If you ask the experts, they will tell you that approximately 9% of children in the US have the cluster of symptoms defined as ADHD.  5-16% of kids will have what is called “Oppositional Defiant Disorder,” where kids deliberately break the rules, are quick to anger, and will often be sensitive and vindictive, among other problems.  Perhaps not surprisingly, these disorders overlap, with something like 50% or more of kids with ODD also having symptoms of ADHD.   it is also stressful and difficult to be surly and argumentative – 35% will also have a mood disorder, such as a depressive disorder.

I’ve already blogged quite a bit about the best research on the suspected links between diet and ADHD.  Kids diagnosed with ADHD were put on an anti-allergy diet (meat, vegetables, rice, water, pears and, for some, small amounts of wheat, potato, and other fruits), and 60% of them had significant improvement in ADHD and oppositional symptoms, which returned when they were switched back to the “healthy” control diet.  but another important behavioral link to ADHD is sleep quality.  it is known that kids with ADHD are poor sleepers in general compared to kids without ADHD, but what comes first?  do the brain changes in ADHD screw up sleeping patterns, or do the sleeping pattern problems cause ADHD?  it may actually be a two way street for many, but a compelling recent line of research suggests that lack of sleep may be the causative issue for some kids.

First, some definitions.  There are basically three kinds of “sleep-disordered breathing” in kids:  obstructive sleep apnea (OSA – more common with obesity and allergy where kids get large tonsils and adenoids), upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS – probably also a structural or allergic phenomenon), and primary snoring.  There is also the relatively rare central apnea, where kids stop breathing and drop oxygen levels because the brain seems to forget to tell the lungs to work sometimes in sleep (happens with 10% of people on chronic opiate treatment for pain, too!  Scary.)  the difference between the obstructive and upper airway resistance apneas have to do with differences in how the diaphragm and chest work together to push the air out.  In both cases, the oxygen levels in the blood drop due to not getting enough air.  do this all night, every night, and your brain gets to be a bit irritated with you.  Brain needs oxygen.  however, even kids who snore without dropping oxygen levels (the primary snorers) have more interrupted sleep and problems similar to those kids with OSA and UARS (1).

What kinds of problems?  Well, hyperactivity, poor attention, if young, lower scores on IQ tests, defiant behavior, poor grades.  Sounding familiar?  Interestingly, studies haven’t consistently shown a connection between OSA and defiant behavior and low IQ in adults, though there are issues with inattention in adults (2).  In a study of kids with OSA who have surgery to remove the big floppy tonsils and adenoids that kept them from breathing properly (3), aggressive, inattentive, and hyperactive behavior significantly decreased following the surgery.   That’s a pretty telling finding strongly suggesting that poor sleep in kids causes symptoms of ADHD and ODD.

In the German study of 1114 mostly Caucasian kids (1) from a random sample of schoolchildren, 114 ended up being habitual snorers, with most of that number ending up diagnosed with primary snoring, and a smaller number UARS and OSA.  it is interesting to me that number is pretty similar to the 9% overall prevalence of ADHD (though not all snorers had ADHD symptoms, and some never-snorers had ADHD symptoms).  

In the Cinncinati study of overweight older children and adolescents (2), it was noted that childhood obesity rates in 10-16 year olds have tripled in recent decades, to 16%, and minorities are overrepresented in this group.  13-39% of these obese kids will have sleep disordered breathing (SDB).  among the obese kids without sleep problems, very few made the cut-off in this study for attentional problems, whereas of the kids diagnosed with SDB, 44% of them were defined by parents and 38% defined by teachers as having attentional problems.

To add yet another wrinkle, in a 2008 Yale study, 34 kids age 7-19 with metabolic syndrome and a positive sleep problem questionnaire were recruited to have sleep testing done.  25 of them ended up with sleep-disordered breathing, and those kids had higher sympathetic response (suggesting a raised level of overall stress, which eventually puts one at risk for all those diseases of inflammation, especially depression, anxiety, etc.) and higher leptin levels while insulin resistance was not elevated.  this is some evidence that leptin resistance occurs first, prior to insulin resistance, in the pathology of metabolic syndrome.  Treatment of the sleep-disordered breathing with a CPAP machine (a contraption that you wear at night to help you breathe better) for three months resulted in a near significant decrease in sympathetic activation, and a significant decrease in leptin levels.

