This is your heart on ADHD drugs
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The FDA has directed manufacturers of the 15 ADHD drugs including Ritalin, Adderall and Strattera to include guides with the drug warning about the risks of increased blood pressure, heart rate and even sudden death for kids with heart problems and heart defects. The guides must also warn about the psychiatric problems such as manic behavior and hearing voices.
The directive comes a year after TWO panels of FDA advisors recommended such guides. Bet it takes less time to approve the drugs.
According to the CDC (latest data from 2003), 7.8% of school-aged kids are “diagnosed” with ADHD. No doubt there may be some kids with a true issue, but I believe most of them have NDD… Nutrition Deficit Disorder.
Remember the commercial “This is your brain”… “This is your brain on drugs”. Well HEY, processed foods, sugar, artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup and the myriad of other chemicals in attention-captivating packaging promoted by desire-creating, psycho-advertising are the equivalent of drugs.
Eat real food, get real nutrition.
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Tags: Health, Pharmaceuticals