Post by catatonic on Jan 15, 2004 9:33:50 GMT -5
The Harvard Med School sponsored study published recently in Alternative Medicine Review concluded that nutritionally-based treatment led to just as significant improvement as that provided by Ritalin.
Because essential fatty acid and phospholipid deficiencies are common among children with ADHD, this was an area addressed in the study's supplementation protocol. Here's what they used:
1,000mg salmon oil capsules each providing 120mg DHA and 180mg EPA.
A 200mg borage oil capsule, providing 45mg GLA. (We use Evening Primrose Oil rather than borage, but it serves the same purpose and provides the same amount of GLA.)
Lecithin -- providing between 50 and 150mg of phosphatidyl choline and 20 mg inositol daily. (Inositol is generally included in multi-vitamins and almost always in B-complex vitamins, so you don't need to worry if you're using lecithin that doesn't contain it. It's easily available elsewhere.)
Choline bitartrate, 2.5 - 7.5 mg daily.
I am at a loss what this particular substance does, particularly at such a low dose. My theory is it was tossed in as an extra in the EFA product used, so they had to list it in order to make their experimental methodology possible to replicate. It is included in tiny amounts in some fish oil supplements. I can't find it listed in any of my references and my plan is to not worry about it. It is not available as a separate supplement in any quantity smaller than 75mg and 500mg is by far the most common. If anyone knows anything about it, I hope you'll post it!
So that's it for the fatty acid list.
Because essential fatty acid and phospholipid deficiencies are common among children with ADHD, this was an area addressed in the study's supplementation protocol. Here's what they used:
1,000mg salmon oil capsules each providing 120mg DHA and 180mg EPA.
A 200mg borage oil capsule, providing 45mg GLA. (We use Evening Primrose Oil rather than borage, but it serves the same purpose and provides the same amount of GLA.)
Lecithin -- providing between 50 and 150mg of phosphatidyl choline and 20 mg inositol daily. (Inositol is generally included in multi-vitamins and almost always in B-complex vitamins, so you don't need to worry if you're using lecithin that doesn't contain it. It's easily available elsewhere.)
Choline bitartrate, 2.5 - 7.5 mg daily.
I am at a loss what this particular substance does, particularly at such a low dose. My theory is it was tossed in as an extra in the EFA product used, so they had to list it in order to make their experimental methodology possible to replicate. It is included in tiny amounts in some fish oil supplements. I can't find it listed in any of my references and my plan is to not worry about it. It is not available as a separate supplement in any quantity smaller than 75mg and 500mg is by far the most common. If anyone knows anything about it, I hope you'll post it!
So that's it for the fatty acid list.
