Brillia is a homeopathic supplement with claims to alleviate anxiety and hyperactivity and improve focus and attention. It is marketed as a holistic treatment, and the manufacturer promotes guidelines for proper nutrition, adequate sleep, mindfulness, and controlled screen time along with use of their supplement.
Looking for help managing ADHD symptoms but don’t know where to begin? Just as each person is unique, so is their journey to symptom management. To help you get started, we’ll look at some common approaches that can help you discover the best solution for you and your family.
People often say that allowing their children to play video games, watch tv, or play on a tablet might contribute to ADHD or that “bad parenting” leads to ADHD. You don’t “get ADHD” through the environment this way. An individual has it or you don't. It’s in your genetics. However, the severity of ADHD ranges from mild to severe. And improving your environment can decrease the severity of the ADHD…
Individual nutrients have been the focus of studies attempting to determine the role that they may play in the expression of ADHD in children. The most nutrients most studied are omega-3 fatty acids, iron and zinc. Omega-3 fatty acids are the most commonly studied nutrients for brain health. That is due to the fact that omega-3 fatty acids are large molecules that help increase cell membrane fluidity. EPA is particularly…
There are many contributory factors that influence the symptoms of ADHD. Genetics, diet, nutrition, and abnormalities in fatty acid metabolism are among some predominant factors.[1] People with ADHD have a dysregulation of neurotransmitters and many people have a deficiency in the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. The dysregulation of neurotransmitters often results in a diminished ability to make or release norepinephrine and/or dopamine. DHA plays a role in membrane…
There are many studies from the 1980s showing phosphatidylserine from bovine cortex was helpful in memory, cognition, dementia, and other mental health conditions. In the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mad Cow Disease became a concern. So people stopped supplementing with PS from cow brains…makes sense. Well, sunflower and soy contain PS that’s an easily solution, right? Not so fast. Unlike PS from cow brains, PS from soy and sunflower…
Since October is ADHD Awareness Month we wanted to take a minute and address the fact that people suggest that ADHD is not a real condition, rather it’s just a spoiled child or bad parenting. This simply is not true, and it’s demonstrably false. Science has definitely shown that ADHD is a condition. Forgetting the self-interest of the pharmaceutical industry, there are thousands of scientific research from academia studying ADHD since…
Many adults and children diagnosed with ADHD have other learning disabilities. Our son Riley, was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability (LD) that is neurologically based. It is language-based and makes learning to read, spell, decode, and recognize words challenging. As a result, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and general knowledge is reduced compared to other children the same age who do not have dyslexia. Dyslexia is not a reflection…
Accentrate® is a soft gel which is slightly larger than a Tic Tac. Accentrate was designed to be a small softgel intended for children 5-14 years old to take. A softgel makes it easier for a child to swallow than a capsule or tablet. Learning to swallow pills is an important life skill but it seems to be a huge hurdle for young children. Many medications are NOT available in gummy…
Stephen is a Senior Directing major at Carnegie Mellon. He is also the current President of Carnegie Mellon's Film Club. He recently completed his Thesis Project within...