In a not too surprising action today, President Bush, decided to once again break a campaign promise he made in 2004 in order to continue to fatten the wallets of his supporters in big business. His veto of an expansion of the Child Health Insurance Bill wasn’t just about “fiscal responsibility” he and his fellow [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Children'
Bush Vetoes Bill for Child Health Care and Goes Back on Campaign Promise – Again!
October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: autism · Children · Controversial Issues · Health · Opinion · Politics
Fluoride in Your Water – Poisoning Babies?
September 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks to Pat Sullivan, I saw this video and was appalled by the information I saw on the toxic effects of fluoride on babies. In my opinion, we get way too much fluoride, especially for children who get it at their dentist, in their toothpaste and water supply. Enough is enough. Too much fluoride is toxic. YouTube Link to
Tags: Children · Controversial Issues · Health · Opinion · Video
Pesticides and Autism – More Data Supporting My View on the Effect of Toxins
September 27th, 2007 · No Comments
At the AutismOne conference back in 2005, I was in room #2 talking about the link of multiple toxins and autism. In room #1 was Dr. Rasheed Buttar who was all about mercury. I told my audience that one day, the multiple toxin theory was going to be in room #1 eventually, maybe not with [...]
Tags: autism · Children · Controversial Issues · Environment · Epilepsy · Health · Medical Research
Update on Tasya – Seizures, Health, Behavior and Mood
September 6th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s about time I updated everyone on my now 11 year old daughter, Tasya. As many of my readers know, she has a rare and as of yet, uncatergorized form of epilepsy that was so severe at one time, we thought that either she would die of it or become retarded by the age of [...]
Tags: Children · Epilepsy · Health · Nutritional Supplements
Breast Feeding For Babies – Lobbyists Fall to New Lows in Ethics
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Just when you thought things couldn’t get much more unethical, the baby formula lobby, forced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “tone-down” their advertising campaign targeted towards improving the percentage of mothers who breast feed their babies. Political appointees changed the ads so that they were kinder and gentler and not [...]
Tags: Children · Controversial Issues · Health · Opinion · Rants
Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Premature Babies – Saving Eyesight
July 10th, 2007 · No Comments
In a study about to start soon led by Dr. Lois Smith, an ophthalmologist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, omega 3 fatty acids will be used to try and prevent a serious retinal disease that affects many premature babies. The impetus to do this study came from research done on premature mice and the results [...]
Tags: Children · Disease · Health · Medical Research · Nutritional Supplements
Bipolar Disorders and Children – Growing Epidemic or Drug Company Bonanza?
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Nothing is as painful as having a child with emotional issues. I should know, I have one. My daughter Tasya has had emotional problems ever since she started having epileptic seizures 7 years ago. She has had mood swings and temper tantrums which by themselves is not unusual (most kids go through that) but the [...]
Tags: Children · Controversial Issues · Drugs · Health · Medical Research · Nutritional Supplements · Opinion · Rants
Science in the News
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Here are some recent tidbits and factoids that might be of interest. Women who live in polluted areas with poor air quality have babies with lower birthweights. This finding, according to researchers at Yale University should make it clear that air quality improvements are critical in protecting new born babies. Low birthweight equals poor health [...]
Tags: Children · Environment · Health · Opinion
Childhood Trauma and Adult Disease – The Link
February 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
Many of us in the healing arts know that trauma suffered while a child, like beatings and molestation can have ramifications down the road. What this study done by researchers at King’s College in London shows is a real definitive link between childhood trauma and adult diseases like heart disease. What these researchers found was [...]