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
DIET SODA AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Aspartame-sweetened sodas exposed to higher temperatures turn into poisonous wood alcohol (methanol). Methanol turns into carcinogenic formaldehyde, which can cause multiple sclerosis. Read more…
SOURCE: Dr. Joseph Mercola
November 14, 2012
Hypothyroidism and Autism
Hypothyroidism and autism: 70-80% of children with autism, developmental delays, ADHD, SPD, PDD-NOS are hypothyroid. Dr. Raphael Kellman, a holistic endocrinologist, says that the typical TSH test misses an underactive thyroid. Instead, he recommends a TRH test. Watch the video…
November 13, 2012
THE LINK BETWEEN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AND SCHIZOPHRENIA / BIPOLAR DISORDER
Microscopic particles in cerebrospinal fluid are strongly associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Read more…
SOURCE: Questioning Answers
November 13, 2012
CHILDREN CAN RECOVER FROM AUTISM
While this article credits behavioral therapy for 10% of autistic children losing their diagnosis, many more are being recovered with a biomedical approach that treats autism as a whole-body condition, not just a psychological diagnosis. Read more…
SOURCE: Huffington Post
November 13, 2012
PARKINSON’S AND PESTICIDES
Head injury and pesticide exposure leads to 3x the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Read more…
SOURCE: Science Daily
November 13, 2012
AUTISM AND ANEMIA
Autistic children under the age of 6 tend to be more anemic than their older counterparts. This may have something to do malabsorption and a less-mature gastrointestinal tract. Read more…
SOURCE: Questioning Answers
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
THE PREVALENCE OF ADHD
Between 5% and 8% of children and young adults in the world have ADHD. Read more…
SOURCE: Questioning Answers
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…]
