Another confirmation of the rice in arsenic issue that I have written about several times, starting here: Arsenic in Rice Milk - is this true?. FoodsMatter reports that American researchers at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire have found arsenic levels six times higher than in drinking water in organic brown rice syrup. This is used in …
#Allergy Children Case Studies
A fascinating run-down of seven case studies from Harry Morrow Brown in this issue of FoodsMatter newsletter just goes to show how milk seems to be the most common cause of childhood allergy/intolerance and that a reaction can affect any system of the body, most commonly the gut and neurological system (inc the brain and …
Boost Children’s Immunity
Since all the 'Back To School' stuff seems to be everywhere, I thought I would remind you of the factsheet on the subject. Read it for info on school lunch ideas and how to prevent your little ones (and subsequently you!) from catching every bug going: Back To School. Check out also the page on …
Vaccination Debate – Good Advice
There is a load of good, common sense advice in an article on vaccinations from FoodsMatter this week. It gives specific info about how to reduce risk, especially if there is food intolerance or allergy in the family. Check out the Brief Primer for Concerned Parents given as part of a presentation recently by Dr …
GM Corn Toxins Found In Blood Of Pregnant Mums and Unborn Babies
Reports in the media this week make worrying reading, and makes an even better case for choosing organic, non-GM meat, eggs and milk. A landmark study by independent doctors at the Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Sherbrooke Hospital Centre in Quebec, Canada found 93% of blood samples taken from pregnant women, …
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Mercury Lightbulb Guidelines
A new study has found levels of toxic vapour around smashed eco-bulbs were up to twenty times higher than the safe guideline limit for an indoor area and that they persisted at floor level for up to 5 hours. Not good news, especially if you have little people in the house. The study for Germany’s Federal Environment …
ADHD Not Just Genetic
There have been several media reports over the last few days which give the impression researchers have confirmed ADHD is genetic. This is misleading. A study from Cardiff University found out of a hundred children who inherited the mutated DNA identified, only 4 were likely to go on to actually develop ADHD. After originally stating this was confirmation ADHD was a …
Back To School Support
As the Summer hols come to an end, usually everyone in the family is doing huge (if stifled) sighs of relief! This is just to remind you that there is plenty of info on healthy packed lunches and children's supplements to keep the ills at bay during this Autumn and Winter time on the site …
Food Colours and Hyperactivity
You will no doubt have seen in the media that the Food Standards Agency has at last acted on food colours and research that suggests they are linked to child hyperactivity. The colours to watch out for are sunset yellow FCF (E110) quinoline yellow (E104) carmoisine (E122) allura red (E129) tartrazine (E102) ponceau 4R (E124) …
Child Behaviour Problems
Q: I have two sons. The older one is 14 and becoming very aggressive, can’t concentrate on his school work and is getting into fights. I am worried about him – and that his brother will follow in his footsteps. Is there anything I can do to help? A: I am seeing this kind of …