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Someone recently wanted to know what my opinion on adderall is and is there any alternatives okay adderall is a central nervous system stimulant used for adhd narcolepsy increasing wakefulness increasing cognition increasing cognitive function like focus and memory at least temporarily but there are some side effects okay insomnia dry mouth loss of appetite high
Blood pressure low blood pressure raynaud’s phenomenon which you’re basically losing circulation of your fingertips they’re turning red especially in the winter time increasing heart rate as tachycardia erectile dysfunction abdominal pain constipation nosebleeds tics as in certain twitching and body motions that are not under your control and loss of bladder control
Now if you do higher dosage it could put you in a coma and even worse cause you to die other than that it’s perfectly fine and i’m being very sarcastic okay and i’m not telling you to get off any drugs check with your doctor this is just for you to do research on alternatives your brain is highly sensitive to nutrition and the fuel that you put in it you can create
Some really amazing effects by changing your diet especially when we get into the area of the brain called hippocampus which is part of limbic system the number one most dangerous vitamin deficiency for the brain is low vitamin b1 and this comes from high carbohydrate diets so here are some alternative things that i think could greatly help you start taking more
B1 in the form of nutritional yeast it’s a natural form especially if you get the one that’s not enriched with synthetic b ones you don’t want to start using synthetic vitamins so you use nutritional yeast maybe four tablespoons a day if you get it in tablets take six or eight tablets a day you can chew them or swallow them that will start giving you b1 and the
Brain will be very happy from that and you definitely want to drop the carbs that’s called the ketogenic diet i put a link down below if you’re new to my channel dha is the next most important thing that you can give the brain it’s it forms this the physical structure of your brain shellfish and fish vitamin d which is not in a list is very important as well i
Would start taking at least twenty thousand international units of vitamin d you want to take k2 with that as well that’s good for depression but it’s also good for the brain in general zinc very very essential but guess what if you’re doing shellfish several times a week you’ll get the zinc but you can also just take sink as well you can also get zinc in seaweed
As in roasted seaweed or sea kelp intamin fasting will greatly improve the brain in the cognitive function and actually you can even regrow brain cells that way and by the way if you’re in ketosis ketones themselves are very beneficial to your brain cells and so this is why you maybe want to add some mct oil to boost the amount of ketones to the brain to help the
Brain function better this will provide the fuel that the brain needs versus the glucose which is probably not working now there’s also a great remedy which i really like it’s called lion’s mane mushroom and it’s good for focus and concentration and you can start off taking one per day and increasing two day until you achieve the focus that you want so these are
The things i would recommend if you’re transitioning off adderall under your doctor’s supervision thanks for watching if you’re liking this content please subscribe now and i will actually keep you updated on future videos
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Adderall Side-Effects and Natural Adderall Alternatives – Dr. Berg By Dr. Eric Berg DC
