Controlling Caffeine & Sugar in ADHD. Part of the series: Drug-Free ADHD Treatment Options. Caffeine and sugar mimic the symptoms of ADHD. So, it’s important to control these substances if you have the disorder. Learn about natural treatments for ADHD in this free video clip from a medical professional.
Controlling Caffeine & Sugar in ADHD. Part of the series: Drug-Free ADHD Treatment Options. ADHD symptoms are mimicked by sugar and caffeine. If you suffer from ADHD, it is important to manage these substances. This video clip is a free resource from a doctor that explains natural ADHD treatments.
This episode I describe the neural mechanisms that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors and the role of hormones—estrogen and testosterone—in mediating violent and/or competitive aggression. I also describe tools that can be used to modulate the factors that have been shown to ‘prime’ an individual for aggression, including sunlight, estrogen sensitivity, competition within social settings, and overall stress levels, and the hormone cortisol. I discuss how substances such as caffeine and alcohol can impact impulsive behaviors and how nutrition and supplementation can be used to regulate mood and aggression.
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I explain how to blunt sugar cravings through fundamental knowledge of how sugar is sensed, metabolized, and utilized within the body. I explain how sugar is processed through the digestive tract and nervous system and how both the taste and nutritive components of sugar can lead to specific appetite changes and cravings. I discuss the connection between sugar, dopamine, and cravings and outline many tools to curb sugar cravings, specifically craving highly processed refined sugars.
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This episode I describe the neural mechanisms that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors and the role of hormones—estrogen and testosterone—in mediating violent and/or competitive aggression. I also describe tools that can be used to modulate the factors that have been shown to ‘prime’ an individual for aggression, including sunlight, estrogen sensitivity, competition within social settings, and overall stress levels, and the hormone cortisol. I discuss how substances such as caffeine and alcohol can impact impulsive behaviors and how nutrition and supplementation can be used to regulate mood and aggression.
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*What are ADHD meds?*
Most ADHD drugs are stimulants. They stimulate and activate your central nervous system within 15 or 20 minutes of popping a pill. Caffeine is a stimulant, but ADHD drugs are a LOT more powerful. Like Adderall, which is one of the most commonly prescribed stimulant medications in the U.S. The active ingredient is a version of amphetamine, which has been around for decades.
*What is ADHD?*
ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and it’s one of the most common mental health conditions in people under 18. It’s like having 100 tabs open on your browser, but in your brain, so you end up paying attention to the WRONG stuff instead of focusing on what you actually need to get done. In the U.S., Adderall is the most common drug prescribed to treat ADHD.
*How do ADHD drugs help people with ADHD?*
A lot of it has to do with a specific neurotransmitter in the brain that you’ve probably heard of before – dopamine. It’s key when it comes to your brain’s reward pathways. When you have a normal level of dopamine hanging out in the synapses of your brain, you’re able to maintain motivation when you’re doing something you’re not interested in. But for someone with ADHD, there’s less dopamine hanging out in the synapses. So, there’s less motivation to get things done. To get that dopamine level up, there’s more of a desire for short-term rewards. ADHD meds work by helping dopamine to stick around longer in the synapses. For people with ADHD, they can stay focused and avoid distractions, and that can be a total game-changer when it comes to getting stuff done at school or at work.
*So what happens when someone WITHOUT ADHD takes an ADHD drug like Adderall?*
Many studies in the lab don’t show that people without ADHD get any boost to their cognition when they take ADHD drugs, but real-life situations like exams and writing papers haven’t fully been tested. But many studies do show that these kinds of meds make you think you did better than you actually did. And there are worrisome side effects that can hurt you long term.
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This episode serves as a sort of “Dopamine Masterclass”. I discuss the immensely powerful chemical that we all make in our brain and body: dopamine. I describe what it does and the neural circuits involved. I explain dopamine peaks and baselines, and the cell biology of dopamine depletion. I include 14 tools for how to control your dopamine release for sake of motivation, focus, avoiding and combating addiction and depression, and I explain why dopamine stacking with chemicals and behaviors inevitably leads to states of underwhelm and poor performance. I explain how to achieve sustained increases in baseline dopamine, compounds that injure and protect dopamine neurons including caffeine from specific sources. I describe non-prescription supplements for increasing dopamine—both their benefits and risks—and synergy of pro-dopamine supplements with those that increase acetylcholine.
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This episode I describe the neural mechanisms that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors and the role of hormones—estrogen and testosterone—in mediating violent and/or competitive aggression. I also describe tools that can be used to modulate the factors that have been shown to ‘prime’ an individual for aggression, including sunlight, estrogen sensitivity, competition within social settings, and overall stress levels, and the hormone cortisol. I discuss how substances such as caffeine and alcohol can impact impulsive behaviors and how nutrition and supplementation can be used to regulate mood and aggression.
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Article Links Photoperiod reverses the effects of estrogens on male aggression via genomic and nongenomic pathways: Z Testosterone and occupational choice: actors, ministers, and other men: S Age, Testosterone, and Behavior Among Female Prison Inmates: t Testosterone Rapidly Increases Neural Reactivity to Threat in Healthy Men: A Novel Two-Step Pharmacological Challenge Paradigm: Q Caffeinated and non-caffeinated alcohol use and indirect aggression: The impact of self-regulation: 3 Efficacy of carnitine in the treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: 9 Functional identification of an aggression locus in the mouse hypothalamus (See “Supplementary information” for movies): B
Book Links An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology 5th Edition: 9 The Nature of the Beast: How Emotions Guide Us: 3
The Huberman Lab Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.
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Lecture 8 of 15 Optimizing ADHD Treatment – The Impact of Comorbidity
More than 80% ADHD children and adults have at least one other mental disorder, and more than 50% have two or more. Research has shown that ADHD and co-occurring disorders often have a significant clinical impact on the understanding of their joint presentation as well as the treatment. ADHD management is different for each individual. The topics to be covered are: Past approaches to ADHD subtyping, Using comorbidity as a clinically subtype ADHD, Prevalence and treatment implications of ADHD specific disorders, including Oppositional Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Anxiety Disorders and BiPolar Disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Tics and OCD and Learning Disabilities.
