Archive for May, 2010
Why Organic Food is Better
May 18th, 2010 | 
Author: Research Links Pesticides with ADHD in Kids
A recent research article was published in Pediatrics, a well respected medical journal, that found children with higher pesticide levels to be twice as likely to have ADD/ADHD. The study was done very well and should be taken seriously. It clearly suggests that our children are being exposed to significant quantities of pesticides, most likely from those sprayed on food, and that these pesticides are damaging our children’s nervous systems, showing up as ADD and ADHD.
Since all children have different genetics and differing biochemistries, some may be more affected than others. But just because your child doesn’t have ADD or ADHD doesn’t mean that your child’s body is not being damaged by these toxins.
I strongly encourage parents to buy organic vegetables and fruits, especially when it comes to frozen fruits and vegetables. But if this is not possible, at least ALWAYS wash your vegetables and fruits with a good fruit/vegie wash, like the kind you find at Trader Joes, Whole Foods, or Plum Market. Make sure it has grapefruit seed extract in it. This is the best way to remove pesticides from food and thus minimize our exposure to them.
Other reasons why organic food is better for you and family:
- Organic farming is better for wildlife and the environment. Organic farming results in less air, water, and land pollution and produces less global warming gases.
- Organic food isn’t genetically modified. The effects of genetically modified foods on our bodies is unknown, but many studies suggest the possibility for the genetic modifications to be incorporated into our human DNA. Other studies link genetically modified foods to an increase in allergies (food and environmental.)
- Organic food doesn’t contain harmful food additives (ie.sodium benzoate), flavor enhancers (i.e. MSG), artificial sweeteners (i.e. sucralose, aspartame and high-fructose corn syrup), or preservatives (i.e. sodium nitrate), that have been linked to a multitude of health problems.
- Organic farming standards prohibit the use of antibiotics, growth hormones and genetically modified vaccines in farm animals.
- Organic fruits and vegetables come from healthier soil and are thus more nutritious and less toxic. Organic foods contain more trace minerals and antioxidants, and less chemicals, nitrites, and other toxins.
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New flu vaccine, containing H1N1 strain, banned in AU and NZ due to death and seizures
Australia and New Zealand BANNED the flu vaccine in children under five years old after the death of one child 12 hours after the vaccine, and seizures, high fevers, and vomiting seen in many others.
Fifty-five children in Western Australia, 5 years and younger, have been identified with possible convulsions after receiving the flu shot,
and 196 had less serious reactions such as fever, vomiting and inflammation at the injection site, Western Australia’s health department said. (4)
The vaccine is the FIRST seasonal influenza vaccine to contain the H1N1 strain.(4)
The Australian and New Zealand government has taken this seriously and placed a ban on flu vaccinations for children under 5 years old.
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop AO, MD, MMed, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA announced that after considering the results to date of a comprehensive study into the safety of seasonal flu vaccine for young children, he has advised, as a precaution, the suspension of season flu vaccination for healthy children under the age of five years. (5)
While the expected febrile convulsions rate should be 1 per 1,000 at the most, epidemiological analyses point to a rate of febrile convulsions in children aged under five years following 2010 seasonal influenza vaccination of about 9 per 1000 children vaccinated. (5)
But if it is such a concern for children under 5 that they are banning it, could it be doing any harm to children over 5, pregnant women, those with chronic illness, or the elderly?
Hmmm… lucky for us, flu vaccination doesn’t begin here for a few more months.
1.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10640892
3.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/07/2893518.htm
4. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-28/csl-vaccine-probe-widens-in-australia-after-seizures-update2-.html
5. http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/06/18/seasonal-flu-vaccination-should-be-suspended-for-healthy-children-under-5-chief-medical-officer-australia/