In the wake of hurricanes and floods, mold remediation will be at the top of the list of many people’s cleanup efforts. Exposure to mold can cause significant health problems, both acute and long-term.
SOURCE: Dr. Joseph Mercola
November 14, 2012
MOLD CAUSES MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS
November 14, 2012
INFLAMMATION AND CANCER
High levels of chronic inflammation can cause cancer. “This research shows that when interleukin-15 is present in high amounts in the body for prolonged periods, such as during chronic inflammation, it can cause certain immune cells called large granular lymphocytes to become cancerous.” Read more…
SOURCE: Science Daily
November 11, 2012
THE EFFECTS OF GOOD ADRENAL HEALTH
Restoring your adrenal health can improve your mood, metabolism, and immune function. “Common warning signs to look out for include:
- Weight gain
- Fatigue
- Changes in mood
- Gut disorders
- Low sex drive or irregularity in menstrual cycle”
SOURCE: The Body Ecology Diet
November 11, 2012
HOW MY SON’S SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER LED TO MY SEVERE HEALTH DECLINE
Having a son with a developmental delay was very hard on me. He didn’t walk until he was 20 months old. This was extremely hard for me because he didn’t walk until 3 weeks before his little brother was born, and I was having to carry him everywhere.
I suppose the bright side is that he didn’t weigh a whole lot, given that he was also a failure-to-thrive baby.
His sensory processing disorder turned him into a barnacle. I felt as if he were permanently physically attached to me. It wasn’t so bad when he was younger, but after his brother was born, it was extremely difficult to deal with two small, crying children at the same time, who both wanted to be picked up and held at the same time.
And then when our nanny left to have her own baby when my older son had just turned 3, his sensory processing and anxiety went full tilt. He was used to having someone always there immediately to meet his needs; now he had to share me with his baby brother. [Read more…]
November 11, 2012
CADMIUM LOWERS IQ
Prenatal exposure to cadmium, even at low levels, can have long-lasting effects on children’s IQ. Cadmium is found in cheap jewelry, NiCad batteries, plastics, car exhaust and fertilizers. Read more…
SOURCE: Environmental Health News
