A naturopathic approach to your child’s ADHD that starts with why
Can a naturopath do anything meaningful for a child with ADHD? Our honest answer: we cannot replace your child’s paediatrician, and we will never ask you to choose between medication and our care. What we can do is investigate why your child struggles the way they do: iron and nutrient status, sleep, blood sugar rhythm and gut symptoms, using nutritional testing where clinically indicated, then build a personalised plan through the Moore Method, at the clinic or by telehealth. ReMed practitioners have worked this way with children for 19 years.
Medication or not, you deserve the why
ADHD medication is a legitimate, well-studied choice, and for many families it makes a real difference. It also does a specific job: it manages symptoms. It was never designed to explain why this child, with this presentation, struggles in these particular ways. That question stays open whether your child takes medication or not, and it is the question parents bring to us most. Our job is the investigation: gathering the history, measuring what can be measured, and giving you a clearer picture to share with everyone involved in your child’s care.
What we look at
Nutritional status comes first, because it is measurable and frequently overlooked. Iron studies including ferritin sit at the top of the list: iron is involved in dopamine production, and Keonie Moore’s 2026 Mamamia article on ADHD and iron deficiency grew directly out of what 19 years of clinic files kept showing. Alongside iron we assess zinc, B12, vitamin D and omega-3 intake patterns.
Then the rhythms: what breakfast actually looks like on a school morning, how blood sugar moves across the day, how long it takes your child to fall asleep and stay asleep, and whether gut symptoms like pain, bloating or erratic bowels are part of the picture. Each thread is unglamorous on its own; together they often explain more than any single result.
The testing pathways we use for ADHD
Testing is a tool, not a toll gate: your practitioner recommends it only where your child’s history justifies the spend.
3 phases, in plain sight
Understand
A 60-minute initial consultation covering your child's full history, not a 10-minute snapshot.
Investigate
Targeted functional testing where clinically indicated, so decisions follow data, not guesswork.
Support
A personalised plan, reviewed and adjusted as your child responds, coordinated with your child's doctors.
Initial consultations run 60 minutes and start from $242: see fees and rebates for the full schedule, or choose your practitioner when you are ready.
What support can include
Depending on what the history and testing show, your child’s plan can include practical dietary changes built around foods they will actually eat, repletion of measured nutrient gaps, evidence-informed herbal and nutritional support chosen with any medication in mind, sleep and morning-routine work, and steadier fuel timing for school days. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as your child responds, and with your consent we keep your paediatrician in the loop.
ADHD questions parents ask us
A naturopath cannot replace your child’s paediatrician, and at ReMed we would never suggest otherwise. What our practitioners do is investigate the factors that can sit alongside ADHD: iron and broader nutrient status, sleep quality, blood sugar rhythm and gut symptoms, then build a personalised nutritional plan around what testing actually shows. Many families tell us that work answered questions years of appointments had not, and it runs comfortably alongside medication and behavioural supports.
No, and we are direct about this: medication decisions belong with you and your child’s paediatrician, and our support is designed to work either way. Some families come to us alongside stimulant medication, others before or after trying it, and our role does not change. We investigate nutritional and lifestyle factors, share findings with your medical team whenever you ask us to, and adjust the plan as your child responds.
Only what your child’s history justifies. Common starting points are nutritional pathology covering iron studies and ferritin, zinc, B12 and vitamin D, with gut microbiome testing added where digestive symptoms are part of the picture. Keonie Moore wrote about iron status and ADHD for Mamamia in 2026, and that test-first thinking shapes every plan: we measure before we recommend, and we never prescribe supplements by guesswork.
Initial consultations run 60 minutes and start from $242. Your practitioner takes your child’s full story: pregnancy and birth, infections, eating patterns, sleep, school, family history and everything you have already tried. You leave with a clear view of whether testing would add anything, and a starting plan. Subsequent 30-minute consultations are from $149, extended 45-minute reviews are from $209, and HICAPS is available at the Bundoora clinic.
That is the outcome we work hardest to avoid. Supplements enter a ReMed plan only when testing or a thorough history points to a reason for them, and plans are reviewed as your child responds, so anything that is not pulling its weight comes back out. Diet, sleep and routine carry just as much of the load. If you already have a cupboard of half-used bottles, bring the list: rationalising it is often the first job.
Related conditions and a free checklist
ReMed's care is complementary to, not a replacement for, conventional medical care. We work alongside your GP, paediatrician and specialists, and our support is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. In an emergency call 000. Every child is different: outcomes vary and no specific result can be guaranteed.