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Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 1: Why Brain Fats Matter

Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 1: Why Brain Fats Matter

By Debi Elliott, November 30, 2010: Clinical research shows that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who took krill oil for 13 weeks normalized their electrical brain-activity patterns through QEEG brain mapping. This was somewhat to be expected, because…

Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 2: Feed your starving ADHD brain

Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 2: Feed your starving ADHD brain

By Debi Elliott, December 7, 2010: I often see ADHD patients in my Boulder Quantitative EEG neurofeedback practice who do not have enough brain energy to develop new brain patterns. They quickly burn through their glucose (sugar) and completely lose their productivity during the remainder…

Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 3: Burn sugar burn!

Psychotherapy ADHD Blog 3: Burn sugar burn!

By Debi Elliott, December 27, 2010: ADHD and ADD patients are severely limited because they typically run on sugar. Usually they function well for a few minutes, and then crash when their brains have used up all the glucose (sugar). In my Boulder neurofeedback clinic, the objective is to teach…

Boulder therapy ADHD Blog 4: Eat your Brain!

Boulder therapy ADHD Blog 4: Eat your Brain!

By Debi Elliott, January 25, 2011: People with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) often have a deficiency in omega-3s and phospholipids. Unfortunately, omega-3 phospholipids can be found in only a few natural sources. The most studied source is cow brain.

Boulder therapy ADHD Blog 5: Test your ADHD Child

Boulder therapy ADHD Blog 5: Test your ADHD Child

By Debi Elliott, February 9, 2011: Every child (and adult) with ADHD or ADD is unique. If for most ADHD sufferers it is true that DHA (omega-3) blood levels are too low, that doesn’t mean it is automatically also true for your own kid. So test before and after you start taking or administering omega-3 supplements…