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RHR: Resolving the Underlying Causes of ADHD and Autism
Category: Health
Duration: 00:29:03
Publish Date: 2017-07-20 17:09:02
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In this episode, we discuss:
  • Environmental factors do play a role
  • Three critical factors that cause brain malfunction
  • Factor #1: Biome depletion
  • Factor #2: Environmental stimulus
  • Factor #3: Genetic/epigenetic predisposition
  • The propionic acid theory
  • The cell danger response
  • There is no single root cause
  • Key areas to investigate
[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/thehealthyskeptic/RHR_Resolving_the_Underlying_Causes_of_ADHD.mp3" title="RHR: Resolving the Underlying Causes of ADHD and Autism" artist="Chris Kresser " ] Chris Kresser: Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week we have a question from Tiffany. Let's give it a listen. Tiffany: Hi, Chris. My name is Tiffany Hill. My 11-year-old son has been identified as a dyslexic learner as well as having inattentive ADHD. I too suspect that I have inattentive ADHD, given his behaviors in symptoms and diagnosis. I'm curious to know what protocol you recommend for children and adults identified as having inattentive ADHD whether through diet, supplementation, or other interventions. My son is about to go on a medication trial prescription for his ADHD and I'm wondering what your thoughts are about prescription medication as well. Thank you. Chris: Thanks a lot for sending in your question, Tiffany. You know, I get this question a lot because the incidence of ADHD has risen so dramatically over the past decade. According to the CDC, ADHD now affects 11 percent of kids, which is a 42 percent increase over just the last eight years alone. About 6 percent of kids now are taking medication for ADHD, and males are three times more likely than females to be diagnosed. This is clearly a big issue. It's becoming a bigger and bigger problem.

Environmental factors do play a role

If you've been following my work for some time, then you'll recognize right off the bat that this dramatic increase over the past eight years, 42 percent increase, could not be related to genetic factors alone because our genes simply don't change that quickly. We know that there are some environmental factors that are contributing to this increase in ADHD. Which is interesting because if you look at conventional sources—if you do some searching on “Doctor Google” for the causes of ADHD and you click on some mainstream website links and read what they have to say, they'll tell you that there is genetic predisposition, but otherwise there aren't any real known causes. Some sites will go out of their way to say that diet has never been show...
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