Amino Acid Therapy: Is it Bogus?
A reader wrote for clarification on amino acid therapy. She had read reports from families who found that amino acid supplements helped their child’s neurological symptoms. Yet, her neuropsychiatrist refuted it. We requested our advisory […]
Grocery Shopping: Are There Hidden Dangers in Your Food?
Jane Hersey Director of the Feingold Association Carol went shopping yesterday. Because attention disorders run in her family, she tries to stick with natural, healthy foods and usually reads labels to avoid unnecessary chemical additives. […]
Positive Response to “Seeing through New Eyes” for Autism
Dr. Melvin Kaplan’s book, Seeing Through New Eyes: Changing the Lives of Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities Through Vision Therapy, was recently released. Melvin Kaplan, OD, an advisory board member for […]
Don’t Breathe the Water! Why You need a Shower Filter
I was driving in Florida near Belle Glade — the nation’s top sugarcane farmland — when a warning came on the radio. Pregnant women in the near vicinity were being told that taking showers or […]
A Neurobehavioral Approach to Treating Attention Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
Aubrey Ewing, PhD One of the most confounding conditions encountered by pediatricians, neurologists, mental health professionals, and educators is Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD). Once simply referred to as hyperactivity or minimal […]
A Parent and Clinician: How Biofeedback Reduced Tourette and ADHD Symptoms
This is a case report on a young boy successfully treated with biofeedback for Tourette syndrome and ADHD. It is written by Josh’s Mother and therapist Lynda Loller (shown in photo). For the past several months, […]
Crime Times: Exploring Causes of Violence and Crime
“We spend tens of billions of dollars to fight crime in the US. Unless the physiological functioning of the brain is included in the quest to alleviate crime and violence, we suggest that any effort […]
Fluoride Fifty Years Later. . . Oops!
Debates on the benefits and dangers of fluoride have raged since the early 50s. It was then that the mineral solution was added to public drinking water to prevent dental cavities. Those who fought the […]
How Changing My Diet Helped My Tics and Tourette Syndrome
I am 49 and live in Germany. My Tourette syndrome started when I was 12 years old, with eye-blinking and shaking my head. It was terrible and I had difficulty concentrating at school. Four years […]
7 Ways to Reduce Cell Phone Radiation
Sheila Rogers DeMare When it comes to cell phones, it seems there are four types of people: Those who act addicted. You’ve seen them (maybe you are one?) They need to be constantly available and […]
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