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If you or your child have ADD<\/a> (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD<\/a> (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), you may feel like managing the symptoms for tranquility and focus is an impossible task. Fortunately, you can use essential oils to treat the many symptoms of ADD\/ADHD. Here are some facts you should know about attention deficit problems, as well which essential oils are best for relief and easy recipes you can try at home to quell symptoms right away.<\/p>\n

Attention Deficit Disorders: A Huge Cost to Mental Balance and Productivity<\/h2>\n

Attention deficit disorders, also known as ADD and ADHD, make life exceedingly difficult for those that have them. Kids with ADHD have difficulty paying attention in school and often engage in disruptive behavior, such as talking out of turn or throwing tantrums. Juveniles with ADHD are three times more likely than their peers to have negative interactions with the justice system, due to making poor choices and indulging in impulsive behavior.<\/p>\n

Adults can also have both ADD and ADHD. Sometimes since childhood, where depending on the person\u2019s age, the problem has gone undiagnosed because of lack of knowledge about attention deficit disorders before recent decades.<\/p>\n

Attention deficit issues can also manifest as the result of other conditions, such as autoimmune illnesses, and ADD or ADD-like syndromes are a common complaint among menopausal women. In the latter instance, fluctuating hormones and a lack of estrogen cause a drop in dopamine and serotonin, both of which precipitate \u201cbrain fog\u201d (lack of mental clarity) and even depression. Women who have had ongoing attention deficit difficulties can find them exacerbated by menopause.<\/p>\n

According to the United States CDC<\/a> (Centers for Disease Control), roughly 11 percent of American kids have ADD or ADHD (that\u2019s more than six million kids!), and that number is growing. The cost of addressing attention deficit disorders is estimated at between $150-270 billion per year for children and upwards of $30 billion for adults.<\/p>\n

This huge expense includes not only medical treatment but low productivity and loss of income as well.<\/p>\n

Just as ADHD puts kids at higher risk of contact with the courts and law enforcement, ADD for adults carries significant health risks, such as increased cardiovascular problems and injuries, due to reduced use of preventive health measures as a result of forgetfulness, impulsive actions, and the like.<\/p>\n

Conventional treatment for ADD\/ADHD for both children and adults focuses largely on pharmaceuticals. However, drug therapy isn\u2019t efficacious for everyone and carries with it adverse side effects for some. Additionally, drug therapy can be costly and has compliance issues that are complicated by the very symptoms it is looking to treat.
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