Nutrition
Omega fish oils, EPA, EFA’s, 3-6-9 and other essential fatty acids.
17 January 2008EFA’s (Fish Oil)
My family first started to take EFAs in 2005; my son then just over a year old, was not talking. He literally was not attempting any verbal communication whatsoever. Luckily for us our pediatrician, alerted to a possible problem with our son’s development, suggested signing up for an early intervention screening. Early Intervention screening is available at no cost through your local Department of Developmental Services office. She also handed me information for a book she thought would be helpful to read-: “The Late Talker. What to do if your child isn’t Talking Yet” St Martin’s Press May 2003 by Marilyn Agin MD, Lisa Geng, and Malcolm J. Nicholl”
In the book there is some great information and resources for parents to explore to help children who have missed verbal milestones. One of the paragraphs mentioned (more…)
How to get all our nutrition using the Food Pyramid as a guide.
14 January 2008How DO we fit all those vitamins and grains into our daily diets?
Is it time to retire the good old government food pyramid? The original pyramid tells us to eat 6 cereals and grains daily, along with 3-5 vegetables, 2-4 fruits, 2 milks, 2 meats (or alternatives), and granting the occasional use of fats, sweets and oils. Most people would answer with a resounding YES! But did you know there was a new guide distributed in 2005, although it is still most common to see the older guide displayed.
Old guidelines 
new guidelines
If you are looking to eat healthier where can you go to find exactly how and what to eat using these food guides?
Eat Crap & Die! A Test of Eating Skills for Ages 15-21
15 July 2006by Stephanie Selene Anderson
Look in the mirror. What do you see? Is your image scary or pleasant? Hopeful or dreadful? Capable or faking it?
There is one skill that, if you master it, will improve that mirror image whether you see yourself as smart or dumb, as a success or a loser, as gorgeous or hideous, as confident or scared. If you master this skill, it will truly make you smart, successful, sexy, and sure of yourself.
What is that skill?
Let me give you a hint. You have to perform this skill at least three times a day, usually as many as six times a day, everyday, for life. In your lifetime, you’ll have to perform this skill for others as well as yourself.
If you answered, “Eating!” you got it. (more…)
Vegetables Much Better Than Drugs at Building Bone Density
26 June 2006
The evidence continues to pour in that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is good for your health. In this case, researchers found that both young and old age groups had improvements in bone mineral status when they ate a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Specifically, boys and girls aged 16-18 years and women aged 60-83 years had significant positive associations between spine bone mineral content and fruit intake. In boys, the association was true for neck bone mineral content as well. Among women aged 60-83 years, a significant positive association was also found between spine bone mineral content and fruit intake.
The results found that if fruit intake doubled, it would result in a 5 percent increment in spine bone mineral content. Previous studies have also found associations between fruit and vegetable intake and positive measures of bone health.It is not yet known how fruits and vegetables may affect the bones, though some suggest it may be the alkalizing effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on acid-base balance.
Other possible mechanisms include the dietary effects of vitamin K, phytoestrogens and other unidentified dietary components they contain.
From the: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition June 2006, Vol. 83, No. 6, 1420-1428 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition June 2006, Vol. 83, No. 6, 1254-1255