ADHD and Iron Deficiency

Every woman knows that iron deficiency can cause anemia. It is one of the most common health problems in women.

However, did you know that iron deficiency has been implicated in a number of other psychiatric and neurological conditions. One of these conditions is ADHD.

Here is another not well known fact. Between 8-12% of children are deficient in iron. Could this be the cause of your child’s ADHD? Possibly.

But it may not be so easy to find out. When trying to diagnose iron deficiency, most physicians will just get a simple blood sample and measure the amount of hemoglobin. While this may work for detecting anemia, it is not a good test for finding an iron deficiency associated with ADHD.

So why not just be safe and give your child an iron supplement? Well, because most iron supplements are not safe. If your child has excess iron in his system, it acts as a poison and can cause significant problems.

However, in my research I did uncover one iron supplement that doesn’t act this way. It was found to be completely safe even in high doses. This is my choice when I treat iron deficiency in children. I would recommend against using anything else.

You must be sure that your child doesn’t have iron deficiency. But the standard blood test your doctor usually orders will not give you this information. Even if he does determine that your child does have iron deficiency only one supplement available today is truly safe. Most doctors don’t even know what it is.

If you want to know exactly what to do to check and treat your child for iron deficiency as well as numerous other problems that might be masquerading as ADHD in your child, go to http://addadhdadvances.com/irondeficiency.html.

I have and article there that explains iron deficiency and ADHD in much more detail.