The use of a wet nurse was a common practice before the introduction of the feeding bottle and baby formula. In fact, by the early 1800s wet nursing had become a well-organized profession with contracts and laws designed to regulate its practice. Although today we may frown upon the idea of someone breastfeeding a child…
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From Colon to Brain? That Ought to be Enough to Make Anybody Drink!
Don’t expect to sustain good health if you refuse to drink plenty of healthy water! When the body falls short of water for normal activities like digestion and elimination of wastes, it has a built-in survival mechanism to draw from its own water reserves. The body miraculously prioritizes the needs. It will always extract water…
Eczema on the rise in U.S. children? Garbage in…Garbage Out!
Based on a household survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3.2 million children (33%) have moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. Dr. Anna Bruckner, one of the authors of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics report on childhood eczema says “We don’t know for certain why that is.” What? Seriously? The lack of common sense to connect the dots…
Don’t Turn A Blind Eye To This!
Dr. Nhung Brandenburg received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in 1997, where she graduated magna cum laude, and her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Florida. After graduation, she joined a surgical practice where she managed a variety of ocular diseases and provided pre and post-operative…
“Honey, I Poisoned the Kids”
Yes, I’ve poisoned the kids. Not deliberately, of course. In fact, being “the World’s Best Mom” was my primary goal in life. But the fact remains that I failed to protect them and I blindly exposed them to a toxic world. I fed them plenty of “fresh” vegetables shipped from all over the world laced with invisible…
Mommy…What Did You Eat and Drink 10, 20, 30 years ago? Uh oh…
Research studies report that there are as many as 287 industrial compounds, pollutants, and other chemicals found in the umbilical cords of newborn babies. How sad that our babies are contaminated and biologically aged before we hold them in our arms for the first time! Here is the risk break down of the chemicals…
Proof That Humans Will Drink Absolutely Anything…Kopi Luwak
Kopi Luwak is the world’s most expensive coffee selling for as much as $30.00 per cup in some parts of the world. If that’s not enough to make you choke maybe the fact that it is made from the beans of coffee berries that have been excreted by cat-like (rat-like) animals called civets is! The civet…
Withholding Fluids From Young Children…Child Abuse or School Compliance?
The Ultimate Price for Bathroom Use Kids Have to “Pay” to Use the Bathroom in School? I’ve always thought that eliminating waste was a human necessity and not an earned privilege; but it looks like schools across America have a different idea. Texas – A second-grade teacher charges good-behavior “bucks” for bathroom visits. Consequently a…
Warning Guys! This Little Blue Pill Could Cost You BIG Time!
Apparently men chasing the wiles of their youth are costing the health care system $125 million a year in emergency room visits. This is a prime example of American’s looking for a “quick fix” to health challenges. The tiny little performance pill can cause major problems. You may think that this pill is the answer…
Is Convenience Killing Your Children? Ask Mercola!
Mercola Headlines: “Worst Endocrine Disruptors Revealed AND They Could Be Raising Your Family’s Cancer Risk” Here are a few of the highlights: A number of common chemicals in your home and environment are known as endocrine disruptors, many of which are found in plastic products Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are similar in structure to natural sex hormones…
Toilets, Taps, & Trash 