Sorry for going on and on, but I justed wanted you to know you are appreciated and thank you!!!

if you have a more specific question, please let us know. hope this helps. I do give my child these vitamins when I personally feel the need, and always have the Echinacea tincture on hand.

Currently she has been getting this tincture with the Vitamin C to help boost her immune system while she is healing an infection on her finger, the results are wonderful! Very happy.

The Multi-Vitamin & Mineral Pure DHA are also great supplements in case your kids are not eating well.

Hope this helps.

Best,

Sandra
Safbaby.com

We only list all of this line to give our readers options so they have the best information to decide what supplements may work for their children individually at different times.

Thanks

Here is one recent (non-scholarly) article from the UK:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/are-vitamin-supplements-actually-bad-for-us-1033487.html

Here’s another one, Vitamins C&E don’t cut heart attack risk:

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4A82GD20081110

Your best bet as a parent is to give your kids a balanced diet and eat one yourself to set a good example. That will provide a lifetime of benefits.

Dear Sandra and Samantha at Safbaby.com,

Thanks for bringing to my attention the comment of one of your web-site’s readers in relation to the Q and A article on the Childlife products and formulas.

As the founder and formulator of the Childlife company and products I have been interviewed and responded to many questions and requests for information about these formulas and their application to children’s health. From this experience, the list of questions that you presented to me showed the highest level of insight, understanding and knowledge in the field of children’s nutritional supplements.

So, I guess we should thank the reader for giving an opportunity to respond with more information and to clarify the integrity that you have instilled into the Safbaby web-site.

To directly address the reader’s concerns, there is a wealth of research and studies available today, that illustrate how important and effective the anti-oxidant vitamins, minerals and selected botanical extracts are at neutralizing and eliminating environmental toxins and pollutants from the body and brain. These are the same anti-oxidant vitamins, minerals and botanicals that are found in the Childlife products.

The result of providing children with nutritional supplements that help to protect them from the burden of ongoing environmental pollutants is then displayed with improved brain, body and immune function.

I have included the following references to highlight these benefits and effects. They are listed under the following categories; Antioxidants and detoxification, Improved health and brain function, Improved immune function.

Thanks again for giving the opportunity to clarify this information and the quality of the information on your site is much appreciated by my twenty years of experience as a homeopathic pediatrician.

- Dr Murray Clarke

Safbaby response studies:

Anti-Oxidants and detoxification

“Effect of multiple micronutrients supplementation on anti-oxidative activity and oxidized DNA damage of lymphocytes in children” Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2005 Apr;26(4):268-72. Nutrition Department, Weifang People Hospital, Weifang , China.

“Arsenic induced oxidative stress and the role of antioxidant supplementation during chelation/detoxification; a review.” J Environ Biol, Apr 2007

“DNA repair phenotype and dietary antioxidant supplementation”, Br J Nutr, May 2008

“The antioxidative function, preventive action on disease and utilization of proanthocyanidins.” Biofactors, 2004

“Antioxidant and Pro-oxidant Activities of Elderberry Extract in Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation.”J.Agric Food Chem, 1998.

“Protective effects of B vitamins and antioxidants of arsenic-related skin lesions.” Environ Health Perspect. Aug, 2008

“Selected vitamins and trace elements support immune function by strengthening epithelial barriers and cellular and humoral immune responses.” Br J Nutr. 2007 Oct;98 Suppl 1:S29-35.

“Effects of nutrients on the structure and function of the nervous system: update on dietary requirements for the brain. “ J Nutr Health Aging, Sep 2006

Improved Health and Brain Function

“The effect of vitamin-mineral supplementation on the intelligence of American school children: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial.” J Altern Complement Med, Feb 2000

“The effect of vitamin-mineral supplementation on juvenile delinquency among American schoolchildren: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial.” J Altern Complement Med, Feb 20

“ Effect of multivitamin and minerals supplement on infection and quality of life. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.” Ann Intern Med, Mar 2004

“Effect of a dietary supplement containing probiotic bacteria plus vitamins and minerals on common cold infections and cellular immune parameters” Int J Pharmacol Ther, Jul 2005

“Study on the effect of micronutrients supplementation on health status of children.” Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. Sep 2003, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Science, Hangzhou, China.

“The supplemented children performed significantly better than the placebo in reading speed, learning capacity and arithmetic examinations.”

Improved Immune Function

Immunomodulatory effect of Vitamin C on intracytoplasmic cytokine production in neo-natal cord blood cells. J. Neonatology, 2007: 91(1): 54-60

Effects of Vitamin C on intracytoplasmic cytokine production in human whole blood monocytes and lymphocytes. Cytokine. 2004: 7 (27) 101-6

“Effects of vitamin C on histamine bronchial responsiveness of patients with allergic rhinitis.” Ann Allergy, 1990.

“Cyto-protective and immunomodulating properties of Amla (Embilica officinalis) on lymphocytes.” J.Ethnopharmacology, 2002.

“Therapeutic use, efficiency and safety of the proteolytic pineapple enzyme Bromelain-POS in children.” In Vivo, 2005.

“New insights into the role of zinc in the respiratory epithelium.” ICB, 2001

“Effect of daily cod liver oil and a multi vitamin/mineral supplement with selenium on upper respiratory tract pediatric visits by young, inner-city, Latino children:. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. Nov, 2004

“Cod liver oil and a multivitamin-mineral supplement for the secondary prevention of otitis media in young children: pilot research” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. Jul, 2002

“Nutritional supplements as adjunctive therapy for children with chronic/recurrent sinusitis: pilot research”. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. Jun, 2004