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68 = NEXUS @ REVIEWS GETTING RID OF RITALIN across much compelling research on the link — Chapel well pre-dated organised Scottish by Robert W. Hill, PhD, and between a depleted diet and this neural dis- _ Freemasonry and was never a Knights Eduardo Castro, MD order. Fortunately, the authors give due Templar stronghold. : . Hampton Roads Publishing, USA, 2002 attention to how good nutrition can enhance Rosslyn Chapel was built under the direc- ISBN 1-57174-254-9 (284pp tpb), brain activity, and they include tips on what _ tion of one William St Clair, grandson of the Price: A$46.95: NZ$66.95; £14.99; foods to avoid. They also have achapteron __ third Earl of Orkney, another William, over Euro25.90: US$1 9.95 , , how toxic substances can contribute to ADD _ a 40-year period (in fact, he died before it Availability: Aust—Gemcratt. tel (03) and how they can be removed. They even was completed), and in 1450 it was dedicat- 9761 5535: NZ—NEXUS Office: UK— regard television as causing neurological ed to St Matthew and consecrated as a Airlift, tel 020 8804 0400: Europe— damage, particularly in young children, so Catholic chapel. Yet it is full of conflicting NEXUS Office: USA—Ham ton Roads, tel they consider this in their ADD picture. pagan, occult and Masonic imagery and ; : P' Combined with good diet and lifestyle, the iconography, including over 100 representa- +1 (804) 296 2772, http:/www.hrpub.com neurofeedback technique holds great tions of the Celtic Green Man, references to n estimated four million children in the promise. The book also has a useful list of the Nordic Tree of Life myths, pillars related US alone are currently taking the stimu- neurofeedback practitioners worldwide. to various degrees of Masonic initiation, and lant drug Ritalin to control so-called atten- a design possibly based on the Temple of simple solution but without necessarily ; ROSSLYN CHAPEL authors Knight and Lomas). ial fe understanding the causes of the problem. by Philip Coppens tures in close-up (but notone of the Chapel According to the authors of Getting Rid of Frontier Publishing, Netherlands, ; ‘ Ritalin—psychiatrist Eduardo Castro and Adventures Unlimited Press, USA, 2002 i Hts entirety), and suggests St Clair chose psychologist Roert Hill—slow brainwave ISBN 1-931882-08-8 (107pp tpb) © i © 1A ith wan G pad ® tio us activity is at the core of ADD/ADHD. But _ Price: A$27.00; NZ$33.00; £7.99; theoush the centuries. Perhaps. after all, the by prescribing Ritalin to speed up the brain, Eurot4.90, US$12.00 + s&h Sinclairs were keepers of s cial knowledge. doctors are not fixing the cause of the prob- Availability: Aust/NZ/UK/Europe— - P a sP Be. lem: they're unleashing a host of side effects 1 NEXUS offices; USA—Adventures on their patients and have no idea of the Unlimited, tel (815) 253 6390, website long-term consequences. When Ritalin is http://www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com ne removed, the brain slows down again. Wi reviewed several books in these Drs Castro and Hill believe there is another pages that discuss the 15th-century way to treat ADD in children and adults, as Rosslyn Chapel, located just south of well as control hyperactivity, lethargy, Edinburgh, Scotland, and its possible associ- aggressiveness, violent behaviour and sub- ations with the Knights Templars and stance abuse: with neurofeedback. This isa | Freemasonry. All of them end with question sophisticated form of biofeedback, in which —_ marks, as does Philip Coppens's The Stone the brain is trained to speed up. Atleast for Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel. But Coppens 75-80% of clients they've worked with, the adds some interesting historical detail on technique is successful and has lasting bene- _ generations of the wealthy, influential fits without side effects. Yet we have to Sinclair (St Clair) family and the myths and wonder what might cause slow brainwave distortions written by a 17th-century family activity in the first place. We've come biographer, which would suggest that the across much compelling research on the link between a depleted diet and this neural dis- order. Fortunately, the authors give due attention to how good nutrition can enhance brain activity, and they include tips on what foods to avoid. They also have a chapter on how toxic substances can contribute to ADD and how they can be removed. They even regard television as causing neurological damage, particularly in young children, so they consider this in their ADD picture. Combined with good diet and lifestyle, the neurofeedback technique holds great promise. The book also has a useful list of neurofeedback practitioners worldwide. www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2002