They said that overcrowded classrooms and a paucity of training among teachers in dealing with behavior problems force the teachers to push for the calming effect of Ritalin and other drugs for hyperactive students. Often the subject of the hearings shifted to a debate about whether ADHD is a true mental disorder, or whether the illness is simply an excuse for psychiatrists and drug companies to label unusual or rambunctious children to create a market for health services and medications. Although there is a powerful incentive to increase the number of children with this diagnosis from the drug companies, other factors have contributed to this increase. The increase in vaccinations, mercury exposure, processed foods, pesticide use, television watching, sugar intake, environmental pollution, fluoridated water, divorce rates and other emotional instability problems at home, increase rates of birth interventions, resulting in birth trauma and lack of oxygen for newborns. Although it is a step in the right direction and eliminates many suboptimal foods, it would be dramatically more effective if it incorporated restriction of sugars and grains and the avoidance of milk and dairy products.
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