006: An ADHD Diagnosis Doesn't Have to Mean Medication with Dana Kay

Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball

Six million kids in America are diagnosed with ADHD.

ADHD expert and health practitioner Dana Kay asks a very important question about that number: How many of those diagnoses are real ADHD?

Her story will bring tears to your eyes but also hope to your heart, and after helping her own son find healing, this fierce mama bear is now on a mission so that other families with this diagnosis don’t have to struggle as hers did.

The 2 BEST truth bombs of the interview?

1. I learned what it looks like when a child whose gut is inflamed stops eating gluten. This may change your life!
2. We established that chores build executive function, and since kids with ADHD struggle with executive function — what better muscle to build than their pre-frontal lobe?!

Whether you have a child with ADHD in your life, struggle with any other neuro-diversity including anxiety, or just want to learn more about the gut-brain connection and how you can bring hope to other parents, this interview is a fast-paced winner.

We discuss:

• The powerful effect of the gut on our brain health and why that matters
• The 3 inflammatory foods Dana suggests all her client families remove (and some crazy effects beyond what you’d expect!)
• How community can make all the difference
• The role of chores and cooking in a child’s healing process
• The HOPE she offers to all families who aren’t loving the slippery slope of medication (and the GRACE she offers to those who choose meds but want other options too)
  Resources We Mention for ADHD Diagnosis
• Practical solutions for ADHD symptoms
• Strategies to help your kids manage stress and anxiety
• White sugar and chronic inflammation
• Quenching inflammation in kids
• Guide to going gluten and dairy-free with kids
• Dana's free Facebook group
• Find Dana online
• Dana's 2022 book, Thriving with ADHD: A Guide to Naturally Reducing ADHD Symptoms in Your Child
• Check out Dana's free masterclass on reducing ADHD symptoms here
• Follow her on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube

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