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Baby Bump: An Apple a Day Keeps the Asthma Away
What you eat prenatally, can pay off in your lil one's health even after she leaves the womb. Recent research suggests that moms-to-be who eat apples during pregnancy, have children with lower rates of asthma. Those who consumed more than four apples a week had children who were 37 percent less likely to have asthma.
Did You Eat Nuts While Pregnant?
A new Dutch study found that pregnant women consuming any sort of nut product on a daily basis may be putting their unborn child at risk for developing asthma. Published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the study followed more than 4,000 pregnant women, tracked their eating habits, and the diets of the children from birth until age eight. Epidemiologist at Utrecht University, Saskia Willers said:
Children whose mothers ate as little as one peanut butter sandwich a day had a far higher risk of asthma.
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New Special Shows Day in the Life of a Child With Allergies
We are all aware of what our lil ones eat, but parents of kids with allergies have to be extra sensitive when it comes to the menu. The rate of allergies has increased over the past 20-30 years and now more than three million kids have them. By the time they enter middle school, one in every 20 kids is watching what she puts in her mouth.
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Texting Tweens Medication Reminders
Use your tween's texting obsession to your advantage. Parents who wish their kids independence, but need to remind them to take their meds can quit the nagging and turn to technology. When children are preoccupied with school, friends, dating and Hannah Montana, they tend to forget to take the pills and injections that regulate their asthma, diabetes and other ailments.
Dogs Fend Off Allergies
If you've ever considered adding a furry friend to your family, I've got a good argument for you to do so.
A recent study published in the European Respiratory Journal examined 9,000 children and found: Children growing up with a pet trains the immune system to be less sensitive to potential triggers for allergies like asthma, eczema and hay fever.
To see what the lead researcher had to say, read more
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