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• Have You Tried this Simple Trick for Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy Foods?

  Posted on: 28-Nov-2018

  Some kids are just born as good eaters. Some are not. Other kids take time to grow into better eaters. And that can feel like hard work. Or like a battle. Family mealtimes, with adults and children sitting together at the same table, seem to happen so rarely these days that parents don’t want to turn the dinner table into a battleground over eating healthy foods. They’d rather enjoy the time together than start arguments.

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• This One Thing Can Help Children with ADHD as They Grow

  Tags: adhd, getthehelpyouneed, childpsychiatrist, BocaRaton | Posted on: 28-Nov-2018

  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders present among children, affecting five to ten percent of American children between the ages of three and seventeen. Parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder know the core symptoms all too well: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. These symptoms can lead to low frustration tolerance, difficulty with expressive language, irritability, poor performance in school, and difficulty making and maintaining friendships. ADHD can take a toll on the children, but it also affects their parents and families, caregivers, teachers, and other classmates.

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• The Rise of Test Anxiety

  Posted on: 14-Nov-2017

  As the common core continues to be more present in incoming and younger students testing is filling up more and more of our children's time.  Many of us don't remember so many tests and assessments and quizzes; we remember projects.  As modern day parents we are educating ourselves more and more everyday of what works and does not work for our children in their educational journey.

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• Brain & Nervous System Health

  Posted on: 17-Oct-2017

  A 2017 pilot study of 16 patients with symptomatic major depressive disorder measured blood levels of omega-3 EPA and DHA to determine if depression symptoms improved after 10 weeks of supplementation.

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• The role of omega-3 derived resolvins in arthritis

  Posted on: 22-Jun-2017

  Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to alleviate joint stiffness and pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients. However, the mechanisms by which omega-3s exert their beneficial effects has not been fully explored. Herein we discuss a novel class of bioactive lipid mediators, which are enzymatically biosynthesized in vivo from omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and , docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), termed resolvins.

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