Brian Wansink, Mr. Mindless Eating, Inventor of Edible Stop Sign (Photo Credit: Robin Wishna) Scientific evidence you (might) need to know: Double-blind study shows antioxidant improves symptoms of autism (irritability, repetitive behavior). So found Standford researcher with a financial stake in a company that makes and sells the antioxidant. Before you order some N-Acetylcysteine, read on. Drug studies face higher …
I try to buy organic fruits and veggies, at least the dirty dozen. Organic milk too. Pasta, once or twice. Pajamas, never. So you may not be surprised to learn I read the new study linking ADHD to pesticides as my children gobbled up grapes that were not organic, this being New Jersey and not the West Coast where …
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of asthma. We have some evidence that breastfeeding protects against asthma. Well, some studies say yes. Some say maybe, some say no. But most experts think it does. Let’s say it has a small benefit. But now word comes that eating fast food at least once …
We’ve been hearing caffeine causes miscarriages. I certainly wondered about it as I sipped decaf through three pregnancies. Not that I could even have tolerated smelling let alone drinking coffee during the first four months. But when I got the urge to go back on it, I took the high …
Looks like the preschool director is not going nuts over nuts – she’s got some new ammunition for those pesky parents pooh-poohing the no-nuts policy. A new study in this month’s Pediatrics reports peanut allergies are showing up earlier and earlier. At 14 months for allergic kids born between 2000 …