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September 03, 2009

Back to Basics

IMG_8107 "Some time ago," a friend e-mailed me, "I read an article on ADD, but I can't find it." How appropriate!

"However," she continued, "I took some notes." Those notes were so succinct and at the same time so all-encompassing that I got her permission to reprint them here. In her words:

[The article] said ADD people need

  1. Structure.
  2. Meditation.
  3. Aerobic exercise.
  4. Diet—less carbos.
  5. Follow your heart—need passion and interest.
  6. Neurotransmitter activity—need stimulation.
  7. Recognize there is struggle to shift gears.

That about sums it up! Seven good reminders for us all ...

Posted by Kathleen Christensen at 11:17 PM in Treatments |

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Claire Walter

Numbers 1-4 are probably elements that everyone needs -- though personally, I've never keyed in to meditation. Number 5 is something many of us want. So ADD or no ADD, IMHO, there's a lot of commonality among us all.

Posted by: Claire Walter | September 07, 2009 at 06:29 AM

Mandy

I agree with Claire although I am currently learning how to meditate. Perhaps the question is more one of degree? Don't think I have ADD or maybe I do?

Posted by: Mandy | September 08, 2009 at 06:16 PM

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