References JULY 2016

Nurture Your Child's Emotional Intelligence

• Firestone, L. "7 Tips to raising an Emotionally Healthy Child." Psychology Today website. Accessed on April 8, 2016. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/compassion-matters/201211/7-tips-raising-emotionally-healthy-child
• The Children's Project.com Extensive Resources on "Developing Emotionally Healthy Children, Families, Schools & Communities." Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://emotionallyhealthychildren.org/resources/ --also see: Family Meetings: http://emotionallyhealthychildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Family_Meetings.pdf
• CDC 24/7. "Children's Mental Health Surveillance Report - U.S. 2005-2011." Accessed on April 11, 2016. http://www.cdc.gov/features/childrensmentalhealth/
• Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. Online resources accessed April 9, 2016. http://www.danielgoleman.info/topics/emotional-intelligence/
• Kamrath, S. "Happy Healthy Child: A Holistic Approach - An Interview with Bruce Lipton." (2012). Brucelipton.com Accessed on April 11, 2016. https://www.brucelipton.com/resource/article/happy-healthy-child-holistic-approach
• KidsHealth.com Resources for Understanding Children's Emotions & Behavior. Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/emotions/
• MedlinePlus.com "Stress in Childhood." Accessed on April 8, 2016. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002059.htm
• Walton, Alice G., "How Parent's Stress Can Hurt a Child, From the Inside Out." Forbes online. July 25, 2012. Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/07/25/how-parents-stress-can-hurt-a-child-from-the-inside-out/#74c7a4ff13f8
• Repetti, R. L.,Taylor, S.E., et al., "Risky families: Family social environments and the mental and physical health of offspring." Psychological Bulletin (Mar 2002).128(2), 330-366. Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.128.2.330
• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. Family Tools for Nurturing Children's Social Emotional Development. Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/family.html
• ChildSpiritInstitute.com Global Resources and Network on Children's Spiritual Life and Wellbeing. http://childspirit.org/about/overview/
• Blanchard, L.T. et al., "Emotional, Developmental, and Behavioral Health of American Children and Their Families: A Report From the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health." Pediatrics (June 2006). 117(6). Accessed on April 8, 2016. PDF available: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/117/6/e1202.short
• Association for Psychological Science Online. "Change in Mother's Mental State Can Influence her Baby's Development Before and After Birth." Accessed on April 11, 2016. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/a-fetus-can-sense-moms-psychological-state.html
• American Psychological Association. Identifying signs of stress in your children and teens. Available at http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-children.aspx. Accessed on April 8, 2016.
• American Academy of Pediatrics. "Tips to Promote Social-Emotional Health Among Young Children." Accessed on April 8, 2016. http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/health/docs/se-tips-care-providers.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OHS+Children+Mental+Health+Awareness+Day+-+May&utm_content=OHS+Children+Mental+Health+Awareness+Day+-+May+CID_0dc7d994ec2c0e19e5900739f723c066&utm_source=CM%20Eblast&utm_term=Tips%20to%20Promote%20Social-Emotional%20Health%20Among%20Young%20Children

Awesome Avocado

• Dreher, Mark L., and Adrienne J. Davenport. "Hass Avocado Composition and Potential Health Effects." Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 53.7 (2013): 738-750. PMC. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.
• WorldsHealthiestFoods.com. "What's New and Beneficial About Avocados?" http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=5 Accessed on March 29, 2016
• AuthorityNutrition.com "Avocado 101" https://authoritynutrition.com/foods/avocado/ Accessed on March 29, 2016
• "12 Proven Benefits of Avocado" https://authoritynutrition.com/12-proven-benefits-of-avocado/
• Ding H, Chin YW, Kinghorn AD, et al. "Chemopreventive characteristics of avocado fruit. Semin Cancer Biol." (2007 May 17). Accessed on March 29, 2016. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17582784

Beta-Carotene

• MedicalNewsToday.com "What is Beta Carotene?" Accessed on March 30, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252758.php
• National Institutes of Health. Vitamin A. Medical handout for health professionals. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/
• MedlinePlus.com. "Beta Carotene". Accessed on March 30, 2016. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/999.html
• Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board. Beta-carotene and other carotenoids. Dietary reference intakes for vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and carotenoids. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press; 2000:325-400. Accessed on March 30, 2016 http://www.nap.edu/read/9810/chapter/1
• Bendich, A. "Functions and Actions of Retinoids and Carotenoids: Building on the Vision of James Allen Olson." Jnl of Nutrition. (2004) American Society for Nutritional Sciences. Accessed on March 30, 2016. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/134/1/225S.full.pdf
• van Poppel G, Spanhaak S, Ockhuizen T. Effect of beta-carotene on immunological indexes in healthy male smokers. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993; 57(3):402-407. Accessed on March 30, 2016 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/57/3/402?related-urls=yes&legid=ajcn;57/3/402

Rose Hips for Wellness

• Pyke, Magnus, and Ronald Melville. "Vitamin C in Rose Hips." Biochemical Journal 36.3-4 (1942): 336-339. Accessed on March 28, 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1265699/
• Iherb.com "Rose Hip" Accessed on March 28, 2016. http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-rose-hip.html
• Mahboubi, M. "Rosa Damascena as Holy Ancient Herb with Novel Applications." Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 6.1 (2016): 10-16. PMC. Web. 28 Mar. 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737971/
• Phetcharat, L., Wongsuphasawat, K. & Winther, K. "The Effectiveness of a Standardized Rose Hip Powder, "Containing Seeds and Shells of Rosa Canina, on Cell Longevity, Skin Wrinkles, Moisture, and Elasticity." Clinical Interventions in Aging 10 (2015), 1849-1856. PMC. Web. 28 Mar. 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4655903/
• Schwager, J.,et al. "A Novel Rose Hip Preparation with Enhanced Anti-Inflammatory and Chondroprotective Effects." Mediators of Inflammation (2014) October. PMC. doi: 10.1155/2014/105710 Web. 28 Mar. 2016 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211164/
• S.N. Willich, K. Rossnagel, et al., "Rose hip herbal remedy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - a randomised controlled trial." Phytomedicine (2010) 17:2, 87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.09.003 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0944711309002311

Homeopathy: Finding the Cure in the Cause

• Cody, G.W. & Hascall, H., "The History of Naturopathic Medicine: The Emergence and Evolution of an American School of Healing" in Pizzorno, J.E. & Murray, M. T. Textbook of Natural Medicine (2013). p. 37.
• Lange, A. & Gaylord, S.A., "Homeopathy" in Pizzorno, J.E. & Murray, M. T. Textbook of Natural Medicine (2013). p. 314-323.