Screen Time
Excess screen time contributes to poor visual processing as well as a lack of movement necessary for motor and brain development.
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Red Light, Blue Light, and Blood Sugar
Blue light from screens and devices can raise blood sugar and cortisol, while red-light therapy can lower them. Read on to find out why and what you can do. Effects of Blue Light on Blood Sugar Sunlight contains the most ... Read More
A Disrupted Circadian Rhythm Can Negatively Affect Health
What Is Circadian Rhythm? Any bodily process that occurs regularly on a 24-hour cycle is known as a circadian rhythm. The most common circadian rhythm is the sleep-wake cycle, and that’s what this article discusses. For simplicity, the sleep-wake cycle ... Read More
The Cost of Modern Living
Why does the cost of modern living make people in the Western industrial world so sick, fat and tired? How can we have a state-of-the-art healthcare system but also have one of the sickest populations on the planet? The truth ... Read More
Why TV and Video Devices Are Harmful for Your Child
In this blog post, Susan R. Johnson, MD, behavioral and developmental pediatrician and certified Waldorf teacher, explains why TV and video devices such as iPads and smartphones are bad for your child. My son’s birth brought home to me the ... Read More
Screentime Guidelines for Children
Sanford R. Cohen, OD, FCOVD, discusses screentime guidelines for children using video devices (computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs) in this blog post. Video devices enrich our lives; experts, however, are expressing concerns about children's usage of them. When kids play ... Read More
Failure to Connect: Computer Use and Child Development
In this excerpt from Jane M Healy PhD's book, Failure to Connect, she offers tips for children's use of computers and screened devices. Today's children are the subjects of a vast and optimistic experiment. If it is successful, their minds ... Read More
Light Sensitivity and Autism, ADHD, SPD and Developmental Delays
Sensitivity to Light Common in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Light sensitivity in kids with autism, ADHD, SPD and developmental delays is common. This hypersensitivity is complicated by visual stress-producing factors that overload their visual environment and confuse their eyes and brains. To ... Read More
Habits & Lifestyle
There are many elements of the standard American lifestyle that contribute to disease-causing physiological imbalances, such as gut dysbiosis, immune dysregulation and nutritional deficiencies. These elements are many, but can be summarized by a few key American habits. Less Time ... Read More
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