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ADHD in Children: Holistic Health Tips
netic and environmental factors, which could include family history, maternal health, exposure to environmental toxins at a young age, low birth weight and brain injuries. Lifestyle factors such as screen time and sleep deprivation may also play a key role. According to one recent SRSXODWLRQEDVHGVWXG\FRQGXFWHGDWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI$OEHUWDE\WKH DJHRIFKLOGUHQXVLQJ VFUHHQV IRU WZRRUPRUHKRXUVSHUGD\ZHUH 7.7 times more likely to meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis when FRPSDUHG WR FKLOGUHQZKR VSHQW MXVW PLQXWHV RU OHVV SHU GD\ RQ screens. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting children’s screen use. $GGLWLRQDO UHVHDUFK¿QGLQJV DUH WDNLQJ DPRUHKROLVWLF RUZKROH body view of what could be contributing to the onset of ADHD, as well DVR̆HULQJVWUDWHJLHVIRUPDQDJLQJWKHFRQGLWLRQ)RULQVWDQFH • Emerging research is looking at the link between the gut micro- ELRPH JXWEUDLQ D[LV DQG ZKHWKHU G\VELRVLV ZKLFK LV D GHFOLQH LQ PLFURELDOGLYHUVLW\DQGDORVVRIEHQH¿FLDOEDFWHULDFRXOGFRQWULEXWH to ADHD. *URZLQJHYLGHQFHVXJJHVWVFHUWDLQQXWULHQWVLQFOXGLQJPLFURQX - trients, and a whole foods-based diet plays a role in the management of behavioral and brain conditions including ADHD. The question of ZKHWKHU FHUWDLQ YLWDPLQ GH¿FLHQFLHV DUH LQYROYHG LQ$'+' UHPDLQV the subject of further study. 6WXGLHV VXJJHVW WKDW FRQVXPLQJ RPHJD (3$ DQG '+$ IRXQG
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