Dr Sarah Warley

Well, as I said, it's not everyone that's deficient.

And by the way, we're saying too much copper and not enough zinc, weirdly.

So sometimes the problem comes from not being able to excrete enough of something.

And then with zinc, it might be that you've got a lovely diet, but you can't absorb enough of it.

But yeah, in terms of basic sort of dietary advice I'd give to anyone.

with ADHD.

I would say protein, really important, because protein breaks down into amino acids, and those are the building blocks you need to make neurotransmitters, so you need protein.

I would say have iron-rich foods and zinc-rich foods.

iron-rich because iron is a co-factor in the production of dopamine.

So we want to up our dopamine.

So make sure you've got, you know, whether it's red meat or pulses, seeds, you know, that sort of thing.

Leafy green vegetables, zinc, you're going to be looking at things like shellfish.

That's where you're going to look at your seeds and things.

Avoiding those, you know, highly processed foods, of course.

And the other big one that's really easy to overlook is what's happening with your sugar levels.

You know, if you're someone that wakes up and has

toast and marmalade or a sugary cereal, you're going to have a massive spike followed by a crash.

Yeah, beyond the stereotypes.

I think two things.

I think dealing with the inconsistency must be really tough, right?