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This lack of neurotransmitters is linked to genetic, diet, and life style. The gene which we were born with may be only a small beginning of the problem and out of our control. But life style and diet, we do control. The body is a wonderful self-repairing machine and is capable of reproducing the numbers of neurotransmitters it needs if provided with the raw materials to do so.
Life style is affected by stress. You might wonder how a child would have stress. To understand you must look at stress differently. Stress is our reaction to the outside world, but the reaction is inside us. The bodys answer to stress is to go into overdrive and overuse what asset it has to combat the stressful situation. This causes the overuse of neurotransmitter and in the long-term can leading to add/adhd. This is the body defensive system being used (unaware) everyday for day to day non-threating events. The body cannot rebuild it supply without downtime and more importantly the specific nutrient used in neurotransmitters production.
Add/Adhd drugs encourager the brain to conserve neurotransmitters and to get more use out of what the child has. Conservation sounds good except this causes the body feedback systems to adjust to the smaller usage and to decrease the production of neurotransmitters to meet the current needs. This decrease of neurotransmitters production causes the add/adhd symptoms to come back. This leads to more or different drugs to achieve the desired results. And the feedback process is repeated. Drugs are a temporary solution, not for long term.
Our bodies were designed to function in this world. We have changed the way we live. We live longer, eat better, and have improved the ease of day to day living. But along with this life style, we have build a 24/7 existence with all of its stress along with it's benefits. Since we will not give up our life style, we must make adjustments as close to natural as possible by adding supplement designed to help the body replace neurotransmitters.
