5 All-Natural Alternatives to Adderall

My first encounter with Generation Adderall was with one of my students. She had trouble getting her work done for weeks, and then all of a sudden, she walked into my office with a pile of crumpled papers and told me that she finished all of her late work. After she spent about 5 minutes lying to me about how she just sat down and decided to just do the work, she finally confessed that one of her friends gave her some Adderall – and that it changed her life.

Since then, I cringe when I read about how Adderall is the go-to drug of choice for millennials who are looking to increase their productivity at the office (or in class) and again to party all night. So what’s wrong with Adderall? It’s a drug that is being sold as an off-label stimulant on college campuses. In 2002, 16 million prescriptions were written for Adderall and 116,000 users ended up in rehab to kick the habit.

Rather than use illicit drugs like Adderall to help with focus, energy, and alertness, there are 5 all-natural alternatives.  According to Dr. Ehsan Ali, a concierge doctor in Beverly Hills, these alternatives can work. 

Focus: Protein
Protein in capsule, powder, or tofu scramble (500 mg/day)

Creative Stimulation: Cacao
Raw cacao (2 TBSP/day)

Brain Health: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Fish, chia seeds, walnuts (or supplements) (2,500 mg/day)

Reduce Implusiveness: Zinc
Spinach, beef, shrimp, or kidney beans (or supplements) (20 mg/day)

Calming: Magnesium
Magnesium supplement

Let me know if any of these alternatives to Adderall work for you. I take protein, cacao, and Omega-3s every day and I feel great. 

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