Alternative Medicine Pediatrics

CHILDHOOD ADHD & ADD

Our goal is provide safe, natural pediatric care combining the best of Western medicine with naturopathic medicine principles. We seek to avoid drugs and surgery, unless necessary, and treat the root cause of disease with natural medicine.

We live in a culture with an ever growing number of children diagnosed with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and ADD (Attention deficit disorder). Children with ADHD have problems focusing, are easily distracted, have difficulty inhibiting behavior, and have trouble staying organized.

There are many theories as to why we are seeing such an increase in ADHD and ADD. From a naturopathic pediatric perspective, some or all of this increase is lifestyle and diet-related. We believe that amphetamine-based medications like Ritalin are not the solution as they do not address the root causes, hide the underlying disease, retard growth, and have other serious side effects.

Naturopathic pediatric physicians are skilled at treating ADHD and ADD symptoms naturally with strategies that include diet modification, exercise, supplementation, behavioral modification, and homeopathy.

 

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