Autism and ADHD in young people

[Turkish]

this is also interesting 

Obesity in mums doubles the risk of autism in babies - News and events - University of South Australia

 

[egg]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

It’s a doctor I follow on Instagram who posts a lot of stuff around health and diet I’ll try and find some more details 

Cheers. There's a consistent theme of ultra processed 'food', excess sugar/carbs, insufficient sunlight, under activity (physically and socially) being at the root of poor mental and physical health. 

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, egg said:

Cheers. There's a consistent theme of ultra processed 'food', excess sugar/carbs, insufficient sunlight, under activity (physically and socially) being at the root of poor mental and physical health. 

Sunlight being important for the production of Vitamin D of course.

[egg]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Sunlight being important for the production of Vitamin D of course.

Indeed. I had a friend who emigrated to Oz, and within months of coming back was awfully ill. No energy, pain, not sleeping which impacted MH, generally a mess. GP tried to throw anti depressants at him and wouldn't test for vitamin d. He refused the pills, did a private test which showed that his levels were scarily low. He got pumped with vitamin d and was a new man. Many people wouldn't have questioned the doctor, would have taken the pills, and never addressed the actual issue. 

[Whitey Grandad]

20 minutes ago, egg said:

Indeed. I had a friend who emigrated to Oz, and within months of coming back was awfully ill. No energy, pain, not sleeping which impacted MH, generally a mess. GP tried to throw anti depressants at him and wouldn't test for vitamin d. He refused the pills, did a private test which showed that his levels were scarily low. He got pumped with vitamin d and was a new man. Many people wouldn't have questioned the doctor, would have taken the pills, and never addressed the actual issue. 

Interesting. 

There can be problems with Muslims whose traditional clothing may be inappropriate for regions with low sunshine levels.

[Turkish]

48 minutes ago, egg said:

Indeed. I had a friend who emigrated to Oz, and within months of coming back was awfully ill. No energy, pain, not sleeping which impacted MH, generally a mess. GP tried to throw anti depressants at him and wouldn't test for vitamin d. He refused the pills, did a private test which showed that his levels were scarily low. He got pumped with vitamin d and was a new man. Many people wouldn't have questioned the doctor, would have taken the pills, and never addressed the actual issue. 

worrying that the first thought of the GP was to prescribe anti depressants. Sadly though this is something that appears to be happening more and more. Look at diabetes too costs the NHS billions but very little advice on fixing the root cause, instead they'll give pills to fix the symptoms. 

[Whitey Grandad]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

worrying that the first thought of the GP was to prescribe anti depressants. Sadly though this is something that appears to be happening more and more. Look at diabetes too costs the NHS billions but very little advice on fixing the root cause, instead they'll give pills to fix the symptoms. 

I was once told that a doctor will give you pills and a surgeon will cut you open. It’s what they do.

Many health problems can be fixed by a change in lifestyle.

[egg]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

worrying that the first thought of the GP was to prescribe anti depressants. Sadly though this is something that appears to be happening more and more. Look at diabetes too costs the NHS billions but very little advice on fixing the root cause, instead they'll give pills to fix the symptoms. 

Indeed. A change of diet can transform lives and health. People need to educate themselves on what they're doing to their bodies, and their kids. Sadly people seem to think that their care is somebody else's problem, and that meds are the fix. 

[egg]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

I was once told that a doctor will give you pills and a surgeon will cut you open. It’s what they do.

Many health problems can be fixed by a change in lifestyle.

That's all that need to be said. Spot on. 

[Whitey Grandad]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

Indeed. A change of diet can transform lives and health. People need to educate themselves on what they're doing to their bodies, and their kids. Sadly people seem to think that their care is somebody else's problem, and that meds are the fix. 

“You are what you eat”

[egg]

8 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

“You are what you eat”

That makes me a curry!! 

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, egg said:

That makes me a curry!! 

Im blueberries with greek yoghurt and chia seeds 😂

[Winnersaint]

On 27/01/2025 at 11:00, Whitey Grandad said:

You have a local baker?

Wow! I dream of real crusty bread.

No local bakers around here. Gail's in Wokingham that's about it and they're a chain and a rip off too. Remember the smell of baking bread when I was at school there was a bakery at the bottom of Toynbee Rd. When we moved in 1971 after the old man came out the Navy we had a village shop which meant a daily bread collection from Nicholas and Harris Bakery in Salisbury. Those Lardy Cakes were out of this world

[leesaint88]

I have ADHD and I have to admit since moving away from medication and investing in diet, exercise and making sure I have certain vitamins it's been reasonably under control. I'm never going to go down the RFK JR route and basically claim a bit of Vitamin A stops Measles but certainly eating right and getting good levels of Vitamin D, Zinc, Magnesium, B12 etc can go a long way...

[Gloucester Saint]

12 hours ago, Turkish said:

Quite possible that. The only note of caution with any elimination diet - I speak from experience - is to make sure that you take it on under supervision and check-ins with your GP. To identify my lactose intolerance took first an endoscopy to ensure there was nothing structurally wrong inside (I did it without sedation…) and then a week wired up to a computer which monitored acid levels and inflammation after each meal. 

Edited March 11 by Gloucester Saint

[Whitey Grandad]

8 hours ago, egg said:

That makes me a curry!! 

Is your skin a weird orange colour?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 hours ago, egg said:

That makes me a curry!! 

 

32 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Is your skin a weird orange colour?

I'd have thought more egg-shell? 🙂

[Turkish]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7ejvr3y0zo

 

interesting points here

[trousers]

After several years of wading through red tape, referrals, waiting lists, etc, my 27 year old daughter finally got an ADHD diagnosis a couple of weeks ago. She started the medication a few days ago and we're already starting to notice a significant difference in her persona and demeanour. The diagnosis process needs massively streamlining to avoid young people such as my daughter wasting years of their life battling against a condition, and the bureaucracy surrounding it, when there's life changing medication available.  

[whelk]

37 minutes ago, trousers said:

After several years of wading through red tape, referrals, waiting lists, etc, my 27 year old daughter finally got an ADHD diagnosis a couple of weeks ago. She started the medication a few days ago and we're already starting to notice a significant difference in her persona and demeanour. The diagnosis process needs massively streamlining to avoid young people such as my daughter wasting years of their life battling against a condition, and the bureaucracy surrounding it, when there's life changing medication available.  

Armando Iannucci was diagnosed at 61 and said life changing.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/armando-iannucci-adhd-symptoms-dr-strangelove-b2709936.html