A second wind at night A lot of ADHD brains don’t start powering down at “normal” times. If your child looks more alert at 8 to 10 pm, that can be a mix of circadian rhythm differences and nervous system arousal. Sometimes it is also bedtime pressure building all day, then releasing as soon as demands stop. What helps is not “earlier bedtime” by force. It is usually earlier downshifting, less stimulation, and consistent morning light to anchor the body clock. Cortisol competing with melatonin...

If you’re looking for ADHD naturopathic support, you’re probably not after a miracle supplement or a perfect routine. You want things to feel less hard: calmer mornings, fewer meltdowns, more sleep, better digestion, less “everything is too much”. ADHD often involves a nervous system that runs hot. And when sleep is patchy, the gut is inflamed, blood sugar is spiky, or sensory load is constant, the whole system has less room to cope. This article is a starting point: the four foundations I...

I see this so often in clinic. Someone comes in feeling completely flat. Their nervous system is switched on all the time, they’re running on very little energy, and they’re getting those dips throughout the day where everything just drops out. You can feel how hard they’re pushing just to get through. We start unpacking things. Stress, sleep, hormones, gut. All the usual pieces. And then we get to the dietary section.. And it becomes very clear, very quickly, what’s driving a lot of it (not...