The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free 30 Day Plan by Marcia Zimmerman M.Ed. C.N. Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free 30 Day Plan
Book Review: Very Interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
I think Marcia Zimmerman's book is very interesting. Of course like most other AD/HD books I have read I don't agree with her 100 %. No, I don't think nutrition of lack of nutrition is the cause of AD/HD. I believe that we are born with our AD/HD brains and that it is genetic. I know I have said this before that I do believe that there is a link to nutrition and AD/HD. Our brains do work differently than those with out AD/HD so maybe we do require different nutrients than others.
I have been taking the supplement suggested in Marcia's book for close to a year. I don't take the same name brand ones that she insists that we take though. The supplements have been very helpful. No, they haven't made my AD/HD go away though. But, I haven't followed the actual "30-Day Plan" (I'm sure if I did my AD/HD still wouldn't have gone away...lol)
The author has done research. While this book doesn't not come close to proving that AD/HD is "caused" by poor nutrition it does help to support the idea that nutrition and other environmental factors do have an affect on people with AD/HD.
Book Review: Wish I Had Known This Years Ago...
Summary: 5 Stars
It would have saved me years of wondering if I were crazy or something. It wasn't until I was an adult in my 30's that the realization of my "problems" was nutritional. I have recently had the pleasure of meeting Marcia Zimmerman and spending several days with her. This book is incredible! Through this book and a company that we are now both associated with, I am able to control my ADD and feel like I have awakened from a very long "sleep". My entire family has now read the book and it has helped us all. Thanks Marcia!Book Review: Worth a look, but caveat emptor
Summary: 3 Stars
I have adult ADD, and I have spent MANY years trying virtually all of the nutritional ideas in this book. The only one that I know for a fact has really helped me is completely eliminating every speck of added sugars in every form, including artificial sweeteners (I sometimes have stevia,and that's it! ;) But a lot of the rest of these claims about what to eliminate, I just do not know. Almost all of us need to improve our diets, and the author's research is good when it comes to the supplments. But does EVERYONE actually need to get rid of every last speck of wheat and dairy-- not just cut down, but avoid 100%? Is it worth the neverending problems and upheaval that causes in our lives when we do it? Try it and see if it is actually making a difference, but diet is not a substitute for medication-- it is a support. There is a REASON why CHADD does not recommend this kind of diet!!
ADD medication isn't appropriate for everyone. Psychostimulants are serious stuff. But if you need them, nothing else will help you the way that you have to helped in order to build a life. Diet and nutrition alone will not do the trick. I have been there, and I know.
Book Review: disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
This book promised a lot of help and we did take a few nuggets of useful information from it. The author takes forever to get to the essence of the plan so be prepared for a lot of reptition of information you've probably already heard by the time you are ready to try this plan. I don't know what planet this author lives on but unless you are ready to make every meal,snack etc. from organic scratch, you will have a tough time following the plan, we couldn't commit. Our physician also reported the low possibility of influencing brain chemistry through diet as 1-2% of all the children with this problem. good luck