Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or AD/HD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. ADHD is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attention problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone." Read more ...

Last updated ― March 25, 2012

Our two older sons (now 12 & 13) have always been chronic bedwetters since they were both small. In addition, they both have ADHD - the youngest was always restless at night and did not sleep. At first we bought the Kenko PetPad
Kenko PetPad for both of them to sleep on and there was no more bedwetting ... almost instantly. Now, if this had happened with just one of them, I would have thought that the time had come that he had "just outgrown bedwetting," as doctors had always told us. It happened with both of them, at the same time, and the daily washing of sheets stopped within a week. Even more noticeable though, was no more restless banging noises and a much happier, rested son, for the first time in 10 years. Now they both have the whole Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack and been off Ritalin for a year now!

Denise

My son had been taking Ritalin for attention problems (ADHD) in school from 5th grade to 9th grade when I got involved with Nikken 30 months ago. I put him on Magsteps
Magsteps and the Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack. After about two months he asked me if he could discontinue the Ritalin. He has not taken another one since!

Nancy

A customer, Gloria, recently purchased the Kenko Naturest Mattress Topper
Kenko Naturest Mattress Topper for her and 10-year-old son with ADHD. Below is her reply when we asked how they were getting along.

"Most nights, I am now sleeping through the night! Occasionally I wake up briefly, however, for years I woke up 3-6 times nearly every night. Sometimes it was due to insomnia or pain. For at least two years the doctor prescribed something to help me relax and sleep, which allowed me 4-6 consecutive hours of sleep. Occasionally I was awake all night even with the meds. Since being on the pad I have only gotten up 3 different nights, sleeping throughout the night at least 7 consecutive hours ... WITHOUT the prescription. I was given another one to have filled, but didn't see the need. For the first time, in about 2 years, I am now able to sleep on my left side all night without pain. Before getting the pad, I couldn't even lie on my left side because it hurt too much.

With my son Cain ... he was so excited the next morning after the first night sleeping on pad. He said, "Mommy, I slept really good-the best ever, and my mattress is so comfortable!" Before that, Cain was up once or twice nearly every night. Thank you so much for your help! You are both gifts!

Bob & Rosalie Wright

All my children had ADHD to some extent and all of them are on the Nikken products. My last child benefited from the products the most because he was put on them first. We noticed the most improvement in him because he was the only child left at home. We quickly noticed a difference in his concentration and focus. He was not as compulsive, able to attract friends and develop long term relationships. He is now in college and has taken his Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack with him. He plays soccer and is a goalie. When he injures himself, he recovers quickly. He loves his system.

Marcia

Just wanted to give a testimony regarding a 10-year-old boy, who is somewhat ADHD and has problems with obedient defiant disorder. Even with these problems he is very smart and gets fairly good grades in school. Since using the Naturest Pillow
Kenko Naturest Custom Pillow, Kidstrides
Kidstrides and PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck he has not been having behavioral problems at school, only minor things he has been able to control. Before the products almost every day the mom was getting contacted for bad behavior. He's been using these products for 2-3 months now. Amazing products!

Sherry

After consulting a Nikken consultant/Pediatrician in Pennsylvania, I started my son on 24-hour magnetic coverage. Good sleep is imperative, so he now uses the Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack. I have noticed a difference. He wakes up much easier in the morning and is less groggy as he starts his day. He also wears a PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck and Magsteps
Magsteps. I will not even let him do homework without these products. It has been nearly one year since he started using these products and I have to say, it has been his best year in school and in behavior.

Arlene

Our friend had an 11-year-old ADHD boy who she would NOT put on the "R" stuff. She is a massage therapist who knows the results of drugs on kids. He was going to have to go on it or else leave school, when we suggested as many magnetic products as she could afford: Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack, Magsteps
Magsteps and PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck. Four weeks later his tutor noticed a change in his behavior, and it took another two weeks for his mom to admit he was improving. Now he is 15, an 'A' student and "LOVES" his magnets!

