Exposure to ETS in Children & Adults
Written by Diana Abdi, BS. Those living or associating with smokers have a 20% greater risk of lung cancer. (more…)
Written by Diana Abdi, BS. Those living or associating with smokers have a 20% greater risk of lung cancer. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Several studies showed that probiotics help reduce the duration of diarrhea by 19%, 24%, and 43%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Zinc treatment, along with 3 months of zinc supplementation in children ages 6 to 24 months, significantly increased immunity during the first 2 weeks of infection. Bacteria were also eliminated at a 163% higher rate in the treated children than in those that were not treated. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with vitamin E and omega-3 fats seem to show significant benefit in addition to traditional speech and occupational therapy for those children who have speech difficulties. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study in mice in which Down Syndrome was created, those taking high levels of choline did 14% and 18% better than a control group on attention tasks. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Children with the highest BMI had a 130% higher death rate as well as highest glucose intolerance and highest blood sugar compared to children in the lowest 25% BMI group. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fewer than 10% of Americans consume the recommended 3 servings of whole grains per day, and in a study of 2100 teens, only 11% of males and 13% of females consume more than one serving per day. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Newborns from mothers with lowest folic acid blood levels had higher scores related to hyperactivity and peer problems. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles MD. Study shows that children with celiac disease might benefit from the addition of antioxidant rich foods and supplements such as vitamins A, C, and E to their diets. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Decreasing the dietary ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in 52 mothers during pregnancy and breast-feeding, significantly reduced the incidence of infant food allergy by 13% and infant eczema by 16%. (more…)
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Tea tree oil may be as good as or even better than prescription medications in treating head lice. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a small study in teenage girls, those taking a prebiotic had 18% greater magnesium absorption than the control group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study suggests a possible link between folic acid intake during pregnancy and congenital heart defects. (more…)
Written by Marcia Zimmerman, CN. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women in the group with lower blood levels of vitamin D had double the risk of a C-section delivery. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 34.6% of the patients were deficient in vitamin D. (more…)
Written by Diana Gnat, DC. In a study of 128 children with type 1 diabetes, only 24% were found to have sufficient vitamin D blood levels. (more…)
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. A recent medical study showed that the risk of developing metabolic syndrome increased by almost 50 percent with drinking only one soda per day as a child or teenager. (more…)
Written by Patrick Massey M.D., Ph.D. A medical study has demonstrated that severe acne is more common in teenagers with lower blood levels of vitamins A and E. (more…)