When I was growing up, my father grew tomatoes in our back yard.
These carefully tended, vine-ripened tomatoes were absolutely delicious -- far
better than most others I can remember - and it was all thanks to the
rich, organically
managed soil...
We all want our babies to have the best start possible. How much do infant educational videos really help to boost the brain?
Each hour of educational baby DVDs or videos that babies watch per day is associated with an additional 16.99 point...
You know that it is wise to back up your computer’s hard drive; I recommend backing up your child’s food drive with a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. This simple habit could improve your child’s health and even intelligence. I’ll explain...
It’s not often that I thank film makers for including a great health message for kids (and adults) in their films, but this time I must. Last week we took our 12 year old son to see Ratatouille. We expected it to be a delightful family film and it...
Today's generation of children is growing up unlike any previous generation in history. In the last 10 years there has been an explosion of digital and electronic media available to and even targeted at children - even our very youngest children....
Whether or not babies respond to their names by their first birthdays can be an important clue to whether or not they will end up with autism or other developmental delays, according to a MIND Institute study published in the April 2007 Archives of...
Thanks to the largest and most ambitious scientific study
to ever look into what makes someone susceptible to autism, we now have a new
layer of understanding about this important condition. First, a little
background: Autism spectrum disorders...
Recent evidence has shown that conventional, chemical farming has resulted in depleted nutrients in common food crops. Levels of vitamins and minerals (including iron) have fallen over the last fifty years, as this type of agriculture prevailed7.
Removing artificial colors and preservatives from the diet was dramatically effective at reducing hyperactivity-somewhere between the effectiveness of clonidine and Ritalin.
ADHD is one of the most common behavioral and learning problems in childhood. It can affect the school experience, families, and friendships. It’s often associated with other problems as well, including learning disabilities and mood problems....
Today in the United States, 1 in 6 children suffers from
a disability that affects their behavior, memory, or ability to learn. More than
$80 billion dollars are spent each year in the U.S. to treat neurodevelopmental
disorders. Diagnoses of ...
Whether you're new to eating organic or you have been making organic choices for years, Dr. Greene will help you make the best choices possible - for your health, your children's health, and the health of the planet. You may be surprised by the...
Classic American beef is corn-fed or grain-fed beef. It takes about seven pounds of corn to add one pound of cattle weight. It takes about 1600 calories of fossil fuels to produce 100 calories of conventional beef. In the long run, this is a losing...
Most people are surprised to find cotton on a list of key food products for change. After all, less than 2.5% of the world's agricultural cropland is devoted to cotton. Nevertheless, according to some studies, cotton accounts for 10% of all...
The Fountain of Youth is a legendary spring, fabled to restore the youth of those who drink from its waters. Some say that Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for it when he discovered Florida. But the legend didn't start with Juan.
Off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico is a dead zone about the size of New Jersey where aquatic life cannot survive. It doubled in size between 1985 and 1999. According to the Congressional Research Service, the main cause of this dead zone is...
There's more to a glass of milk than meets the eye. You see the milk, but hidden from view is the cow it came from, the dairy where the cow was raised, and all of the land devoted to growing food for that cow. It's a huge opportunity. When you...
For some cultures, the staple food is rice; for some it is maize. For American children, the staple food is the French fry! Potatoes are consistently on the list of most pesticide-contaminated vegetables.
More acres are devoted to growing peanuts in the U.S. than to any fruit, any vegetable, or any nut (peanuts are legumes, like beans or peas). More than 99% of these acres are conventional16. Peanut butter is the leading use of all these acres of...
Picture a treasured, pristine newborn, just beginning the voyage of life. Imagine a baby who hasn't yet picked up the habits or tastes you wish you never had. Let it sink in - the organs and metabolic settings your baby is developing will be...
The womb is an incredible piece of living engineering that provides an ideal environment for the amazing transformation that occurs during the forty weeks of gestation-a time when a baby's brain is developing faster than at any time later in life,...
Having a baby is a time of pivotal change. The world will never be the same. You are embarking on the journey of a lifetime together. Much will be spontaneous and unexpected, yet there is also something of a roadmap for this journey already written...
Children who grow up knowing that aluminum cans, glass, plastics, newspapers, magazines, and office paper do not go into the garbage can, but instead are reserved for recycling, will surely continue the practice in their own lives as adults.
Dr. Greene offers guidelines to help make nutritious choices and create balanced meals for your kids. And remember that organic foods may provide a nutrition bonus from healthy mineral content, higher antioxidant content, as well as lowering your...
Beginning on October 21, 2002, in order to call an item of food 'organic' in the United States, producers and handlers must be certified by a USDA-accredited certifying agent to ensure that they comply with the National Organic Program (NOP)...
House dust mites are tiny creatures that live in pillows and mattresses, carpets, and couches – quietly eating dead skin cells and hair. Click here for tips on taking control of dust mites
