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8EntroSpring2012SpecialFeatureAuthorSharesScience-BasedTechniquetoConquerADHDWithoutRitalinNickyVanValkenburghTheALERTlightandsoundmachine.x1cInsideyourbrainiseverythingyouneedtorecoverfromADHD.x1dofbrainretrainingthatwouldrelieveADHDsymptomsalmostentirelyx14injust60days.AfriendwhoalsohadADHDtoldherabouttheALERTastate-of-the-artlightandsoundmachinewithaspecific60-dayprotocolfortreatingthedisorder.IntriguedsheboughtamachineputontheeyeglassesandheadphonesandbeganlisteningtotapeswithprerecordedsessionsforADHD.Nickyfoundthedevicewithitsgentlypulsinglightsandx1cheartbeatx1dsoundstobesoothingx14sosoothingthatshefellasleep.Acontrolboxletheradvancefromlessontolesson.AfterusingtheALERTmachineforjust22minutesadayfortwomonthssherealizedherADHDsymptomshadallbutdisappeared.TheScienceBehindtheTechnologyTheALERTmachineAttentiveLivingthroughEnergizingRestorativeTechnologyenabledNickytopracticeandmasterwhatisknownastheRhythmofPeakPerformanceorSensoryMotorPerformancewhichwasdiscoveredbyneuroscientistBarryStermanin1968andhaslongbeeninusebyneurofeed-backclinics.x1cAsyouhearandseethisrhythmx1dNickyexplainsx1cyourbrainstartstomirrorit.WithrepeateduseyourbrainactuallylearnstomastertheRhythmofPeakPerformance.x1dThisispossiblescientistshavediscoveredduetoneuroplasticityx14thebrainx19sabilitytochangegrowanddevelop.Excitedbyherdiscoveryx14x1citwaslikeopeningupatreasurechestx1dx14Nickywantedtoshareitwithothersandwroteandself-publishedthebookTrainYourBrainTransformYourLifeConquerADHDin60DaysWithoutRitalin.x1cThisistoogoodtobekeptsecretx1dshesays.TheALERTmakesbraintrainingavailableforhomeusex14atafractionofthecostofin-clinictreatment.x1cYoucanfixtheimbalanceofADHDbytrainingyourbrainandrestoringitsnaturalfunction.Ifthereisnothingwrongwiththephysicalstructureofyourbrainx14suchasbraindamagex14thenfunctioningcanberestored.x1dShesuggeststhatothersreadherbookanddecideforthemselvesifthisbraintrainingprogramisrightforthemornot.MakinganInformedDecisionTrainYourBrainTransformYourLifediscussessymptomsofADHDhowvarioustypesofbrainwavescausecorrectADHDhowRitalinworksandreasonstoavoiditandwhatthebrainneedstoconquerADHD.Shepointsoutthebenefitsofeatingdopamine-richfoodssuchasblueberriessalmonandflaxseeddiscussestheThreeRx19sx14RelaxationRepairandRejuvenationandprovidesarecommendedreadinglistforfurtherinformation.ThebookcontainscommentsfromclinicalpsychologistsonthedangersofRitalinandthebenefitsofbrainretraining.BecauseRitalinisanamphetamineinthesamefamilyascocaineandcodeinex1cItgetsyouhighx1dNickysaysx1cbutthenyoucrash.Ritalinsedatesyoubutyoux19renotcured.x1dThelight-soundmachinehoweverx1cmakesnewneuralpathwaysinthebrainx14permanentlastingchanges.x1dImaginehavingtoreadasentenceoverandovertoretainitsmeaning.Feelinganxiousallthetimeandoutofsyncwiththerestoftheworld.Notbeingabletofollowalongconversationorfollowthroughonanactivityorworkassign-ment.Thatx19sADHDx14AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorderx14themostcommonchildhoodpsychiatricconditionandthescourgeofagrowingnumberofadults.Two-thirdsofsufferersareoncontroversialdrugssuchasRitalin.Butonewomanfoundawaytotreattheailmentsuccessfullyx14withoutdrugs.Itwasnx19tuntilgraduateschoolthatNickyVanValkenburghlearnedwhyshehadalwaysstruggledwithdistractionsandaninabilitytofocusshehadAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder.Althoughshex19dalwaysbeenagoodstudentshewasoverwhelmedbylong-windedlecturesandfounditincreasinglydifficulttoconcentrateonhertextbooks.SosheaskedherdoctortoprescribewhatthousandsofotherswithADHDsworebyRitalin.Initiallyshewaseuphoricshecouldconcen-trateandcompletecomplicatedtasks.x1cItwaswonderfulx14IfeltliketheBionicWomanx1dsherecalls.ButseveresideeffectswhichincludedcryingandreboundingforcedNickytogiveupthemedication.x1cIhatedRitalinandwhatitwasdoingtome.x1dShetriedotherdrugsthathadthesameoutcomegreatinstantresultsbutanastydownside.Thusbeganherlongjourneytounderstandwhatwashappeninginherx1cADHDbrain.x1dAftergraduatingwithhonorsNickywentontomarryandstartafamily.Itwasnx19tuntil15yearsaftergraduationthatshediscoveredsomethingthatwouldchangeherlifeasystem