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September 30, 2013

AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION

Maria Rickert Hong heading into "An Evening of Inspiration"I’ve been pretty busy lately helping to organize an event for my non-profit.  Epidemic Answers hosted “An Evening of Inspiration” in New York City on September 27, 2013 to benefit the Canary Kids Film Project.  It was fabulous!

The motto of the film project is:  7 children, 18 months, 1 goal:  RECOVERY.  We will be taking 7 children with a known diagnosis of autism, ADHD, allergies and asthma and providing free healing and recovery services while we film them for 18 months.  Most people don’t know that recovery is possible.

We honored Ken Cook of the Environmental Working Group, Deirdre Imus and Harvard pediatric neurologist Dr. Martha Herbert, author of “The Autism Revolution”, for their work in protecting the health of children, which is a subject near and dear to my heart.  Dr. Herbert and Dr. Russell Jaffe will be heading up the film’s medical advisory board.

Allison Moorer singing "Mama Let the Wolf in"Academy-award-nominated alternative country singer Allison Moorer gave a heart-wrenching performance about her son’s autism in her song, “Mama Let the Wolf In”.  I can completely relate to the pain and anguish that she feels in thinking that she didn’t do enough to protect her son from developing autism.  By performing at our event, I sure hope she realizes that recovery is very possible for her son!

Donna Gates, Geri Brewster and Maria Rickert HongI finally got to meet Donna Gates, the developer of the Body Ecology Diet, and Geri Brewster, a functional-medicine nutritionist.  Both Donna and Geri are on the film’s medical advisory board.  I’ll be interviewing Donna in my monthly webinar in November 2013, so be on the lookout for that.  Be sure to sign up for my newsletter below so you can get the invitation for it.

You can watch Ken Cook’s acceptance speech of his Canary Award here:

 

If you’d like to help us get this film made, click here to donate!

To view professional photos of the event, click here and here.

Filed Under: ADHD, ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, HEALTH TOPICS, MEDIA, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
September 4, 2013

Ritalin, Adderall and Anti-Depressants Aren’t the Only ADHD Options

Ritalin, Adderall and Anti-Depressants Aren't the Only Choices for ADHDDid you know that most, if not all, school shootings were performed by children on some type of anti-depressant or other psychological medication?

Even if you think your child would never do something like this, do you really want to take that risk?

Many parents feel that they have no other option but to medicate their child if he/she is hyperactive, inattentive or has behavioral problems.

Usually it’s a boy, and recent statistics show that 1 in 10 children has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.  That’s crazy!

I keep doing a double-take and wondering when people are going to wake up and smell the Kool-Aid that they’re drinking.

Yes, I believe many of these diagnoses are correct.  I don’t think it’s just better diagnosis.  I really can’t remember kids having these issues when I was in school, but now that my sons are in elementary school, I see it everywhere.  In fact, I heard that the 2nd grade teachers said that this last class was the toughest yet in terms of behavioral problems – the teachers were worn out!

There is another way, and I recommend that parents look into the possibility of their children having gut dysbiosis, food allergies/sensitivities and/or toxicity before reaching for Ritalin or Adderall for ADHD options.

Unfortunately, your local pediatrician likely hasn’t been educated about these issues.

A child with any of the above issues is more likely to have had colic, projectile vomiting, developmental delays, chronic ear infections, chronic runny nose, ears/cheeks turning red after eating, distended bellies, acid reflux, cradle cap and more.

You can find out what’s happening to our children by viewing the full-length video below of “The Drugging of Our Children”.

 

Filed Under: ACID REFLUX (GERD), ADHD, ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, COLIC, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, DIGESTIVE ISSUES, EAR INFECTIONS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GUT DYSBIOSIS, HEALTH TOPICS, IMMUNE DYSREGULATION, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, NEUROTOXINS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SINUS INFECTIONS, TOXINS Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
August 16, 2013

Announcing the Documenting Hope Project Website

14 children, 18 months, 1 goal:  RECOVERY

I am the Media Director for the Documenting Hope Project, a documentary brought to you by my non-profit, Epidemic Answers.  In this film, we will be documenting the potential recovery of 14 children from autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, juvenile RA, mood disorders and type 2 diabetes as they work with integrative health practitioners for 18 months.  These children will be receiving free medical services, healthy food and supplements during the duration of the project.

I am extremely excited about this film and am also excited to announce that we have officially launched the website for the film project.  We are currently raising funds for the project and have not started taking applications for children to be featured in the film.  If you’d like to help us get this film made, click here.

Filed Under: ADHD, ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, HEALTH TOPICS, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Tagged: , , , , ,