October 17, 2023

How to know if you have ADHD or CIRS? Or both? with special guest Dr. Christian Navarro-Torres

49 minutes

For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com

CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, often manifests as cognitive difficulties and decline - and those issues can feel a lot like ADD / ADHD. Many people who have CIRS may have symptoms that mimic ADHD, and some may actually have both. We wanted to dig into what those similarities and differences are, tips on symptom management and healing, and get a better idea of what’s going on in the brain with either of these conditions. We do hop around a lot in this episode - Barbara takes full responsibility for her ADHD taking us on a bit of a ride. :) For more information, visit TheCIRSGroup.com

TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Intro and disclaimer

0:55 Christian’s intro and his upcoming workshops

2:40 How Barbara found out she had ADHD

3:33 What is ADHD?

7:43 Impulsivity in decision making and finances

8:20 Struggles with goals, prioritizing, and planning

8:50 Emotional dysregulation

9:02 Hyperfocus and lack of focus control and why

11:45 Why you may have problems with emotions

12:42 Quick definition of comorbidities

14:04 How ADHD and CIRS overlap

15:40 What is Working Memory?

17:34 How CIRS may exacerbate ADHD symptoms

18:40 Fun examples of how our brains are different

20:19 Research on ADHD and CIRS

21:25 Prevalence of ADHD and CIRS, and dangers of being undiagnosed

23:10 How healing from CIRS might reveal ADHD

24:20 What parts of the brain are affected

28:05 How ADHD and CIRS affect the brain

29:40 Balance and movement as ADHD treatment

32:57 The CIRS and ADHD overlap and what it might mean

34:17 How to get diagnosed for ADHD

35:05 Clinical vs subclinical ADHD

36:13 Is ADHD just CIRS?

38:30 How to live with ADHD

43:27 Possible thyroid dysfunction with ADHD

44:19 More tips for managing ADHD

Christian’s account CIRSlab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cirslab/

Sign up for Christian’s CIRS newsletter: https://us12.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=81c43ceaa0a2d5b619dcbd6cf&form_id=7c935313230b949627a90f75fcf161e3

Recommended resources for ADHD:

TedxTalk Barbara referenced about life with ADHD: https://youtu.be/JiwZQNYlGQI?si=H2N7uUz1kB_ZgIh5

Online test to find out if you have ADHD (similar to the one Barbara took): https://add.org/adhd-test/

Actual questionnaire Barbara filled out with her psychiatrist: https://add.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/adhd-questionnaire-ASRS111.pdf

Delivered from Distraction book: https://a.co/d/8L9my3D

ADHD 2.0 book: https://a.co/d/fhnlQdJ

How To ADHD YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD

Russell Barkley, PhD YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@russellbarkleyphd2023

TimeTimer: https://www.timetimer.com/pages/adhd

Jacie is a 4 year carnivore, certified nutrition coach, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a coach, facilitator, speaker, 3 year carnivore, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment.

Catch Jacie and Barbara on Judy Cho's podcast to learn more about their health journeys and why they started The CIRS Group: When Carnivores are Affected by Mold Illness - Jacie Gregory & Barbara Williams - https://youtu.be/CR8Uj-d_fok

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