Natural remedies for ADHD: Dr Tsan at Philadelphia Holistic Clinic

Natural remedies for ADHD: Dr Tsan at Philadelphia Holistic Clinic

Natural remedies for ADHD are popular, effective, and safe. Dr. Tsan successfully treats ADHD using different techniques of alternative medicine.  Dr. Tsan, medical director of Viva Healthy Life, relates the philosophies of alternative medicine in his daily practice with kids and adults who suffer from ADHD. As per his academic and practical experience in this field, ADHD is not a disease but a symptom of major emotional, physical, and spiritual disorder in the human’s body caused by either internal or external accidents.

“Many things that are not alike may cause attention deficit difficulties. The list of those causes consists of genetic conditions like alcoholism and drug dependency as well as toxicity to some metals like lead, copper, and strontium. Also hearing insufficiency, chronic stress, and insomnia stimulate the development of ADHD. Compare it to high body temperature: it can be a symptom of countless illnesses, but it’s not an illness,” Dr. Tsan said.

The majority of times traditional medicine cannot even point to the core of the problem and uses ADHD as a diagnosis regardless of the fact that it’s only a symptom.

Eastern medicine using natural remedies for ADHD, including Ying-Yang philosophy, 5 elements theory, and classical acupuncture, can benefit in finding the root of the problem and point the medical practitioner to the correct natural treatment of ADHD strategy. Unfortunately, to get this standpoint, medical practitioner, and a patient or patient’s parents have to go in contradiction with the basic knowledge and the culture with standards and canons and the tendency for fast pharmaceutical solutions.

Dr. Cowan, a board-certified pediatrician with more than 20 years of clinical experience in holistic and alternative medicine in New York, NY, said that when we are talking about the natural treatment of ADHD, the typical therapeutic methodology for these patients is more harmful than beneficial.

In today’s medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common diagnoses in the USA, especially in the pediatric field. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), 12% of boys and 7% of girls of school age have more or fewer signs of this “disease.” Pharmaceutical companies increased seven times the manufacturing of the most common drug used for “treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”—methylphenidate (Ritalin)—during the period from 2000 to 2014. Every year, doctors prescribe this medicine (psychostimulant) to increasingly younger children. Clinical trial results show a significant increase in the prescription of this drug for kids under 5 years old (Donovan DM, 2000). The direction to quick chemical treatment of ADHD at a young age leads many patients to fear the possible serious side effects of methylphenidate in kids and adults. As a result, lots of individuals are looking for an unconventional methodology for ADHD treatment.

In order to find an effective method of handling ADHD, we have to admit that ADHD is a so-called only-in-America phenomenon. Our country accounts for only 5% of the world population, yet our pharmaceutical industry produces and our physicians prescribe 90% of the global supply of methylphenidate. Medical doctors in a majority of countries take care of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a very different way, using natural remedies for ADHD. Chinese pediatricians have confidence in the theory that many symptoms of so-called ADHD represent the normal behavior of preschool kids and these symptoms more than likely will go away at the age of seven or eight years and the use of Ritalin is not only unnecessary but also inappropriate and harmful. Much more effective for those kids would be natural remedies for ADHD, including acupuncture, homeopathic remedies, and Chinese medicinal herbs.

Unconventional ADHD handling, aka natural ADHD treatment, is supposed to benefit kids and mature people who are suffering from this syndrome.

The most common prescriptions made by Western medicine practitioners are drugs that control patients’ behavior and progress in brain functionality. Most of these drugs belong to the groups of stimulating substances and antidepressants.

The list of drugs used for ADHD is not really big. The main medicines in this list are divided into two major classes: psychostimulants and stimulants.

The second group, non-stimulants is significantly smaller and contains Strattera, Intuniv, and Kapvay.

In case drugs from both groups do not produce the expected result, physicians prescribe a few more medications: tricyclic antidepressants (Pamelor – nortriptyline HCl, Elavil – Amitriptyline and Norpramin) as well as Wellbutrin—bupropion XL and some others.

After months or sometimes even years of dealing with ADHD and the side effects of specific ADHD medicines, people start looking for natural treatment of ADHD options that assume using natural remedies for ADHD.

In this article, Dr. Tsan will describe just a few of the most effective natural treatments for ADHD provided in our center.

Clinical studies discovered the low level of zinc in the blood of kids who are suffering from ADHD.

Actually, zinc can be found in many types of food, but the use of additional dietary supplements that contain it may be beneficial in ADHD treatment.

