[.ca] The LCP Solution: The Remarkable Nutritional Treatment ... (ISBN 0345438728)

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Is it possible to rate a book higher than 5 stars? When I first read this book, my first reaction was anger. I was mad, because I had never heard of most of the information in this book. This stuff SHOULD be in the public domain. Why hasn't the media reported on any of these studies? Then I thought about it. If this stuff really does work, many companies stand to lose significant billions of dollars in revenue from the sale of ritalin and aderall. My next reaction was great joy. Finally, there was hope. No drugs, and still helpful. This was too good to be true. So, I tried it. First on myself (I was diagnosed as hyperactive and put on ritalin when I was 5 - there was no ADHD yet in those days.). After a week of supplementing, I found I was able to concentrate like never before. Both the quality and quantity of my work have greatly improved. I figured if it helped me, maybe it would help my son. He has sensory integration dysfunction, ADHD, and a few other problems. I started supplementing him on Sunday. When I dropped him off to school the next Thursday, his kindergarten teacher took me aside and asked if my wife and I were doing anything differently with him, therapy wise. At first, I forgot about the LCP's and said no. I asked her why. She said that it had been my son's best week of the school year (it was April). He was concentrating much better. He was able to complete his school work. He was speaking much better and much clearer. He was able to follow directions. He was getting along with the other kids. He had far fewer fits. In her words, it was like we had transformed him into a different child. I then remembered the LCP supplement and told her about it. We came to the conclusion that since that was the only different thing, that must be responsible for the difference. Our family life is also improved. He has fewer fits. He is able to handle change much better. When he wants to, he is able to concentrate much better. He is also learning at a much more rapid pace and has caught up to and surpassed many kids his age, academically. Thank you Dr. Stordy.

Must have for ADDers:
This is an excellent book. The basic idea of the book is that there is link between lack of Omega-3 in the diets of people with ADD and other differences. The book offers research to help proove this theory. It also offers a suggestions on how to add omega-3 to our diets.

Too much hype, too little research:
Dr. Stordy is a nutritionist who bases her theories on very limited research. In many cases she bases her conclusions on anecdotal evidence, or (in one case) on research that she hoped to conduct but was prevented by the parents from giving some of the children placebos (thereby nullifying her double blind study). She included the results anyway, and found (as usual) that the results were "remarkable" and "incredible". Many of the studies had very few children taking part -in one case only 5. In spite of this limited research, she applies words like "proved" and "proven" to her theories. Anyone in science knows that it is very difficult to "prove" things, and that research is subjected to rigerous peer review, verification, and years of debate before anything is accepted as correct. This is a very slim volume, and even so Dr. Stordy doesn't seem to have enough to say about her LCP research to fill up the pages. She digresses into educational methods used to teach ADHD children. This has nothing to do with LCP dietary supplements, or Dr. Stordy's field of expertise. Perhaps this is the incredible, remarkable, proven breakthrough treatment that will cure such a range of ills. However, this book does not convice me. It is too short on science and too heavy on breathless hype for me to stomach it. As the parent of an apraxic child, I need more to go on.

INFORMATIVE BOOK:
Helpful information and interesting. To no fault of the book, however, the supplement used in the Purdue University study no longer comes in the liquid lemon-lime version.

Excellent Book:
I have a child with Dyspraxia, and, after reading this book, I plan to start him on Omega-3 supplementation. Not only will he be taking the supplements, but his brother, parents, and grandparents will be as well. Because of the information given in the book, all of us realized the importance of the Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids to the body and brain. Thank you for such an important informational book.