We’ve been reading a lot about the importance of DHA as “brain food” for children and adults, alike, but what exactly is DHA?
DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, is an essential Omega-3 fatty acid found naturally in foods like salmon, tuna and other coldwater fish, as well as flax and pumpkin seeds. Most children and toddlers’ diets [...]
Tags: ADD, DHA, Dr. Sears, fatty acids, fish oils, infants, learning, omega 3, supplements, Toddlers, vitamins
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In 1985, Congress passed the Infant Formula Act, which required that the Food and Drug Administration ensure all infant formulas were able to meet a baby’s nutritional needs. Anyone who has looked at infant formulas over the years knows it is an ever changing product. Now, many products on the market boast the addition of [...]
Tags: ara, babies immune system, commercial infant formula, DHA, fatty acids, Food and Drug Administration, Infant Formula Act, informala vs. breast milk
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Unfortunately, clinical depression is becoming increasingly common, in children as well as adults. It is considered to be the second most common psychiatric ailment in western society, with anxiety being the first.
There are many changes to lifestyle which can help ease the problem, whether not medication is taken as well.
A good, healthy diet is vital. [...]
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The advice as to what we should be eating and what we shouldn?t be eating is getting increasingly complicated. One particular area of confusion is fish. Some fish is good for you, some fish is better for the environment, some fish has lots of mercury and some fish involves messing up the ecosystems. So where [...]
Tags: atlantic, cod, fatty acids, fish, mercury, PCBs, tuna
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