Featured Topics: Children’s Health
Fish Oil Supplementation in Pregnancy May Reduce Infant Food Allergies
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%. Childhood food...
Tea Tree Gel Gets Rid of Head Lice – Informed Opinion
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. The beginning of school can be new and exciting, but it is also the peak season for head lice. Head lice occur most frequently in...
Prebiotics Help Magnesium Absorption in Teenagers
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. Magnesium is a mineral found to have a number of healthful properties, including helping control blood sugar (1),...
Folic Acid Helps Heart Health in Newborns
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study suggests a possible link between folic acid intake during pregnancy and congenital heart defects. A significant birth defect in children is congenital heart defects (CHD), which affect 10,000 newborns everyday worldwide (1)...
High Fructose Corn Syrup a Newfound Source of Mercury – Informed Opinion
Written by Marcia Zimmerman, CN. The connection between consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and obesity, particularly in children, has been hotly debated. (1,2) Now there are new concerns about consuming foods that contain HFCS. A recent pilot study by...
Vitamin D Levels Related to C-Section Births
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. The Mayo Clinic defines cesarean section birth as “a surgical procedure used to deliver your baby through an incision in your...
Study Suggests Vitamin D May Help Children with Digestive Inflammation
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. Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a condition that affects 1.4 million Americans (30% of which are children) and costs $2 billion...
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Type I Diabetes
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. Estimated Diabetes health care costs in the United States in 2007 totaled $174 billion. Approximately 186,300 people under 20...
Studies Drawing Associations Between Teen Actions and Adult Health – Informed Opinion
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. The lifestyles we develop as teenagers may impact our health...
An Incentive for Your Teen to Eat Right – Informed Opinion
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. Some acne might be linked to deficiencies in vitamins A and E. Acne is the bane of the teenage years. For...
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