Sugar is a simple carbohydrate found naturally in many foods, including fruits and grains. If the only sugar we consumed were in natural, whole foods, we’d all be just fine. But the average American diet is full of refined, nutrient-depleted foods...
One in seven children in the US and a growing number of children in the UK are being given stimulants with a long list of side effects to treat a condition that may be due to a simple deficiency o ...
FDA sits and waits amid Adderall deaths. Many are aware of the dangerous side-effects of amphetamines, especially when they are used to treat children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet, it has taken 20 sudden deaths and 12...
The time consuming detective work needed to isolate the cause of your child's hyperactivity might seem daunting compared with the medical solution of simply taking methyphenidate hydrochloride. B ...
Readers’ letters
In addition to physical symptoms, parasites are also associated with a wide range of emotional and neurological symptoms. Few studies have devoted much space to this subject. However, one 10 year ...
Ritalin (methylphenidate), taken by as many as a million American children to control hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder (ADD), has been largely resisted by parents in Britain - until recently.
Legal drug addiction is the biggest cancer in our society today. ...
Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, US researchers have concluded that Ritalin (methylphenidate), taken by millions of children worldwide, exerts the same effect on the brain as cocaine.
Recently, doctors have begun to warn parents that the long range outcome for children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not good unless they receive treatment. These doct ...
Carolyn Dean
What Doctors Don't Tell You