Vitamin D3 There is a lot of research about Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” being the most effective defense against colds and flus. Large scale studies have found it successfully reduces the flu by 50% (up to 40% more effective than this year’s flu vaccine), and we have experienced its benefits firsthand in our house […]
Children’s Health
Treating the Source of Chronic Ear Infections
Ear infections that reoccur are particularly problematic for children, especially when they are continually prescribed antibiotics to treat them. After a few rounds of antibiotics, the child has a very compromised gut microbiome, which can lead to many other health issues, and they may become a candidate for having tubes in the ears. This is […]
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Backpack Safety for Kids
10-13 year olds carry, on average, 25.3 pounds, almost 3 times the recommended load on their growing spines! That’s a lot of stress on the spine and tension on the nervous system structures protected within. In 2013 alone, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission cited 5,415 backpack-related injuries treated in emergency rooms. Here are some […]
