There are alternatives, however, and you have the opportunity and the responsibility to our future generation to learn about these and to make your own informed decisions. To understand the solution to any problem one must understand the cause. First of all, the problem called ADD did not really exist to any great extent 50 or 100 years ago. There are hundreds of nutrients known to be needed by the body and probably there are hundreds more yet to be discovered. For example, lack of vitamin B1 can cause anxiety or nightmares.
Protein deficiencies can cause many problems as well.
50 or 100 years ago, there were no fast food restaurants. Most people ate minimally processed foods and certainly ate more fresh fruits and vegetables. The fact is, most people today are eating foods that have had most of their nutrients processed right out of them and cheap chemical substitutes for nutrients inserted in them. It should not be surprising that kids who are factually starving are freaking out mentally. The body also needs to be relatively free of poisons in order to function.