHD sufferers. He advocates a healthy lifestyle, which should be paramount to every family - regardless of ADD/ADHD.
In the book, Dr. Jay simplifies the "how to" by providing recipes, weekly meals, even shopping lists. Every busy parent will certainly appreciate that. He discusses the importance that food plays in our ability to focus, concentrate, learn, listen, adapt, adjust, etc. There are countless studies that support his findings. Simply removing sugar in the diet will make a huge (and wonderful) change in a child with (or without) hyperactivity. Glutten is a trigger so avoiding that will help calm an otherwise overactive little one. He also stresses the importance of exercise and outlet and even lists the benefits of different forms of exercise, as well as a specific program to implement. I loved this book!
To the previous reviewer, whom I suspect did not actually read the book, I want to state that Dr. Jay does mention that some severe cases may still warrant medication; however, it should NOT be the first resort. Many (if not most) cases can be lessened and *cured* to the point that even without medication, no one would suspect that child has ADD/ADHD. I'm sure most parents would prefer to go the natural route and avoid as many side effects as possible. And certainly many have done so (including Dr. Jay himself). So if you are considering this book (and I mean no disrespect here), don't let the previous reviewer lump your child into the category of his son, who very well may have a severe case that could only be "lessened" by following the advice in this book. But it still goes without saying that even if his son wasn't *cured*, he would benefit from this healthy lifestyle.
Every child is different and deserves a chance at being as healthy as possible. It certainly can't hurt to try this - if nothing else, you will be implementing a healthier lifestyle with less disease, illness, and a longer lifespan for your child. The diet is heavily plant based, but does list where meat can be added to the recipes so it is very flexible to fit just about every family's eating style. The recipes are very tasty (we are enjoying them immensely) and are fun to make as a family. For those who eat a plant-based diet, I'd also like to recommend a wonderful book by Dr. Fuhrman called "Disease Proof Your Child".
This book also has a section on additional treatments and discusses how the mind and body are linked, how yoga/meditation/tai chi can calm a child with ADD/ADHD. He also briefly discusses herbal remedies and accupuncture.
This book, I am recommending even for those who do not have ADD/ADHD. My twins are patients of Dr. Jay and thanks to him, have been eating and exercising optimally since birth. My husband and his mother both have ADHD and one of my children may have it, but I honestly can not tell for sure because we've always been on Dr. Jay's healthy lifestyle program. When she eats healthy and follows his advice, she acts like a calm, concentrated child. So if she does have it, her symptoms are masked and she is *cured*. Now, I do notice that if we slip and she has sugar or doesn't sleep enough, her behavior changes dramatically, and this has led me to suspect she has a case which is cureable by following the advice recommended in Dr. Jay's book. (I should note that my children are homeschooled so I have not had a teacher slap the label on her. She certainly doesn't *sit still* behind a desk all day or I suspect the call would have come on a day when cookies were passed around the classroom.) Regardless, this is a lifestyle change that needs to be followed thoroughly. I will continue to follow his advice and watch my children flourish.
I'd highly recommend this book as a must read for all parents who want to follow a healthy lifestyle, as well as those who suffer from ADD/ADHD in their family. The recipes can be easily adapted to meet special needs (like rice allergies or nut allergies) and I guarantee that your family will thrive in this beautiful, healthy family lifestyle! Good luck to all of you!
-mom of 5 yr old twin girls
 Misleading August 6, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is no "cure" for ADD or ADHD. This book lends itself to the idea that natural remedies are the answer, they are not. In fact, most of these so-called remedies don't work as well as prescription medication. My son is almost 18 and has lived with ADHD and Asperger's his entire life, there is no cure, especially a "natural." We've tried many "natural remedies" and none of them even took the edge off; so, he took prescription medication for most of the past 15 years. He's learned, with help from me and school programs, to control the behaviors on his own and no longer takes prescription medications, but nothing "natural" works. Don't be misled.
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