Children, behavioural problems and lead – (10-01-01)



Children, behavioral problems and lead

This article finds an association with lead and behavioral problems in children. Once again we see a link between environmental factors and psychological health in children, and yet the concept of making changes in the child’s environment as a portion of therapy is foreign to many clinicians. Avoiding processed foods with no intake of preservatives, artificial coloring or flavors is a key to beginning to address these problems. The child with ADD does not have a Ritalin deficiency–they have a biochemical imbalance somewhere that may be able to be fixed with non-pharmacological means.

eADC — Abstracts: Lewendon et al. 85 (4): 286

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James Bogash

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