Natural Ways to Help ADHD | Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen discusses natural ways to help ADHD with diet, exercise, supplements, and loving your work environment.

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[CasualViewer]

- High protein, low simple carb diet
- exercise
- magnesium
- theanine
- l-tyrosine
- rhodiola
- ashwaganda
- love

[shookmusic]

ADHD people are often late, unemployed, own their own business, entrepreneur, risk takers, gamblers, and outside the box thinkers.

[-SimonRiley]

I wanna study but my ADHD doesn't let me, cant even focus on basic maths equations

[KH]

I want to be a full time artist, but as i need money to pay my bills now, i don't have the time nor energy to pursue that ambition on the side, and therefor i am stuck with a job that is driving me both crazy and soulless by the day. 
My dream has become a hobby while my health is declining. As advised by my neurologist, i need 10-12 hours of sleep per night because i run out of energy real fast and use a lot of time to recharge. It gets depressing real fast when i keep that sleep schedule as that makes my life into a literal work-sleep-work-sleep nightmare. I'm often lacking in sleep cause i want a life.
I ofc need a good and helpful diet as well, but my adhd gives me no dopamine from food, often half way through my meal which i could be very much enjoying, it becomes the most horrible food i've ever put in my mouth, leaving me to stop eating. It's like i repulsively grow bored with it. Doesn't help that i completely forget to eat most days because i'm too focused on what ever i'm doing while leaving my body to adapt to ignoring hunger signs. I'm also not able to eat big meals when i'm stressed, too focused, or anxious. Which my job is an expert at making me feel for 8 hours while having me walk on average 13-16k steps a day.
I barely eat anything on work days, and on those few days off i desperately try to do art and proceeds to ignore all hunger signs as i'm too busy with my art.
I recently bought a blender to make high calorie shakes, so i'm hoping that will help a bit. I have a very fast metabolism, as in, my doctor actually had me do some extreme food intake tests to check. I'm slightly underweight because of all of this combines and i therefor am not allowed any adhd meds. It doesn't feel good having the people around me look at my underweight body absolutely wondering if i have an eating disorder. I don't. If anything, i got disordered eating. If only i could just teleport all the food i need into my stomach. I want do gain weight so i can take my meds. It's just really difficult when your brain is working against you just because it can't find a damn dopamine hit in it.
Guess i'll try magnesium next.

[linelightdesigns]

I love things until I don’t love them … I don’t think I’ve ever loved anything as much as doing whatever I want with my day

[kierankepler]

i just recently got diagnosed with adhd and was job hopping for 2 years and could never hold a job. but now that i got one i love life has been great

[christinarundle]

I've done all this. My problem is about 3-6 months in I go back to my old habits. I quit exercising, eat worse, forget my vitamins/supplements like magnesium once and I might get back on track for a couple days and then I quit those too. I don't mean to I get caught up in life with 2 small children and I get distracted so easily even when following everything you said. I just cant stick to it.

[mrmoveandspeak]

That ending was powerful! “Because love is a stimulant drug”

[lrffwfh]

How can I love a job? I don't like going to work, I don't like work, just imagining the work I don't like it😂😂

[brightpage]

Journaling!
Brain dump the start and end of every day for 10-20 minutes is all it takes. Jotting down notes or anxieties so you get them out of your system.
It’s an exercise in itself. Muscle memory as fingers forming unique individual letters - like doing it by hand - increases muscle memory and can help decrease anxiety.
Plus if you carry a small one or a notes pad on your phone - you can capture great ideas on the fly.
It’s a meditation in itself: handwriting. It can focus the conscious while you let your subconscious relax.
Output over input. Try turning down the volume of the inputs in your brain by turning up the heat on the outputs. Shine your light outputting more than you take in or constantly rebalance that with working out or taking frequent walks or skiing or water sports or pickleball or fun with friends. Novelty. Meet a challenge together.

[sacrilegiousboi]

Many people with ADHD have low B12, vitamin D and iron due to poor absorption from SIBO and leaky gut. Also mast cell activation, low level brain inflammation and high histamine (which all lower dopamine), which can be helped by healing the gut and taking natural mast cell stabilisers like curcumin.

High protein will help with lower levels of neurotransmitters, exercise increases blood flow to the prefrontal cortex and avoiding refined carbs will prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes which add to mood and focus issues.

It makes sense since ADHD meds like adderall and Ritalin increase dopamine in the brain which is needed for proper blood flow to the prefrontal cortex

[Godisgreat-]

My integrative medicine doctor suggested I do B12 for my ADD. I feel it works really well.

[YaNeK]

Wow! That last bit was really a paradigm shift for me. People in this World mostly lack... LOVE! - the ultimate remedy! ❤️

[LC-jqvn]

I want to be a doctor and have adhd. Passion is very important. I find that I can study medical knowledge and science 12-16 hours a day because of hyper focus due to being in love with it. I can’t do it in other things. It’s like all my skill points were spent on my passion. Perseveration is so beneficial that I wouldn’t trade my adhd.

[dlrtrtu]

It makes sense that my ADHD symptoms are really bad. My job sucks the joy out of me. All of my mental energy is drained at the end of the day.

[itssaralauren]

wow this video was surprisingly so impactful for me haha just got diagnosed with adhd and im finally going back to school to be an artist full time, hes definitely right about love. 💗

[Isaacelijahmusic]

“Job I love” been looking for many years. 😆

[mildredechevarria]

Love that CasualViewer typed the list. Thank you.

[harvestarr]

that last part is so important. the job i’ve been volunteering & now working at for like 10 years is honestly the best job for me, my symptoms are actually useful and make it easier for me, i’m always excited to do work. overall just the best environment for me. most other things and jobs i just don’t succeed at because they don’t interest me enough, and do not make good environments for my symptoms.

[TrustMeBroImReallyThatGuy]

heres what i need to stay sane
-protein
-copius amounts of fruits
-mamas beutiful pasta
-papas morning fries
- 10 mg medikinet
-lots of love
-something to keep my mind off things (stress toys, drawing, fidgets)
-when im doing something important make sure i get a closed enviroment so i can concentrate as much as possible