ADHD Is a Whole-Body Problem: What to Look at Beyond the Brain

When I think of someone with a D H D it's not a brain problem, it's a system problem. These are not Brain disorders. They're systemic disorders that affect the brain. So basically when you have depression or ADHD or Autism or any of these behavioral or psychiatric conditions It's a brain on fire.

And so a lot of times the reason for the brain on fire is the gut. It it's quite simple. It's your body is connected to your brain. So everything that's happening South of the border of your neck. is affecting what's going on in your head. Hey everybody, welcome back to Office Hours. Today we're doing things a little differently. I'm here with Emma.

One of the producers of the Dr. Hyman Show, and we're digging into a topic that I think is gonna surprise a lot of people. Emma, what are we gonna talk about today? Last week you had a conversation with Jennifer on an incredible episode about the impact our nervous systems have on ADHD management. One thing we wanted to dive a little deeper on is the functional medicine lens of ADHD. And how other symptoms of our body may heighten symptoms. So Mark, my first question to you is What other systems in our body may impact ADHD symptoms? Well, everything affects everything. That's how the body works. The body's a network, it's a system. Everything's connected to everything. So

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