Architect Rose Grayson, who specializes in green interior design and sustainable buildings (LEED certification), replied to a reader’s question on carpeting. Question: We make a real effort to “go green” in our home, but we’re […]
UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory. Eating more omega-3 fatty acids can offset damage, researchers say. Press release by Elaine Schmidt May 15, 2012. Pictured is Professor of Neurosurgery, Fernando Gomez-Pinilla. Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: […]
Encouraging evidence continues to grow for a link between low folate levels and depression for some people. Folate, a B-vitamin, is also known as folic acid. The journal of Clinical Nutrition published results of a […]
It’s here! Summer — the long awaited time of year when kids get a reprieve from the pressures of school, the structured environment that can heighten their sense of being different, of needing to fight […]
Sometimes the United States takes the lead in food policy. But the United Kingdom leads the way on eliminating artificial additives in foods. Melanie Warner, who has covered the food industry for the New York […]
A mother wrote to ACN Latitudes, “I was shocked to find that my son’s tics increased dramatically when he was exposed to new cabinets in our kitchen. I later learned that the culprit was formaldehyde.” […]
Many families report that when a child’s allergies flare, nervous-system-related symptoms increase. Allergy is common among children with ADHD, Tourette syndrome, and autism, and it is important to minimize allergic reactions within this group to […]
You’ve been concerned by your child’s behavior and now have a diagnosis of autism (or an autism spectrum disorder). You need to know what to do next, where to start. Dr. Stephen Edelson, director of […]