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It’s Time for Bed!

January 31, 2019 By admin

“Parents should live more for their children, and less for society. Study health subjects, and put your knowledge to a practical use. Teach your children to reason from cause to effect. Teach them that if they desire health and happiness, they must obey the laws of nature.” Ministry of Healing, pg. 386.

Jean shared with me how she hated to hear her mother saying, “It’s time for bed.”

“It can’t be time for bed. It’s still light outside. I’m busy playing. The other kids are playing. Listen to them! I can’t possibly go to sleep with all that racket,” Jean would respond. But her mom didn’t look and she didn’t listen either. It was summer in Minnesota! Jean had gone to bed early all winter and she didn’t care. Jean says, “I knew that my mom was wrong, wrong, wrong!”

According to Jean, “It happened again when I was a teenager. She would say, ‘It’s time for bed.’ And I’d say, ‘It can’t be! I’m not done with my homework. I promised to call my friend. Anyway, I’m not tired!’ Again, she didn’t listen and I knew that I was not tired. I knew that she was wrong, wrong, wrong!”

But Jean admits today that actually it turned out that her mom was right. Recent research shouts the message that sleep is important, not only for the body and brain growth of young children, but for the body health and brain growth for all ages, especially teens.

In her book, Sleepless in America, Mary Sheedy Kureinka has gathered together research studies that combine a clear picture of the importance of enough sleep for children and the impact lack of sleep has on their behavior.

Consider these findings:

  • Did you know that a high-energy child might have only a 15-minute window when the body is ready for sleep? Miss that and the body becomes wired for a burst of activity that looks as if the child is not tired, but it is actually a call for being asleep earlier.
  • Did you know that teenagers’ body clocks change and they really do get tired later and need to sleep longer in the morning?
  • Did you know that letting teens sleep all day on the weekend exacerbates the problem and they should be awakened by 10:00 a.m.?
  • Did you know that adolescents need 9 ¼ hours of sleep a night? If school starts early, parents really do need to say, “Time for bed” and stick with it. The kids will be healthier and smarter when they get to school.
  • Did you know that missing one hour of sleep eight nights in a row impairs cognitive function as much as going 24 hours without sleep?

So how much is enough? Sleep needs vary from one person to another, but according to Sheedy Kurcinka, here are the current recommendations:

Infants: 14-18 hours in a 24-hour period
Toddlers: (18-36 months) 13 hours (including naps)
Preschoolers: 12 hours (including naps)
School age children: 10 hours
Adolescents: (13-18 years) 9 ¼ hours
Adults: 8 ½ hours

All to often, our busy lives keep us from noticing that the negative behaviors of our children are often the result of poor sleep patterns and the environments we provide for them throughout the day. It’s a balancing act. Sometimes we let children stay up because we haven’t been with them during the day or because we are too exhausted to get them in bed! Sometimes we want them to attend a culturally enriching or educational experience, which requires a later bedtime. And sometimes we just want them to have some fun. However, I invite you to think about the price they and we may pay in not saying, “It’s time for bed!”

Recommended Reading:

Sheedy Kurinka, Mary. Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving… or Missing Sleep? 2007. HarperCollins. This book provides ideas to use and includes humorous and real life stories from parents with whom she has worked.

Some information adapted from WE (29:2), 2010.

Susan E. Murray writes from Berrien Springs, MI.

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News Briefs for November 23, 2018

November 23, 2018 By admin

News reports from Loma Linda University, Kiribati Mission, Ukiah, California, Hong Kong and Paradise, California Olivia Moses, DrPH, director of Corporate Health and Wellness at Loma Linda University Health, warned of the dangers of gradual long-term weight gain from unhealthy holiday binging in a news story on the LLUH website. “During the holidays, we’re in […]

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Allergies on the Rise

October 30, 2018 By admin

Lately, it seems that there are more conversations about food allergies.

In my own household, we have a milk and related product allergies, and wheat allergies. At work, I have collected even more information on children and adults who cannot eat peanuts due to severe allergic reactions. Other nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish and even fruits and vegetables are found on the list for allergies. Why do we have so many allergies. Scientists are scratching their heads trying to figure out why all of the allergies.

Peanuts seem to be the biggest offender. According to Food Business News, anaphylactic responses to peanuts grew 445 percent. (1). Some of the mild symptoms can include a runny nose, hives, itchiness, redness or swelling of the skin or shortness of breath. Other symptoms can be diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting. Other symptoms can be life threatening and may require a visit to the emergency room. Swelling of the throat, a drop in blood pressure, rapid pulse, dizziness and loss of consciousness are serious. (2) Because of the risk of these and other symptoms, schools and other public locations want to create a peanut-free zone.

