| When a child or adult suffers from ADD, their lives can | | | | parents unwilling to try this treatment. For example, |
| seem insurmountably difficult. Not only are they unable | | | | there is some concern that these kinds of medications |
| to concentrate in their work or school time, but they | | | | can actually accentuate feelings of depression, often |
| can also become easily frustrated by their inability to | | | | resulting in children or adults that are suicidal. And if the |
| keep up with their normal friends. They find | | | | child is always suffering from depression, this kind of |
| themselves moving from one task to another without | | | | treatment plan is only going to perpetuate the feelings. |
| being able to complete things as well as their | | | | Some newer treatments are including holistic methods |
| intelligence might suggest. While science has tried to | | | | like acupuncture, acupressure, mediation and changes |
| create medications that can control this disruption in the | | | | in diet. These seem to be working well for many |
| brain's chemistry, often these medications can cause | | | | patients, but they are not the only option. |
| more troubles than they are worth. | | | | Why More People are Turning to Fish Oil |
| Defining ADD and ADHD | | | | A few years ago, schools in the UK were actually |
| ADD or attention deficit disorder has become a sort of | | | | considering making fish oil supplementation a part of |
| joke in society. When someone has troubles | | | | the school day because of its promising effects. A |
| concentrating, they are referred to as ADD in a very | | | | study done by Oxford-Durham in 2005 noted that |
| negative sense. However, there are many children and | | | | children that took fish oil supplements that contained |
| adults that are truly suffering from this condition. | | | | EFA were more likely to report fewer problems with |
| Whether it's a condition of their environment and | | | | concentration and anxiety than those in the placebo |
| inability to interact in this environment without certain | | | | group. |
| skills or if it's a condition in which the brain chemistry | | | | By studying 100 students, giving half of the students a |
| isn't working well, ADD is a serious condition that is no | | | | supplement six times per day of fish oil and EFA and |
| laughing matter. | | | | the other half a pill with olive oil in it, researchers |
| ADD occurs when the brain in unable to process the | | | | noticed that students that received the EFA were able |
| messages it receives from the outside environment. | | | | to spell better and to read better over the course of |
| Often, the brain is working at too fast a speed to | | | | the first three months. As time continued, these results |
| process the information easily, causing the child or adult | | | | continued to improve. |
| to not be able to do anything with the things they are | | | | Other studies done at Ohio State University noted that |
| learning. They can't keep up with themselves, in a | | | | adults can also benefit from fish oil supplementation |
| sense, so they're always looking for new pieces of | | | | when they had been diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. |
| information to keep them stimulated. As this happens, | | | | How to Add Fish Oil to a Child's Day |
| they can have troubles remembering what they are | | | | When you are ready to try to add fish oil supplements |
| supposed to be doing at their particular moment or | | | | to your child's diet or to your own, you have a number |
| what they have already done. | | | | of options to consider. The easiest way to make sure |
| Children and adults may exhibit symptoms like: | | | | that the patient is receiving consistent levels of the |
| Problems with focussing | | | | essential fatty acids is through fish oil supplements. High |
| Issues with completing tasks on time | | | | quality supplements will ensure that the right amount is |
| Low test scores | | | | taken each day, without needing to prepare anything |
| Problems with work assignments | | | | for a meal. |
| Inability to concentrate on long term projects | | | | Of course, if the patient or family has the time to cook, |
| Many times, they will also have troubles with mood | | | | sources like oily fishes are the best choice. By eating |
| balancing at the same time. They might become so | | | | only two servings of these fishes a week, the benefits |
| frustrated with the way their brain doesn't work that | | | | of the fish oil fatty acids can be seen. Since the body |
| they can also begin to have troubles with depression | | | | can not make these essential fatty acids on its own, |
| and anxiety. | | | | it's imperative that they be taken into the body via the |
| Treatments in ADD Right Now | | | | diet or by supplements. |
| One of the most popular ways to deal with ADD right | | | | Conclusion |
| now is with the use of Ritalin as well as other newer | | | | If a child or adult is suffering from ADD, adding fish oil |
| prescription medications. These medications work to | | | | to the diet can be a good way to help to regulate the |
| slow the brain down so that it can process information | | | | symptoms as well as to provide a side effect free |
| more easily. In many children, it can be quite effective, | | | | way to help their lives. |
| but it's not without side effects that have made many | | | | |