Kids & Teens
Covering the 100′s of questions we face in our early days, here we will over time delve into subjects we hope are important to you as an invested parent or behalf of your child or young adult.
Articles
European Teenagers Should Get Out More…Or, Perhaps Take a Vitamin Supplement
The current issue of the British Journal of Nutrition includes the paper “Vitamin D status among adolescents in Europe: the HEalthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study. This, according to the authors, is the first study to …
Whole books are written about feeding children the most supportive diet for their development, endless cook books are on the market encouraging parents to provide nutritious, popular food for their children. Without a doubt, better nutrition for any human results …
Should I give my child vitamin supplements?
The needs of every child and their family are different, and this applies to nutritional needs too! Most of us lead busy lives and sometimes we may not have the time, ability or, dare we say it, the will to …
Healthy Growth, Immunity, Kids & Teens
Overprotective Parents – Health implications and how to avoid them
Much has been made of the fact that our kids are no longer allowed to roam around their neighbourhood, they are forbidden to play unsupervised and explore the countryside or parklands around them. We have become a nation of sceptical, …
Healthy Growth, In the News, Kids & Teens
In the News – Surge in rickets reported
Monday 25th July: According to reports from Cardiff University, there has been a surge in rickets in children of ethnic groups from the Cardiff region who are not exposed to the sun for cultural or religious reasons. Reports from Newcastle, …
Here comes the sun…Bone health for children
There are so many joys of summer; most significant for parents is that the children can enjoy playing in the garden or park and ‘getting a good run around’. Most of us who care about health have heard the message …
What foods are good for focus and concentration?
Teenagers are under increasing pressure to excel at school to be able to gain a place at their chosen college or university. There are so many factors that dictate their success: social context, emotions, family environment, their attitude, the teaching …
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