Conversations… | with Dr. Greene

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 are now found in about 1 in 166 children, with a big impact on the kids themselves, [...]

How many environmentalists does it take to change a light bulb? Just kidding, but saving the planet, one step at a time, really can be as simple as changing a light bulb. Advances in the technology of lighting have given us the option of buying bulbs that are far more energy efficient than those of [...]

Kids brains are high-performance engines, and if we want them to do their best in school, we need to provide them with clean, high-quality fuel. For growing children this means a balanced diet of delicious whole foods, grown in a nutrition-enhancing way without toxic pesticides, and prepared in an appealing manner that also preserves nutrients.
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Food processing can have other negative effects on kids’ brains. In the 1800s the average American consumed 12 pounds of sugar per year. Due to the overwhelming success of the refined-food industry, however, by 1975 sugar  consumption had jumped 1000% to 118 pounds per capita, and continued increasing to an average of 137.5 pounds for [...]

Additives 
Researchers at the University of Southampton studied over 1800 three-year-old children, some with and some without ADHD, some with and some without allergies. After initial behavioral testing, all of the children got one week of a diet without any artificial food colorings and without any chemical preservatives. The children’s behavior measurably improved during this week. [...]

Kids need more than isolated, individual nutrients to boost their brains and school performance.There are big-picture benefits to eating a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and fiber. Antioxidants include a large variety of compounds found in a large variety of whole foods. Antioxidants  in foods have been linked to improved memory [...]

We’ve established that kids develop differently depending on how they are nourished. Now let’s return to how the food they eat is, in turn, affected by what materials are available to grow it. 
For instance, cheese, milk, and meat can provide high levels DHA and other of omega 3’s (as well as providing high levels vitamin [...]