[oldcomputerguy]

My son was hyperactive as a child until we discovered one thing that was causing it, hot dogs! I can't say that was the only thing but you get the idea. My view it was likely the preservatives which are a small percentage of an adults weight but a large percentage of a childs weight.

This was proven w/o a doubt when a neighbor took him to a store and while there, she bought him a hot dog. She couldn't believe the change and it took 3 days for him to wind down again.

I suspect many, many of our other health problems today start with our food supply.

[PoisedWoman]

I suspect many, many of our other health problems today start with our food supply.

Good point. Sugar may well play a role in hyped up kids, ditto "corn syrup" that shows up in virtually ever processed food, even frozen vegetables. Perhpas our obesity epidemic is in some way related to attention problems.

Twelve years ago, a book came out advancing the theory that watching tv's flickering images actually alters the pattern of brain development. Wracking my brain for the title....been on the comuter to long to recall.

[Humidston]

I completely agree with you. (BTW, my son loves hot dogs and ate them often. Maybe I should have thought of that, lol!)

My daughter was very allergic to food additives as well.

But I still maintain that most excess energy can be burned off via healthy means, such as a good run or basketballs into hoops or whatever the child likes.

We have a family member whose parents claim is ADHD, "delicate and sensitive," etc. I can tell you that if we had a week or so with him alone, we'd have him straightened out PDQ. Without drugs!

Today - IMO, people look to a pill bottle to solve every problem they have.

[Dakotabound]

http://www.dyslexia-add.org

[cupcakes]

That could be a component. I know for the longest time I couldn't figure out why my son would vomit a couple of times a week. We finally realized that he never outgrew the lactose intolerance to milk like the doctor said he would so we put him back on lactaid.
He also gets terrible rashes still if he eats too many acidic foods like oranges, orange juice, lemonade, etc.