Study Links Obesity to Asthma
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study of 76,534 children and 201,370 teenagers shows that obese and overweight children and teenagers are at a significantly higher risk for asthma, eczema, and conjunctivitis. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study of 76,534 children and 201,370 teenagers shows that obese and overweight children and teenagers are at a significantly higher risk for asthma, eczema, and conjunctivitis. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Research shows vitamin B12 is significantly associated with an increase in absenteeism and grade repetition. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study provides evidence that omega-3 supplementation reduced aggressive and disorderly behavior in participating children by 24.6% compared to control group. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a study, 57 children with sleep terrors were given tryptophan and reduced night time episodes by 45.5% more than those not given tryptophan. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a study of 58 autistic children, an imbalance of beneficial bacteria was found and the researchers believe that digestive problems contribute to autistic behavior problems. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study has shown that omega-3 fatty acids were lower in ADHD children which was associated with deficits in emotional processing. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In the UK, 24% of healthy children under 5 years old received the vaccine, Pandemrix. They were 14.3 times more likely to suffer from narcolepsy (extreme daytime sleepiness). (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 326 critically ill children up to 17 years of age, it was found that low vitamin D blood level was associated with nearly 2 days longer stay in hospital. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of children aged 4 to 14 who had ADHD and received 200 mg of phosphatidylserine (important brain nutrient), a significant improvement was exhibited in memory, attention, and mental performance. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The study showed that supplementing 600mg DHA per day in school aged children increased reading age by 0.8 months in the 20th percentile group and by 1.9 months in the 10th percentile group. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Iron supplementation of low birth weight babies had a significant benefit on behavioral problems. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Pycnogenol decreased asthma symptoms, the need for a rescue inhaler and improved peak expiratory flow. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Using 10mg per day of zinc gluconate resulted in 40% more children with no respiratory infections in a six month trial. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 44 participating cystic fibrosis children, those who took 300 mg of magnesium per day for 8 weeks, had an 10.5 % increase in maximum inspiratory pressure and an 11.1 % increase in maximum expiratory pressure compared to those who took no magnesium. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Fifty children with moderate asthma given 1050 mg L-carnitine for six months had a 71% decrease in hospital visits compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Those who ate Brazil nuts for 16 weeks, significantly increased their selenium blood levels and decreased their LDL, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels compared to those who ate no Brazil nuts. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 1250 women with the greatest intakes of omega-3 fats were 32% less likely to have obese children. Mother’s having more than two servings of fish per week decreased the risk of obesity in newborns by 47%. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In research with 20 children, those taking a probiotic reduced abdominal pain episodes by 55%. (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…)