Keeping better concentration, alertness, or mental focus is the objective that many people try to achieve, especially these days with busy and stressful ways of life. The inability to maintain focus is called ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder and the symptoms of it are impulsiveness, mood swings, or behavioral changes in both children and adults. Also, Alzheimer's disease is one of the disorders that, as a consequence causes a loss of focus, memory lapses, and other problems.
There are several types of treatments for problems of maintaining focus and mental edge, but since the classical medical approach is not efficient enough, we will focus on some of the alternative therapies like home, herbal, homeopathic, etc.
Various Treatments for Maintaining Focus
Herbal treatments are very traditional and have been known in the Far East for many centuries. One of the herbal treatments for increasing concentration and maintaining focus is guarana, coffee, yerba mate, or kola nut, but you must be careful about the quantities you use, in case you develop reliance on those stimulants.
Other herbs that you can use to help you maintain your mental focus are Gotu cola, Centella Asiatica, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, dandelion, and others. Leaves, extracts, or teas of those herbs improve memory and neurological functions of the brain.
Dandelion leaves also contain vitamins C and A, while others contain phytochemicals or adaptogens, which help reduce free radicals in the body.
Rosemary is one of the most effective homeopathic remedies for cases of poor memory. It has also a century-long tradition of usage in weak memory cases, and it has strong healing properties in cases of Alzheimer’s. You can use it in the form of tea, shampoo, or put in a bathwater.
Aromatherapy is also one of the alternative treatments for poor memory and other similar mental problems. Aromatherapy essential oils of rosemary, basil, or peppermint energize your mind and body and help you with difficulty concentrating, loss of memory, fatigue, focus, and intellectual clarity.
Brahmi is a very effective remedy for ADD, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or memory loss. Various medical studies show that Brahmi is very efficient in improving intellectual functions in the brain by balancing two chemicals in it; glutamate and GABA or gamma–aminobutyric acid.
Both part of homeopathic remedies as well as aromatherapy, black pepper is very efficient in cases of heavy headache, apprehensive or sad mental state, and concentration difficulties. Club Moss is an effective remedy for memory improvement, enhancing mental alertness, or Alzheimer’s disease.
- Participants (aged 6-16) were recruited through community advertisement and outreach. Participants completed 1 screening and 9 individualized homeopathic follow-up consultations. ADHD symptoms were assessed using the Conners 3 - Parent Questionnaire administered at each consultation.
- The pre- and post-study difference in Conners Global Index - Parent (CGI-P) T-score was evaluated for each participant. Baseline data of those who showed a statistically significant improvement (responders) were compared to those who did not (non-responders).
- 35 participants were enrolled over 11 months. 80% completed all 10 consultations in a median of 12.1 months. 63% had a statistically significant improvement in the primary outcome, first occurring after a mean of 4.5 visits. Overall scores for participants completing at least 2 data points decreased from a baseline median of 85.5 to 74.0 (p
- There were no significant baseline differences between responders and non-responders. No serious adverse events related to the therapy were reported.
- www.drhomeo.com/homeopathic-treatment/homeopathic-medicines-for-concentration/
- www.additudemag.com/homeopathy-for-adhd-popular-remedies-scientific-evidence/
- Photo courtesy of David J. Stang by Wikimedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centella_asiatica_2zz.jpg
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