Sadly, of a group of obese kids 4-20 years old, 38.7% of the moderately obese had metabolic syndrome , and 49.7% of the severely obese kids did.  Obesity in kids, as well as adults, is associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic inflammation, increased blood clotting, endothelial dysfunction, and high triglycerides.

The big picture – what is a common solution that would presumably help the inflammatory/allergy and the metabolic syndrome/obesity issues with oppositional behavior and attention in kids all at the same time?  Might it be that same old paleolithic-style diet I keep coming back to, along with regular exercise and dedication to proper sleep habits?   killing all birds with one skillfully thrown stone, the evolutionary medicine lifestyle.  again.

everyone has heard the dogs for rabies and understand the importance of clear guidance of a dog, this disease can be fatal for infected, but many do not know that cats can suffer a lot under the same conditions. as such, it is important to recognize the signs of anger and what you should do if you suspect that your cat may suffer from this condition.

Recognition of rabies in cats

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Recognize the signs of rabies in a cat "of characters in a dog. some people are also recognized:

O Aggression or drool or lethargy Ø Exceptional mental health or seizures

to better understand these signs of rabies, it is important to understand how the disease manifests itself in the body of the cat. in short, the virus attacks the nervous system of the cat – or the nervous system of warm-blooded animals that contracts the disease – and eventually reaches the spinal cord, thenBrain. Once the virus reaches the brain, the symptoms begin to develop the disease. if the virus is caught before it reaches the brain, you can treat your cat or other animal infected. This may take about two weeks to a month before the virus reaches the brain. after reaching the brain, but usually it takes about 10 days before death.

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Rabies can be transmitted to a small number of different types, but mostcommon services for data transmission is bite wounds. to reduce the risk of transmission of diseases, each state has laws that the administration of rabies vaccination. although specific guidelines vary from state to state, they need the first dose given when the cats are older than 24 and 26 weeks. A booster should be given approximately one year later. some states require vaccinations will be given once a year, while others may allowThe vaccines are administered once every three years.

whatever the state law, is for you to know that your cat vaccinated against this disease is essential. with the help of your cat vaccination can effectively fight against the virus if infected. However, it should be noted that vaccination is not a "cure" the disease and that vaccinated animals were still infected with rabies. in addition, it takes about a month after the vaccination wasgiven before antibodies reach their peak and can effectively protect your pet from disease. Therefore, it is still for you to take additional steps to get out of your pet is ill with the virus, including keeping it indoors, if possible, and keep it away from other animals can be infected avoid significant.

if your dog is vaccinated against rabies, it is important to point to documents that are updated to hang with the vaccine. So if your pet does not bite otherAnimal or human, you have proof that your pet has been vaccinated. This will not only help your victims feel relieved, it will also prevent the possibility of your pet to determine if it is infected by the disease.

ok so ive been feeling really easily agitated lately and lettign it make me angry, nearly cost me my relationship, all along ive been looking to go to a counceler for advice on how to deal with my anger because i thought that was my only problem until a few days ago my mum took me to a doctor because i had a stretch mark looking lesion on the front sode of my shaulder beside my left pec that kept growing to about 4 cm in length over about 5 weeks, i thort it was because of lifting weights i may have strained too much and tore something but the doctor said its a fat tissue tear under the skin from a HORMONE IMBALANCE wtf? im 19 my hormones should be at there peak, i chose not to belive her until i get a second opinion, about 20 mins ago i started researching on the net about possible symptoms of a hormone imbalance in men and the doc was right i have 12 of the side effects on plenty of websites i visited (not wikipedia) including depression, irritability and thats why ive been getting angry, gettign pissed off at every little thing anyone does, fatigue, mood swings, depression, hard to concentrate, headaches migraines almos everyday, body fat around my waist thats been getting bigger ( im a fitness instructor and a proper program and a diet excersising everyday but i seem to be putting on fat and ONLY on my waist and thats a symptom, fat on my waist) erectile disfunction, i never really thought about it but sometimes wen im with my gf i cant get it up and wen i do i cant orgasm until almost 30 mins, only once a month or so. so im convinced now i do have a deficiency,

so my question is will this be a big problem for me in the long run? what should i go about getting it treated?
thank you

Never consult a female doctor on issues such as this.
Women think they know all about how a male functions, because they have read the relevant texts, but they often get it wrong.
Find a male doc and ask him.
To me it seems you may be taking medication and that is the cause of your problems.

Give the steroids a break