HYPERACTIVITY / ADHD..NEW SOLUTIONS
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Case Study #4
Female
Age
14
Attention
Deficit Disorder, Hyperactive
When
Linda was a little girl she was hyperactive and impulsive. She had nightmares, wet her bed and heard
voices. She had severe infections with
fevers as high as 107. She had chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia, ear and throat infections, and doctors gave her lots of
antibiotics.
Linda
could not sit still or pay attention in school. She had dyslexia and could barely read. Linda's behavior fluctuated between good and terrible. She was a female Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. In the fifth grade she had
stomachaches, diarrhea and vomiting. In
Junior High School she had mononucleosis twice and was in bed for weeks.
Linda
took some tests: a urinalysis, an EEG,
a hair analysis, a Cytotoxic Food Test, a 6 Hour Glucose Tolerance Test and a
test for thyroid and pituitary hormones.
She was found to have an abnormal EEG, abnormal blood sugar, food
allergies, mineral imbalance and she was excreting cryptopyrrole (indicating a
B6 deficiency).
She was taken off of allergic foods, put on a
diet void of sugar and milk, moderate in protein, and moderately high in
complex carbohydrates and fiber. She
took nutritional supplements, including a multi-vitamin, mineral, extra B6,
calcium magnesium and zinc. She
exercised several times a week.
One
summer Linda read 20 books for recreation.
Linda is much healthier. Her anger and mood changes have
disappeared. The following table shows
impressive changes in Linda's achievement.
|
|
I.T.B.S. GRADE 5 Percentile |
C.T.B.S. GRADE 8 Percentile |
C.T.B.S. GRADE 9 Percentile |
|
Reading Vocabulary |
4 |
34 |
71 |
|
Reading Comprehension |
28 |
82 |
89 |
|
Reading Total |
28 |
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About the Book
Hyperactivity/ADHD-- New Solutions brings you the latest
information related to the causes of hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder
(ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The information comes from the medical
school library at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas,
Texas and from various authors whose books are available in bookstores.
Included are medical test of 29 children with these
disorders. Also there are case studies
demonstrating the efficacy of nutritional and dietary treatments in the
changing of brain function and behavior.
Questionnaires are provided for the purpose of
collecting information and measuring improvement. Suggestions as to what foods to eat and what supplements to take
are provided. The last chapter gives
specific instructions on “What To Do-- Step By Step”.
About the Author
Shirley Lacy graduated from
Austin College. She taught school and
worked for the Department of the Army in Germany. She received a Masters Degree from SMU and a Ph. D. from The
University of North Texas.
She has taken part in
research projects studying the biochemistry of hyperactive children with or
without ADD as well as the blood, urine and hair of alcoholic and/or drug
addicts. Questioning 100 alcoholic/drug
addicts in treatment she found that 25% of them had been diagnosed with
hyperactivity, ADD or both. Studying 24
incarcerated youths ages 13-17 she learned that 23 had been diagnosed with ADD,
14 were hyperactive and 22 had abused alcohol and/or drugs. 100% had symptoms of low serotonin.
Dr. Lacy has worked for 23
years with clients having behavior disorders and addictions. She is an LPC, LCDC and a Certified Clinical
Nutritionist.
Dr. Lacy’s late husband,
Larry Lacy was a respected architect in Dallas where his company designed the
DFW Hilton, Royal Oaks and Bent Tree Country Clubs, office buildings and more
than 100,00 apartments. He drew the
blood sugar curves in this book.