| ADHD is a very rapidly growing part of the health | | | | The logic behind this is easy to follow. |
| care industry. | | | | When mold grows in the house, car or school, |
| The symptoms are varied, including: irritability, | | | | chemicals are given off. |
| hyperactivity andbehavioral problems. Many kids are | | | | These chemicals are known as mycotoxins. These |
| so affected that they require somepretty hefty | | | | mycotoxins causemany different problems from |
| drugs to control them. | | | | cancer to dandruff. |
| I spoke at a medical conference in Denver in 2004. | | | | One class of mycotoxins is called neurotoxins. These |
| One of the otherspeakers was a pharmacology | | | | toxins affect thenervous system. They can cause |
| researcher. He brought up a statistic thatindicated | | | | hyperactivity, confusion and evenhallucinations. We |
| that kids on Ritalin [one of the prevailing drugs for | | | | had one home where the family saw rats. The |
| ADHD]tend to become addicted to | | | | pestcontrol company said they had never had rats. |
| methamphetamines. | | | | We removed the moldand the rats went away. |
| On the radio the other day, NPR was talking about | | | | Hallucinations caused by neurotoxins. |
| giving these kidsmarijuana for the symptoms. | | | | [ |
| What are we doing to our kids? | | | | It is these mold toxins that can cause symptoms |
| According to the Psychology Department @ the | | | | that can lead tomisdiagnosis. These toxins get into |
| University of Tennessee,kids with TRUE ADHD | | | | the body and mimic normalchemicals that have |
| average about 5-7% of a normal classroom. | | | | specific functions. These normal chemicals may tellthe |
| However, somewhere between 50% of kids in | | | | legs to move or tell the body when to calm down. If |
| school today arediagnosed and treated for ADHD. | | | | these normalchemicals are bypassed or blocked by |
| [ | | | | the toxins, then weird thingsbegin to happen in the |
| What does this tell us? There aren't as many kids | | | | child's world. |
| with ADHD as we areled to believe. Why are we | | | | If your legs moved when you didn't want them to, |
| drugging the kids without true ADHD? | | | | wouldn't you be alittle hard to get along with? |
| Because these kids are a behavioral problem. | | | | What is the cure? |
| Surprisingly, we find that when we get rid of mold | | | | [Let's get one thing cleared up first. Getting rid of |
| and toxic chemicalsin a house, kids with ADHD in the | | | | mold will not changekids with real ADHD.] Although, it |
| home tend to get better. Almostimmediately they | | | | may help. |
| have to go off their drugs. | | | | Too much moisture or too little ventilation in the |
| Case file: We consulted with a school on the east | | | | building causes mold. |
| coast. The school hadsick kids [sinus infections and | | | | 1. So dry out the house. Make sure the vents in your |
| ADHD] and teachers [sinus infectionsand cancer]. The | | | | attic andcrawlspace are open and working. |
| school board chose to do nothing. The people on | | | | 2. Fix leaks in bathrooms and kitchens. |
| theschool board had an agenda that didn't include the | | | | 3. Insulate A/C ducts and water pipes. |
| health of the kids. | | | | 4. Get and use dehumidifiers to dry the air. |
| Many of the parents took their kids out of school to | | | | 5. Leave washer and dryers open when not in use. |
| home-school. | | | | 6. Make the yard drain away from the house. |
| Guess what? | | | | Don't drug your kids. Cure their ADHD the natural |
| The kids with ADHD who were now being home | | | | way. Clean up yourenvironment. |
| schooled, had to gooff their Ritalin. | | | | |