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DID YOU KNOW that when we worry about screens and young children's language skills, we tend to focus on how much time the kids spend on devices, but a new study in JAMA Pediatrics suggests the parents' screen habits may matter just as much.

Following 747 children from ages 5 to 7, researchers found that most measures of children's own screen time weren't linked to how their language developed. However, children whose primary parent spent more time on a smartphone showed slower growth in vocabulary (their ability to understand words), with each additional hour of parent phone time per day tied to a measurable slowdown. Kids who owned their own device by age 4 or 5 also started out with weaker vocabulary and grammar than those who didn't.

Seemingly, a child's language grows in the back-and-forth of everyday conversation, so the moments we spend looking up from our own phones and talking with our little ones may be some of the most valuable "screen time" decisions we make.

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Steve: If the constant pings, notifications, and screen time of modern work leave you feeling frazzled, you're experiencing what researchers call "technostress," the strain that comes when technology's demands outpace our ability to keep up.

A large new study from Nutrients looked at more than 104,000 working adults and asked the question: does the way we live outside of work change how well we handle the digital pressure at work? The researchers scored each person on three healthy habits - staying physically active, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, and not smoking - and then compared those habits against reported levels of technostress.

The pattern that emerged was striking. Among workers with none or only one of these healthy habits, about half reported high technostress. But among those with two or three of the habits, that figure plummeted to roughly 7 percent. Interestingly, the benefit seemed to kick in like a switch rather than build up gradually: having just one healthy habit didn't move the needle, but reaching two or three was linked to dramatically lower stress. When the researchers looked at each habit individually, physical activity stood out as the strongest, followed by the Mediterranean diet.

There are good biological reasons this could make sense. Regular exercise and a nutrient-rich, anti-inflammatory diet both help calm the body's stress response, steady mood, and support the brain's ability to adapt to demanding conditions.

The takeaway is an encouraging one, especially in a world where digital overload isn't going away. While much of the conversation about workplace tech stress focuses on better software or lighter workloads, this research points to something more within our personal control: the everyday choices to move our bodies and eat well may help build genuine resilience against the mental fatigue of an always-connected job.

Steve has seen significant improvement in many of his autistic child-aged clients.

While every child's needs are different, there are similar issues that link many autistic children: gastrointestinal dysfunction and nutrient deficiency. Once these are corrected, it is easier for parents and caregivers to work with their children to better their eating habits by expanding variety and accepting more textures.

For example, in one girl who was only stooling a few times weekly and exhibiting adverse behaviors, once Steve corrected her GI function and fixed various nutrient deficiencies, the parents are now seeing so much better communication and a more stable mood. Moreover, they were able to completely eliminate her leucovorin.

Now of course, this takes extreme effort from parents and caregviers because this is never an overnight process, but in the aforementioned case, the improvement was seen in just two months!

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A patient came in with a pressure headache at the top of his head. It began a few weeks earlier and was very concerning. He went to his medical doctor and had an MRI as the symptoms were severe. The results came back negative, which was a relief. His wife suggested that he come in for an adjustment, as he hadn’t seen me in a while, which he thought was a good idea. 

He informed me that lying flat on his back in bed caused the worse amount of pressure. He could, however sleep upright and as the day went on that intense pressure lessened but was always there. He felt that a valve just needed to be released inside of his head. I have learned long ago to listen to my patients as they often have an awareness of what they need. Chiropractors check for joint misalignments as the root cause of one’s condition and that’s what I intended to do. 

I first assessed him in the standing position and his head was tilted higher on the left. Along with his symptoms this too indicated that a structural component may be involved. Once he was on the chiropractic table there were palpable subluxations of the spine between his shoulder blades and in the neck. I released those areas and then worked on the plates of his head. 

I had him stand up again and his head was no longer tilted, which indicated a positive structural change. He then booked another session, which was great due to the severity of his symptoms. It’s preferable to get checked and adjusted more often initially to release as much of the stuck patterns as possible. Later that day his wife reached out to me to say, “Her husband was feeling better than he had in 2 weeks and was looking forward to seeing me at his next appointment”. What a blessing to know. 

Dr. Liselotte Schuster is a Holistic Family Chiropractor and has been in practice with Nutritional Concepts since 1989. She uses a variety of techniques, including low level laser, to help patients reach their full potential. Contact Dr. Schuster at (847) 509-9067 or drliloschuster@sbcglobal.net.

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