Keeping Technostress in Check

From eNewsletters 9/23/2026

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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Probiotic News Surge

From eNewsletter 9/21/2026

DID YOU KNOW that tart cherry may help reduce plasma urate (uric acid) and C-reactive protein levels, supporting cardiovascular health and the management of hyperuricemia, according to a study from the Journal of Dietary Supplements?

Four weeks of daily supplementation with 500 mg of tart cherry extract significantly reduced systemic inflammation and urate levels in healthy adults compared to the placebo.

Two studies from Frontiers in Nutrition produced results related to enhanced exercise performance. One lauded the potential beneficial effect of tart cherry consumption on post-exercise recovery of muscle strength. The second study found tart cherry to be useful as an intervention to enhance musculoskeletal adaptations to training stimuli. To read the rest of today's issue, please go to this page.

Keeping BP in Check

From eNewsletter 9/16/2026

DID YOU KNOW that highly sweetened, flavored alcoholic drinks, often marketed in brightly colored portable containers, deserve greater attention because they combine concentrated alcohol exposure with substantial metabolic stress?

According to the World Health Organization, public health experts are seeing more and more patients where the problem is no longer alcohol or sugar, it’s both together. The liver is being punched twice, because alcohol is directly toxic to the liver, while at the same time contributing excess calories and metabolic stress. To read the rest of today's issue including "Keeping BP in Check," please go to this page.