ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder (approximately 5-8% of children and 4% of adults) characterized by persistent difficulty modulating attention, which results in inattention errors, difficulty maintaining sustained attention, to resist distracting stimuli, to organize, start and finish a task, forgetfulness and a tendency to misplace or lose objects). The restlessness associated with ADHD involves difficulty controlling movements (motor hyperactivity), behaviors (impulsivity) and sometimes also emotions (emotional hyper-reactivity).

The impacts of ADHD can be found in many spheres of life, including daily, family, social, academic and professional life.

It's not : • Laziness, moral flaw, lack of interest, guidance or stimulation • An excuse • A lack of physical activity (a healthy lifestyle - sleep, diet and physical activity) is essential for the proper functioning of the brain for all, a poor lifestyle can worsen ADHD but not cause it)

people with ADHD often have more learning problems and may also suffer from other psychiatric problems such as, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety disorder or mood disorder. ADHD increases the risk of having a sleep disorder, obesity, accidental injuries in general, including traumatic brain injuries, the risk of road accidents as a driver but also as a pedestrian as well as the risk of smoking, substance abuse, unplanned pregnancies and STBBI.

Foods to be prescribed Numerous experiments have led to the conclusion that a deficiency of certain nutrients can multiply by ten or more the manifestation of ADHD symptoms. This is the case, for example, with B vitamins which, again according to Schoentaler's experience, once administered through the diet in adolescents made it possible to improve their incapacity and thus significantly reduced the tendency to aggressiveness, to violence and vandalism.

Other studies have shown that a deficiency of iron, magnesium, essential fatty acids, but also zinc and Ginko Biloba could excite the symptoms of ADHD and that a greater intake of these could, at the same time. conversely, lighten them considerably.