Zinc also is essential for the immune system and a low level of this microelement may result in frequent cold episodes and viral infections.

Omega-3/DHA is a supplement that improves thinking and behavior and may result in increasing the IQ even in individuals with ADHD. Aside from ADHD, omega-3/DHA is used in depressions and joint diseases.

It is proved by clinical studies that individuals with ADHD (both children and adults) usually have an insufficient concentration of DHA compared to healthy people.

The low level of iron in the bloodstream may result in different including

It’s also accompanied by a bad temper, emotional weakening, and learning incapacities.

Magnesium is an essential microelement that controls many biochemical functions in the organism.

A low level of magnesium causes nervousness, a deficit of attention, and emotional misperception.

Paradoxically, these symptoms are also common for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many physicians believe that a low level of magnesium is one of the various reasons that can cause ADHD. Of course, more information is required to prove the relationship between magnesium deficiency and ADHD, but it’s always a good idea to ask your medical practitioner about the rationality of supplementation.

Besides the drugs and dietary supplements, many ADHD patients benefit from medicinal herbs. Based on the studies performed by the group of scientists in the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, medicinal and especially Tibetan herbs are beneficial for emotional relaxation, controlling a bad temper and reducing of tenseness.

The most common herbs used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are

This plant can ease symptoms of unhappiness, sadness, and nervousness. Also, Ginkgo Biloba recovers memory and progresses the ability to concentrate on a subject in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Eleutherococcus senticosus, also known as Siberian ginseng, improves awareness and memory and decreases prickliness and edginess. This medicine comes in the form of tablets or tea in children or adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Melissa officinalis, AKA lemon balm, produces a strong sedative effect. The medications prepared based on this herb diminish psychological and somatic symptoms listed below:

Lemon balm also supports relaxation and helps to treat sleep disorders in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients and thus this herb became essential in the natural treatment of ADHD.

Centella Asiatica contains a majority of the essential vitamins, ingredients, and elements. The plant supports vigorous brain functionality and controls the following symptoms connected to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder:

The main difference between the homeopathic approach and Western medicine is that homeopathic practitioners seek specific, constitutionally unambiguous details in each patient’s ADHD development. Homeopathic medicine does not have a remedy like Ritalin that works (or at least is supposed to work) for all patients with ADHD. Homeopathy evaluates each patient as a unique individual with a specific form of illness. The homeopathic medicine, therefore, must precisely match the specific form of the disease in this particular child. A comprehensive anamnesis is vital for the accurate and exact selection of the homeopathic remedy. The doctor-homeopath asked for a lot of details about the patient’s medical history, family history, the prenatal and perinatal phases of child development, labor, immunizations, life milestones, most wanted food products, etc. All collected facts and details help a homeopath to choose the most appropriate homeopathic remedy.

In a clinical study of 78 teenagers with ADHD that were treated with individually selected homeopathic remedies, 69 patients demonstrated significant improvement in performance and emotional stability. Homeopathy for ADHD is definitely the most effective natural treatment for ADHD, especially for youngsters when we prefer not to use hypnosis.

TCM practitioner Simon A. Becker says: “More and more parents of children as well as mature patients are moving in the direction of alternative treatment of ADHD. “

In the last decade, acupuncture for ADHD was recognized as a complementary treatment technique for kids and adults suffering from this disorder.

Acupuncture for ADHD is a comprehensive method that assesses each person exclusively and points to minor details of the illness’s development, predominantly for a constitution of the particular patient. The healing strategy of ADHD with traditional Chinese medicine is different compared to traditional medicine. Eastern medicine looks at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a composite somatic and emotional illness.

The effectiveness of acupuncture for ADHD is very high compared to traditional western medicine and at the same time, this treatment produces no side effects if performed by a well-trained medical practitioner.

Hypnosis therapy and neuro-linguistic programming help to increase a feeling of self-control in the patient who believes that the situation is out of control because of the specific mental condition. As a result of the hypnotic approach in ADHD case management, the self-esteem of the individual increases and the stress level diminishes. Young patients typically agree to take the hypnotic instructions and suggestions without limitations, and as a result, hypnotherapy connects the patient’s internal world of dreams to external events and happenings. Clinical hypnosis is mostly beneficial when included in a complex healing tactic and adjusted to the patient’s age-related psychological state. 

Treatment for ADHD at Viva Healthy Life performed using only natural holistic techniques under the strict supervision of Dr. Tsan.