Is there an alternitave to medicine for ADD?!

Is there an alternitave to medicine for ADD?

anything such as diet and exercise, setting certain times for things, vitamins... anything that is not a drug... please provide evidence that supports the alternative for ADD like a website or something

Someone else suggested multitasking as a coping mechanism and although I don't know of any supporting evidence online I wanted to second that suggestion. My daughter is very easily distracted and she would draw in class to help her focus. Luckily, her teachers recognized what she was doing and why. She graduated with honors.

I do something similar but I take very copious and detailed notes. Almost everything a teacher/professor would say, I would write down as close to verbatim as I could.

Meditation also helps. Of course, meditation can be a challenge for people who have ADD because anything and everything can be a distraction. For me, I find that breathing meditation (as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh et al) is good because when a noise or thought or even a breeze distract me, I return my focus to my breathing. I don't stay focused for long but I can honestly say that by doing this I have gradually learned to be less distracted by each and every thing that comes my way.

See links below re meditation.

Also, the thalamus is what helps us filter things. The thalamus is what tells us not to look at the bird outside the window when we are supposed to be focused on the task before us. There are ways to strengthen and stimulate the thalamus and you may want to do a google search to learn of ways to do this naturally.

Changing your diet can help but you have to know what triggers your ADD. Learning what allergies you may have can help and one of the best ways to do this is to remove all potential triggers from your diet for a couple of weeks then gradually reintroduce them. It is very important that you not only keep a food journal at this time but also track how you feel emotionally, etc. Everyone is different and you may be more sensitive to some foods while others do nothing to make you feel less focused. By keeping a food journal and gradually reintroducing foods, you will quickly know what foods you need to avoid.

I would also suggest you join a local support group or one online. You are not alone in dealing with this and there are definitely alternatives to using medicine as a means to control what can naturally be controlled through diet and the practice of simple meditation. Remember, you may never get to where you can sit in meditation for more than a few minutes without a thought popping up to distract you but you can choose to either follow that thought or release it. And it is in learning to release the thoughts that you build the ability to cope with the ADD distractions that are a part of every day life.