Improving Function for Individuals with ADHD: Drug-free
Having ADHD can be a confusing and isolating experience. Although many people have heard of it, the condition is often misunderstood and symptoms vary between children and adults, males and females, and can make you feel misunderstood.
ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is one of the most common disorders affecting children. It is a disorder that causes various hyperactive and disruptive behaviours. Symptoms include difficulty focusing, sitting still, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. ADHD can affect different aspects of life such as academic or professional achievements, personal relationships, and daily functioning. ADHD can also have knock on effects on self-esteem, creating low sense of self-worth, sensitivity towards criticism, and increased self-criticism.
At The Key Clinic, we approach ADHD using a drug-free treatment that identifies personal biochemical imbalances that can impact neurotransmitter synthesis. Our aim is to provide targeted and personalised nutrient therapy aimed at normalising neurotransmitter activity. We analyse the unique biochemistry of each individual through a detailed consultation with a Biomedical practitioner, following on from this your practitioner will recommend a series of tests based on your symptoms. These tests will pinpoint biological imbalances likely to be the root cause of ADHD, and devise a unique and natural treatment using highly targeted supplementation to correct these imbalances.
We are able to examine lifestyle factors such as diet that result in not getting enough nutrients, or genetic factors that inhibit absorption of these nutrients. The Key Clinic’s drug-free approach uses high doses of natural supplements to give the body what it needs to rebalance itself, providing an effective improvement without the serious side effects associated with medications.
The Key Clinic adopts the research of Dr William J. Walsh who observed that nutrient imbalances are a distinctive feature of ADHD and abnormal levels of key nutrients can have an adverse effect on brain chemistry and mental health. Walsh discovered that elevated copper levels and low zinc is associated with low dopamine and high norepinephrine and adrenaline activity causing anxiety and low mood. There is a 35% chance that individuals with ADHD, also have Pyrrole disorder: a genetic disorder that depletes zinc and B6.
Both of these nutrients are crucial to help maintain neurotransmitter health. This depletion can often lead to chronic anxiety, explosive temper, violent rages, and Jekyll and Hyde type behaviours.
We strive to rebalance your biochemistry to help you unlock your potential in the most natural and noninvasive way.
The Key Clinic also approaches ADHD from two other perspectives: neurodevelopmental and auditory, which will be discussed in the next blog.
Written by Annabel Thomson
Reviewed by Lilly Barton Biomedical Practitioner
(RGN BANT, CNHC, ANP, GNC; Walsh)