ADHD Nutritionist and Dietitian

A dietitian and nutritionist for ADHD can help implement a variety of strategies, and thereby, help in many ways, including:

• Thoroughly assess your current diet with ADHD in mind as well as to ensure it is nutritionally balanced.
• Discuss the role food plays in ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
• Outline the difference between high-quality foods and those of lower quality, stressing the importance of consuming the former, while limiting the latter.
• Outline the importance of consuming high quality protein on a regular basis, perhaps to boost energy, keep you full for longer and perhaps help to ease ADHD symptoms.
• Ensure that the ADHD diet consists of complex carbohydrates (e.g., fruits and vegetables).
• List foods you should avoid: simple carbohydrates.
• Have a regulated health professional and registered dietitian for ADHD discuss with you the latest evidence pertaining to the side effects of sugar, caffeine, artificial additives, allergens consumption, if applicable.
• Learn how to regulate blood sugar levels to prevent common mental health concerns, such as irritability, brain fog, “hanger”, anxiety and excessive worrying.
• Discuss supplementation of vitamins and minerals, if desired and necessary.
• Assist with elimination diets to help improve the symptoms of ADHD, if applicable.
• Promote the health of your digestive system (also referred to as the “second brain”) through optimal fibre intake and essential nutrients such as B vitamins, probiotics, fluids, and omega-3 fatty acids.
• Increase your intake of plant compounds, such as polyphenols and antioxidants, as needed to enhance brain function.
• Discuss with a dietitian and nutritionist for ADHD how diet and lifestyle choices affect how and what we feel.
• Address lifestyle behaviours that can disrupt focus.
• Have a personalized ADHD nutrition meal plan created.
• Work with an eating disorder dietitian and nutritionist to help manage disordered eating patterns, if needed.
• Conduct sessions with a gut health dietitian and learn about the connection between the gut and the brain (and microbiota).
• Work with a fitness and sports nutritionist to help align your diet plan with physical activity.
• Address other related or co-existing conditions by working with a pediatric nutritionist, nutritionist for teenagers or a dietitian for family nutrition.