There were no changes in the placebo group. Only those prisoners who were malnourished at the beginning of the study showed any improvement in behavior after receiving nutritional supplements. Williams suggests that dyes, preservatives, and foods that cause allergic reactions be eliminated from the child's diet. He also recommends that children with ADHD symptoms avoid sugar and high carbohydrate foods. Many of these children have problems with glucose metabolism.
Catecholamines counterbalance the release of insulin that occurs when sugar is eaten.
Without catecholamines, blood sugar levels plummet. When blood sugar levels drop, brain activity in these children decreases. He also uses Standard Process' Thytrophin and a liquid iodine supplement called Iosol to address thyroid imbalance, which is a contributing factor in some children. Ritalin, the current popular way of dealing with ADHD symptoms, has a frightening similarity to cocaine. In fact, when Ritalin was given to cocaine users, they couldn't distinguish the Ritalin high from a cocaine high.