by Ian Shtulman | May 14, 2014 | Baby, Birth, Children, Development, Parenting
A new study in the British Medical Journal reveals a common treatment for skull deformation provides no additional benefit than just “waiting it out.” Positional plagiocephaly (flattening of the skull on one side) or brachycephaly (symmetrical flattening...
by Ian Shtulman | May 14, 2014 | Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Prevention
More research is supporting the premise that we live in a “toxic soup” in which everyday chemicals contribute to chronic health conditions like cancer, autoimmune disease, and infertility. A new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives lists 17...
by Ian Shtulman | May 14, 2014 | Diet, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Processed Foods
Salty foods speed up the aging process in overweight teenagers, according to a new study assessing lifestyle factors and telomere length. Telomeres are the protective ends on chromosomes – kind of like the little plastic part at the end of your shoelaces. They...
by Ian Shtulman | Feb 19, 2014 | Baby, Birth, Pregnancy
New research may change the way we think about birth, the use of epidurals, and medical intervention. Births in a hospital are strictly regulated to meet certain standards. One of those standards is about the acceptable amount of time laboring women should be in the...
by Ian Shtulman | Feb 19, 2014 | Adhd, Children, Healthy Lifestyle, Organic, Parenting, Pesticides, Prevention
In the past several decades, we’ve noticed an alarming increase in certain health conditions. Some, like diabetes and heart disease, can be directly attributed to lifestyle factors. Others, like neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders in children, seem to...
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