Burt

I have helped a couple of children who exhibited some ADHD signs – one was 6 when he started using the Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack and Magsteps
Magsteps. His mother noticed that he woke up more alert and ready to start his day. He was also able to concentrate during his 30 minutes of homework. It took a couple of weeks for him, but he said he liked his new bed and wanted to keep it. He is now 9, getting straight A’s and continuing to flourish.

Another girl was 9 when she started using the Nikken products. She found it difficult to remember things, got her facts mixed up and couldn't concentrate. She found this very upsetting and cried a lot. After using the Sleep System her mom noticed a huge change in her personality. Over a few weeks her memory improved so much that they were amazed. She was able to remember her spelling words with much greater ease and could have conversations with friends and remember it too.

Sue

We have had our ADHD grandson on the Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack for about three years. The results were not that significant although he woke up in a better frame of mind. He still needed his meds to cope in school. He is now thirteen. This summer I did some research and found that these children need calcium, magnesium and fish oil. In August we started him on CalDenx
CalDenx and Omega Green + DHA
Kenzen Omega Green + DHA. He is a different child. He is no longer on meds. You can tell when he has not taken his vitamins. He is a much happier person and for the first time in his life he loves school. He also drinks from the PiMag Waterfall
PiMag Waterfall. His mom watches his intake of wheat and dairy as well. For lunch he takes a drink of Body Balance Healthy Meal Replacement Mix
Kenzen Body Balance Healthy Meal Replacement Mix. This is a dream come true.

Mary

My daughter was diagnosed with moderate to severe ADHD and it was suggested that we medicate her along with a behavior modulation suggestion and hire a tutor to help. At the time I wanted to try the magnetics on her before resorting to medication. She went on the Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack and Magsteps
Magsteps. After a month I asked her teacher if she'd noticed a difference and she said not too much. We carried on with the tutor and behavior modulation plus  magnetics. At the end of the term, a month later, her teacher came up to me and said that there has been a huge improvement and we too started noticing that homework was getting done without too much fuss or distraction. The new year has started and I've asked the new teacher if she's noticed any focusing issues and she said "no", she's doing just fine. We are thrilled that we did not have to start her on medication which is difficult to stop using and who knows what the 'long-term' effects could be!

Anonymous

My ADHD son was having great difficulty in school with not being able to sit still, constantly was getting in trouble with the teachers, could not focus and poor grades. If he watched TV, he was all over the living room floor, he did not sit still in one spot. I put him on Magsteps
Magsteps and Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack. First day, he came home from school absolutely dragging. He barely made it through the door and said he almost fell asleep at his desk and he didn't think he should continue using the magsteps. This is so unlike my son who is Mr. Energy. He went to bed almost right after school and slept sound the whole night. Next day, he came in feeling somewhat better, no where near as tired but still tired. Stayed up but did go to bed about an hour earlier than usual and then slept all night. Third day he seemed to have finally adjusted. After two weeks, I called his teacher and asked how he was doing and they said, "He is like a different kid, whatever you are doing keep it up as he is doing so much better." I asked him how he felt he was doing and his most telling remark was "When the teacher talks now, I can hear what she is saying."

Mary Jo

I want to give a testimony my daughter wrote to the ADHD.com program. My 7-year-old son has been on Ritalin for the past 2 years. He has slept on a Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack since he was 2. He was placed on 36mg of Concerta just last month and the doc bumped it up an additional 20mg of Ritalin at lunch because he was being disruptive to the class. This past week my mother brought me water from the PiMag Waterfall.

This week has been one of his best weeks in all his days at school. Before, he would do so-so writing, getting an average grade. But, this week he has received four above-average grades! My opinion is that this PiMag system works because Friday, I sent his lunch like I had all week long. But I failed to tell my son that he had his lunch inside his backpack. Therefore, he didn't eat his lunch or get to drink PiMag water. The teacher had to call me because he had received 3 tickets that day and was making his "noises" again! I am very excited about this, and felt that everyone needs to know about it. Thank you Nikken.

