Having Nurturing Families While Young Increases Intelligence Later in Life
Razi Berry Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care. That is the finding of a new international study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, which examined data from more […]
Prenatal Vitamins Could Help Reduce Risk for Autism, Study Says
Razi Berry A recent study found that the risk of having additional children with autism may be reduced by taking prenatal vitamins during the first trimester, for mothers with children affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD).1 The research was conducted at the University of California. ‘First time maternal use of prenatal vitamins has suggested a […]
Marijuana Found in Breast Milk 6 Days After Use
Razi Berry With the increase in legalization of marijuana, both medically and recreationally, more and more pregnant and breastfeeding women are reporting its use. Though, the general recommendation from organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics is to warn against the use of marijuana for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, there is a lack of evidence […]
Current Conventional Treatments for Anxiety in Youths is Grossly Ineffective
Node Smith, ND A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) has shown that for most children experiencing anxiety disorders, conditions will be experienced chronically even after “successful courses of evidence-based treatments.1” Pediatric anxiety disorders This is important information, considering the commonality of pediatric anxiety disorders. According […]
Simple Remedies for Childhood Digestive Complaints
Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG) As children are growing and developing, it is expected that they’d get nausea, diarrhea or other stomach bugs from time to time. It is part of the process of educating the immune system. The most critical way to help them is to keep them hydrated. These illnesses vary quite […]
Herbal Remedies for Pediatric Skin Rashes
Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG) In my experience as a parent and a physician, kids get a lot of strange rashes Rashes can have distinct patterns that help determine a quick diagnosis or they can be quite mysterious in how they present. I just had a 16-year-old boy tell me he had been diagnosed […]
Controlling Parents Create Mean College Kids
(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the University of Vermont, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, college students who have parents that lay a guilt-trip or manipulate them transfer that stress into mean behavior on their friends. That way they responded to stress was carried out – either immediately and impulsively or in […]
Pesticides As Bad As Cigarettes For Children’s Lungs
(NaturalPath) A recently released study looks at pesticides exposure and lung health in children. Two hundred and seventy-nine children of farmworker families were part of a long-term study to determine the effects of spraying pesticides. The children were followed since birth and had an initial follow-up at six months, as well as several other intervals leading […]
Natural Treatments for Childhood Diarrhea
Dr. Thomas A Kruzel, ND Diarrhea has a number of causes and is seen as an attempt by the body to eliminate some form of toxic or harmful agent. Most everyone will suffer from an acute diarrhea at one time or another, which is usually self-limiting. In infants and children however, the condition can become […]
Boosting Your Child’s Immune System
Dr. Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHS) Our immune systems are a complex web of protective processes that help our bodies fight off viruses and bacteria, among other pathogens. A child’s immune system from birth to about age 10, is still developing. In order for the immune system to function properly it does actually have to […]