Archive for 'Parenting'
The Toxic Western Diet
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
A UCSF researcher has determined that a key reason for the epidemic of pediatric obesity, now the most commonly diagnosed childhood ailment, is that high-calorie, low-fiber Western diets promote hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat. In a comprehensive review of obesity research published in the August edition of the journal Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology [...]
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Achieving Success and Happiness
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
No matter what profession your college career is geared toward — whether it is a stepping stone to more schooling or a final step to landing your dream job — all college students have one thing in common: a desire to be happy and successful in life. Most everyone, college student or otherwise, has surely [...]
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Do I need an organic crib mattress?
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Young children are extremely vulnerable to toxic exposures. From the largest retailer of crib mattresses website: The Crib Mattress’s top inside layer is Fireblocker, providing gentle sleeping and safety.We disagree on safety. We know this system contains 10% Boric Acid and 2.4% Antimony. European researchers measured and proved Antimony leaches through vinyl on crib mattresses, [...]
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Vitamins Protect Against Hearing Loss
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.
According the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), about 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have hearing loss most likely caused by exposure to loud sounds or noise at work, home, or during recreational activities. For example, target shooting and hunting, attending rock concerts, [...]
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Choose Plastics Wisely
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Healthnotes Newswire (March 20, 2008)—It’s hard to picture how people stored and carried food and beverages before plastic. Now after many decades of use, researchers have discovered that some plastics are better than others, and some should be avoided by health-conscious consumers. Of particular concern is a plastic component called bisphenol A—or BPA—which is found [...]
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Omega-3 lowers kids’ allergy risk
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Omega-3 fats seem to have a protective effect on allergies in children. One-year-olds whose mothers had ingested fish oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding had considerably fewer allergic reactions than children whose mothers did not take this supplement, according to a study from LinkÖping University in Sweden. The study, which started in 2005, comprised 145 pregnant [...]
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Tooth Decay Is Kids’ Stuff
Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by admin.
SUNDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — The dental health of Americans is improving as people take better care of their teeth. But that encouraging trend doesn’t extend to some of the country’s most vulnerable individuals — children. Studies have found that baby tooth decay is on the rise. One federal report found that decay in [...]
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Honey beats medicine at curing coughs
Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by admin.
04/12/2007 - New research from the US suggests that naturally occurring honey may ease coughs and respiratory illnesses in children more effectively than over the counter medicines. While honey has been used for thousands of years to treat wounds and ailments, scientists have only recently begun to explain the precise effects of the natural sweetener’s [...]
