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

The CIRS Group Podcast

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