Mora

We have a friend whose 4th grade daughter with ADHD was having attention problems in school and just not performing as she should. We loaned her a Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack and PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck. Tomorrow will be two weeks that Ashley has been on the products and her grades have already improved in every subject. She is much more alert, and she is careful with her spelling without being reminded endlessly. Now she's picking up chapter books and going off by herself to read several chapters at a time – before she hardly made it through a full chapter before she was bored. Out of 10 class assignments she completed last week, she made 4 E+'s, 4 E's, 1 G and only 1 N. This is a dramatic improvement over the regular G's and almost inevitable N's and 1 or 2 U's every week. The parents also found a book she wrote and illustrated while she was out of school last week.

Anonymous

I have a son who was diagnosed at 16 with ADHD and still struggles with it at 22. He didn't like the antidepressants they gave him and I had to look for something else. I tried St John's wort which he said made him feel better and then I tried him with Nikken supplements. He also had a PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck on. I couldn't control a 22-year-old man so even though they made him feel better he was irregular with his doses.

He moved to the northern part of the state where his cousin lived and this is where it gets good. His cousin has a 11-year-old boy who shows signs of ADHD. The mom was willing to try almost anything as he was getting progressively worse in his behavior. This was my recommendation: Magsteps
Magsteps, take one Mega Daily 4
Kenzen Mega Daily 4 for Men/Women and one Mental Clarity
Kenzen Mental Clarity in the morning. I told her to observe him at noon and if it looked like he needed another dosage to do so but if he was functioning well to wait until after school. The teacher was also asked to give her observation.

I waited about five days before I called to see how he was doing. Shelly was so excited when I talked to her. The teacher after about three days came to her to ask what she had done to Tyler. That was about a month and a half ago and I keep in constant contact with Shelly to monitor the doses. Shelly told me last time I talked to her that Tyler was now reminding her about his doses.

Frances

I am writing to relate a very exciting product experience that happened just over the last 10 days with a severely ADHD 10-year-old boy. This child also had up to 5 bouts of night terrors EVERY NIGHT and also was developing an involuntary twitch in his face. He was on Ritalin three times a day. The mother and father were nearly at their wit's end, as no-one in the house was getting any sleep not to mention the behavior problems during the day.

I provided the parents with Dr. Bernard Margolis' study results on the ADD kids which they found hopeful and they agreed to try the products. I loaned them a Magboy
Magboy, Magsteps
Magsteps and Kenko Naturest Mattress Topper
Kenko Naturest Mattress Topper. The mother was very diligent about rolling the child out with Magboy before bedtime which she said did seem to help him relax. She also cut down on his Ritalin dosage. I called after about 10 days and the mother said that after 2 nights, she and her husband looked at each other and said "We don't want to jinx it, but its working!" The child had slept through the night every night, the twitch was gone, he was able to stay on task in the morning without a fight, and his violent behavior was markedly reduced! What a thrill.

Deborah

Since birth my son has had attention and learning disabilities. He was so miserable academically and socially that we transferred him from public school to a special school for children similarly challenged. When he returned to the public system 18 months later, he was required to repeat 4th grade. In January of his junior year, he was on the verge of dropping out because he had to pass every subject for the final three semesters, plus two subjects that summer, just to graduate at 19.

Two weeks later, however, I was introduced to Nikken. The next day I bought him a Kenko Sleep Pack
Kenko Sleep Pack, Magstrides
Magstrides and PowerBand Neck
Kenko PowerBand Neck. That semester his D's and F's became B's and C's. In summer school he earned two B's and then he continued into his senior year. He passed those three semesters and after 13 years and 6 summer school courses he received his high school diploma! Nikken saved his life, ignited hope, and gave him a chance for self-esteem once again!

Joanne