“A year later at 8 years old, Lily developed a sleep disorder where she was waking up 5 & 6 times a night, every night for almost 8 months! Lily’s tiny little body was put on yet another medication Clonodine. The Clonodine didn’t help much as she went from waking 5 to 6 times a…
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Nutrition Cognition Research Articles
“Food For Thought” “How food affects IQ “A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood is associated with a lower IQ at the age of 8, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite, suggests research just published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community…
The Worst Side Effects May Be From…
“Hands down the most common temporary side effect when a child starts nutritional strategies is reported as one of the following “hyper” “irritable” “fussy” “bratty” “cranky” or some other variation of the word” Poor nutrition. We all know to survive we need certain nutrients but do you know the difference between “good nutrition” and “poor…
Nutrition A Paradigm Shift In The Treatment Of TBI and Strokes
Recently the Department of Defense together with the Institute of Medicine published ‘Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel (2011)’ In the report, there were a number of nutrients found to be effective. While there are a number of them found naturally through food sources including polyphenols which…
From Struggles with Apraxia to Honors; Tanner Geng’s Success
“My biggest struggle was not being able to pronounce the words correctly or people couldn’t understand what I was saying if I was talking to them.”~ Tanner Geng Tanner’s Background From when he was 3 More recent updates about Tanner Letter To Me In 1999 From Me In 2015 from Jake’s Journey With Apraxia Growing…
Don’t Let The Turkeys Get You Down!
Tryptophan, found in foods like turkey, may improve social behavior “Tryptophan (TRP), the precursor of serotonin (5-HT), is one of the most investigated amino-acids. … TRP supplementation seems to improve control over social behavior in patients and individuals suffering from disorders or behaviors associated with dysfunctions in serotonergic functioning” From the study Tryptophan supplementation modulates…
Unhealthy Choices in Vending Machines can lead To Chronic Childhood Obesity
As the US is celebrating the first-ever National Obesity Awareness month this September, more and more research and study are being conducted to pinpoint the real culprit in the increase in childhood obesity rate across the nation causing chronic problems and poor diet. Recently, Early Bird Diabetes of Peninsula Medical School shows that obesity may lead to inactivity but inactivity does not lead to obesity and that decrease physical activity or movement may actually be an indicator of fatness.
Teaching Doctors About Nutrition and Diet
September 16, 2010 Teaching Doctors About Nutrition and Diet By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Within days of being accepted into medical school, I started getting asked for medical advice. Even my closest friends, who should have known better, got in on the action. “Should I take vitamins?” “What do you think of this diet?” “Is…