Category: Children

Children Cognitive

ADHD Kids Benefit From Fish Oil

  In a recent article in the journal Nutrition, researchers found that giving fish oil to kids with ADHD could improve their symptoms.  The higher the omega-3 fatty acid called…

Children Diet Weight Loss

Healthy Kids Drink Water With Meals

According to research published in the journal Appetite this year, children prefer drinking soda when eating salty, high fat food like fast food, even as early as the preschool years. …

Babies Children Pregnancy Sleep Support

Cut Your Chances Of A Fussy Baby: Take B12 During Pregnancy

Mothers who had the lowest level Vitamin B12 during pregnancy were up to 8 times more likely to have a fussy baby that cried excessively. Low B12 moms may give…

Babies Children Pregnancy

Fenugreek Increases Milk Production In New Mothers and Helps Newborns Gain Weight

In a 2011 study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a group of new moms was given a fenugreek tea to drink in the days following their babies’…

Children Cognitive Diet

Omega-3 Fish Oil In Kids Boosts Mental Function, Omega-6 Lowers Cognitive Function

In a 2011 study published in the journal Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience, scientists looked at a group of 4,000 American children ages 6 to 16 to determine a possible link…

Autism Children

Latest Research: Gluten and Casein Free Diet Improves Autistic Symptoms

For some time, many parents of autistic children have reported that their kids' symptoms improved when they avoided gluten and casein foods.  Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye…

Children Pregnancy

Mom’s Omega-3’s Reduce Baby’s Eczema Odds

Women who took just 900mg of omega-3 starting at week 21 of pregnancy gave birth to babies with 38% lower risk of eczema and more than 50% less risk of…

Autism Brain Support Children

L-Carnitine and Autistic Symptoms

Supplementing with l-carnitine was associated with significant improvement in the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.  Researchers saw improvement in the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), hand muscle strength, and cognitive…

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