Current research is showing Vitamin D to be beneficial in preventing many diseases and for its crucial role in keeping us healthy. This study looked specifically at an area not frequently published about. Is vitamin D related to developing cavities in young children? Studies have shown people with higher levels of vitamin D are protected…
It is widely agreed that breast milk is the best choice for a newborn, developing baby. However due to numerous reasons parents use infant formula as a supplement, or completely, as nourishment for up to 50% of their babies. You would expect that the formula will never be a complete replacement for natural mother’s milk…
Drinking soda can have a number of adverse health effects. The high doses of sugar in liquid form are known to contribute to obesity. Other studies have shown that adolescents who drink more soda have higher tendencies towards aggression, suicidal thoughts, self harm, and withdrawal behavior. However no study has looked at how soda effects…
Rates of autism spectrum disorder continue to rise. Currently 1 in 88 children will be diagnosed as falling somewhere on the autism spectrum scale. Despite the increased interest in the causes there has been no single factor alone that seems to be the cause nor will we ever likely find a single answer. The ultimate…
On the heels of the last article I reviewed detailing the importance of starting your kids and family off on the right nutritional foot here is a study you can use to add a simple super food to you diets. It requires no preparation, special packaging or storage. It’s natures ready to eat snack, nuts!…
There can be no more important time to have good nutrition in a person’s life then when they are young, still growing and developing. The food habits developed early on last a lifetime and influence food choices well into adulthood. Children will primarily follow what their parents do, after all the average toddler can’t run…
Skin cancer incidence is on the rise, close to 1 million Americans are diagnosed a year making it the 4th most costly cancer of the Medicare population. At the same time Vitamin D is emerging in the research as a powerful protector from certain types of cancer and even cavities. The dichotomy is the primary…
The importance of children being allowed to engage in free unstructured play time is often overlooked in our busy and over-scheduled lives. In response to the obesity epidemic we are facing there is a push for exercise and increased activity in children but the authors of this research paper felt that changing the focus of…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while becoming more prevalent still evades a clear cause. Studies have already compared PET scans, SPECT scans, MRI, CAT scans and blood or urine tests of kids diagnosed with ADHD to those without and found no differences. Even without a clear diagnosis or cause, addictive drugs altering brain chemistry are the…
Ok so this study told us what mom’s have always known. Singing lullabies to your baby will calm them down. What made this study interesting is that the researchers were looking specifically at babies that were born prematurely and had breathing problems due to underdevelopment of their lungs, an infection, or were small for their…