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A Word from Laura
July, 2008
Greetings from Indiana where we expect to have another hot, humid day. I hope your summer is going well.
Last month my newsletter focused on zinc deficiency in children with ADHD. This month I want to tell you about an interesting study that was published in 1990 in the Journal of Nutritional Medicine. This study reports a possible link between zinc and artificial colors. I hope you find it interesting and helpful.
I recently went with my husband to a Little League playoff game. They have a large concession stand, and I couldn’t believe all the candy, soft drinks, and colored popcorn they had for sale. However, if one looked carefully you could find some alternatives to the junk: sunflower seeds, roasted nuts, pizza topped with veggies made by a local pizzeria and probably not colored, and fresh salads also made by the pizzeria. They also had some diet Squirt that is uncolored, flavored naturally and sweetened with artificial sweeteners. While the artificial sweeteners certainly are not ideal, your child may tolerate them in small amounts occasionally.
Good luck and best wishes,
Laura Stevens, M.S.
Editor, ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter
Book Author: 12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child (Penguin Putnam)
Also
by Laura: Solving the Puzzle of Your Hard-to-Raise Child (Random
House and Professional Books) with William Crook, M.D.
The
Complete Book of Allergy Control
(Macmillan)
How
to Improve Your Child's Behavior through Diet (Doubleday)
How to Feed Your Hyperactive Child
(Doubleday)
These
pages are published monthly to offer information to parents and other
care-givers in the treatment of ADHD. More information on this subject
can be acquired by purchasing Laura Stevens' Book, 12 Effective Ways
to Help your ADD/ADHD Child.