Children are not the only population affected by these allergic reactions. The rise is found among adults too. NBC news gave a detailed report of a woman who had a severe reaction to shellfish and ended up in the emergency room. She has drastically reduced eating out because she learned that a lot of facilities work with shellfish. She wants to avoid at all costs another trip to the hospital because of allergies.

What can we do to prevent allergies? Researchers don’t know but here are a few things we can do to prevent a reaction. If you suspect an allergy:

1. Check with your doctor and get checked for allergies. Once the source of allergies has been identified, if possible, avoid the food or whatever causes the allergy.

2. Make sure you read labels of your favorite products. If eating out, check the menu and check with the staff to make sure they do not use the offending food or share equipment with that food.

3. If you are given medication or an EpiPen, follow the directions given by your doctor. Carry your EpiPen with you at all times to counteract any life-threatening symptoms.

4. Read material and stay current on the subject. Check with organizations such as Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America at www.aafa.org, and The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology at www.aaaai.org.

Be proactive to avoid symptoms associated with allergy-related foods.

Pamela Williams writes from Southern California.

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Understanding ADHD

September 20, 2018 By admin

ADHD or Attention Deficit/Hypersensitivity Disorder is a relatively new diagnosis that caught our attention in the middle to latter part of the twentieth century. People who were impulsive, hyperactive and had a hard time focusing were diagnosed with ADHD.

In the early history of ADHD, most thought that it was a problem among children and that they would grow out of it. However, about 4.4 percent of the adult population are ADHD. Among this group, 62 percent are males and 38 percent are females. Among non-adults, about 5 million children from ages 3-17 years old have been diagnosed with the disorder.1 

Is the incidence of ADHD increasing? Researchers think so. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitors the occurrence of ADHD and one survey entitled, The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), compared data from 2003 to 2007. The parent-reported data showed that there has been a 7.2 percent increase over the four-year period.

Why the increase? Based on the surveys, researchers are not too sure. However, here are a few suspects:

• Because ADHD has a more precise definition, researchers and health professionals are better able to identify ADHD.

• More children are exposed to compounds such as toxins and pesticides. These exposures may play a role in increasing ADHD.

• Researchers report that the umbilical cord that supplies much needed nutrients to the unborn baby, can carry pollutants, industrial chemicals, pesticides, residue from cigarettes and alcohol. The Environmental Work Group examined the umbilical cords of ten newborns born August and September of 2004. Within the sampled umbilical cord blood, “They found pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline and garbage.”2 Researchers also reported that 287 chemicals were detected in cord blood and of this number, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system. The outcome of this exposure has not been extensively studied.3

• Some researchers suggest that television watching for ages 1 and 3 may lead to attention problems at age 7.3 Another study conducted in 2010 suggests a connection between attention problems and television watching and video gaming among children, teens and young adults.4

• Artificial food colorings and certain foods such as milk, chocolate, wheat, corn, legumes and others may also trigger attention problems in some children.5

There are other possible causes of ADHD and there is no easy answer. However, if those with ADHD work alongside physicians, dietitians and other health professionals, perhaps the problem of ADHD may be lessened or perhaps resolved.

Pamela Williams writes from Southern California.

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Vitamin D and Disease

November 5, 2017 By admin

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When we think of preserving the health of our bones, one of the nutrients that immediately comes to mind is vitamin D. We know we get it from fortified milk, certain fish such as salmon, and from a stroll out in the sunlight. Outside of this basic knowledge, we don’t think too much about this vitamin. But researchers have taken another look and what they are finding might be surprising.

Vitamin D Status

What we have known most about vitamin D is that it helps the body place calcium within the bones. Today, we are learning that there is a higher occurrence of vitamin D deficiency among those with certain conditions and chronic disease when compared to individuals without them. So researchers are scratching their heads trying to figure out if the deficiency of vitamin D causes heart disease, high blood pressure and/or diabetes or; does it exist because of the disease.

One thing they know for sure is that over half of the adults in the United States are suspect for vitamin D deficiency. They report that those further away from the equator are at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency. Those with darker skin are at a greater risk than those with lighter skin because darker skin filters out sunlight. Those who take prescription drugs such as glucocorticoids and anti-seizure medications may experience vitamin D deficiency because they may interfere with absorption of this vitamin.

The older crowd may be at increase risk too. For example, the skin contains a substance called cutaneous 7-dehydrocholesterol and when the skin is exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, the body ultimately converts this substance into vitamin D3. The skin of a70 year-old contains about 25% of cutaneous 7-dehydrocholesterol when compared to young adults and this reduced level adds to the risk of vitamin D deficiency.1 Breastfed infants and teens are at risk as well. Also, those who do not consume enough vitamin D rich foods are at risk.

Vitamin D deficiency and Chronic Disease

Within the past ten years, scientists have published a plethora of vitamin D studies. These studies suggest a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and chronic diseases. However, there is much more to discover to understand this link. Here are examples of what researchers have found.

