Re: 2 Questions (for now!)
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food allergy DOES NOT automatically equal
Iodine allergy. A true
Iodine allergy(elemental/organic...as Newport mentioned) is EXTREMELY RARE (that's me mentioning it's rare :).
If your wife has EVER eaten iodized
table salt without reaction, then she's probably NOT allergic to iodine/Lugol's. One can fairly safely test for allergy by dipping a q-tip in the bottle of Lugol's, dabbing it almost dry on a paper towel (or like Newport suggested, dilute it), and paint the tiniest of dots somewhere on the skin. A true allergic reaction should appear almost immediately, certainly within a few hours. If there's no reaction within 24 hours, paint a bigger spot with a more saturated q-tip...proceed if there's no reaction...of course, with knowledgeable caution.
ADD/HD. A strong-willed child can EASILY be diagnosed as ADHD, even when they're NOT ADHD. In fact, there are many holistic healers that believe ADHD is not truly even a disease, simply a way to sell drugs and 'dumb down' the population. However, there are other healers (and myself, that has a husband that's been diagnosed with Adult ADD) that believe there IS such a syndrome/disease, and that it's caused by the vast array of chemical poisons we ingest (and have accumulations of) that affect the brain adversely. (is there a chemical poison that DOESN'T adversely affect the brain/body? hardly!).
Holistic healers recommend IMMEDIATELY ditching the most volatile of chemical poisons that effect the brain immediately. ALL forms of MSG, Nutrasweet/Aspartame, Splenda,
food coloring ...OUTTA HERE! The major supplement of note to add (which is necessary for brain fuction for EVERYONE, and that virtually no one gets NEARLY enough of -unless they eat major quantities of fatty fish), is Omega Three Fatty Acid/Oil (Fish Oil supplements). The did a study in England with Omega 3 oil at a Juvenile Detetion Facility. Those area of the facility that received Omega 3 for a month?...showed a 30% DROP in violent activity...INCREDIBLE! Check it out, you'll be amazed:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1924088,00.html
By the way, after only a few months worth of initial cleansing and total change of diet, my husband's symptoms were reduced by 60-75%...in the last year the symptoms have almost totally disappeared :)
'Hope that helps you some :) Oh yes, if that child is already on Ritalin, caution them VERY strongly to do lots of research before reducing the doseage. Ritalin is EXTREMELY addictive and one can do a LOT of harm with a rapid reduction.
Blessings,
Unyquity