15 Ways to Improve ADHD

Going through a bunch of ways you can potentially better manage symptoms of ADHD.

List of occasionally updated tips:
https://schizoprevent.blogspot.com/2022/10/adhd.html

Saffron helps ADHD as much as Ritalin (70% reduction) 20 to 30mg saffron capsules per day
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cap.2018.0146

Omega 3's
In that study, patients improved their ability to concentrate by an average of over 60% after taking a daily 500-milligram (mg) dose of krill oil (krill oil maybe generally much better than fish oil according to mercola's comparison of the two. Though its not clear if it would be better in this specific case of ADHD) for six months. They also reported a 50% improvement in planning skills and a close to 49% improvement in social skills.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2022/10/24/saffron-can-help-adhd.aspx?ui=40631edcb27f0b4b9f2a640d1079dccca19e0eb6c0000d620790c84e430e58a4&sd=20210517&cid_source=wnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art3ReadMore&cid=20221024Z1&cid=DM1266503&bid=1627832392 (master list)

Magnesium
72% of ADHD kids found deficient --- of those who were deficient supplementing led to a 70% improvement (supplementing non-deficient children is not harmful)
Added B6 may increase the helpful effects
https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/articles-1/2017/4/17/integrative-treatments-for-behavioral-problems-in-children

Zinc deficiency can cause ADHD, of 43 ADHD children 30.2% had severe zinc deficiency versus 0% of 28 controls
Toren et al. (1996). Zinc deficiency in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 40(12), 1308-1310.
"In a recent study, 70% of the 20 ADHD cases examined were zinc deficient. Those with lower hair zinc levels reported significantly increased symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity (Elbaz et al., 2016)." (see below link)
https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/articles-1/2017/4/17/integrative-treatments-for-behavioral-problems-in-children

Gut bacteria can effect ADHD symptoms and responses to treatment
-Clostridium
-Candida
https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/articles-1/2017/4/17/integrative-treatments-for-behavioral-problems-in-children

2500 children who ate a healthy diet, halves risk of ADHD (see picture)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20631199/

Walking in nature was just as effective as Ritalin in increasing focus (measured right after 20 minute nature exposure) (measured using digit span backwords score only)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18725656/

Good sleep helps
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30654852/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22005602/

Having a dog may help
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24062278/

Hippotherapy (horse therapy) seemed to be as effective as Ritalin 50% reduction (or somewhat better)
(see drive other)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26167851/

TrueHope nutrient formula helps (about 10%)

Lithium Orotate 1mg a day may help

Phosphatidylserine led to a 30% reduction in children's ADHD symptoms at 200mg a day