I think I have mild ADHD, but I don't need to take meds if I have these life habits that greatly helped me.
* sleep as you mentioned
* omega 3 and multivitamins (including vitamin D)
* exercise in the morning if possible then on the evening if not possible.
* no strong lunches ( eat something that energizes you but for a long time, lately I have been eating just cooked beans and the energy I get from that is very stable and durable, beans is so cheap and so nutritious ) this avoid lethargy feelings after lunch
* not too much coffee not too less, Coffee does help but too much, it actually increases the chatter in my brain.
* One of the latest things I applied is pomodoro and daily TODO, this I feel solved for all my adhd problems. Keeping focus is an habilitie that you can train, forcing to be focus for 25 minutes is a good enough time. I get more work done and get less at the end of the day.
* sleep as you mentioned
* omega 3 and multivitamins (including vitamin D)
* exercise in the morning if possible then on the evening if not possible.
* no strong lunches ( eat something that energizes you but for a long time, lately I have been eating just cooked beans and the energy I get from that is very stable and durable, beans is so cheap and so nutritious ) this avoid lethargy feelings after lunch
* not too much coffee not too less, Coffee does help but too much, it actually increases the chatter in my brain.
* One of the latest things I applied is pomodoro and daily TODO, this I feel solved for all my adhd problems. Keeping focus is an habilitie that you can train, forcing to be focus for 25 minutes is a good enough time. I get more work done and get less at the end of the day.