Fish Oil Fast Fact #40: ADD Medicine? Sounds Fishy

Literally tens of thousands of children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) each year. While there are many medicines designed to help these children maintain focus, concentrate and perform well in school, often concerned parents are not amenable to medicating their children into submission.Many of the medicines commonly prescribed for these disorders come with serious potential side effects that can permanently alter your child’s internal system. Fortunately, there may be another answer. Recent studies show that children who take a daily omega 3 fish oil supplement demonstrate a marked and nearly overnight increase in their ability to concentrate (International Review of Psychiatry 2006). To prevent your child from inadvertently absorbing toxins found in many fish, always make sure that any fish oil supplement taken by your children is certified toxin-free by the American College of Toxicology or the World Health Organization.

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