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Nutrient Table |
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| Nutrient | Product | Amount Recommended for ADD Children |
| 1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Neuromins docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) OR item 2 below. | 400 mg daily in two divided doses (2x200 mg capsules) |
| 2. Omega-3 Fatty Acids | One of the following OR item 1 above. | |
| Efalex Focus (contains fish and primrose oil). Renamed Nutricia Efalex (available in GNC and RiteAID stores) OR |
Focus - 8 capsules daily, divided in two doses | |
| A newer product is Nature’s Way Attention Focus for Children OR |
6 capsules per day, 4 in AM, 3 in PM | |
| NOW Foods or Carlson Lemon Fish Oil OR |
½ tsp twice a day | |
| “Coromega” is available in individual serving packets from ERBL | One packet twice a day | |
| 3. Omega-6 Fatty Acids (ADD THIS ONLY FOR ALLERGIES) |
Evening Primrose Oil or borage or black current- capsules delivering 200 mg GLA (Gamma Linolenic Acid)daily. | 2 to 3 capsules daily with a meal A 2:1 ratio of GLA to DHA works well! |
| 4. Vitamin C and Cofactors | Vitamin C AND grape seed extract (Masquelier's or Berkem's Authentic Gold) or Pycnogenol | Vitamin C 500 mg daily (may be split into smaller doses, 2-3 times daily) AND grape seed extract 50 mg OR Pycnogenol 1 mg per pound of body weight, taken twice per day |
| 5. B Vitamins | Look for a capsule with these ingredient quantities: B1 (thiamine): 25 mg B2 (riboflavin): 30 mg B1 (thiamine): 25 mg B2 (riboflavin): 30 mg B3 (niacinamide): 50 mg B6 (pyridoxine): 50 mg B5 (pantothenic acid): 25 to 75 mg B12 (cobalamin): 50 mcg Folic acid: 200 mcg Biotin: 50 to 75 mcg |
One capsule daily with breakfast. Take with food, otherwise you might get an upset stomach! |
| 6. Antioxidants | Antioxidant formulas with vitamins A, C, E, and beta carotene, may be in a good quality multi-vitamin, which will include vitamin D. | Look for natural beta carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin totaling 2500 IU daily. |
| 7. Minerals | Albion chelates of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, selenium, chromium, and potassium. Before supplementing, check your other supplements: they might contain selenium, copper, zinc, etc. Be sure not to double up on your dosage - too much is toxic! Albion Laboratories. Minerals can be found in chewable product called “Focus Child” by Source Naturals (Contains Zinc and Magnesium, both very important) | Calcium amino acid chelate: 250 mg per day Magnesium amino acid chelate 250 mg per day for 30 days, then 150 mg. Zinc amino acid chelate 10 mg for 30 days, then 5 mg per day. Iron amino acid chelate 10 mg per day Potassium amino acid chelate 99 mg each twice per day (one in AM, one in PM) Copper amino acid chelates: do not supplement w/o hair analysis Manganese amino acid chelate: 5 mg per day Chromium amino acid chelate: 100 mcg per day (usually in B-Stress Formulas, if so don’t add extra). Selenium (L-selenomethionine): 50 mcg per day (usually added in antioxidant formulas, if so don’t add extra). |