What dietary instructions do you give when starting ADHD medications?

When colleagues ask about nutrition and adult ADHD, my first thought usually isn’t about food. It’s about shame.

Most adult patients I see have spent decades feeling like they are failing at basic life tasks, and eating is rarely an exception. They hyperfocus and skip meals, forget groceries, or rai...

Assuming the question is not primarily about medication–food interactions or medication-related appetite suppression, I take it more broadly: What role should nutrition play in comprehensive ADHD care?

1. Start with whole-person, lifespan care.

I generally approach ADHD holistically and across the lif...