All Videos for Children

Benefits of Blueberries for the Brain

Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.



Is Organic Meat Less Carcinogenic?

Researchers tested 76 samples of different kinds of organic and conventional meats for 33 different carcinogens.



Carcinogens in Meat

What are the eight preparation methods to reduce exposure to carcinogens in cooked meat?



The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Autism

What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?



Foods to Improve Athletic Performance and Recovery

What are the effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes?



Will Cannabis Turn Into Big Tobacco?

There are some serious public health concerns about the legalization of marijuana, but they’re probably not what you might expect.



Are Sports Drinks Safe and Effective?

Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine’s hydration guidelines.



Do Natural and DIY Tea Tree Oil Cleaning Products Disinfect as Well as Bleach?

What’s the best household cleaning product to use?



Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Teens?

Is the American Academy of Pediatrics’ opposition to cannabis legalization just reefer madness revisited?



The Role of Pesticides and Pollution in Autism

What are the effects of smoking, pesticides, vaccine mercury, and air pollution on autistic spectrum disorder risk?



Is Autism Really on the Rise?

Before speculating about the reason for the “explosive” increase in autism, one has to make sure the explosion is real.



Lead in Calcium Supplements

Do calcium citrate and calcium carbonate have as much lead as calcium supplements derived from dolomite and animal bone?



The Effects of Radiation Leaking from Microwave Ovens

Simple kitchen experiments can confirm that microwaves leak from microwave ovens during operation, but do they pose a health risk?



Are Microwaves Safe?

The hazards of microwave ovens may not be what you might expect.



Should Pregnant Women Take Calcium Supplements to Lower Lead Levels?

What are the effects of sodium and calcium intake on blood lead levels in pregnant and breastfeeding women?



The Rise in Blood Lead Levels at Pregnancy and Menopause

The lead trapped in our skeleton can leach back into our bloodstream when we temporarily or permanently lose bone due to pregnancy, weight loss, menopause, or osteoporosis.



The Risks of Oil Pulling

Oil pulling may help with tooth sensitivity, but the risk of inducing lipoid pneumonia outweighs the benefits.



Exclusion Diets for Eczema

Infants of mothers randomized to cut out eggs, milk, and fish were significantly less likely to have eczema even years later.



Best Foods to Avoid for Eczema

Randomized, double-blind, controlled trials suggest that excluding certain foods, such as eggs and chicken, can significantly improve atopic dermatitis.



Pros and Cons of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism

What did the most comprehensive double-blind study of diet for autism find, and what are the potential downsides?



Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Diet for Autism

What happens when autistic children on gluten- and casein-free diets are covertly challenged with wheat and dairy?



Are Autism Diet Benefits Just a Placebo Effect?

The original randomized, controlled trials of gluten- and casein-free diets may have been complicated by parental expectation bias.



Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism Put to the Test

What were the results of the first randomized controlled study of a dietary intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?



Does A2 Milk Carry Less Autism Risk?

The casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—in bovine milk appear to have opposite effects than those from human breast milk on infant development, but what about A2 cow’s milk?



Autism and Casein from Cow’s Milk

Casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—may help explain why autism symptoms sometimes improve with a dairy-free diet.



Lead Contamination in Fish and Game

Most hunters may not be aware about the health risks related to consuming meat from animals shot with lead ammunition.



Best Food to Prevent Common Childhood Infections

The amount of beta-glucan fiber in just a dusting of nutritional yeast a day is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the prevention of common childhood illnesses.



Eczema Treatment with Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil vs. Vaseline

Natural topical remedies for eczema, including licorice root gel, St. John’s Wort cream, and emollients such as coconut oil, mineral oil, and petroleum jelly, are put to the test.



Cell Phone Brain Tumor Risk?

What does the world’s leading authority on carcinogens have to say about mobile phones?



Does Cell Phone Radiation Cause Cancer?

Do mobile phones cause brain tumors? Whenever a trillion-dollar industry is involved—whether it’s Big Food, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Telecom—there’s so much money that the science can get manipulated.



Best Foods for Autism

The sulforaphane found in five cents’ worth of broccoli sprouts has been shown to benefit autism in a way no drug ever has in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.



Fighting Autism Brain Inflammation with Food

One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation.



Fever Benefits for Autism in a Food

Dramatic improvements in autistic children when they have a fever suggest that the disease may be reversible if one can replicate the phenomenon in other ways.



Lead Contamination in Hot Sauces

Given the lead contamination found in candies containing chili imported from Mexico, 25 hot sauces were tested for heavy metals.



Arsenic in Rice Milk, Rice Krispies, & Brown Rice Syrup

I recommend people switch away from using rice milk.



Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal

When it comes to rice and rice-based products, pediatric nutrition authorities have recommended that arsenic intake should be as low as possible.



Which Rice Has Less Arsenic: Black, Brown, Red, White, or Wild?

Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice, but the arsenic in brown rice is less absorbable, so how does it wash out when you compare the urine arsenic levels of white-rice eaters to brown-rice eaters?



The Effects of Too Much Arsenic in the Diet

Even at low-level exposure, arsenic is not just a class I carcinogen, but may also impair our immune function and increase our risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.



Where Does the Arsenic in Rice, Mushrooms, & Wine Come From?

What happens when our crops are grown in soil contaminated with arsenic-based pesticides and arsenic drug-laced chicken manure?



Where Does the Arsenic in Chicken Come From?

What was the National Chicken Council’s response to public health authorities calling for the industry to stop feeding arsenic-based drugs to poultry?