Heart Disease

One way researchers are able to tell how much vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) is in the body is to measure the concentration in nanograms/milliliters (ng/ml).

In the Framingham Offspring Study, researchers examined vitamin D blood levels and followed the subjects for 5.4 years. They learned that those who had low levels (less than 15 ng/ml) were 53% more likely to experience some type of cardiovascular problem. And those with even lower (less than 10 ng/ml) were 80% more likely to experience a cardiovascular problem.2 And, in the US Health Professionals’ and Nurses’ Health Study, researchers found that low levels were associated with 3 times the risk for high blood pressure. There is not enough information to say that low levels of vitamin D cause high blood pressure but there is enough to continue studying the link between heart disease and this vitamin.3

Diabetes

Studies show that those who live at high altitudes have a greater risk of certain diseases such as type 1 diabetes. A couple of years ago, researchers gave type 1 infants 2,000 IUs of Vitamin D for the first year of life and followed them for 31 years. They reported that the incidence of Type 1 diabetes decreased by 78%.4 Other researchers report that vitamin D may play a role in preventing diabetes type 2 and glucose intolerance.5

Cancer

About 80 years ago, researchers connected the idea that those who live at high altitudes developed common cancers. Fifty years later, they confirmed that high altitude dwellers developed and died from colon, prostate, breast, lung and other cancers. They also observed that the higher the altitude, the lower the vitamin D levels in the body. They concluded that there might be a correlation between low vitamin D levels and an increased risk of cancer. Researchers have also reported that those in these regions who get adequate sun also have a lower incidence of cancers than those who do not.6

Obesity

Vitamin D is carried by fat cells in the body. Researchers have noted that those who store an abundance of fat in their bodies are at risk for vitamin D deficiency. This is because fat cells continue to hold on to vitamin D and it becomes unavailable for use in the body.7

Food Sources & Recommendations

Very few foods are considered to be good sources of vitamin D but fish is a natural and rich source. Fish such as salmon, tuna, herring, trout or halibut can contribute significantly to meet vitamin D needs. Recently, a company introduced a brand of mushrooms that have been exposed to ultraviolet light under controlled conditions. These mushrooms may contain up to 400 IUs of vitamin D per serving.[8]  Fortified foods such as milk, yogurt, certain brands of soymilk, some orange juice brands, cereal, pudding and others can be good to fair sources of vitamin D. Reading the label will help us determine how much vitamin D is in the product.

Experts recommend that we expose our skin to the sun for 5 to 30 minutes at least two times a week and the best time of day to do this is between 10:00am and 3:00pm. However, there can be quite a bit of interference with this process. Clouds, smog, and smoke can interfere. Windows do not allow ultraviolet rays to pass through to reach those who stay inside. The winter months have a lower level of ultraviolet rays. The use of sunscreen can drastically block ultraviolet rays. Also, too much UV radiation increases the risk of certain types of skin cancer. Although sun exposure is a good way to get vitamin D, our exposure may not be enough to contribute to the vitamin D levels we need.

Supplements are another way to insure that we get enough vitamin D. There are two forms of vitamin D – D2 and D3. These two forms have been thought of as equals but recently, scientists say that D3 is more effective at raising concentrations in our blood. Choose a supplement that has the D3 form.

How much do we need? (Adequate Intakes for vitamin D)9

Children – Recommended intake
Birth to 13 yrs old – 5 mcg (200 IU)

Men and Women* – Recommended intake
14-18 yrs old – 5 mcg (200 IU)
19-50 yrs old – 5 mcg (200 IU)
51-70 yrs old – 10 mcg (400 IU)
71 and over yrs old – 15 mcg (600 IU)

*includes pregnant and lactating women

Conclusion

There is so much more to discover about vitamin D and our health. But until then, making sure we get adequate levels can help us stay healthy and possibly reduce our risk of chronic disease.
Pamela A. Williams, MPH, R.D, writes from Southern California.

1. Holick MF and Chen TC. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008:87(suppl):1080S-6S.

2. Heaney RP. Vitamin D in Health and Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008: 3:1535–1541.

3. Geleijnse JM. Vitamin D and Hypertension Does the Women’s Health Initiative Solve the Question? Hypertension. 2008;52;803-804

4. Holick MF and Chen TC. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008:87(suppl):1080S-6S.

5. Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D. Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp#h6. Accessed March 7, 2010.

6. Holick MF and Chen TC. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008:87(suppl):1080S-6S.

7. Holick MF and Chen TC. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008:87(suppl):1080S-6S.

8. Mushrooms with more. http://montereymushrooms.blogspot.com/. Accessed March 7, 2010.

9. Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D. Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health. http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp#h6. Accessed March 7, 2010.

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