The placebo effect can make a difference, but different foods can have an
impact on how people feel. Many people have a negative reaction to MSG.
Wheat can cause a flare up of arthritis. I am sure there are some people
who diet can have a positive effect on how they feel.

But to think diet can be the cure for the majority of people with mental
illness is not realistic. If this was so, the NIMH would be encouraging
this as a form of treatment for all mental illness. Most doctors recommend
diet, exercise, meditation along with meds to improve those with mental
illness. With a balanced life, one can reduce the amount of meds needed,
just as a diabetic who does follows a recommended diet, exercise and reduces
stress can use less medication and control his blood sugar better.

Next thing Bass will be suggesting is those with type 1 diabetes can cure
their illness with diet.




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You want to help? Show me a published, peer-reviewed journal article on
Medline about how "diet" will help ADHD.

I don't believe there is a formal study, but there is some anecdotal
evidence that it could be a major part of a multi-discipline approach.

The real key is behavior modification. We have some friends who
adopted a ADHD child and through careful application of appropriate
discipline, monitoring and strictly controlling a diet (akin to the
Atkins diet in fact) and a lot of face time with parents in a teaching
role, you meet this kid and never know it unless you knew it. :)

There are quite a few support groups out there who favor this approach
rather than drugs and it seems to be working.

However, as to a formal study, I don't believe one exists yet.

On a personal note, speaking for myself, a modification of my diet can
produce some rather strange and interesting results. I can go from
being a cripple to being able to walk the next day just by changing
what I eat. Curiously enough, it happens a lot with processed foods
and I try to stay away from those as much as possible eating fresh or
as nearly fresh as possible.

There is a lot to this food therapy aspect of medicine.

I'm a huge believer in the psychosomatic affect (aka--"placebo effect").
If you and basskisser *believe* that food therapy is helping you, then
it's helping you.