Using Green Tea For ADHD
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
by Diana Ketchen
http://www.natural-herbal-remedies.net
If your child has ADHD, you might be surprised to know that using green tea for ADHD treatment can significantly help your child and reduce ADHD symptoms.
That's because ADHD green tea benefits include the amino acid l-theanine, which can help your child calm down and focus. It regulates the transmission of alpha waves in the brain. In Japan, herbalists have used green tea for ADHD treatment with very positive outcomes. Some studies, in fact, have shown that it's just as effective as Ritalin without the dangers of dependence Ritalin can have, and its stimulating effects are also milder.
What are some ADHD green tea benefits?
In addition to the benefits described above, such that it can help your child calm down and focus, it can also help your child sleep, because the theanine in the green tea promotes relaxation and restful, deep sleep. Because children with ADHD often have difficulty sleeping, this is one added benefit that you may not have been aware of.
There's more, though. In addition to all of these benefits for direct ADHD treatment, green tea is a powerhouse antioxidant beverage, such that it has lots of beneficial antioxidants and can improve both brain and heart health. It's a mild stimulant, but young children can be given it without any worry of adverse effects happening. In fact, children as young as two years old have been drinking it as a traditional beverage in Japan for literally hundreds of years, with no health risks.
When is the best time to give green tea for ADHD treatment?
The best time for treatment is in the late afternoon to early evening. You can also give your child theanine supplements, although doing so will negate other positive effects of the tea itself, such is the antioxidant properties it has. When your child gets green tea for ADHD treatment, it will provide a calming effect that will carry on into the evening and promote restful sleep, too.
It should be noted that because green tea for ADHD can cause slight stimulating effects, giving it right before bed may actually be a detriment to your child's sleep for several hours, until the mild caffeine effects wear off. The stimulating effects do indeed have a positive effect when it comes to ADHD green tea treatment, but it can affect sleep negatively to some extent.
Therefore, by giving this tea to your child in the late afternoon to early evening, you can be sure the tea's benefits will kick in, but any stimulating effects will have worn off by the time it's time to go to bed.
Diana is a Natural Health Consultant and is currently taking classes to earn a certificate in herbalism. Her website Natural Health and Herbal Remedies, offers the knowledge, insights and experiences she has gained from her journey into the world of natural health and her quest to share it with others. Learn more about ADHD at her website.
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