Did you know there are several simply, healthy things parents can do to help make their kids smarter? Dr. Smith has compiled a sampling of recent research on how to boost your child’s IQ.
- Avoid brain-shrinking chronic pain
- Read together
- Get spiritual
- Send stress packing
- Unleash the unstructured play
- Exercise, especially outdoors
- Seek out social interaction
- Play with pets
- Stock up on sleep
- Breastfeed for brain power
- Eat a healthy diet full of whole foods
- Turn off the TV
And finally, get attention-boosting chiropractic adjustments. The more vertebral subluxations an individual has, the more his or her cognitive function may be compromised (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1997;20:529-45.)
Other findings reveal that chiropractic adjustments activate “specific neurological pathways.” (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1997;20:529-45.)
Dr. Barbara Smith