Essential nutrients for healthy brain function
Following up on our earlier discussion of “Integrative Perspectives on ADHD“, Dr. Carrie Decker, ND, takes a look at the research and larger meta-analyses of common nutritional deficiencies in children with ADHD, as well as the role different nutrients play in pediatric brain health.
Don’t Forget to Water Your Kids!
Keeping hydration up in the dog-days of summer and first weeks of back-to-school Kids. Water. Fruits. Vegetables. In this series of words, which does not belong? Of course, we could evaluate them by various forms of reasoning (i.e. kids contain a high level of water) but in their natural form we probably don’t see…
Nutritional Factors in Female Fertility, Part 2 of 2
Antioxidants and reproductive health We live in an increasingly toxic world, with literally thousands of different potential toxins being released into our water, air, and soil each day by industry, agricultural practices, and our daily living.[1],[2],[3],[4] They cycle into our food supply, accumulating in animals and plants.[5],[6],[7],[8] Many environmental pollutants do not degrade over…
Integrative Perspectives on ADHD (Video)
As school is back in full force, and we are doing our best to “stay home, stay safe”, it can be a challenge for even the most focused individuals to maintain sustained attention for the projects at hand. Herein, we take a look specifically at the disorder known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),…
