Nourishing the Child with ADHD, Simply
Multivitamins & Fish Oil for Pediatric ADHD Treatment Sub-optimal nutrition not only affects a child’s physical health, but also predisposes them to neurocognitive deficits like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[1],[2],[3] ADHD is a common, early-onset, and enduring neurodevelopmental condition characterized by developmentally inappropriate attention deficits, hyperactivity, increased impulsivity, and/or emotional deregulation. Needless to say,…
Are You Getting Enough DHA?
Docosahexaenoic acid for brain and eye health Are you familiar with DHA, also known as docosahexaenoic acid (pronounced doh-koh-sah-hex-ah-een-oh-ick acid)? DHA is the longest-chain omega-3 fatty acid, found in fish oil and in the diet in general. Along with its omega-3 companion, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), DHA is essential for health at all ages, which…
Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?
The research on essential fatty acids Some major news channels have reported that fish oil’s importance in heart health has been debunked and that essential fatty acid (EFA) supplements are useless. These types of sensationalist headlines are unhelpful for many reasons, mainly because, well, they’re wrong. It’s been known for many decades just how…
Protecting Yourself from the Damaging Effects of Air Pollution
How to keep your cells healthy in the face of particulate matter pollution in the air The more populated our world becomes, the more the by-products of development, consumerism, and transportation become an issue. Many of the effects are obvious: we can’t avoid seeing supermarkets popping up where there once were trees, new shiny…
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